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News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/nyregion/darializa-avila-chevalier-dominican-haiti.html
Published on: Tuesday 23 June 2026
Darializa Avila Chevalier has been targeted with false accusations about her ethnicity, as foes seek to portray her as an outsider hoping to usurp Dominican power in the district. By Jeffery C. Mays ...
News Dominican Republic » Espaillat » Economy: Dominican Rice Is Security Issue, 19 October
News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/dominican-republic-rice-protection-security-2026/
Published on: Monday 19 October 2026
The Dominican Republic calls rice a national security matter on 19 October while US rice gets duty-free access under CAFTA-DR and 30,000 growers wait.