Dolores Vicioso – Page 25

At the ten-month mark since US President Donald J. Trump set 10% tariffs on all imported goods from the Dominican Republic, something that cost local exporters some US$396 million as of last November, the Dominican authorities are gearing up for some serious talks with the US on tariffs and duties. United States (7 March): President …

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The BanReservas program to support and encourage start-ups, Cree Banreservas (Banreservas Believes) is financing three start-ups that will receive RD$4.4 million each. These new businesses are Inventory Count, Asistensi, and Nebula Ecosystem. These entities will receive the attention of mentors, and have the accompaniment of experts to help them obtain success. The executive president of …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has released the inflation numbers for January, and the 0.4% for a year-on-year rate just blow 5% (4.98%), pushed by an increase in food prices. According to the Central Bank, the monthly Consumer Price Index can be explained mostly by the increases registered in the group of food …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported Sunday, 15 February 2026 that remittance inflows reached US$982.8 million during January 2026, marking a 5.0% increase compared to the same month last year. This robust start to the year suggests that the upward trend observed throughout 2025 remains firmly in place, providing a critical cushion …

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President Luis Abinader has inaugurated a new public transport corridor along the Independence Avenue, there will be electric buses on JF Kennedy and Nuñez de Cacerez, and the much-awaited Line 2C of the Santo Domingo Metro System in entering final trials before entering into operation on the scheduled date of 24 February 2026. The new …

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The Dominican government has instituted a program called “The Plan to Reduce Newborn Mortality” and the results have been encouraging. In 2025, the mortality of newborn babies dying before 28 days was down 42% with respect to 2021. The National Health Service (SNS) made it clear that in 2021, after the Covid-19 pandemic, the mortality …

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Dominican Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso has ordered a sweeping criminal investigation into illegal land occupations and potential real estate fraud across the nation’s protected areas. To spearhead the effort, Reynoso has established a high-level task force dedicated to dismantling criminal networks that have illicitly acquired property titles within national parks and ecological reserves. The …

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The recent Vatican intervention in the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo has laid bare a long-festering crisis of transparency within the Dominican Republic’s most powerful religious institution. The effective removal of Metropolitan Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta from administrative and financial governance, relegating him to a largely ceremonial role, is being viewed by observers not as an …

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The United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has closed its office at the US Embassy until further notice. The story made international media headlines. While the physical office is shut down, bilateral anti-drug cooperation remains active. The US Embassy explicitly has stated that the fight against narco-terrorism will continue at the same “robust pace” through …

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In February 2026, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the longtime Chairman and CEO of DP World, was removed from his leadership positions following the release of thousands of unredacted documents from the US Department of Justice. DP World is majority shareholder and owner of the Caucedo Port in Santo Domingo and operates the Punta Cana Logistics …

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