{"id":482637,"date":"2025-09-12T20:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/vice-president-raquel-pena-gives-a-conference-in-la-altagracia\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:23:01","slug":"vice-president-raquel-pena-gives-a-conference-in-la-altagracia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/vice-president-raquel-pena-gives-a-conference-in-la-altagracia\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Raquel Pe\u00f1a gives a conference in La Altagracia"},"content":{"rendered":"La Altagracia<\/strong>.- This Friday Hig\u00fcey received the master conference, \u201cThe Strength of the Nearby<\/strong>\u201d, given by the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Pe\u00f1a<\/a>, who highlighted tourism, construction and connectivity as the engine of development of this province.\n\n\n
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\u201cThese pillars guarantee more jobs, better opportunities, and a future of growth for all of La Altagracia. This vision of the future that we are building under the leadership of President Luis Abinader is felt in every corner of the province,\u201d said Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nDuring the conference held at the Universidad<\/a> Aut\u00f3noma de Santo Domingo Hig\u00fcey campus, the vice president detailed that this region represents 14% of the national Gross Domestic Product, highlighting that this dynamism is based on the trust that investors place in our country, since only in the first quarter of this 2025, the country received 1.329 billion dollars in foreign direct investment.\n\nYou can also read: Raquel Pe\u00f1a opens Expo Mercado de Valores 2025<\/a>\n\n\n

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“A decade ago, the indicators of the Human Development Index placed the Yuma Region (formed by El Seibo, La Romana and La Altagracia) among the areas with the least development in the Dominican Republic, but today that reality is different. Thanks to the joint work between the Government and the citizenry,” said the vice president.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nPe\u00f1a also said that the construction sector in July grew by 3.8%, after having faced difficult times, which confirms that the economy is strengthening.\n\nRaquel Pe\u00f1a recalled that in La Altagracia, emergency rooms in different municipalities were renovated and expanded, with six inaugurations that today allow families to receive quality medical care without having to travel long distances.\n\n“These works are part of 10 projects throughout the Eastern region, including hospitals and first-class centers, strengthening the public network and bringing tranquility to thousands of homes,” he said, while detailing the first trauma hospital in the region, inaugurated in July in Hig\u00fcey.\n\nIn addition, the Government delivered two primary level centers in Hig\u00fcey, which benefit 1,610 students and add 46 new classrooms, already in operation in the current school year.\n\n“We know that education is the key that opens the doors to a better future, we continue to work so that every boy and girl has access to quality education and the opportunity to achieve their dreams,” he added.\n\n\n

You can also read: Vice President affirms that exports will double by 2036<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nThe Vice President also highlighted the 35 strategic projects, aimed at improving air and road connectivity, fundamental for the sustained growth of La Altagracia, among which these projects stand out the Punta Cana Free Zone, which already generates jobs for many families, and the expansion of Terminal B of the Punta Cana International Airport, which will be ready next year and will open new doors to tourism and commerce.\n\nWhen explaining the benefits that the tourism sector brings to the province of La Altagracia, the vice president said that more than eight million tourists visited the Dominican Republic, and of these, more than half arrived through Punta Cana.\n\n\n

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\u201cThis comprehensive development responds to President Luis Abinader’s vision of ensuring that every province in the country has access to more opportunities and a better future,\u201d concluded Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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