Dolores Vicioso – Page 11

The building in northern Santo Domingo that was destroyed by a fire at Merca Santo Domingo on 8 June 2025 will be demolished, according to a statement from the market’s administration. Yet, there is no timeline for the needed works. The fire left an estimated 110 merchants without their usual livelihood and affected 56 storefronts, …

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Over the weekend, the Ministry of Public Works announced the shutdown of the “floating” bridge that crosses the Ozama River to the south of Duarte Bridge. The poontoon bridge will remain closed until Wednesday, 13 August 2025. The ministry said that the bridge was scheduled for ordinary maintenance. The maintenance is being carried out by …

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Miss Barahona Jennifer Ventura is the new Miss Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjaer of Denmark in the televised show aired on Sunday, 10 August 2025 on Channel 9 from the National Theater. Ventura will now represent the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe pageant to take place in Thailand …

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City Center by Lady Lee is set to become a landmark development in the Dominican Republic and seeks to claim the title of the largest mall in the Dominican Republic. The ambitious project is a venture planned by the Central American investors part of the Corporación Lady Lee. Corporación Lady Lee began in San Pedro …

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Santo Domingo residents in recent years have been once again rediscovering the Malecon as the Abinader government and National District city hall invest heavily in its renovation with a focus on recreation and sports. Tourists alike see the sea-bordering Malecon as the leading attraction of the city of Santo Domingo. But judges of the leading …

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On Sunday, 10 August 2025, the Reinas del Caribe took their seventh title in the history of the Senior Women’s Pan American Volleyball Cup. The DR senior women’s team defeated Colombia 3-0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-22) at the Multifunctional Auditorium of the Morelos Sports Complex in Colima, Mexico. It was the twentieth medal overall for the …

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President Luis Abinader told the editors of Corripio Media Group that the Dominican Republic more than a migration problem with Haiti has a national security problem. Abinader reiterated that after the murder of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the situation in the neighboring country has gone downhill, with an alarming increase in the control of …

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President Luis Abinader confirmed the opening of the Bani bypass road for Thursday, 14 August 2025. The road cuts about half an hour of the time to reach Baní from Santo Domingo in the East or Azua in the West. Commuters not headed to Bani can avoid having to cross through the traffic-congested city and …

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For decades, the traffic authorities have been looking away and allowing people to park even under No Parking signs. Now, Intrant (the National Institute of Transit and Transport) and Digesett (the Traffic Safety Agency) say things will be different. Private companies have been allocated RD$4,000 to remove vehicles wrongly parked. Intrant will get RD$1,000 of …

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The eastern province of La Altagracia, and its main city, Higüey, has the highest rate of traffic-related deaths in the country, according to the director of the General Traffic and Land Transport Safety Agency (Digesett), General Francisco Cruz Méndez. The announcement was made during Cruz Méndez’s visit to the La Altagracia Provincial Government, where he …

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