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Dominicans Share Stories of Fentanyl Addiction and the Devastating Effects

In a recent interview at Hogar Crea, in the Colonial City, two former fentanyl users shared their experiences and shed light on the prevalence of the deadly drug in the Dominican Republic. Pedro and Manuel, both addicts who have battled their addictions for years, agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, using fictitious names.

Pedro’s story began at the young age of 13 when he started using heroin, stealing a portion from his father, who was a drug dealer. Soon after, Pedro became addicted and joined the family business. Fast forward 39 years to 2021, Pedro, now seeking a new high, easily found fentanyl on the streets.

Manuel, on the other hand, lived in New York 15 years ago, where he trafficked…

The finance ministry has asked state-controlled banks to consider using emerging technologies such as account aggregators and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their operational efficiency and customer experience.

Leverage technology

In a meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to review the performance of public sector banks (PSBs), banks were told to use technology to provide enhanced services and to cut costs.

“Process automation happens across every digital back office, automation of branch facing roles etc,” a senior finance ministry official said.

Collaboration among lenders

They also said that PSBs are spending money separately for technology upgrades in artificial intelligence and machine learning, which is adding to costs.

Thereby…