2025 – Page 140

During his wrap up of the official visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Dominican Republic on 5 and 6 February 2025, President Luis Abinader said the focus had been security, migration and trade, in that order. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the other hand, opened his remarks making it …

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that migration flows have changed and today there are waves of migrants, contrary to the past lesser flow of people that were overstaying their US visas in the past. Rubio says that migration-wise, the world is living in a different era to what existed ten years ago – …

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President Luis Abinader said that the president of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) Vice Admiral José M. Cabrera Ulloa would be stepping up to collaborate with regional combatting of drug trafficking in the Americas. Abinader mentioned the symbolic term of czar in describing the enhanced efforts from the Dominican collaboration to fight organized crime …

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During his official trip to the Dominican Republic on 6 February 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took time to be at the La Isabela International Airport in northern Santo Domingo where a Venezuelan jet has been in storage. Rubio watched as US agents posted a sticker formalizing the seizure of the jet. This …

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Agents of the Ground Traffic and Transportation Safety Agency (Digesett) are on the lookout for vehicles on streets and avenues that do not show having paid their “circulation tax” otherwise known as the “marbete” or sticker. These items went on sale in October 2024, and the final day to acquire them without a late fee …

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The City University of New York’s Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI), located at the City College of New York (CCNY), invites Dominicans to apply for the 2025-2026 scholarship program for people of Dominican origin who face challenges that limit the expression of their ideas or hinder the development of their work in public spaces. CUNY …

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Dominican-American actress Zoe Saldaña continues to reap awards as the momentum builds up for her shot at winning an Oscar this 2025. Saldaña this past week was awarded the Critics Choice Awards prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie “Emilia Perez”. Among cheers and tears, Saldaña accepted the prize, noting that …

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The men from the Cibao FC hosted the Chivas from Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday, 6 February 2025 in the evening at the Cibao FC Stadium on the campus of the Pontifical Catholic University Mater et Magistra (PUCMM). This was the first game of a home and away set of matches in the Concacaf Gold Cup …

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Mexico had won all five of its games in the Caribbean Series, making it the favorite to win the 2025 Caribbean Series. Mexico’s Charros de Jalisco team manager Benjamin Gil had said that while they were the favorite going into the playoff, they were going up against the Dominican Republic, the team that had won …

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President Luis Abinader will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio this Thursday, 6 February 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Relations announced. Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez received his counterpart at the Las Americas International Airport on 5 February at around 8pm. US Secretary Rubio is scheduled to meet with Minister Roberto Alvarez and …

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