2025 – Page 26

Minister of Education Luis Miguel de Camps has unveiled a comprehensive plan for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. His vision centers on a management model that prioritizes students, teachers, families, civil society, and public servants. De Camps emphasized that improving the education system requires the active participation of all sectors. De Camps took over …

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Thinking of the collective good and what it means to be a citizen will be back in schools with a curriculum change announced by the new minister of Education. Education Minister Luis Miguel de Camps announced that the subject of Ethics and Civics is being reintroduced into the national curriculum and will be a mandatory …

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Dominican exports have demonstrated robust growth this year, with figures reaching an impressive US$5.64 billion to May 2025, driven by increased shipments to key markets such as the United States and Haiti, the Customs Agency reports. In a remarkable achievement, Dominican exports hit a historic high in May 2025, totaling US$1.378 million. This represents a …

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The Migration Agency has kept the pressure on and for the first time this 2025 has been stopping all sorts of transporters and people traffickers assisting Haitians in their travel to the Dominican Republic. In the past, the military and the Migration Agency would have looked the other way. Recently, El Nacional reported a bus …

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A crucial court hearing concerning a lawsuit against mining giant Barrick Gold has been postponed until 24 June 2025, as environmental organizations press for the suspension of the company’s operations and the halt of a controversial new tailings dam project, Listin Diario reports. The Ministry of Environment cleared the construction of the second tailings dam …

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Judge Fátima Veloz of the National District’s Permanent Attention Court on Saturday, 7 June 2025, set a bond of RD$100,000 (RD$10,000 in cash) and periodic check-ins for Chinese businessman Po Xie, owner of the Mudan store on Av. Duarte. Xie is accused of assaulting a lawyer from the Migration Agency (DGM) during an inspection that …

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A former employee of the once very popular Santo Domingo nightclub Jet Set has revealed he repeatedly warned owner Antonio Espaillat about the deteriorating condition of the club’s roof before its catastrophic collapse two months ago. At least 236 people are reported dead and more than 150 injured when the roof collapsed after midnight on …

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Renowned musician and songwriter Rafael Solano marked his 94th birthday with a special concert featuring several artists who performed his compositions, El Dia reports. The event, “A Puerto Plata por Amor” (To Puerto Plata with Love), took place at the Plaza Independencia and drew audiences from across the country. The concert showcased a diverse range …

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In addressing the audience attending the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, President Luis Abinader called for funding and attention to resolve the climate change issue caused by sargassum. Sargassum is impacting fishing and tourism in the Caribbean. President Abinader reminded that this proliferation directly impacts biodiversity, public health, and strategic sectors such as …

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Max Puig, the executive vice president of the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL), Max Puig says the government needs to create more awareness in young people of the damages caused by climate change and how the new generations will pay the price for the lack of corrective actions. Puig spoke …

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