2025 – Page 16

An audit by the Chamber of Accounts has revealed financial irregularities at the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom), including unauthorized spending, payments for services not rendered, and suspicious asset sales. The investigation, which covered the period from January 2015 to December 2016, found discrepancies amounting to millions of Dominican pesos. The audit was ordered in 2017 …

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The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Brazilian Susana Cordeiro Guerra as vice president for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, a role she assumes immediately. In her new position, Cordeiro Guerra will lead the Bank’s engagement with 31 countries across the region, overseeing a portfolio of ongoing operations valued at …

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An editorial in Diario Libre reports that the Dominican Bar (CARD) has revoked the legal guarantees to former Dominican ambassador Donni Santana that would enable him to teach law to members of the bar. The CARD has decided to give the convicted lawyer a second chance. He had been serving a 20-year sentence for sexual …

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Outstanding Dominican filmographer, 34-year old Arturo Baez Cordero died as a result of a fatal three-car crash in Gowanus, New Jersey (Bergen County). Described as a resident of Lodi, New Jersey, he was driving a Mercedes Benz that was rammed into by the driver of an Honda Odyssey at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and …

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Definitely it was not their date to leave this world. A driver and two passengers miraculously survived after a large boulder crashed onto their pickup truck while they were traveling on the La Vega–Jarabacoa highway. The incident occurred Saturday, 13 September 2025 in the morning as the vehicle was heading toward Jarabacoa. The massive rock …

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The long-time conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra announced he may well take on the challenge to present Handel’s Messiah at the National Theater. He mentioned how there is strength in choral singing here that would work well for the presenting of the difficult concert. The Messiah has been described as a baroque piece, not …

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A lifelong dream and a whirlwind tour across the United States have earned Dominican baseball fanatic Jepssy Beltré a place in the Guinness World Records, Listin Diario reports. A working dentist, he took off a month to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in just 25 days, shattering the previous record of 29 stadiums. …

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On 11 September 2025, the Monetary Board unveiled new regulations aimed at overhauling the country’s foreign exchange framework and cracking down at speculation. The government has said there is no reason for the unusual spread in selling and buying prices of the foreign currency given the steady flow of hard currency generated by remittances, free …

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The routine mission from the International Monetary Fund met late last week with the leaders of the private sector — the board of directors of the National Business Council (Conep). As reported, the talks covered perspectives for investment, sustained development, and structural issues. The Conep stressed their allegiance to sustained growth, economic confidence, and their …

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The National Health Insurance (Senasa) announced it is suspending the contracts of 10 private primary care centers that serve patients under the subsidized health plan. The move, effective immediately, will shift these centers from a fixed-rate payment model to a pay-per-service system. The announcement comes as the government health insurance plan seeks to unravel much …

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