In February 2026, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the longtime Chairman and CEO of DP World, was removed from his leadership positions following the release of thousands of unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. DP World is majority shareholder and owner of the Caucedo Port in Santo Domingo and operates the Punta Cana Logistics Center in Punta Cana. He has visited the Dominican Republic on several occasions.
BBC reports that Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as chairman and chief executive comes after newly-released files showed the Emirati mogul appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein over a decade.
Being mentioned in the files is not a sign of any wrongdoing, and the BBC has approached Sulayem for a comment.
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16 February 2026