2025 – Page 102

The government continues to crack down on electricity fraud. EdeEste reports the dismantling 8,863 electricity fraud installations in just May 2025. The installations enabled low cost power service for households and businesses located in eastern Santo Domingo and La Romana. EdeEste mentions irregularities in the electricity installations of the large night spots of Dope Room …

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On 13 June 2025, Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella personally visited Constanza to oversee the government’s response to recent landslides on the Constanza mountain road, specifically on the Casabito-Constanza road, the main access to the prime farming area. Accompanied by vice ministers of Supervision, Infrastructure, Maintenance, and Regional Affairs, along with a team of …

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A critical dialogue addressing the multifaceted Haitian crisis and its implications for the Dominican Republic is slated to commence on Monday, 23 June 2025 at 2pm, at the Universidad del Caribe (Unicaribe). This initiative, spearheaded by the Economic and Social Council (CES), aims to comprehensively tackle the challenges stemming from Haiti’s ongoing instability and its …

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In a significant breakthrough, the National Police, working in conjunction with the Public Ministry, the prosecution arm of the Attorney General Office, has successfully recovered a substantial quantity of stolen electrical materials intended for the extension of Santo Domingo’s Metro Line 2, Diario Libre reports. The valuable cables, worth approximately 300,000 euros, were intercepted just …

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Cuesta Brava board of residents is on a media tour to tell about the blatant environmental violations taking place as developers seek to build a major residential project in area off limits. Cuesta Brava is a northern Santo Domingo province residential area located with magnificent views of the Isabela River. The residents complain that the …

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An overload of the roof of the JetSet Club resulted in its collapse killing at least 236 persons and injuring more than 180 others on 8 April 2025, the technical report is presented by National Office for Seismic Assessment and Infrastructure and Building Vulnerabilities (Onesvie) that was commissioned by President Luis Abinader. 7 Dias publishes …

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The Attorney General Office issued a press release that concludes the managers of the JetSet Club knowingly acted with negligence and lack of responsibility, yet despite the severity of the evidence, the prosecutors give a category of involuntary homicide to the collapse of the roof that killed at least 236 persons and injured another 180 …

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The Brazil-Caribbean Summit that took place 13 and 14 June 2025 in Brasilia concluded with a significant pledge of US$290 million for Haiti and renewed promises of international support for the beleaguered Caribbean nation. Haiti’s deepening economic, political, social, and humanitarian crisis was a central focus of the discussions. During the event, several heads of …

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After a week spent traveling in Europe and Brazil, President Luis Abinader returned to the Dominican Republic. On this trip he was accompanied by First Lady Raquel Arbaje. During the time spent in Europe, the Dominican President met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdala II, as well as the heads of the …

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The Dominican Republic and Brazil solidified their commitment to enhanced bilateral cooperation with the signing of several agreements during the visit of President Luis Abinader and Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez to Brasilia, Brazil for the Brazil-Caribbean Summit on 13 and 14 June 2025. The two governments signed two memorandums of understanding aimed at bolstering public …

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