2025

Vice President Raquel Peña traveled to Rome, Italy to represent the Dominican people in the inaugural events of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, 18 May 2025 in the Vatican See. The Presidency reported that following her arrival at the Vatican, Peña expressed her hopes for the new pontificate on social media, stating: “May this new …

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All last week long, the Dominican press, television, and radio news programs were occupied by the coverage of the Wednesday, 14 May 2025 meeting of the four Presidents — three former Presidents, Leonel Fernandez, Hipolito Mejia, Danilo Medina and current president, Luis Abinader. The topic was simple: Haiti. Previous to the meeting itself, President Abinader …

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The Dominican Republic’s economy generated a net increase of 176,581 employed individuals over the 12 months ending in March 2025, according to preliminary findings from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic’s (BCRD) Continuous National Workforce Survey (ENCFT). The report, released by the BCRD as part of its commitment to transparency, highlights a positive trend …

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In 2011, Harvard’s Center for International Development delivered the results of a study of Dominican public educations as contracted by the administration of Leonel Fernandez. The report stated, in part, that “the reason for increasing the expenditures on education by itself does not guarantee significant improvements in the quality of the same, and this is …

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A young teenager, just 13 years old, was walking home on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 4pm in the Lavapie sector of San Cristobal during a torrential downpour. Because of the flooded streets, she decided to take a less-known route home. It was a near-tragic decision. She was swept away by the torrential runoff and …

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After years of planning, the Banco de Desarrollo y Exportaciones (Bandex) has secured the green light from the National District City Council to develop a real estate complex on the land surrounding the iconic Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo. Diario Libre reports that the project has been backed by three consecutive governments since 2009 and …

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The Presidency has declared public use for the lands where the abandoned Hotel Santo Domingo stands, an iconic structure in the capital that has been closed since 2013. The structure between the Malecon and Av. Independencia avenues is reportedly set for demolition in the coming weeks due to its advanced state of deterioration. The measure …

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The Listin Diario, the oldest of print newspapers, has made the regular plight of media to remove online links, a national crusade. A US company, Network Solutions, has demanded the removal of the link or the media will face serious consequences. The Listin Diario says the link carries correct information. The mentioned party denies they …

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In a joint operation, the Specialized Border Security Corps (Cesfront) and the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), coordinated by the Public Ministry, seized a suspected marijuana shipment weighing 4,836 pounds, along with eleven additional packages of what is believed to be cocaine. The marijuana is suspected to have been smuggled from Jamaica to Haiti and …

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Investigative journalist Nuria Piera looks into the legal loopholes that have allowed double functions of several businesses, with the focus again on barber shops and beauty salons that are also bars and hidden nightclubs. Read more in Spanish:N Digital 19 May 2025