00:00To keep you informed, Listín Diario, the Newspaper of Dominicans, presents the most important news of the day.
00:07Front page news for Friday, August 8, 2025.
00:11The Mayor's Office of the National District and the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transportation
00:17carried out a space recovery operation yesterday in the Quisquea District,
00:21removing illegally parked and junked vehicles that were blocking public roads.
00:25The Ministry of Education announced that for the start of the 2025-2026 school year, student space is safe,
00:34but despite this, the head of the School Infrastructure Directorate, Roberto Herrera,
00:39said that more than 300 mobile classrooms will be needed.
00:43The Technological Institute of the Americas, ITLA, has opened three new routes that are integrated into the transportation system subsidized by the institution.
00:52Francisco Díaz de la Cruz is a 32-year-old young man battling a condition that has marked his life,
00:59Palmar hyperhidrosis, a disorder that causes excessive sweating in his hands and limits his daily activities.
01:06While the country has seen a decrease in cases of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria this year,
01:12the opposite is observed with regard to various vaccine-preventable diseases,
01:16with most showing a significant increase, such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus in non-neonatal ages, and meningococcal disease.
01:25The city of Bani is preparing for a monumental transformation of Marcos A. Cabral Central Park,
01:31its main meeting space, thanks to a donation of 33 million pesos from President Luis Abinader.
01:37The Minister of Culture, Roberto Ángel Salcedo, described the modification of the lyrics of the National Anthem
01:44by a group linked to the LGBT plus community as unforgivable,
01:48after an audiovisual video was posted on social media showing a woman singing the notes of the National Anthem with changes to its original content.
01:56In a context of limited resources for the administration, marked by low incomes and high public spending,
02:02the country's mayors received news yesterday with jubilation.
02:06The government will allocate them 4 billion pesos for the construction of sidewalks and curbs
02:11in municipalities and municipal districts nationwide.
02:14For Listine Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leong.
02:19To keep you informed, Listine Diario, the newspaper of Dominicans, presented the most important news of the day.
