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Las Américas International Airport is using an alternate runway

Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) has activated an alternate runway to handle the arrival and departure of international, cargo, and domestic flights, Diógenes Tejada reports for Hoy. This measure was implemented to allow for maintenance work on the airport’s main runway, the 17-35. According to Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom), the company managing the airport, …

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Hyatt Hotels’ Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort opens in northern Punta Cana

Hyatt is promoting its new adults-only all-inclusive haven, part of Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection portfolio, the Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort that formally opened on 1 August 2025 in the newly developed Miches area. The hotel is about an hour and a half drive north from the Punta Cana International Airport. Tucked along the untouched shoreline of …

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Coming 1 September 2025: Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa

With a planned opening of 1 September 2025, Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort & Spa will offer a parallel experience designed for families and multigenerational travelers, and ideal for destination weddings. With 500 suites, a waterpark, Explorer’s Club for Kids, Core Zone Teen Club, ten restaurants and seven bars, this new resort will provide inclusive amenities …

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Renovated Duarte Park and Las Mercedes Street in the Colonial City

Tourism Minister David Collado officially inaugurated the newly renovated Juan Pablo Duarte Park and reopened the meticulously restored Las Mercedes Street on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 in the historic center of Santo Domingo. The extensive restoration efforts of the two prioritized streets fall under the “Integral Program for the Touristic and Urban Development of the …

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President Abinader enacts Penal Code, despite major opposition even from his Minister of Women

With his signature on Sunday, 3 August 2025, President Luis Abinader enacted the Penal Code. The new Penal Code will go into effect in a year’s time, giving still many months for consultations and possible future amendments by Congress. The ruling party majority Modern Revolutionary Party senate and chamber of deputies had delivered the bill …

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President Abinader names vice ministers following Hacienda and Economy ministries merger

With the appointment of new vice ministers, the Abinader administration advanced with the merger of the ministries of Economy and Hacienda. President Luis Abinader earlier had named Magin Diaz as the new Minister of Hacienda and Economy. By Presidential Decree 426-25, dated 29 July 2025, President Luis Abinader named Magin Diaz the new Minister of …

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Moody’s upgrades DR’s debt ratings to Ba2 and posts positive outlook for country

Moody’s risk assessment agency has upgraded the Dominican Republic’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Ba2 from Ba3, while changing the outlook to stable from positive. The upgrade is described as one that reflects the country’s sustained high growth rates and economic diversification, which have enhanced income levels and overall …

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