DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

On 9 September 2025, large numbers of people across the Dominican Republic received a test message, part of the new public warning program. The test program has been set up for Claro telecom Android phones.

The Dominican government has activated the first phase of its new National Alert System, a technological tool designed to send immediate and geolocated emergency messages to mobile phones across the country.

A technical test was conducted on Tuesday, 9 September 2025 to customers of the Claro Dominicana network and using Cell Broadcast (CB) technology. This system, unlike traditional SMS messages, guarantees a real-time alert by sending notifications directly to mobile devices in specific risk areas.

Cell broadcast is described as a public warning technology used to send mass alerts to mobile phones in a specific geographical area, even during...