2025 – Page 187

The Ministry of Environment has launched an environmental volunteer program called “Citizen Eco-Heroes.” The program aims to create a nationwide network of trained volunteers from civil society to act as guardians of the environment. At the launch event held at the Fray Antón de Montesinos monument, Environment Minister Paíno Henríquez outlined the program’s goals and …

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Op ed page contributor Yomayra Martinó writes in the Listin Diario on 25 areas where the Ministry of the Environment could act to truly celebrate its 25th anniversary this coming August 2025. Over the past 24 years-plus, the Ministry has had to face a lot of challenges, and, to its credit, it has earned some …

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Government electricity power distributor, EdeSur has sped up the work of the new electricity substation in Arroyo Hondo in northern Santo Domingo. The project will positively impact around 30 sectors in the northern, and western parts of Santo Domingo. Of course, during the process, there have been many interruptions of service—blackouts if you will— some …

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After a series of publications alluding to a “suspicious” discovery of some 400,000 Christmas bonus cards, the government announced late last week that the cards would be distributed to the needy, Acento reports. The Social Policy Cabinet reported that this is part of a budgetary plan to help alleviate budgetary pressures created in December 2024. …

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José Julio Gómez Beato is the newly appointed Dominican Republic ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. At the time of his appointment, he was serving as vice minister for bilateral foreign policy at the Ministry of Foreign Relations and secretary of international cooperation for the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). Gomez Beato has outlined …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) marked its 10th anniversary on Saturday, 1 February 2025, with President Luis Abinader leading the commemoration calling for unity and prioritizing ideas over individualism. The party has experienced remarkable electoral success in a short time, but its future will largely depend on how it navigates internal and national challenges. The …

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The decisions of the Constitutional Court in the Dominican Republic are not written in stone. Constitutional Court judge Rafael Vargas said recently that these decisions can be reverted by the same Constitutional Court. Judge Rafael Vargas recently stated that the court has the authority to rectify its own sentences. This statement comes after a controversial …

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The Dominican Republic is about to get a taste of the future of transportation with the arrival of a new air taxi service, Diario Libre reports. The service will utilize the EH216-S model aircraft, brought to the country by the National Association of Unified Transporters (CNTU), which will oversee the project. Air taxis offer private …

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The headlines said, “Dominican woman self-deports in fear of new immigration policies of USA.” What the body of the article revealed was a typical story of a person attracted to the mythical ‘streets-of-gold’ idea of the United States. The woman, identified as Leandra Rojas, talked to television reporters for the Channel 41 Univision in New …

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The Dominican Republic National Police handed over two suspected active members of the dangerous Haitian gang 400 Mawozo, Lory Thermidor and Louis Jean Robenson, to their Haitian counterparts. The men had fled to Dominican territory to evade justice in their country, Haitian media report. Diario Libre reports that the handover of the suspects, according to …

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