Dolores Vicioso

As of Monday, 2 March 2026, a new driver’s license format is available for Dominicans. The new cards incorporate technological and security enhancements aligned with international standards such as ISO/IEC 18013-5, which regulates secure and verifiable driver’s licenses. This standard ensures that the document is globally recognized and harder to forge. The license is made …

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In a coordinated effort to improve public safety and urban aesthetics, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), the Mayor’s Office of the National District (ADN), and the Unified Council of Electricity Distribution Companies (CUED) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Thursday, 26 February 2026, to remove obsolete and unused aerial cabling across the capital, as reported …

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Following an intensive search operation, a crocodile that had escaped from a local tourist attraction was successfully captured on Monday, 2 March 2026. The reptile had been missing since 25 February 2026, after heavy rains caused the Joba River, in northern Espaillat province, to overflow, allowing the animal to escape its enclosure at the Rugama …

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A National District judge rejected a request by former Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez who had sought permission to travel to Spain for a medical appointment. The judge said he did not file the request correctly. Rodriguez is being tried in the National District judiciary for corruption when in office. On previous occasions he had …

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A trough continues to be the primary weather driver for the Dominican Republic for the next 24 hours.Rainfall and thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon of 3 March 2026 as marine humidity interacts with the atmospheric system. The weather in urban areas continues cool in the early mornings, yet the country will soon move on …

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