AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoForeign Policy & Diplomacy: The Dominican Republic joined a Latin America-Caribbean delegation visiting China’s Xinjiang, as regional envoys met local officials in Urumqi, Kashgar and Changji. Regional Climate & Parliament: PARLATINO’s Caribbean special commission met in Santo Domingo, pushing a parliamentary charter on climate action and a sargassum emergency plan, while Curaçao/Aruba/Sint Maarten debated how Kingdom-of-the-Netherlands rules shape local environmental policy. U.S.-DR Trade: The U.S. asked the DR to repeal Decree 693-24, which sets steep rice tariffs after a quota, arguing it conflicts with CAFTA-DR market access commitments. Public Finance & Banking: Banreservas set aside RD$7 billion to finance “productive sectors,” targeting construction and agriculture, including seasonal rice. Environment & Education: Acting Archbishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán urged mandatory ecological education in schools, calling natural-resource protection an escalating national crisis. Tourism: The DR welcomed a record 8.56M visitors Jan–Aug 2026, up 6.9%, with U.S. arrivals leading. Health Watch: Dominican authorities reinforced anthrax surveillance after suspected cases in Haiti, stressing the measures are preventive.
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