Dolores Vicioso – Page 23

The preliminary official report on the collapse of the roof of the JetSet Club on 8 April 2025 with at least 236 dead and more than 180 injured points to the overloading of its roof as the main cause. New evidence has revealed the owners had ample and repeated evidence the roof had serious problems …

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Suriname and the Dominican Republic ended their participation in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup playing to a scoreless draw in Group A on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA. For the Dominican Republic, this draw became its first point in a Gold Cup football event. Both nations had lost their two opening encounters. …

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Dominican baseball legend, Sammy Sosa, 56, had played his final game with the Cubs at Wrigley on Oct. 2, 2004, when he homered in an 8-6 loss to Atlanta. Twenty-one years later he returned to the stadium to receive a standing ovation by the fans. Sosa was the fan favorite who thrilled the crowds and …

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Marileidy Paulino won the Diamond race in Paris, France as she continues to prepare for the 20th World Athletics (13 to 21 September) to take place in Japan this 2025. Her goal is to set a World Record in the 400m at the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo during the final set …

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DR1 News will not be published on Thursday, 19 June 2025 on occasion of the religious holiday Corpus Christi. The holiday falls on a Thursday and thus for those who can take the day off, a long weekend is created. News over the weekend will be compiled for the Monday, 23 June 2025 issue.

On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, the government announced more than 100 new measures to improve traffic in Greater Santo Domingo. Described as a sweeping traffic overhaul for Greater Santo Domingo, the comprehensive traffic management strategy was unveiled by Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza, who is also the director of the Transport Cabinet for …

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Remittances to the Dominican Republic continue their robust growth, with the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reporting a significant increase in the first five months of 2025. Between January and May 2025, the nation received an impressive US$4.90 billion in remittances, marking an 11.9% jump compared to the same period last year. May …

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Thousands regard architect Julia Vicioso as the quintessential Dominican diplomat. Always with a smile, a connection and a solution, the Dominican Republic’s long-time diplomat in Italy tells about her life among architecture history and diplomacy, when sharing insights with Revista Mercado and Revista Hola readers. She is currently Minister Counsellor at the FAO Mission in …

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The Council of Ministers of Spain announced Lorea Arribalzaga as the next Spanish ambassador to the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, 18 June 2025. Lorea Arribalzaga joined the Diplomatic Service in 2001. In the central services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she served as deputy director general for Andean Countries in the Directorate General for …

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An ironic and alarming situation is unfolding in Santo Domingo’s Parque Mirador Sur, where a section of the supposedly protected green space has been converted into an unofficial landfill, right next to the very entity tasked with safeguarding public areas, Listin Diario reports. The Public Advocacy and Use of Public Spaces (DUEP) Department, a dependency …

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