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The Do­mini­can Re­pub­lic is set to host a his­toric mile­stone in its eco­nom­ic and lo­gis­ti­cal de­vel­op­ment with the ar­rival of Ama­zon as a Caribbean dis­tri­b­u­tion hub.

The com­pa­ny’s first car­go flight land­ed on Tues­day, mark­ing the of­fi­cial start of op­er­a­tions.

The move po­si­tions the coun­try as a key play­er in re­gion­al e-com­merce, lever­ag­ing ports such as Cauce­do and Haina and Las Améri­c­as In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port to stream­line trade and re­duce de­liv­ery times.