2025 – Page 132

Commuters in Santo Domingo can expect some relief from crowded metro trains this summer. At present, people queue for hours to get a ride on the fast-transit train. The Office for the Reorganization of Transportation (OPRET) announced today that more six-car trains will begin operating on both Line 1 and Line 2 in July 2025, …

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Minister of the Environment Paino Henriquez has announced that his ministry has issued fines totaling RD$500 million during the first six months of his tenure. Of this amount, some RD$90 million has been paid. The fines issued to corporations as well as individuals, have ranged from RD$25,000 to RD$12 million. Nearly 2,300 people have been …

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Celso Marranzini, president of the Unified Council of Electricity Distribution Companies (CUED), announced on Thursday, 20 February 2025, that scheduled power outages (or supply control) have been suspended to avoid impacting paying customers. “We have suspended it,” said Marranzini, adding that the measure has not been “completely discarded.” “We are implementing other actions that we …

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In a visit to Dajabon, on the border with Haiti, Minister of Interior and Police Faride Raful stressed the importance of continuing her strategy to crack down on noise pollution and excesses in alcoholic beverage consumption and sales. “The only way to guarantee more security, less theft, less petty crime is controlling the sales of …

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Now the Trump administration announces an end to TPS protections for half a million Haitians living in the United States. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a temporary immigration status that protected people from deportation and provided work authorization. It was granted to nationals of countries experiencing armed conflict, environmental disasters, or other conditions that make …

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The National Transit Agency (Intrant) says it is implementing the measure ordered in 2019 by Decree 6-19 issued by former President Danilo Medina that calls for drivers over 65 to renew their licenses every two years instead of four years as for other age segments. Listin Diario reports that for this to change, President Luis …

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Economist Ellen Perez Ducy wrote in Diario Libre on Thursday, 20 February 2025 that the government should consider the benefits of holding gold reserves. The author writes that it is clear that holding gold would improve the international credit ratings enabling the country to lower the burden of interest payments and contract new debt at …

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The highly anticipated Animal City project awaits presidential approval to get underway. The lands most appropriate for the project are located on terrain owned by the near-defunct State Sugar Council (CEA) which once ran 12 sugar mills that were owned by dictator Rafael Trujillo. The judicial council for the State Sugar Council reported that the …

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Former Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia has expressed his concern regarding the exploitation of the rare earth elements in Pedernales. The mining operation adds to several projects the Abinader administration has underway for the southwestern province that is on the border with Haiti. He spoke during an interview with Su Mundo TV. Javier Garcia …

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In a landmark move to safeguard the historical legacy of Spanish migration to the Dominican Republic, key institutions from both nations have forged a collaborative agreement. The initiative aims to document, preserve, and disseminate the stories and contributions of Spanish migrants and their descendants in the Dominican Republic. The agreement brings together the General Archives …

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