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Recent rains displace 1,767 people and isolate 54 communities
8 hours ago · Santo Domingo.-. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has reported an increase to 1,767 people relocated to safe areas, with three rescued, due to recent heavy rains across the country. According to a COE bulletin, 54 communities are now isolated, although no roads or bridges have been damaged. The number of affected homes has risen to 489 ...
Farmers face crisis as Government fails to pay Agrodosa insurance …
1 day ago · Santo Domingo.-. Thousands of farmers across the Dominican Republic are facing financial ruin due to a debt exceeding 800 million pesos owed by the government to the Dominican Agricultural Insurance Company (Agrodosa). The Ministry of Agriculture has failed to make payments for farm workers’ crop insurance for nearly a year, leaving farmers ...
Study finds low to moderate heavy metal levels in Dominican rice ...
14 hours ago · Santo Domingo.-. A study by Natividad Alberto, a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences at INTEC, found low to moderate levels of heavy metal contamination in the soils of Bonao, La Mata, and Arenoso—three rice-growing areas in the Yuna River basin. The research aimed to assess toxic elements in the soil, evaluate ecological risks, and ...
Seven atmospheric phenomena will have an impact in the next five …
2 days ago · Seven atmospheric phenomena will affect the Caribbean region in the next five days: two low pressures, two troughs, two tropical waves, and a frontal system, which will maintain the country’s rainy panorama. This Saturday, we are experiencing the effects of the low pressure located to the southwest of the country and the trough moving north ...
Effects of climate change are already evident in the country
3 days ago · Crisis in food production and rising costs. Climate change has seriously affected livestock and poultry farming. Heatwaves on farms have reduced milk and meat production in the country, impacting the local economy and food supply. In the case of chicken production, increased mortality due to the heat and lower feed consumption have increased ...
COVID-19 Update: 10 hospitalizations and 1,340 new infections …
Jan 25, 2024 · The Ministry of Public Health released its Wednesday update, revealing that the country has recorded 1,340 positive cases of COVID-19, with 10 individuals hospitalized “without major complications.”. In the latest weekly report, the agency highlighted the processing of 13,822 samples, emphasizing the robustness of the health system in ...
Jean Suriel warns Dominican Republic is under the effects of …
Jul 7, 2024 · Santo Domingo – The meteorology expert Jean Suriel warned through his social networks that the Sahara dust cloud is currently over the Dominican Republic, “very dense and extensive, which could remain until Monday afternoon.” He added, “The thermal sensation is very suffocating in a large part of the national territory due to …
US Consul affirms: Dominican Republic is a safe tourist destination
May 3, 2024 · Yomaris Macdonald, the acting Consul General of the United States in the Dominican Republic, emphasized that the DR stands out as a highly secure tourist destination, attributing the recent surge in US visitors to the country’s safety record. Highlighting the strong partnership between the DR and the United States, Macdonald underscored ...
The ten most important news stories of 2021 in the
Dec 27, 2021 · Controversial measures to control irregular migration and the arrest of several former officials for alleged corruption are among the top ten news items from the Dominican Republic in 2021. A WALL IN HAITI BORDER Í. On February 27, in his first accountability speech, President Luis Abinader announced the construction of a fence along most of the border with Haiti, 380 kilometers long, to ...