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Intermex Launches a new Remittance-as-a-Service (RaaS) Platform to Help Businesses Simplify Cross-Border Payments
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 8, 2025
MIAMI, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMXI) (“Intermex” or the “Company”), a leading money remittance provider to Latin America and the Caribbean, today announced the launch of its fully redesigned...
US Border Patrol, law enforcement partners interdict a yola with 5 aliens from Russia and the Dominican Republic
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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March 6, 2025
A previously deported alien felon found among the group. AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – US. Border Patrol and law enforcement partners collaborated Friday to interdict a yola vessel with five aliens from Russia and the Dominican Republic attempting to...
Latin Metals Appoints Eduardo Leon as Vice President of Exploration and Qualified Person
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 8, 2025
Upsizes Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of $1.3 Million Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for release, publication, distribution or dissemination directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United...
Honoring Dominican Republic Independence Day
City of Boston
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February 28, 2025
On February 27th, the City Council commemorated the Independence Day of the Dominican Republic, marking the establishment of a sovereign nation and the beginning of a rich history of resilience, culture, and self-determination. This day holds...
UNITAR Hosts High-Level Delegation from CIFAL Dominican Republic for Governance and Public Policy Training in Geneva
UN International Training and Research Center
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February 25, 2025
As part of the training, the delegation visited the Palais des Nations, gaining first-hand insight into multilateral diplomacy and global decision-making processes. The delegation also met with the Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the...
Sylvain Côté named Vice President, International Development and Projects Lead at EXP
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 28, 2025
MONTREAL, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EXP, a global engineering, architectural, design and consulting firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Sylvain Côté, Eng., MGC, to Vice President, International Development and Projects Lead....
Dominican Republic: A Strategic Destination Attracting Multimillion-Dollar Investments
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 20, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dominican Republic continues to consolidate itself as a strategic destination for foreign investment, standing out for its highly skilled human talent, favorable business...
AMO, Coast Guard interdict vessel smuggling 282 pounds of cocaine; 4 men from the Dominican Republic arrested
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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January 27, 2025
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and the US Coast Guard interdicted a vessel attempting to smuggle 156 pounds (128 kilograms) of cocaine through the norther coast of the island on...
AMO halts yola attempting to smuggle 170 pounds of cocaine near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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July 3, 2025
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, nabbed a yola-type vessel today arresting 2 aliens from the Dominican Republic and seizing 170 pounds (76.6 kilograms) of...
Mayor Michelle Wu's Opening Statement to the United States House Committee on Oversight
City of Boston
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March 5, 2025
I. Introduction Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and members of the Committee, on behalf of the City of Boston, I am grateful for this opportunity to share with our federal partners the work that we have done on the local level to make...
Trade and gender group outlines priorities for gender equality work leading to MC14
World Trade Organization
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July 3, 2025
The 2025-2026 Work Plan reinforces the work initiated at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), held in Abu Dhabi in 2024. An action plan to support its implementation will be drafted in consultation with members, with clear milestones,...
LLYC revives iconic protest banners in new campaign 'Signs of Pride,' going back to the roots of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 2, 2025
The campaign bridges past and present by recreating 10 original protest banners from the first Pride marches, returning them to the streets in 2025. A powerful call to defend hard-won rights under threat: over 90 legal rollbacks in the past three...
WATCH: NJ School Board Leader Backs Dr. Rosy Bagolie in Powerful New Ad for Her Re-Election Campaign
EIN Presswire
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April 1, 2025
Why NJ Needs a Proven Educator Like Assemblywoman Bagolie on the Front Lines of the Fight to Save Public Education from Trump’s Attack on the DOE LIVINGSTON, NJ, UNITED STATES, April 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Assemblywoman Dr. Rosy Bagolie...
Alien arrested by FBI after assaulting a US Border Patrol Agent in Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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July 1, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Federal Bureau of Investigation presented a criminal complaint Monday against an alien from the Dominican Republic who assaulted a US Border Patrol Agent with an automobile on June 25. Bernis Díaz de la Cruz will appear...
Governor Katie Hobbs Appoints Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court
Governor of Arizona
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January 29, 2025
With bipartisan support and experience spanning over two decades, Judge Cruz will be the first Latina and Black Arizonan to sit on the state’s highest court Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced her historic pick, Judge Maria Elena...
New York Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Transnational “Grandparent Scam” Operated from Dominican Republic
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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December 4, 2024
A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to serving as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based “grandparent scam” that targeted elderly Americans. Victor Anthony Valdez, 40, of the Bronx, New York, was charged in District of New Jersey with one...
US Border Patrol apprehends 39 non-citizens from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela after landing in Isabela, Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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December 3, 2024
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Border Patrol Agents apprehended 39 non-citizens from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela after their vessel landed Monday near the town of Isabela, in the northern coast. At approximately 1:00AM, a former...
National Pact to Declare Road Safety as Top Priority in the Dominican Republic
UN International Training and Research Center
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December 6, 2024
UNITAR was pleased to join the National Road Safety Pact held on 18 November, and in this framework, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between UNITAR and the National Institute of Transport and Land Transit (INTRANT) and Pernod Ricard...
GoldQuest to Initiate Environmental Studies Application for its Romero Project in the Dominican Republic
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 12, 2024
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV:GQC, “GoldQuest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that recent changes to the Dominican Republic’s environmental regulations are expected to enable...
Dominican Republic National Pleads Guilty for His Role in a Human Smuggling Event that Resulted in a Child’s Death
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 28, 2024
A national of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a deadly human smuggling conspiracy in Puerto Rico. Alcibades De Paz, 34, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of bringing certain aliens into the United States,...