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The Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira says that the watchman of the Ligia Portalatin Sosa in Invivienda in eastern Santo Domingo allowed the professional filming crews to enter and carry out a video by Shupamela6.9 (Carmen Sandoval) and Menor Queen (Darielys Cecilia Marchena Ozoria), two urban artists. Shuupamela participated in the highly-viewed Casa de Alofoke reality …

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The two head executives of the JetSet Club whose roof collapsed on 8 April 2025 killing more than 236 people have requested the court hearing the case consider their choice of a technician to carry out a repeat investigation into its structural causes. The Abinader administration entrusted the Onesvie that presented the report carried out …

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Al Horford, who played on the Dominican national basketball team and is the husband of the Dominican Republic’s only Miss Universe (Amelia Vega – 2003), is set to sign with the Golden State Warriors. Horford had played 7 seasons with the Boston Celtics, including the 2023-2024 season in which the team finally won its NBA …

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A significant contingent of 33 Dominican baseball players is ready to participate in the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason, which kicks off this Tuesday, 1 October 2025. The initial stage of the playoffs will feature the Wild Card Series, with eight teams vying for survival in four best-of-three series. All games in the Wild Card …

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Vice President Raquel Peña expressed strong confidence when she said on Friday, 26 September 2025 that the Dominican Republic will “shine” when it hosts the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in 2026. As the country prepares for the regional sports event, the Vice President spoke of the unprecedented government investment of over RD$5 billion …

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Three days of heavy rains fell over the Dominican Republic due to a passing trough and tropical wave since Wednesday, 24 September 2025 and resulted in more than 5,000 persons displaced from their homes, and around a thousand dwellings affected. There were 21 communities incommunicado. Several aqueducts were also impacted by the intense rains. The …

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On Friday, 26 September 2025, a Caribe Tours bus with passengers rammed into the Pedro Francisco Bono Metro Line 2 station at John F. Kennedy Avenue and Nunez de Caceres. By Saturday, 27 September at 8:25pm, the metro service was restored, according to the OPRET Metro Office. OPRET reported that the damaged station access was …

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The scandalous case of significant financial leakages benefiting private companies at Senasa, the state insurance plan, continues in the media as details of several business schemes have been forthcoming. The media has been handling quantities of RD$21 billion to RD$100 billion that allegedly were milked through different scams. The former director of the entity, physician …

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A recent report in Listin Diario highlights how despite having large rivers and mountain areas with water sources, providing water for human use is the most important issue impacting countries in Latin America, especially amid climate pressures. Despite its six major hydrographic regions and a network of dams and aqueducts, the Dominican Republic faces growing …

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Everyone who lives in the Dominican Republic knows who bills their electricity. People know this the same way they know that there will be blackouts. These happen in some areas with much more frequency than in others. The government-owned power utilities are known by their initials: EDEEste, EDENorte and EDESur. These distribute most of the …

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