2025 – Page 192

The National Unified Transportation Central (CNTU) took part in the official beginning of a process aimed at helping Greater Santo Domingo get rid of scrap metal lining some streets and alleys in the National District and Santo Domingo province urban areas. This is part of what is called the “Zero Scrap 2025 Plan” that consists …

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Authorities are warning employers to ensure their foreign workers are properly documented. The security issue of hiring Haitians without legal identification came to the forefront again with the recent murder of a merchant from Azua and his Dominican driver in Pedernbales, on the border with Haiti, with an undocumented Haitian the main suspect. Pedernales authorities …

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The Dominican Physics Society (Sodofi) held its VI International Congress, a series of conferences, talks and studies on renewable energy, water treatment, women in physics and semiconductors. Held last week, the event was sponsored by the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the Technological of Santo Domingo (Intec), a group known as Highly Adaptable Minds, …

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It seems to be a never-ending tale. An open, home-built craft, filled with Dominicans, Haitians, and oftentimes, other nationalities, nearly swamped on the high seas. However, this time, they were lucky, as units from the Dominican Navy and Dominican Air Force were able to rescue 24 persons who were attempting the dangerous trip to Puerto …

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If the government tax authorities indexed salaries as originally mandated by the law, it could cost the government some serious money, according to economic analyst Miguel Collado. The process involves multiplying current salaries by the inflation adjustments authorized by the Central Bank. The result would be that only those earning over RD$50,098.33 per month would …

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The German Embassy in the Dominican Republic and the Santo Domingo City Hall jointly unveiled a colorful, life-sized Buddy Bear sculpture on the Malecón (Av. George Washington), the popular Caribbean Sea waterfront boulevard. This installation serves as a symbol of the enduring friendship between the two nations. The Buddy Bear, located at the intersection of …

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The French film Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscar nominations. The film scored 13 nominations while setting a record for a non-English-language film. Zoe Saldaña is nominated for her first Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and also for her performance singing “El Mal”, among the 13 Academy Award nominations for the 2024 film directed by …

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A dramatic 13th inning favored the Tigres del Licey that edged out the Leones del Escogido 7-4 on Sunday, 26 January 2025 to a full house at the Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. The walk-off victory forces a decisive game seven in the 71st Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League (Lidom) final to be played at 7:30pm …

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New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit the Dominican Republic soon, according to US White House sources. Politico reports that sources in the White House say the newly appointed US Secretary of State will make his first visit abroad to Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic starting …

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Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez called for an end to arms supplies to Haiti and protested the intent to include known criminals in the Haiti transition government. “The present measures are not enough,” he said, when speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on 22 January 2025 at the UN headquarters in New York …

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