DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic bitterly remembers the 8 April 2025 JetSet Club tragedy, on 8 October, the sixth month anniversary of the tragic collapse of the nightclub roof during a full-house Rubby Perez merengue concert.

The trial to determine the responsibilities of directors Antonio and Maribel Espaillat is moving at turtle-slow pace. The latest is that the defendants are now requesting a new technical expertise, seemingly rejecting the findings of the technical report prepared by recognized leading experts that determined the overload of the roof caused the collapse that killed around 240 people.

President Luis Abinader and Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella were busy on 8 October 2025 with the inauguration of the major roadwork in Santo Domingo. Estrella is the father of one of the victims, his engineer son, who was at that fatal Rubby Perez merengue concert. Abinader is the...