Dominican Republic faces nursing shortage and infrastructure updates

In the Dominican Republic, several developments are impacting public services and infrastructure. The National Association of Nurses (Asonaen) has warned that the stability of the public health network is at risk due to a deficit of 20,000 nurses required to staff state hospitals.

Regarding infrastructure, construction of the four-lane highway leading to the urban center of Pedernales is accelerating following government intervention in agricultural lands that previously obstructed the project.

In legal and administrative matters, the removal of Police Director Andrés Modesto Cruz Cruz from his position before completing six months in office is being linked to the death of Darlin Enmanuel Mercado de Reyes, a young man killed by a police officer in early July in Herrera.