Dolores Vicioso – Page 3

A five-foot water pipe leading to the filtering and distribution station of La Noriega that serves the Santiago Water and Sewer Corporation (Coraasan) as well as the Dura Moca water treatment plant in Moca, exploded in the hamlet of La Zanja in the municipality of Sabana Iglesia in Santiago province. The massive break partially destroyed …

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Airlines accepted passengers to board without their e-ticket with the Dominican Migration Agency suffered technological downtime on 27 December 2025. The e-ticket is the online migration form all travelers to the Dominican Republic need to fill out for entering and departing the country. There is no charge for the submitting of the form that needs …

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Eight years ago, almost half of the houses in the Dominican Republic had electricity service between 20 and 24 hours a day. Today, that figure is closer to 80% (79.91 to be exact), in spite of the blackouts. The National Statistical Office (ONE) has just released the Yearly Environmental Statistics for 2025. The reports indicates …

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The major winter storm that blanketed the northeast of the United States over the Christmas holidays also caused major flight delays and many cancellations for flights in and out of the airports in and around New York City: Newark, La Guardia, and John F. Kennedy (the famous JFK International). JetBlue, which serves Las Americas, Santiago, …

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As part of its commitment to support stability efforts in neighboring Haiti, the Dominican government has provided emergency medical evacuations and tertiary care to 47 personnel attached to the international security mission, according to the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex). Data provided by the Ministry of Foreign Relations to Noticias SIN indicates that between 31 …

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The Dominican Republic’s free zone sector ends the year with around US$7.9 billion in exports from traditional manufacturing free zones export physical goods, and service sector free zones, known as call centers “export” services, and this revenue is calculated into the sector’s total contribution to the GDP. Miguel Lama, president of the Santiago Free Zone …

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For years, gambling has been woven into the fabric of daily life in the Dominican Republic, a reality fostered by a permissive regulatory environment that has allowed betting shops to saturate the national geography. From lottery bancas on nearly every street corner and slot machines in low-income barrios to the unchecked rise of mobile betting …

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The Dominican Republic honors the life of outstanding plastic arts painter Ada Balcacer who passed away in Miami, Florida where she had relocated to Miami when she was 70 years ago. She died on Christmas Day. She was 95 years old. Ada Balcácer is celebrated for her ability to translate the blinding luminosity and rhythmic …

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The New York Knicks defeated the Hawks, 128-125 in a thriller of a game in Atlanta on 27 December 2025 that could have gone either way. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with a team-high 36 points along with 15 rebounds and 3 three pointers for the Knicks, while Jalen Brunson tallied 34 points, 5 assists and 4 …

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Juan Soto, the Dominican outfielder who in 2025 secured the most lucrative contract in professional sports history, has reaffirmed his commitment to represent the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March 2026. Speaking in an exclusive interview on the program “Siendo Honestos,” hosted by Katherine Hernández on CDN Channel 37, the New …

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