2025 – Page 193

The Ministry of Economy has released its latest “Border Monitor” report for December 2024, revealing a mixed bag of results for tax collection in the border region. The report is evidence of the impact of the multidimensional crisis in Haiti has in the Dominican Republic. While the border zone saw an increase of 680 new …

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The Dominican Republic has significantly expanded its ambulance fleet with the recent acquisition of 200 new vehicles and a donation of 120 from the Chinese government. This move represents a 25% renovation of the country’s ambulance fleet, aiming to enhance emergency medical services nationwide. The donated and purchased ambulances will be integrated into the National …

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The government power utility head in the Dominican Republic, Celso Marranzini is encouraging businesses irregularly connected to the government power grid to go legit. The deal offered to them is a grace period when these can regularize their connections without facing penalties, and be relieved of having to pay the customary bond fee and the …

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Motorcyclists are said to be involved in 80% of traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic. The National Institute of Transit and Land Transport (Intrant) on 22 January 2025 kicked off a series of workshops yesterday aimed at establishing a standardized approach to helmet safety and reducing the high number of traffic fatalities. The initiative is …

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Opposition leaders Rafael Castillo of the Fuerza del Pueblo (FP) and Juan Ariel Jiménez of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) are urging President Luis Abinader to implement significant changes within his administration, suggesting that a reshuffling of key officials could benefit the country, N Digital reports. Castillo, who serves as spokesperson for the …

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The Ministry of Environment has said the government has a policy of zero tolerance for aggregate extraction from river basins. The hope would be that efforts advance to make this statement a reality. In December, Nuria Piera had presented evidence in a recent investigative TV program that the Ministry of Environment has to do much …

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The Dominican Association of Banks (ABA) says that Dominicans are increasingly relying on bank cards for their daily purchases. A recent analysis by the Association of Multiple Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA) highlights that in 2024, nearly 88% of all card transactions were made at service establishments, supermarkets, and retail stores. The data, derived …

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Barrick has secured all the permits for the construction of the second tailings dam to extend the life of the Pueblo Viejo gold mining operation in the northcentral province of Sanchez Ramirez. To build the tailings dam, communities need to be relocated. Community leaders say they are not getting a good deal from the company …

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In a game that ended 6-0 at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Ball Park in Santo Domingo, the Leones del Escogido took the leadership of the 2024-25 Dominican Professional Winter Championship. The Escogido has won two of the three games played. The seven-game series continues this weekend. Lidom reported that Junior Caminero drove in three runs …

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President Luis Abinader joined thousands of Dominicans who made the pilgrimage to Higuey, in eastern La Altagracia province to celebrate the religious protector of the Dominican people. President Abinader participated in the mass at the Basilica de Higuey accompanied by First Lady Raquel Arbaje and Vice President Raquel Peña. The President was joined by former …

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