2025 – Page 142

The president of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), Vice Admiral Jose Manuel Cabrera Ulloa clarified that in the case of National District alderman Edickson Herrera Silvestre there is yet only a capture or arrest order issued by a Florida court. This is only effective in the United States. Herrera Silvestre does not face judicial …

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Dominicans and people around the world awoke on Monday, 21 April 2025, to the sad news that Pope Francisco, 88, has left this world. Those watching the evening news on Sunday, 20 April had celebrated he was able to greet his followers at the Vatican Easter Sunday celebration after a long bout of illness. Moreover, …

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As every year, a massive effort was undertaken to reduce accidents by COE. Yet, the Center of Emergency Operations announced 23 deaths and 75 traffic accidents in its third of four bulletins recapping the Easter Week vacation sojourn — from Thursday to Sunday. The Center of Emergency Operations (COE) had prepared as usual for the …

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Presidency Minister Jose Ignacio Paliza brought traffic control back into the spotlight on Good Friday, 18 April 2025, when he advanced that the government will be announcing 143 new measures that are aimed at improving the flow of traffic in Greater Santo Domingo. In recent years, the government has been lax allowing the violation of …

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The Dominican peso has retaken somewhat the pace of depreciation estimated by the Central Bank for 2025. The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) recorded the exchange rate at 61.32 pesos to the US dollar at the close of December 2024. But in the first months of the year, the peso began a steep …

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The Central Bank (BCRD) has announced a continued downward trend in interest rates across multiple banks during the first quarter of 2025, El Caribe reports. Despite a challenging global economic landscape, the nation’s financial system maintains robust indicators, according to a recent BCRD analysis. The report, titled “Strength and Resilience of the Dominican Financial System …

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The Ministry of Labor recently announced that the minimum wage for domestic service was to be increased by 30%, going from RD$10,000 to RD$13,000 per month. Since many people employ domestic help on a day-to-day basis, the El Dia newspaper has calculated the daily rate at RD$546 per day. This new pay scale goes into …

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Brigadier General Pilot Jonás Reynoso Barrera has been named the new executive director of the National Anti-Terrorism Agency (DNA), according to an announcement from the Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense says that the appointment, made by Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, Minister of Defense, is part of an ongoing effort to modernize …

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President Luis Abinader has signed Decree 215-25, creating the Observatory of Migration Policies, the Presidential Office announced. The new entity is in addition to the existing and the Migration Agency (DGM), the National Migration Institute (INM). The new entity will fall under the National Migration Council. This new body will serve as a platform for …

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It no secret that some of the provinces along the border with Haiti are among the poorest in the Dominican Republic. Provinces like Bahoruco, Independencia, and Elias Piña have the smallest populations and a large number of low-income people. Other border provinces are joined by Santiago Rodriguez, Dajabon, Montecristi and Pedernales. A recent study by …

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