AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBeauty & Culture: Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic won Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, beating Spain’s Elisabeth Reynés (first runner-up) and Malaysia’s Taanusiya Chetty (second runner-up). Her “Beauty With a Purpose” focus on expanding English education for children in vulnerable communities was central to her winning answer. Business & Tech: A new National Statistics Office bulletin says 35% of formal Dominican companies with internet access already use AI in daily operations, with larger firms adopting faster and mining/quarrying leading among sectors. Tourism & Environment: Tourism Minister David Collado pushed a “next stage” for tourism—higher hotel rates and more tourist spending—while Grupo Puntacana founder Frank Rainieri warned there’s still no firm national policy to tackle sargassum, urging action now ahead of 2027. Humanitarian & Borders: Rights group GARR says nearly 200,000 Haitians were forcibly returned in the first eight months of 2026, with the Dominican Republic accounting for at least 194,465, raising alarms about Haiti’s limited capacity to receive returnees. Sports & Legal: A $100 million lawsuit was filed by Survivor Greece contestant Stavros Floros after a spearfishing accident in the Dominican Republic left him with a severed leg, alleging unsafe production conditions.
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