2025 – Page 173

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and the National Association of Rum Producers (Adopron) back the government instating new controls on hours for sales of rum to limit sales. The opinions support new measures instituted by the Ministry of Interior and Police, now under Minister Faride Raful, to reduce drinking and partying that disturb …

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President Luis Abinader traveled to Puerto Rico to be present for the inauguration of Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon as governor of Puerto Rico for the next four years. It is a tradition for the Dominican President to attend the inaugural. President Abinader traveled with Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez early in the morning and returned later in …

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Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who has the voting rolls that prove he won the July 2024 presidential election in Venezuela, has included a stop in the Dominican Republic on his Americas tour. The tour began with consecutive stopovers in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a meeting with President Javier Millei and in Montevideo, Uruguay for a meeting …

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The Dominican government reports spending RD$83.9 billion on subsidies to the different entities of the national electricity system in 2024, Diario Libre reports. This is over 10% more than the previous year and the government says it is due to poor transmission lines, theft of electricity, and a lack of investment in basic infrastructure. In …

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Mayor Carolina Mejía presided over the fifth annual “Plastics for Toys” initiative, where over 3.7 million plastic bottles were collected at the Municipal Palace of the National District. Thousands of families lined up on the eve of Three Kings’ Day on 5 January 2025 to exchange 500 plastic bottles for a bicycle or 300 for …

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Pastor Ezequiel Molina sparked significant controversy in the Dominican Republic with statements suggesting that women who work outside the home are neglecting their domestic responsibilities. During the 2025 La Batalla de la Fe sermon at the National Evangelical Concentration event at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium on 1 January 2025, he claimed, “behind every successful …

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Despite most United States’ governmental agencies being closed on Thursday 9 January due to the funeral services for 100-year old former US President Jimmy Carter, the US Consulate announced that visa appointments will not be rescheduled and instead will be kept in the Sambil Mall, Diario Libre reported. An Executive Act calls for the close …

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A simple fender-bender turned into a fisticuffs match that resulted I the death of one of the two men. Romel Roque Guillen Cabrera, a radio host, was knocked down and hit his head against the pavement, resulting in his death. The aggressor, Evaristo Luciano Alvarez Ventura was sentenced by the Court for Permanent Attention in …

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A grateful Zoe Saldana was moved with sentiment when accepting the Golden Globe Award for Best Female Supporting Actor In Any Motion Picture for her performance in the French film, Emilia Perez. This award was the film’s first win to be announced during the 5 January evening awards ceremony. With tears and choked by emotion, …

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The conflict between the Dominican government and Romeo Santos centers on his song “La Suegra,” which was banned by the National Commission of Public Shows and Radio (CNEPR). The CNEPR prohibited the song’s broadcast, claiming its language was “inappropriate, inconsiderate, and aggressive,” and that it contained verses that incite violence. Giovanny Cruz, the interim president …

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