preventive actions

Advance preparation to reduce impacts At the end of the meeting, the minister of the National Emergency Secretariat, Colonel Arsenio Zárate, explained that, according to reports from the World Meteorological Organization and the Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology, the phenomenon could occur from the end of August and extend until the first months of next year. He added that the projections indicate a phenomenon of strong intensity, which is why the Government has been strengthening its re…

The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, held a video call meeting this Monday in La Moneda with the regional presidential delegates from across the country, to coordinate preventive actions and review the Government's deployment of the frontal system that will affect different areas between the regions of Coquimbo and Biobío in the coming days. The bi-minister of the Interior and General Secretariat of the Government, Claudio Alvarado, and the undersecretary of the Interior, Max Pavez,…

Cusco, Peru.– The Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre (ERD), participated in the XVII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CMDA), the main hemispheric political forum on the matter, in which he reaffirmed the country's commitment to strengthening regional cooperation, interoperability and the development of joint capabilities to face common security challenges. The conference brought together defense ministers and senior …

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of the Interior and Police continues to bring essential services, guidance and concrete responses to communities in vulnerable conditions through the "Guarantee of Peace in your Community" prevention sessions, an initiative aimed at preventing violence, in addition to promoting social inclusion, peaceful coexistence and collective well-being. During the current year 2026, six conferences have been held that took place in Las Uvas (La Vega), La Ciénaga, Villas Agrícol…

Santo Domingo.– The National Office for Seismic Evaluation and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings (Onesvie) will incorporate 281 new engineers and architects into the Network of Dominican Structural Evaluators (REED), which brings to 950 the total number of professionals certified by the institution to carry out building evaluations and expand the country's technical capacity in prevention. The new specialists completed the Diploma in Building Evaluation, a training program developed…

Santo Domingo.-President Luis Abinadera assured that the Government is developing a broad program of evaluation, reinforcement and rehabilitation of strategic infrastructures to reduce the country's vulnerability to a possible earthquake, following the recommendations of national and international experts in structural engineering. The head of state explained that, after technical evaluations carried out by specialists, the Government has carried out interventions in bridges, schools and other …