2025 – Page 31

Without doubt, the World Series 2025 game seven reaped viewer peak ratings as Dominicans tuned in to watch. There were two Dominican players on each of the rosters of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, the World Series 2025. The teams delivered a true championship game and it took the Los Angeles Dodgers …

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With Tropical Storm Melissa behind us, a Friday, 31 October 2025 Aguilas del Cibao and Tigres del Licey game packed the Quisqueya Ball Park. The Aguilas spoiled the night for the capital city fans when that much-awaited game ended 3-0. The Aguilas are leading the Professional Winter Baseball Championship followed by the Tigres del Escogido …

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The Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo was the stage of the first half of the semi-final series between the Cibao FC and O&M FC to decide the finalist for the Caribbean Cup 2025. The game, played intensely, was a 1-1 draw. The Cibao team, five-time Dominican champion and last year’s runner-up in the …

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The Dominican Republic will continue on Thursday, 30 October 2025 feeling the sequel of the intense Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 2 storm as it moves to the Bahamas. Despite its distant track, the remnants of Hurricane Melissa are fueling a weather pattern that will continue to bring significant rain, thunderstorms, and potential flooding to …

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The rains and outer bands of Tropical Storm Melissa delivered a massive blow to the nation’s economy, with estimated daily losses potentially soaring above RD$17 billion, Diario Libre reports. The economic fallout, fueled by widespread production halts and business closures, is sending shockwaves across consumption, production, and commerce sectors, according to alarming reports from leading …

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The US State Department and US Better Business Bureau (BBB) have issued warnings about scams targeting residents and donors in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Melissa caused billions for flooding, agriculture losses and commercial shutdown in the Dominican Republic. Haiti is reported 25 deaths, and wipe out in Jamaica and Cuba. The US Better Business …

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The Superintendence of Private Watchmen and Security (Superintendencia de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada – SVP) is urgently calling on the National Congress to pass a pending bill that would allow it to impose significant sanctions and fines on private security companies that violate regulations, Diario Libre reports. The call comes as the agency reveals that …

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A recently released audit by the Chamber of Accounts looks into purchases made by the National Health Insurance Company (Senasa) during the second Danilo Medina administration. During the current Abinader administration, the director of Senasa, Santiago Hazim, recently resigned amidst findings of major corruption within the government health insurance. The recent audit carried out by …

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Public prosecutors of the Attorney General Office have released the findings in the accusations of the investigations into National Transit and Transport Institute (Intrant) operations and these point to widespread institutional weakness and lack of government supervision to impede the major and continuing scams that have impacted the entity. The prosecutors are looking into the …

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WhatsApp is pulling the plug on vintage smartphones. This will impact many in the DR. In the Dominican Republic, it is a general practice that dependants and househelp inherit smartphones when these are changed by the owners. Some smartphones are so good they continue to work for years after the makers remove tech support. The …

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