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The New York Mets fans have responded with record attendance to the Citi Field stadium. Yet, MLB’s best-paid player, Juan Soto has not been able to make the difference, and the team continues to struggle to move beyond the regular season. The crowds, nevertheless, have been able to watch as Juan Soto ends the season …

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DR1 News will not be updated on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, because the day is a national holiday that celebrates the patron of the Dominican Republic, Our Lady of Mercedes. The news will be compiled for the Thursday, 25 September 2025 edition. Mariasela Alvarez shared details on Our Lady of Mercedes tradition in the Dominican …

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President Luis Abinader before taking off for New York City to participate in business and government affairs under the umbrella of the 80th United Nations General Assembly used about 10 minutes of his regular Monday press conference to highlight his agenda in New York. Throughout the meeting, he is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Relations …

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Upon arriving Monday, 22 September 2025 in the evening to New York City for his participation in the UN General Debate, President Luis Abinader answered press questions. He clarified that the destruction of a speedboat in a joint operation of the Dominican Navy and the US South Command did not occur in Dominican waters. The …

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The Dominican Republic is participating in the 2025 New York Climate Week in New York City, with a high-level delegation led by Max Puig, the executive vice president of the National Council for Climate Change and Carbon Market (CNCCMC). The annual event, which brings together top leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society, runs …

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President Luis Abinader during his press conference on Monday, 22 September 2025, said he has instructed Minister of Public Works Eduardo Estrella to investigate the causes of the blackout that impacted around 50 flights that were detoured to other airports, or cancelled on Sunday, 21 September 2025. Las Americas International suffered a nine-hour blackout from …

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A crucial bill aimed at tackling the Dominican Republic’s solid waste crisis has been stalled in the Senate for two months after it was approved by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, preventing it from being sent to the President for final approval and enactment. The Senate has chosen not to submit it …

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Former Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch, director of the General Directorate of Government Ethics and Integrity (DIGEIG), is being urged to reevaluate the indicators used to measure transparency in public institutions—particularly the performance of their official transparency portals, El Caribe writes in an editorial. The El Caribe call for scrutiny comes amid troubling revelations about …

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Telecommunications companies Claro Dominicana and Altice are reminding all their prepaid customers to validate their identity before the 29 September 2025 deadline or risk losing the telephone number. This is in compliance with Resolution 064-2025 from the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel). This new rule is designed to ensure that every prepaid line is registered to …

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A court in the Dominican Republic has sentenced Jairo Joel González Durán to eight years in prison for orchestrating a sprawling cryptocurrency and foreign exchange scam that defrauded hundreds of victims out of millions of dollars, El Nacional reports. The Third Collegiate Court of the National District also ordered González to pay a fine of …

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