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Government justice and police system entities carried out a major raid in the Capotillo sector on the banks of the La Isabela River in the northern part of the National District. The Attorney General Office was represented by 45 prosecutors, and the National Drug Control Agency, the National Police and the Dominican Army put over …

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A chaotic scene unfolded Wednesday, 28 May 2025 during a Migration Agency (DGM) raid on a Chinese-owned store, where authorities aimed to detain Haitian nationals working there without proper immigration status, Diario Libre reported. The incident occurred at the Mudan store on Duarte Avenue in the capital city. Videos circulated online showing store owners and …

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Karla Moya Boada, a Venezuelan national accused of illegally practicing medicine in the Dominican Republic, was acquitted due to a technicality, despite overwhelming evidence against her, N Digital reports. The Ministry of Public Health shut down a first medical office where she operated, but then she opened a second parallel one as her case was …

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In a recent episode of the morning talk show El Despertador on Channel 9, Chilean geographer Marcelo Lagos and US meteorologist John Morales emphasized that natural phenomena are not responsible for human disasters and tragedies. Instead, they explained that these events are more often the direct result of poor human decisions in planning, education, and …

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People have to admit it that this year the weather has been good. The sweltering heat of summer has been delayed. But now with still three weeks away from summer, it is getting as hot as it gets. The entire Dominican Republic is sweltering under a combination of Saharan dust, high humidity and plenty of …

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The Dominican Republic’s Paris Olympics gold medal winner Marileidy Paulino once again showed her class and won first in the women’s 400m Grand Slam Track event held in Philadelphia, USA. She clocked in a season best with 49.12, defeating Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica (50.04) and Isabella Whittaker of USA (50.16). Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain …

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The Indiana Pacers finally outpaced the New York Knicks 125 to 108 in game six of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs and won the slot to match the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. It will be a first Final since 2000 for the Indiana Pacers. Pascal Siakam of the Pacers was named MVP …

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The Presidency has convened meetings of the Economic and Social Council (CES), now set to tackle critical national issues as of Tuesday, 3 June 2025, at 11am at the library meeting facility of the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University in Santo Domingo. The CES meeting will focus on six key areas – migration, bilateral trade, border …

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President Luis Abinader has appointed Mildred Gabriela Martínez Mejía as the new director of the National Bureau of Statistics (ONE). She replaces Miosotis Rivas, who was named to direct the ECLAC Caribbean region office, a UN agency. The Presidency reports that Martínez Mejía brings to the position over two decades of extensive experience in applied …

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The recent panel of experts that met on Tuesday, 27 May 2025 for the Esta Noche con Mariasela top issue discussion focused on the Dominican economy. The conclusion was that all sectors need to align to strengthen the position of the country as an exporter of goods and services if the country is to successfully …

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