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On 23 February 2026, the Dominican Republic suffered a major blackout. Last week, the Coordinating Organ for the National Interconnected Electricity System (SENI) released their report on just why this happened. Apparently, there was a failure in one of the 138 kV (kilovolts) line between Hainamosa and Villa Duarte, both in East Santo Domingo at …

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In a modest ceremony at the family home in Ojo de Agua, Hermanas Mirabal province, President Luis Abinader dedicated the plaque honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Minerva Mirabal on 12 March 2026, perhaps the most well-known of the three sisters who were murdered during the last year of the Trujillo dictatorship. The …

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With a barrel of oil bouncing around the US$100 mark on the world markets, Minister of Energy and Mines Joel Santos, convened the nation’s electricity providers, both public and private, to discuss the situation and suggest safeguards. While the Dominican Refinery (Refidom) has issued statements saying that they have at least a month’s worth of …

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Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso announced a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s criminal investigation framework, confirming that a New Crime Scene Processing Model will officially launch on 1 April 2026. A career prosecutor, Reynoso was named to the position on 21 February 2025, in the second administration of President Luis Abinader. She had previously served …

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Headlines frequently tout the rising prices of gold. The Dominican Republic has the largest gold-exporting mine in Latin America and the Caribbean. The surge in gold prices is the main argument by gold companies that want the government to grant exploitation rights in vulnerable areas. Yet, as experts have pointed out in the past, an …

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It’s very difficult being a consumer brand manufacturer in the Dominican Republic. Outside of the labor and tax obligations, local industry that focuses on the consumer market has been impacted by the decision of large supermarket chains in the past decade to embrace the white labeling model. The contracts, depending on the supermarket chain, may …

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Special agent Richard Cernuda was officially presented last Friday, 13 March 2026 as the new interim head at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office at the United States Embassy. As reported, the new interim leadership team now operates under new strictly audited internal protocols. The DEA office had been closed as of last February due …

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The 38th Feria Agropecuaria Nacional 2026 officially opened on Thursday, 12 March with the attendance of President Luis Abinader. The prime livestock event will run until 22 March 2026 at the Ciudad Ganadera (now named in honor of Julio Antonio Brache Arzeno) in Santo Domingo. Organized by the National Livestock Patronage (PNG), this annual event …

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President Luis Abinader and First Lady Raquel Arbaje concluded a high-level diplomatic mission to Chile on 11 March 2026, marking the inauguration of President José Antonio Kast with a focus on strategic industrial synergies and the empowerment of the Dominican diaspora. President Abinader was also accompanied by Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez. A primary focus of …

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The Dominican Republic has been officially designated as the host for the 41st Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), scheduled to take place from 7 to 9 October 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Relations announces. Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city and a key economic hub for …

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