DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Santo Domingo Cathedral choir performed on Sunday, 13 April 2026 in honor of the 236 who died in the collapse of the JetSet Club roof on 8 April 2026. The mass was held to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy that shook the nation.

Siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat are the main accused of involuntary homicide with a maximum of two years in jail sentence in the penal case. A technical forensic report indicated there was negligence.

During a memorial mass held on Sunday to honor the 236 victims of the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse, Father Rogelio publicly questioned the stance taken by the Espaillat family (siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat) regarding the tragedy. In the middle of his homily, the priest expressed his dissatisfaction with what he described as a distant attitude in the face of such a high-magnitude event. “Why the attitude? ¿Why...