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Canadian Volodymyr Gurenko claims Caribbean Cup J100 Title

Top-seeded Canadian tennis player, Volodymyr Gurenko lived up to expectations, capturing the Caribbean Cup J100 Santo Domingo title on Saturday, 24 May 2025. Gurenko dominated American eighth seed Shaan A. Majeed in the final, securing a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory. The triumph earns Gurenko 100 ranking points. The women’s crown was claimed on the previous …
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Juan Llado: 125,000 Airbnb rooms available for rent in DR

Tourism analyst Juan Llado mentions that the impact of the expansion of accommodations in the Dominican Republic via Airbnb is greatly in the spillover effect in the local community that is greater than in the case of foreign investment and foreign-operated properties. Airbnb turns apartment and home units into hotel accommodations and these generate local …
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Football players of the future come for Punta Cana’s first MICFootball championship

Sports tourism consolidates further in the Dominican Republic with the celebration of the MIC Football in Punta Cana, on the country’s eastern coast. For 25 years, the organizers of MIC Football have congregated young soccer players in Costa Brava, Spain. For the first time, the tournament is held outside of Spain and at the Cap …
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Wedding Destination Congress taking place in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is hosting the International Association of Destination Wedding Professionals 2025 Destination Wedding Congress from 26 to 29 May 2025. The IADWP describes itself as the leading authority in destination weddings. The congress is an opportunity to connect with a global community of professionals. The conferences on the program and business appoints are mostly …
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National Energy Efficiency Program underway for improving street lights

In a significant step towards modernization and environmental conservation, the Dominican government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines, launched the National Energy Efficiency Program on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. The initiative aims to overhaul the public lighting system across the country by installing 254,000 state-of-the-art LED streetlights coupled with intelligent management systems. This ambitious …
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The present public education model is a bottomless barrel with little to show for

The reality of the pressures exerted by the highly politicized teacher and public school employees unions versus quality of education is now making news. Studies confirm that the billions of taxpayer money spent on wage increases for the teachers have not translated into more learned graduates. New Minister of Education Luis Miguel de Camps has …