2025 – Page 31

Definitely it was not their date to leave this world. A driver and two passengers miraculously survived after a large boulder crashed onto their pickup truck while they were traveling on the La Vega–Jarabacoa highway. The incident occurred Saturday, 13 September 2025 in the morning as the vehicle was heading toward Jarabacoa. The massive rock …

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The long-time conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra announced he may well take on the challenge to present Handel’s Messiah at the National Theater. He mentioned how there is strength in choral singing here that would work well for the presenting of the difficult concert. The Messiah has been described as a baroque piece, not …

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A lifelong dream and a whirlwind tour across the United States have earned Dominican baseball fanatic Jepssy Beltré a place in the Guinness World Records, Listin Diario reports. A working dentist, he took off a month to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in just 25 days, shattering the previous record of 29 stadiums. …

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On 11 September 2025, the Monetary Board unveiled new regulations aimed at overhauling the country’s foreign exchange framework and cracking down at speculation. The government has said there is no reason for the unusual spread in selling and buying prices of the foreign currency given the steady flow of hard currency generated by remittances, free …

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The routine mission from the International Monetary Fund met late last week with the leaders of the private sector — the board of directors of the National Business Council (Conep). As reported, the talks covered perspectives for investment, sustained development, and structural issues. The Conep stressed their allegiance to sustained growth, economic confidence, and their …

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The National Health Insurance (Senasa) announced it is suspending the contracts of 10 private primary care centers that serve patients under the subsidized health plan. The move, effective immediately, will shift these centers from a fixed-rate payment model to a pay-per-service system. The announcement comes as the government health insurance plan seeks to unravel much …

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Color Vision reported a technical failure with the programming. The program later aired on 10pm that evening, one hour later. Meanwhile, the program continued as usual on her YouTube channel. The program carried her recent update on irregularities on the Senasa, the government. Piera presented controversies that she says the government needs to explain on …

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While the government struggles with improving the quality of education, political patronage seems to continue to prevail. In a striking paradox, a new report by investigative journalist Nuria Piera reveals a government-funded system continued to be filled by “ghost employees” and nepotism, while the illiteracy rate among young people is on the rise. The Ministry …

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 The 2025 Human Development Report for the Dominican Republic ranks the Dominican Republic 89th out of 193 countries. This is the same ranked reported for the DR in the 2021 and 2023 United Nations Human Development Reports. The 2025 report highlights that the Human Development Index (HDI) has increased 32% since 1990, the year the …

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With communities around the country complaining of power outages, the installation of a new power barge off the coast of Azua might be welcomed. That was not the case for the new installation in Puerto Viejo, at Playa Los Negros on the Azua coast. There are now three generating units in that space. However, locals …

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