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Bad news for the Dominican basketball team, suspensions impact key players

The brawl between Dominican and Argentine players that happened after the DR had defeated Argentina 84-83 on Monday, 24 August 2025 in Managua, Nicaragua during the AmeriCup 2025 has ended in the suspension of several key players. The suspensions will impact the teams. Key player David Jones Garcia is suspended for two FIBA official Games. …
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PGA Tour at Punta Cana’s Corales Golf Course set for July 2026

The updated 2026 PGA Tour schedule outlines 35 official events. Among them, the Corales stop will once again welcome over a hundred professional golfers from around the world. For its ninth consecutive year, the PGA Tour will be held at the Corales Puntacana Championship at the Puntacana Resort & Club’s Corales Golf Course. The Puntacana …
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DR is third on Expedia’s Island Hot List 2025

Expedia has launched its Island Hot List and the Dominican Republic is included in the top three. The Dominican Republic is the leading tourism destination in the Caribbean. The DR is listed in third place behind Aruba, Bali (Indonesia), and followed by Fiji and Jamaica. Expedia highlights these pluses for the top island destinations:• Aruba …
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Dominican Republic Bridal Week at the Kimpton in the Colonial City

The photogenic backgrounds of the Kimpton Hotel on Mercedes Street in the Colonial City will serve as back drop for the 2025 Bridal Week. From 12 to 14 September 2025, the Kimpton Las Mercedes Hotel will host the 25th edition of RD Bridal Week that organizers describe as the Caribbean region’s premier wedding industry event. …
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Back to school

Public schools reopened in the Dominican Republic for the 2025-2026 school year on Monday, 25 August 2025. Private schools are allowed flexible back-to-school dates and many had started earlier. The Ministry of Education says that 2,664,028 students are registered for the next school year in the public, private and hybrid systems. The Ministry of Education …