Santo Domingo.-The president Luis Abinader will lead this Sunday the Governing Council in the National Palace, convened for the 10:00 in the morning with the participation of ministers, directors and other senior State officials.
In the council they will analyze the situation that the country is going through due to the passage of the storm Melissawhich reached hurricane status on Saturdaythe damage caused to agriculture, the economy and the return to normality.
The scheduled start time is 10:00 in the morning and could extend until 4:00 in the afternoon.
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The provincial governors have also been invited to the council to explain the damage in each province.
The last Government Council was held on September 25, when the draft General State Budget Law 2026 was approved, with an amount of RD$1 trillion 744 billionequivalent to 20.1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
At that meeting, chaired by the vice president Raquel Pena Public spending priorities were outlined for next year, focused on social investment, efficiency in the use of resources and the promotion of sustainable development.
The 2026 Budget maintains as its main axes the social investmentwhich represents the 46 percent of total spending, as well as greater allocations for education, health, social security and sports, within the framework of the celebration of the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games that will take place in the country.
He COE In his bulletin number 11 he placed yesterday 12 provinces and to National District on red alert, 10 in yellow and increases 06 in greenbecause Tropical Storm Melissa, which became a hurricane yesterday, was located approximately 385 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince (Haiti) already 270 km southeast of Kingston (Jamaica) moving towards the northwest at 6 km/h.
In that sense, he recommended that people refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water in the provinces under alert.
On the Caribbean coast, operators of fragile, small and medium-sized vessels are advised to remain in port due to abnormal wind and waves, as well as heavy downpours, thunderstorms and reduced visibility.
While on the Atlantic coast of the national territory they can navigate with caution near the coastal area without venturing out to sea.
