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Zoe Saldaña explains she has felt very close to her Latin roots in her stellar role in “Emilia Perez,” the film that opens in Dominican cinemas on 14 November 2024. The film won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for its four actress performances — Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez …

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The Santo Domingo International Book Fair (FILSD 2024) opens its doors today, 7 November 2024, under the theme “Books Connect,” with a strong focus on innovation. The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture and offers an extensive agenda through 17 November at the Plaza de la Cultura off Av. Maximo Gomez. The grand …

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The Dominican Republic celebrates its Constitution Day on 6 November 2024, marking the anniversary of the country’s first constitution, enacted in 1844 following independence from Haiti. This year’s commemoration comes on the heels of the publishing of the 2024 Constitution, with changes proposed by the Abinader administration. Since its inception, the Dominican Constitution has undergone …

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Leading news outfits in the Dominican Republic are dedicating their primetime news spaces to cover the US presidential election as the vote tallies started to come in on Tuesday, 5 November 2024. The nuances and differences with the Dominican election system are explained, especially the importance of the electoral votes. CDN on Channel 37 Noticias …

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Puerto Ricans voted in favor of pro-statehood candidate Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon of the currently ruling New Progressive Party in the 5 November 2024 poll. She is the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. She had assumed office on 3 January 2017 for a term that ends on 3 January 2025. The position of Resident Commissioner of …

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In a surprising turn of events, the La Vega City Council voted on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 to overturn a previous resolution that had accepted the resignation of Vice Mayor Amparo Custodio. With 11 out of 17 council members in favor, Custodio is cleared to replace Mayor Kelvin Cruz for the remainder of the term …

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The Dominican Republic has achieved a significant milestone in its ongoing battle against crime, with the country recording its lowest homicide rate in years, the Ministry of Interior and Police reports. Interior and Police Minister Faride Raful announced on 5 November 2024 that the homicide rate for October 2024 dropped to 7.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, …

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The Dominican Republic government has reaffirmed its commitment to deport 10,000 undocumented migrants per week, directly contradicting recent claims by Haitian Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy, Minister of Interior and Police Faride Raful points out. Haiti’s Dupuy had previously stated that Haiti had secured a reduction in deportations through international diplomacy and solidarity. However, Dominican Interior …

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The new director of the Migration Agency Vice Admiral Luis Rafael Lee Ballester is applying the Migration Law. Minister of Agriculture Limber Crux wants the government to instead issue temporary work permits. Since 2 October 2024, Dominican farmers who rely on undocumented Haitian immigrant labor for their production have been facing uncertainty following the government’s …

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The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to truck drivers illegally parking their vehicles on public roads, particularly along Las Américas and Luperón avenues in Greater Santo Domingo. This directive comes in response to numerous citizen complaints on social media regarding the frequent obstruction of traffic by large …

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