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CANADA: SHEIN's Calgary Stampede Pop-Up, Improvagana in Edmonton, Victoria's Sustainable Drinking Water Program, and More
BizBash
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June 19, 2025
GLOBAL: Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the completed acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts, a leading owner, operator, and developer of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. This transaction includes the...
Altice Dominicana unveils ambitious corporate sustainability vision
Dominican Today
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June 18, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Altice Dominicana presented its new corporate sustainability strategy under the motto “Conectar nos hace grandes,” reaffirming the company’s dedication to the nation’s development through technology, environmental responsibility...
As Cardinals weather 6th doubleheader, Erick Fedde returns to 'career-changing' site: Cardinals Extra
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Cardinals starting pitcher Eric Fedde celebrates as a pop-up by Dodgers batter Will Smith is caught for the third out with the bases loaded in the third inning of a game Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Busch Stadium. Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch...
Cuesta Brava’s uphill battle against authorities fail to act in case of environmental violations
DR1
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Cuesta Brava board of residents is on a media tour to tell about the blatant environmental violations taking place as developers seek to build a major residential project in area off limits. Cuesta Brava is a northern Santo Domingo province...
WI farmer education collab helps save money, environment
Public News Service
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A new effort is helping Wisconsin farmers protect water quality in their communities by learning more about how to prevent manure and fertilizer spills and runoff. "Nutrient Management Farmer Education" is a collaboration across six counties in...
Data Communications Management, Atlantic Packaging Products celebrates key sustainability milestone
PrintAction
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June 16, 2025
Data Communications Management’s (DCM’s) client Atlantic Packaging Products hits a milestone of planting over 50,000 trees through the PrintReleaf program. The PrintReleaf initiative is a crucial pillar of DCM’s sustainability strategy aimed at...
‘Crimes against nature and people’: How a global crackdown in the Amazon unfolded
Euronews
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A multinational operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin has seen 94 people arrested and assets worth over $64 million (€55 million) seized. The crackdown, coordinated by the United Arab Emirates, has struck a major blow to...
World Cup day 2 recap: Japan and Australia earn first wins, New Zealand defeats Argentina
Prince Albert Daily Herald
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July 10, 2025
If the second day of competition was supposed to put some distance between the top teams and the rest of the field, Group B didn’t get the message. One day after losing to 10-0 to the USA, Australia rebounded to beat the Dominican Republic 9-2 in...
“RD por lo Alto” calls for dialogue on potential National Botanical Garden impact
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The patriotic campaign “RD por lo alto” has called for open and transparent dialogue between the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), the Ministry of the Environment, and broader civil society amid rising concerns...
Former director fears mutilation of Botanical Garden ahead of its 50th anniversary
DR1
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Ricardo García / El Dia Ricardo García, former director of the Dr. Rafael Moscoso National Botanical Garden, a professor at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, and a member of the Academy of Sciences, is vehemently opposing government...
Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs Expands Distribution With Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Travel Retail Sales & Export Division
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) A strategic agreement poised to accelerate Chinola's global footprint across key export and travel retail markets. NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinola Fresh Fruit Liqueurs –the natural, low-ABV, artificial...
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Pitchfork
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July 10, 2025
A steady drip of aqueous, IDM-tinted techno has earned Dominican producer Boundary, born José Suero, a place at the vanguard of Santo Domingo’s electronic scene. After picking up a copy of Ableton at 16, the young artist quickly established a...
Restoration work begins for Housing Improvement Program in Colonial City
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado has officially launched the Housing Improvement Program (Promevi) in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, a major restoration effort under the Comprehensive Program for Tourism and Urban Development...
Farmers in Haiti’s Maniche drive rice production revival aiming to restore battered agriculture sector
Haitian Times
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July 10, 2025
Overview: In Maniche, a commune in southern Haiti, rice production is rebounding after years of decline linked to trade policies imposed by international financial institutions, the influx of imports— particularly subsidized rice from the United...
ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Major progress – but still gaps – in shark and ray conservation
Dive Magazine
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July 10, 2025
A pair of blacktip reef sharks (Photo: Kimberly Jeffries/WCS) A new study led by scientists from Florida International University (FIU) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has found that there has been substantial progress in implementing...
ABA announces expanded second edition of exclusive Golf Cup in Cap Cana
Dominican Today
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Cap Cana.- The Association of Multiple Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA) has announced the second edition of its prestigious ABA Golf Cup, set to take place on September 12 and 13 at the renowned Punta Espada Golf Course in Cap Cana, La...
Caribbean sets pace in global decline of AIDS-related fatalities
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): The Caribbean has achieved global success by recording a 62 per cent reduction in AIDS related deaths between 2020 and 2024 – the sharpest decline among eight regions globally. This is according to the Global AIDS Update Report,...
Flesh-eating pests are coming. US plans to counter them by releasing millions of flies from planes
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
Picture this: Hundreds of millions of flies being dropped from planes. It sounds incredulous — almost like something from a horror movie. But, in fact, the US government actually plans on breeding flies and then dropping them from aircraft in...
Caribbean leads global AIDS mortality reduction
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
CARIBBEAN LEADS IN REDUCING AIDS-RELATED DEATHS GLOBALLY, BUT PROGRESS ON REDUCING NEW INFECTIONS SLOW Data from the latest Global AIDS Update Report, released by UNAIDS, shows the Caribbean recorded a 62% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, between...