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The world of esports witnessed a dominant performance on 11 May 2025 at the Evolution Championship Series known as Evo Japan 2025 by Dominican gamer Samuel “MenaRD” Mena. To win the event held at the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall from Friday, 9 May to Sunday, 11 May, Mena defeated 7,194 competitors. The cash prize …

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President Luis Abinader met in Washington, D.C. with US Secretary General Marco Rubio on Wednesday, 7 May 2025. As reported in Diario Libre, the meeting focused on the deepening crisis in Haiti and other areas of mutual interest. According to a statement from the Dominican Presidency, Abinader reiterated his call for increased international intervention in …

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The Dominican Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a landmark cybersecurity cooperation agreement in Dubai during the GISEC Global 2025 event. Luis Soto, director of the Dominican Republic’s National Cybersecurity Center (under the National Investigations Department – DNI), and Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, director of the UAE’s Cybersecurity Council, the top officials from both countries’ …

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The resident representative of the World Bank in the Dominican Republic, Alexandria Valerio urged the Dominican Republic to step up the pace of locally riding the wave of technological progress to transform the labor market. Valerio cites findings in the report “The Future of Work in Central America and the Dominican Republic” that indicate that …

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At a time when gold prices have surged, efforts to expand the gold production in the Dominican Republic have clashed with environmental concerns. Gold exports generate millions in taxes for the Dominican government. Earthworks publishes an update on the situation. Read more:Earthworks Independent Review by Steve Emerman 8 May 2025

Environmentalists are raising concerns over the Dominican government’s recent tree-planting initiative along the border with Haiti, questioning the emphasis on non-native flamboyant trees (Delonix regia), Diario Libre reports. President Luis Abinader himself participated in planting these trees as part of the “Framboyanes por mi Patria” reforestation effort. While the campaign mainly includes native species such …

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The Dominican Republic continues to enjoy a high Human Development Index (HDI), despite a slight dip in life expectancy at birth, according to the latest Human Development Report 2025 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Globally, the HDI has slowed to its lowest level in 35 years, raising concerns among UNDP officials. “This …

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On 6 May 2025, the Public Ministry, the prosecutor arm of the Attorney General Office seizedthe property where the Jet Set nightclub operated, following the devastating collapse that claimed the lives of more than 234 people and injured over 180 others during a live concert featuring merengue artist Rubby Pérez, who was among the fatalities. …

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There are growing concerns that the law aimed at protecting minors is inadvertently becoming a shield for young offenders. The reasoning behind the law is simple: the government decided that age reflected maturity, and since their brains have yet to develop fully, they should be given second chances. However, this law, intended to protect the …

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Roberto Rodríguez Marchena, the known mastermind of political communication during the two terms of former President Danilo Medina, passed away on 6 May 2025 of a heart attack. He served as Medina’s director of communications during and after the presidency. He was 69 years old. Listin Diario reports that Rodríguez Marchena was more than just …

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