Paíno Henríquez

Paíno Henríquez

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Paíno Henríquez serves as the Minister of Environment in the Dominican Republic, playing a crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability and supporting initiatives like the closure of the Moca landfill to combat pollution and enhance public health.

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Paino Henríquez is the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources participating in the Red Jaguar Assembly.

RD será sede de la Asamblea Red Jaguar 2026, sobre la lucha contra el crimen ambiental organizado
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-06-02
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Current minister Paíno Henríquez declared an urgent intervention for the Nizao River due to alarming deterioration.

Diputados piden declarar en estado de emergencia al río Nizao
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-05-30
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The community has been ignored by Minister Paíno Henríquez, despite their requests for interviews regarding the project.

La Cuaba llevará protesta contra vertedero al Palacio Nacional
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-03-02
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Paíno Henríquez is the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources who participated in the meeting with the commission.

Academia de Ciencias designa comisión veedora de Estudio de Impacto Ambiental de proyecto Romero
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-26
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Paíno Henríquez is the Minister of Environment with whom the community has sought a meeting regarding their concerns.

La Cuaba protesta en rechazo a declaraciones de viceministro de Medio Ambiente sobre vertedero
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-11
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Minister Paíno Henríquez described Duquesa as the main environmental liability of the Dominican Republic.

Duquesa inicia su transformación, pero miles aún viven de la basura
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-11
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Paíno Henríquez is the Minister of Environment who discussed the transformation project of the Duquesa landfill.

lo nuevo que tendrá el vertedero de Duquesa tras cierre técnico
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-10
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Minister Paíno Henríquez was present at the event, representing the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

Abinader presenta Ruta del Encuentro, una apuesta turística global
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-09
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The Minister of Environment, Paíno Henríquez, confirmed the start of the works during a supervision tour.

Inician renovación de infraestructuras en el Jardín Botánico Nacional
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-01-23
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Paíno Henríquez took over the Ministry of Environment after Miguel Ceara Hatton.

Los únicos ministros que han mantenido sus puestos desde 2020
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-01-18
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Paino Henríquez was referred to as responsible for a distorted environmental management model.

Fuerza del Pueblo denucia “venta de permisos ambientales” en Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-12-11
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Paino Abreu Collado
Paino Abreu Collado

Paíno Henríquez is mentioned as the Minister of Environment who is being called to take responsibility for the landfill situation.

Organizaciones de Santo Domingo piden a Medio Ambiente detener intentos de vertedero en La Cuaba
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-12-08
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Paíno Henríquez is the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources who denied the construction of a landfill in La Cuaba.

Instalarían en La Cuaba planta de residuos sólidos, según Medio Ambiente
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-12-04
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Paíno Henríquez highlighted that this agreement marks a decisive step in the commitment to mobilize climate financing at the scale required by the challenges facing the country.

Anuncian nueva alianza en la COP30 para la acción climática
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-11-17
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Paino Henríquez is the Minister of Environment who was supposed to meet with the community regarding the landfill issue.

La Cuaba rechaza vertedero
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-11-17
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Paíno Henríquez visited the area to understand the conservation work and maintenance needs of the ecosystem.

Salcedo reclama rehabilitación de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-10-14
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Paíno Henríquez is the minister of Environment and Natural Resources who assured that the titling of national parks will end irregular appropriation of natural spaces.

Armada duplica vigilancia en Dunas de Baní con despliegue de marinos para prácticas y supervisión
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-10-03
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Paíno Henríquez assured that the process of titling national parks and protected areas will put an end to the 'dark sectors' that have sought to illegally appropriate these natural spaces.

Gobierno advierte "sectores oscuros" ya no podrán apropiarse de áreas protegidas
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-10-02
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Paíno Henríquez is the minister who initiated the investigation into the fish mortality in the Río Soco.

Medio Ambiente investiga mortandad de peces en el río Soco
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-09
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Griselda Avelino
Griselda Avelino

Paino Henríquez, the Minister of Environment, provoked reactions by stating that the botanical garden would only suffer minimal damage.

La Colombia y Monte Grande
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-27
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Paíno Henríquez is the minister of Environment who commented on the tree cutting authorization.

Medio Ambiente autorizó el corte de 901 árboles en el Centro Olímpico
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-23
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Paíno Henríquez announced a special plan for the renovation of the Jardín Botánico Nacional in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

Gobierno contempla quitar espacio fuera de verja del Jardín Botánico para crear carriles adicionales
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-23
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Juan Jose Nunez
Juan Jose Nunez

Paíno Henríquez stated that the infrastructure project would impact only 0.01 percent of the area around the Botanical Garden.

Abinader garantiza no se tocará el Jardín Botánico y se queja de que se proteste por algo que no se conoce
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-22
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Paíno Henríquez, affirmed that the infrastructure project would impact only 0.01 percent of the area.

Abinader garantiza no se tocará el Jardín Botánico y se queja de que se proteste por algo que no se conoce
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-21
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Paíno Henríquez stated that the government project around the National Botanical Garden would only impact 0.01 percent of the area.

Leonel también se opone a que violenten el Jardín Botánico para ampliar vía
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-21
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Leonel Fernandez
Leonel Fernandez

Paíno Henríquez, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, stated that the infrastructure project will only impact 0.01 percent of the area around the National Botanical Garden.

Ministro de Medio Ambiente dice impacto al Jardín Botánico sería de un 0.01 por ciento
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-18
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Luis Abinader
Luis Abinader

Fernández also reached out to Paíno Henríquez from the Ministry of Environment to inquire about the environmental impact report's completion date.

Omar Fernández pide información sobre proyecto que afectaría Jardín Botánico
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-15
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During his recent participation in the Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans, Minister of Environment Paíno Henríquez stated that more than RD$100 million has been invested in initiatives for the valorization of sargasso.

un enemigo que nos arropa y amenaza
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-06-14
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Abinader
Abinader

Paino Henríquez is the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources accompanying President Abinader.

Francia ofrece financiar tren metropolitano y plan de transporte del Gran Santo Domingo
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-06-12
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