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Local April 4, 2023 | 9:23 am

43 arrested for forest fires in the Dominican Republic

The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources reported that 43 people have been arrested for causing recent fires in the country. Of those arrested, 26 are Dominicans and 17 are Haitians. The Minister of the Environment, Miguel Ceara Hatton, stated that there are currently 23 active fires, with 15 being forest fires, seven in landfills, and one from agricultural burning. The Ministry has i... Read more