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Prosecution presents case against Tampa Bay slugger Wander Franco Aybar in child sex abuse trial

Prosecutors have concluded their presentation of evidence against suspended Tampa Bays’ slugger Wander Samuel Franco Aybar and Martha Vanessa Chevalier Almonte, the mother of a teenage victim of sexual abuse, wrapping up with the presenting of 165 pieces of evidence of wrongdoings. During the fourth day of the trial, which includes charges of child sex …

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Saharan dust is back

The National Weather Institute (Indomet) is reporting the Saharan Dust is back turning the usually blue skies into a misty grey. Indomet expects the situation to prevail until this coming Sunday, 15 June 2025. The forecast is mixed with rains expected from the eastern province of La Altagracia to Samana in the northeast. Rains are …

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Puntacana Group leads tourism development in Cabo Rojo

Authorities from the Pro-Pedernales Trust Fund have announced that the Cabo Rojo Consortium, led by the Puntacana Group, has been selected as the government’s strategic partner for Cabo Rojo. It is reported that Puntacana Group submitted the best proposal, meeting all requirements of the Competitive Reference Process No. FID-SE-0001. The Puntacana Group is the owner …

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W2fly adds 18 flights from Madrid and Portugal

Low-cost carrier W2fly has announced 18 weekly flights on routes connecting Madrid and several cities in Portugal with the Dominican Republic. This move is part of a strategy to strengthen air connections between Europe and the Caribbean, amid growing interest in Dominican tourist destinations. The route expansion starts in July with new direct flights from …

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Arajet starts flying to San Juan, Puerto Rico

Even before the flights began, the competition effect was positive for consumers. Leading airlines serving the routes began dropping their fares to keep their customers from being lured by the new competition. On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, Tourism Minister David Collado was at Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo to send off the first …

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President Abinader is in France for ocean conference, then travels to Brazil for Caribbean summit

President Luis Abinader has traveled to Nice, France to attend the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), scheduled for 8-10 June 2025. The event, hosted by the United Nations focuses on advancing sustainable ocean governance, climate resilience, and the protection of marine ecosystems. The UN Ocean Conference follows the 2023 report by the UN Intergovernmental …

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Dominican leaders forge consensus on Haiti

The mid-week meeting of the Economic and Social Council (CES) saw President Luis Abinader and the three living former Presidents, Leonel Fernandez (1996-2000, 2004-2008, 2008-2012), Hipolito Mejia (2000-2004) and Danilo Medina (2012-2016 and 2016-2020), reach agreements on actions to be taken with regards to Haiti. According to the spokesperson at the Presidential Palace, the President …

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