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Monetary Board: RD$81 billion Cash Flow Program to boost Dominican economy

The Central Bank announced on Monday, 16 June 2025 it will be injecting RD$81 billion into the monetary system to foster favorable monetary conditions and invigorate economic activity. The comprehensive RD$81 billion liquidity program, coupled with the adjustments to prudential norms for foreign currency financing, is expected to significantly contribute to the expansion of credit …
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Dominican Republic to acquire patrol boats from Portugal to combat drug trafficking

The Dominican Republic continues to need to spend more on its security due to external factors – mainly dealing with crime from Haiti and drug trafficking. President Luis Abinader announced he will be signing an agreement with Portugal as early as this week to acquire at least two, and potentially four, offshore patrol vessels. President …
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Government on the lookout for irregular electric connections

The government continues to crack down on electricity fraud. EdeEste reports the dismantling 8,863 electricity fraud installations in just May 2025. The installations enabled low cost power service for households and businesses located in eastern Santo Domingo and La Romana. EdeEste mentions irregularities in the electricity installations of the large night spots of Dope Room …
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Constanza road impacted by intense rains, extra caution advised

On 13 June 2025, Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella personally visited Constanza to oversee the government’s response to recent landslides on the Constanza mountain road, specifically on the Casabito-Constanza road, the main access to the prime farming area. Accompanied by vice ministers of Supervision, Infrastructure, Maintenance, and Regional Affairs, along with a team of …
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Dialogue on Haiti crisis set for 23 June at Unicaribe

A critical dialogue addressing the multifaceted Haitian crisis and its implications for the Dominican Republic is slated to commence on Monday, 23 June 2025 at 2pm, at the Universidad del Caribe (Unicaribe). This initiative, spearheaded by the Economic and Social Council (CES), aims to comprehensively tackle the challenges stemming from Haiti’s ongoing instability and its …
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Police recover stolen metro electrical lines valued at EUR300,000

In a significant breakthrough, the National Police, working in conjunction with the Public Ministry, the prosecution arm of the Attorney General Office, has successfully recovered a substantial quantity of stolen electrical materials intended for the extension of Santo Domingo’s Metro Line 2, Diario Libre reports. The valuable cables, worth approximately 300,000 euros, were intercepted just …
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Cuesta Brava’s uphill battle against authorities fail to act in case of environmental violations

Cuesta Brava board of residents is on a media tour to tell about the blatant environmental violations taking place as developers seek to build a major residential project in area off limits. Cuesta Brava is a northern Santo Domingo province residential area located with magnificent views of the Isabela River. The residents complain that the …
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Preliminary JetSet Club report says overloading caused roof collapse

An overload of the roof of the JetSet Club resulted in its collapse killing at least 236 persons and injuring more than 180 others on 8 April 2025, the technical report is presented by National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) that was commissioned by President Luis Abinader. 7 Dias publishes …