Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Environment Minister says waste plant in La Cuaba will not affect rivers or the community

Santo Domingo,-The Minister of Environment, Paíno Henríquez, explained that the waste valorization plant to be installed in La Cuaba, Pedro Brand, will not affect the area's aquifers or the community. "There is no danger to those waters, it fully complies with all protocols," said Henríquez when questioned about the complaints of possible contamination by community members. He also explained that this plant is independent of the provisions of the new Waste Law, and that this classification will be carried out as is already done in other countries around the world and in the country itself. You can also read:

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A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes the Indonesian island of Java

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java, the most populated in the archipelago, this Tuesday, without authorities reporting any victims or material damage at the moment. The earthquake occurred in the south of East Java province at a depth of 138 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which records […]

Venezuela forecasts $1.4 billion in oil investment in 2026

The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, estimated this Monday that the investment that will arrive this year to the hydrocarbons sector will be 1.4 billion dollars, whose reform is being debated in Parliament and was already approved in first discussion last week. "Last year the investment was almost 900 million dollars and for this […]

La Demente is in the recovery room under police custody

Santo Domingo Oeste. – The urban artist Esteicy Peña Santana, known as “La Demente”, is already in a recovery room at the Marcelino Vélez Santana Hospital, after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound suffered during an assault early this Monday in the La Venta sector, Santo Domingo Oeste. The information was provided by her lawyer, […]

The Demente's lawyer denies version of shots in the air and confirms she was injured in an assault

Santo Domingo Oeste. – The urban artist Esteicy Peña Santana, known as “La Demente”, is stable and recovering after being shot during an assault that occurred early this Monday in the La Venta sector, in Santo Domingo Oeste. This was reported by her lawyer, Andrés Toribio, upon leaving the Marcelino Vélez Santana Hospital on the […]

French MPs approve ban on social media for children under 15 years old

The French National Assembly approved this Monday the bill to prohibit access to social networks for minors under 15 years of age and ban mobile phones in high schools, with the aim that the measure can be applied from the beginning of the next school year. After a long debate that lasted until after midnight, […]

Former ITLA rector publishes open letter rejecting irregularities, calling for investigation and defending the origin of his assets

Santo Domingo. — The former rector of the Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas (ITLA), Rafael Jesús Félix García, stated this Monday that during his tenure at that institution, economic contributions were neither demanded nor conditioned from collaborators, and reiterated his willingness for the competent bodies to investigate both his performance and his financial situation, following […]