2025 – Page 30

President Luis Abinader officially opened the Vallejuelo–Batista, Vallejuelo–Río Arriba Sur and Los Arroyos–Sabaneta roads on Saturday, 1 November 2025. The infrastructure projects were executed by the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (Egehid), as part of its corporate social responsibility program. EgeHid is a public-private corporation. The roads are set to impact 18,000 rural residents in the …

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In a swift governmental response to widespread damage, President Luis Abinader has enacted Decrees 626-25 and 627-25, placing 14 provinces and several other areas of the country under a state of emergency following the passing of Tropical Storm Melissa. The key objective of the emergency declaration is to expedite and facilitate urgent government purchases and …

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Arajet announced free repatriation and relief bringing flights for Dominicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. Arajet offers regular service to Jamaica that is now suspended. Arajet has also announced that passengers booked on flights to and from Jamaica will be able to reschedule their travel at no additional cost for the next 15 days. …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) has lowered its monetary policy rate (MPR) by 25 basis points (bps), dropping the benchmark from 5.50% to 5.25% annually following its October 2025 monetary policy meeting. The cut comes to stimulate the economy that is now anticipated to close 2025 with a growth of approximately 2.5%, …

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Cleary Gottlieb was the US firm that represented the Dominican Republic in its Rule 144A/Reg S offering of US$1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.875% bonds due 2035. The transaction priced on 22 October 2025, and closed on 28 October 2025. The offering marked the 27th time the Dominican Republic has tapped the international debt …

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After a delay of more than a month, the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) has published the minutes of its evaluation meetings on its official website, detailing the rationale behind the controversial decision, Diario Libre reports. The documents provide a comprehensive look at the process used to assess the performances in the three cases …

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Local media reported the arrival of named US ambassador Leah Francis Campos on Thursday, 30 October 2025. Her arrival had been postponed because of the passing of Tropical Storm Melissa. She has yet to present credentials to Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and then to President Luis Abinader to formally begin her term in the Dominican …

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The Dominican Republic’s Public Ministry, through the Public Prosecution Department, has filed formal charges against Isidoro Rotestán Clase, alias “el Men,” and 12 other individuals newly implicated in the international drug trafficking network dismantled last year during the extensive Operation Búfalo NK, the Attorney General Office reports. The indictment, presented before the Coordinating Office of …

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In a major development in the sprawling Operation Calamar corruption case, the former director of the Casinos Department at the Ministry of Hacienda, Oscar Chalas Guerrero, has admitted his participation in the alleged criminal structure and detailed its modus operandi before Judge Altagracia Ramírez of the Fourth Court of Instruction of the National District. Chalas …

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Beyond its veneer of entertainment, Alofoke’s House 2 has transformed into a genuine social experiment where, almost unintentionally, key structural problems of Dominican society are exposed, Angely Moreno writes for Hoy. She explains how each character, with his/her history, educational level, relationship style, and reaction to conflict, represents a fragment of the local reality that …

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