2025 – Page 15

The Abinader administration has contracted DGA Group, a global advisory firm, for consultancy services regarding security, people trafficking, drug trafficking, migration policy and human rights. Diario Libre reports the contract is for advisory services to the Ministry of the Presidency for 12 months for RD$102,923,175. The firm will present recommendations for the country to improve …

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Imports from Haiti to the Dominican Republic dropped sharply by 48.83% during the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary figures from the Dominican Republic-Haiti Bilateral Trade Report published by the Customs Agency (DGA). The imports reflect a decline in free trade manufacturing. From January to May …

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Alexandra Cedeño, the director of Sustainable Mobility at the National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant), is on a media tour to explain to the population in Greater Santo Domingo the new traffic measures. The measures seek to reduce traffic jams in Santo Domingo city (the National District), with its population of about one million inhabitants, …

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The government bank, Banreservas continues to overcharge seniors for driver license renewals, despite an official order to the contrary. Banreservas continues charging more than double the authorized fee — a discrepancy that has sparked public complaints and confusion, Listin Diario reports. The National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant) confirmed to Listín Diario that …

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The Dominican Republic is steadily positioning itself as a leading academic hub in the Caribbean and Central America, with growing international interest in its higher education system. According to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mescyt) Franklin García Fermín, the country is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for students, particularly in fields like …

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President Luis Abinader attended the graduation class for the 37th promotion of the Voluntary Military Service Values Training Program (Servicio Militar Voluntario – SMV). 5,536 graduated after receiving training in civic responsibility, ethics, military discipline, and community service. The graduation took place at the Sans Soucí Convention Center in Santo Domingo, was led by President …

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The Presidency is moving forward the initiative to provide Santo Domingo with a MLB-standard baseball stadium. President Luis Abinader has named the former president of the Supreme Court of Justice Jorge Subero Isa to chair a special advisory commission in charge of determining the feasibility of constructing a modern baseball stadium on government-owned land in …

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Ligia Díaz, senator for the province of Azua, called on authorities to take urgent action against illegal motorcycle races irregular held on the busy Baní-San Cristobal-Santo Domingo highway, warning that the activity poses a serious threat to road safety. Speaking during a session of the Senate, Díaz described the motorcyclists involved as “a danger” to …

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On a media tour for his new book, “Geohispanidad: La potencia hispana en el nuevo orden geopolítico,” Spanish geopolitical analyst, Pedro Baños was in Santiago on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 for the Dominican launch of his latest book. The Fundación El Demócrata, Grupo Estrella, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) hosted the …

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The Dominican government is collaborating with the US Embassy for the repatriation of the corpse of US citizen Ellen Frances Hulett who died when detained by Migration authorities. The Tourism Police had taken the woman into custody on 22 June 2025 in Sabana de la Mar, eastern Hato Mayor province, after she showed signs of …

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