Rains leave 624,680 without water as 37 aqueducts go out of service
1 day ago · <p>Santo Domingo.- The National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewerage (INAPA) reports that 37 aqueducts remain out of service, impacting 624,680 users, with five of these aqueducts partially affected. The disruption is primarily due to increased turbidity from recent heavy rains. The Emergency Operations Center (COE) also provided an update, noting that 1,767 people have been relocated to ...
Recent rains displace 1,767 people and isolate 54 communities
1 day 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 …
2 days 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 ...
Seven atmospheric phenomena will have an impact in the next five …
3 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
4 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 ...
Subtropical Storm Patty has already formed, does it represent a …
Nov 3, 2024 · Santo Domingo—Gloria Ceballos, the director of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology, reported that this Saturday morning, subtropical storm Patty formed, moving east/southeast at 11 kph with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph. This was announced through her X account (former Twitter). She also indicated that this atmospheric phenomenon will pass near or over the Azores this weekend.
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 ...
Cost of living identified as Dominican Republic’s primary concern
May 9, 2024 · <p>Santo Domingo.- Legislators from various factions concur with the recent findings of the Mark Penn Stagwell survey, which highlight the cost of living as the primary concern facing the nation, particularly among women. Crime and unemployment also rank high among the issues plaguing Dominican society, according to respondents surveyed by the pollster. Opposition legislators interpret the ...
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 …
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 ...