2025 – Page 25

President Luis Abinader spoke up for a renewed model of multilateralism and called for the voting of a woman to the position of Secretary General of the United Nations. Current secretary general Antonio Guterres of Portugal was first appointed in 2017 for a first term and re-appointed in 2022 for his second term that expires …

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President Luis Abinader and President Irfaan Ali of Guyana were the two heads of government that accepted invitations to speak at the 2025 Concordia Summit, an event parallel to the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The Concordia Annual Summit is described as an event that convenes the world’s most prominent business, …

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President Luis Abinader used a high-profile dinner on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly to champion the nation as a model of economic growth and social progress. Abinader declared that the Dominican Republic is charting a course toward prosperity by fostering a unique partnership between the public and private sectors. The event, co-hosted …

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President Luis Abinader met with leaders of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas as a side event to his participation in New York City in the 80th UN General Assembly. The meeting was from 3 to 4:30pm at the Americas Society on Tuesday, 23 September 2025. Abinader joined AS/COA for the private event with corporate …

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Minister of Industry and Commerce Victor “Ito” Bisono, represented President Luis Abinader at a high-profile meeting hosted by the Atlantic Council, bringing together global business leaders and investors. The event took place at the Virgin Hotel in Manhattan as part of the side events surrounding the 80th United Nations General Assembly. Also attending for the …

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President Luis Abinader when addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly warned that sargassum represents a direct threat to public health, regional economies, and environmental stability across the Caribbean. He called for greater international solidarity to confront the issue. “For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution—is …

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Former President Leonel Fernández was in New York City for the “VII Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean” at Columbia University on 21, 22 and 23 September 2025. The event ran parallel to activities programmed for visiting missions from around the world to the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The Columbia University event …

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The 27th Santo Domingo International Book Fair (FILSD) opens Thursday, 25 September at the grounds of the Plaza de la Cultura. The leading annual cultural event continues through 5 October. This 2025, the country’s most popular cultural event is dedicated to Dominican historian Frank Moya Pons. A pavilion at the fair will present most of …

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The operator of Las Americas International Airport (SDQ), Vinci Airports – Aerodom was fined US$5 million for the nine-hour blackout that affected airport operations on Sunday, 21 September 2025. An electricity glitch caused the power outage at the main terminal, affecting arrival and departure operations from 9:18 am to around 6 pm when power was …

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Weatherman Jean Suriel forecasts rains for most of the country on Thursday, 25 September 2025, as a trough and a tropical wave 38 move across Dominican waters and land from Puerto Rico. The Invest 94L storm has a direction that is taking it to impact the east coast of the DR as it heads north. …

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