2024 – Page 85

The Dominican government did not participate in the high level Caricom-US-Mexico meeting in Kingston, Jamaica for national security reasons. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and receives in full the impact of the violence now affecting the poorest nation in the Americas. In years back, despite the DR having a free …

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The government of Jamaica hosted a Caricom meeting on Haiti. Haiti is a member of the 15-member Caribbean Community known as Caricom. The Dominican Republic has a free trade treaty with Caricom countries, but is not a member after years back member countries did not accept the Dominican Republic to be part. The Caribbean Community …

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The last one out, close the lights! Foreign staff at the embassies in Haiti that still remain are leaving. Germany and the European Union have announced staff remaining at their embassies will be leaving Haiti via land gateways with the Dominican Republic. The US has sent troops to further protect their Embassy, where minimal staff …

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President Luis Abinader inaugurated the refurbished Navarette to Montecristi road. The road improvements are part of the Manzanillo energy and port renovation efforts. The works are complementary to the renovations at the 75-year old Manzanillo port, the deepest in the Dominican Republic. Manzanillo Port is the most northwest in the Dominican Republic, placing it the …

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The governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), Héctor Valdez Albizu, met with the board of directors of the National Council of Business (Conep), headed by Celso J. Marranzini, to discuss the performance and outlook of the Dominican economy in 2024. Central Bank projects growth in the range of 5.0 to 5.5% …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reports that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered a monthly variation of 0.09% in February 2024. This brings the interannual inflation (measured from February 2023 to February 2024) to 3.30%, below the annual target range of 4.0% ± 1.0% established in the 2024 monetary program. The BCRD …

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The reminder note in Noticias SIN could not be more grim. 75% of those in the National Social Security Retirement Plan will only receive 20% of their wages once retiring. The retirement plans are run by the big banks that have very high yields. Most of the funds in the pension plans are lent to …

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The director of the Motorcycle Unit of the National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant), Margarita Rodríguez says motorcycles move around seen million commuters every day in the Dominican Republic and these just need to be regulated. The Tax Agency (DGII) says there are about 3.3 million motorcycles in circulation, but the Intrant motorcycle director understands …

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18 persons suffered burns when fireworks went off and the carnival outfits of those nearby caught on fire. First Lady Raquel Arbaje has taken a personal interest and says the government will cover all costs for the recovery of the injured in the Sunday, 10 March 2024 Salcedo carnival day tragedy. On Monday, the public …

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Excitement and nerves are behind her: Maria Moronta is an Olympian. The Ministry of Sports reported that Maria Altagracia Moronta Hernandez made the cut on 11 March 2024 to the Olympic Games for a second time in her boxing career. She had competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. During the Road to Paris First World …

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