2025 – Page 18

Three Supreme Court Justices were not confirmed as the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) moves forward to appoint new judges starting Monday, 6 October 2025. President Luis Abinader would appear to be on the way to increase his influence in the Supreme Court of Justice. At present most of its justices were elected during …

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The Ministry of Foreign Relations has been working overtime to obtain a renewal of the HOPE/HELP laws that had granted special, dutyfree, status of products originating in the unique factory of Codevi in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. The factory is a partnership of Dominican and Haitian enterprises that is now the largest employer of with around 20,000 …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has formalized a significant agreement with the Emdoc consortium to kickstart the nationwide renewal of the country’s national identity and electoral card, the Cédula de Identidad y Electoral. The contract, valued at RD$3.36 billion, covers the supply of necessary equipment, materials, and services to overhaul the foundational identity document, which …

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The National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep) has seen an explosive expansion over the past five years, according to remarks made by Minister of the Presidency José Ignacio Paliza at the recent inauguration of a new center in Jarabacoa, La Vega. Paliza, heading the opening of a new Infotep center in Jarabacoa, La Vega …

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The National Institute of Transit and Ground Transportation (Intant) announced Mobility ID Consortium was chosen to be the provider of driver’s licenses in the Dominican Republic. The entity replaces Dekolor, the company that has managed the citizen data system for driver’s licenses for the past 20 years. Milton Morrison, Intrant’s director, said in a press …

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According to early October 2025 reports, Financial Times (FT) reported that BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in advanced negotiations to acquire the power company AES Corp for approximately $38 billion, a deal that could include over US$29 billion in debt. The FT report cautions that the deal was not guaranteed and negotiations could still …

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Police reform under the Abinader administration has brought with it an increase in the interest of women joining the force. President Luis Abinader seems to think so as he appointed a woman to be his Minister of Interior and Police. The Ministry of Interior and Police heads the program to transform the Police. Several leading …

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A scathing investigation by the Public Ministry (prosecutor’s office of the Attorney General Office – PGR) has dismantled the initial version provided by the National Police (PN) regarding the fatal shooting of five men in La Barranquita, Santiago, with prosecutors now alleging the incident was a premeditated extrajudicial execution. The investigation was carried out after …

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Ecologists, marine biologists, and groups created to protect the Dominican coral reefs were all quite content when a five-meter-tall statue of the Taino figure Atabey was placed on the floor of the ocean in Sosua Bay. The statue, made of reinforced pH-neutral concrete serves as an artificial reef, and the starting point for hundreds of …

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The local representative for the very large Spanish non-profit Cesal (Center for Studies and Solidarity with Latin America), Clara Revuelta, explained to the Listin Diario’s Ivonne Arias and Heidy Santana from the Propagas Foundation, just what Cesal has been doing in the Deep South of the Dominican Republic, Listin Diario reports. The Abinader administration is …

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