2025

In a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace, President Luis Abinader announced that job growth in the nation’s various industrial free zones has grown by 67% over the past half-decade. President Abinader was particularly proud of the fact that the nation was capable of rebounding from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to such a …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) has announced a significant surge in remittances, with inflows reaching US$10.78 billion between January and November 2025. This figure represents a substantial increase of US$1.02 billion, or 10.5%, compared to the same period in 2024. Building on this strong performance, the BCRD projects total remittances to exceed …

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The Dominican Republic has been very slow in implementing measures to reduce plastic wastes. The Chamber of Deputies passed the amendments to Law 225-20 on Solid Waste Management and Coprocessing. The bill already had passed in the Senate so it moves to the Presidency for enactment. Law 225-20 on Solid Waste Management and Coprocessing dates …

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The Presidency sent Congress a legislative proposal to merge the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Minerd and Mescyt respectively). According to the press release, if the bill passes in the ruling party majority Congress, the Ministry of Education would absorb all of the functions of the Mescyt, and …

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After 9pm on Sunday, 14 December 2025, Judge Rigoberto Sena of the National District Permanent Attention Court returned to the courthouse after deliberation and ordered the maximum 18-month pre-trial imprisonment at Najayo Jail following the indictment presented by the Attorney General towards the former director of the National Health Insurance plan (Senasa) plan, orthopedian Santiago …

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Dr. Luis Peña Núñez officially assumed the leadership of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), taking the oath of office as the new national president for the 2025-2027 term. The swearing-in ceremony was held this Friday at the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National Library. Dr. Peña Núñez was inducted by the outgoing president, Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, …

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The National Penitentiary of La Victoria, an infamous facility inaugurated in 1952 during the regime of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo regime, has closed its doors. It was designed for 2,000 men and at times harbored more than 9,000 men. It was marked by decades by crippling overcrowding, rampant human rights violations and systemic corruption, Listin …

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On International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December 2025), the Dominican Republic marked a major milestone in public integrity by launching InvestmentMap 2.0 (MapaInversiones 2.0), described in an Interamerican Development Bank press release as a groundbreaking digital platform. This IDB initiative positions the nation as a global leader in leveraging new technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI), to …

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The Dominican Republic once again was at the center of the maelstrom surrounding Haiti and the roving gangs that control much of its territory. The DR took part in the discussions of the United Nations International Force Generating Conference, convened by the United States and Canada. More than 20 nations from Africa, Europe, Asia, Latin …

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The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R. 6504) bill passed the Ways and Means Committee of the US House of Representatives with a vote of 37-3. The Ways and Means approval is considered a step forward for congressional approval. Haiti receives US trade preferences for textile and apparel products through several trade programs, including …

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