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Sisalril, the acronym for the Superintendent of Labor Health and Risks, has over 7,500 cases of prostate cancer diagnosis on record. Since January, there have been 1,000 new cases registered. This data was released last week as part of the commemoration of World Prostate Cancer Day. According to the information from the Family Health Insurance …

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Many workers in the Dominican Republic have more than one place of employment. And this is becoming more and more common. The numbers offered by the Ministry of Economics, Planning, and Development (MEPyD) show that the tendency to have more than one job grew 15.6% since last year. The health sector, local manufacturing, transportation, and …

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The judge of the Office of Permanent Attention of the National District, Rigoberto Sena, ordered the postponement of the pre-trial custody for the accused in the collapse of the roof of JetSet Club on 8 April 2025 that resulted in the death of at least 236 persons and the injuries of more than 180 persons. …

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The Dominican Meteorological Institute (Indomet) forecasts widespread rain today across the northeast, southeast, and southwest regions, as well as the Central Mountain Range and border areas. Indomet reports that the precipitation will begin this morning, driven by a combination of a trough, moisture carried by the prevailing easterly winds, and localized atmospheric effects. Provinces that …

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The movie is called “”Air Cocaine” and revolves around a real cocaine bust in Punta Cana back in 2013. Two French pilots in a private jet carrying 26 suitcases raised suspicions with Customs agents at the Punta Cana airport. The question was simple: Who needs 26 suitcases for a 48-hour stay at Punta Cana? And …

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The Winter League Professional Baseball and the Lidom championship, with the best of local baseball, starts on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. There will be opening games at the ballparks in San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago and Santo Domingo. As might be expected, the first games will be between regional rivals. The Toros of La Romana …

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After completing a busy agenda in France, President Luis Abinader is scheduled to travel to Brasilia, Brazil on 12 June 2025 to attend the Brazil-Caribbean Summit hosted by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday and Saturday, 13-14 June. The Dominican Republic and Cuba are the two invited countries to the Brazilian summit …

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Reports from Haiti are that drones would have killed more than 100 members of Haitian gangs in the past 48 hours. The Haitian Presidential Transition Council recently contracted foreign mercenaries to combat the gangs that control Port-au-Prince. Moreso, in a press conference on 10 June, chief prosecutor in Port-au-Prince Frantz Monclair announced the freezing of …

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After attending the 3rd UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France, President Luis Abinader traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in activities of the World Trade Organization. President Abinader was accompanied by First Lady Raquel Arbaje. In Geneva he met with the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Presidency reported that …

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Traveling to Geneva after attending the 3rd UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France, President Luis Abinader received a prestigious recognition on 11 June 2025 during the 113th International Labor Organization (ILO) Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, highlighting his unwavering commitment to the rights, dignity, and welfare of the nation’s workforce. The President was accompanied by First …

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