2025 – Page 30

When most everyone had forgotten about the Transcore Latam traffic light modernization contract scandal that ousted traffic expert Hugo Beras from the National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant), recent raids and investigations aired in the media and it seems these have been ongoing. Transcore Latam had been awarded the contract to modernize the traffic lights …

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The National Police and the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) agents implemented phase two of their operations in the barrio of Capotillo in the northern reaches of the National District. The agents sought to crack down on micro-trafficking of drugs. After several searches and subsequent arrests, the agents seized 10,126 grams of different drugs as …

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A major fire impacted the Merca Santo Domingo fresh produce market in northern Santo Domingo. 21 firefighting units from the National District, Santo Domingo province and San Cristobal were sent to help put out the blaze that impacted an area of around 700 square meters at the market’s F1 industrial building. In its reporting as …

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Eliseo Zorrilla Gómez (Cheo Zorilla) was 75 years old when he passed away due to a stroke (ACV) on 8 June 2025. His compositions are very part of Dominican cultural heritage. “Apocalipsis”, “Al nacer cada enero”, “Los hombres de rabia lloran” all are all part of a past generations’ mental Spotify. Leading local and Latin …

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Competing in Pool 1, the Dominican Republic senior women’s volleyball team (Reinas del Caribe), ranked 11th by FIVB, had opened its participation in the Volleyball Nations League 2025 in Ottawa, Canada on 4 June 2025 with a decisive five-game win against Serbia, ranked 10th. The Dominican team’s massive comeback in the second half of the …

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The ongoing crisis in Haiti, characterized by widespread gang control, represents an “immense and multidimensional risk” to the Dominican Republic, according to Celso Juan Marranzini, president of the National Business Council (Conep). Marranzini made the statements as the private sector and civic society meets government for the Social and Economic Council (CES) talks that open …

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Former Dominican ambassador to the United States, economist and historian Bernardo Vega sees a deterioration of the crisis in Haiti with no solution in sight. He writes in Acento that it appears that President Trump, who has expressed reluctance to address the Haitian problem, will only change his mind if thousands of Haitians take to …

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US President Donald Trump issued an official ban on entry of citizens of 12 countries, including Haiti. The announcement increases the migratory pressure impacting the Dominican Republic, that has a 391 km land border with Haiti. Exceptions are to be made, for example for the World Cup scheduled to be held in the United States. …

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The Ministry of Interior and Police announced guidelines for a new comprehensive initiative that seeks to improve motorcycle safety and reduce traffic fatalities. This comes in response to alarming statistics highlighting the role of motorcycles in both accidents and crime. Many similar measures have been announced in the past with minimal implementation. The authorities have …

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Once the dominant supermarket and megastore chain, the Grupo Ramos of La Sirena and former Pola fame, now operates 82 Multicentros, Multiplazas, Sirena Markets and Aprezio stores nationwide. Just recently, the new executive president of the group, Ivan Mejia announced that the chain will have 200 stores nationwide by 2030. That means that more of …

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