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President Luis Abinader has declared that the Dominican Republic is set to “make history” by hosting the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in 2026, which is shaping up to be the largest sporting event in the region’s history. The Games are expected to draw over 6,000 athletes competing for a record 3,244 medals. Meanwhile, …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reports a significant surge in remittances sent by Dominicans living abroad. Remittances are the greatest injection of hard currency into the Dominican Republic. These are channeled to the country for investing in property, businesses and for the welfare of relatives and friends of those who have migrated. …

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Several past presidents of the Dominican Engineers and Architects Association (Codia) now say the recent Abinader administration decision to build a monorail in Santo Domingo instead of continuing with the metro lines is a planning mistake, as reported in N Digital. A coalition of former presidents from the Dominican College of Engineers, Architects, and Surveyors …

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The Ministry of Youth has joined the bandwagon and is now promoting the new Tarjeta de la Juventud, a welfare card that targets young people. Those who are approved will receive a stipend of RD$2,500 a month. The cards will be issued in collaboration with the Presidency welfare agency, Direccion de Desarrollo Social Superate. Those …

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Despite the Ministry of Housing and Buildings order to shut down after serious structural problems were found at Chinese megastores in operation, several owners have chosen to open discreetly. N Digital reports on the case of Suplax. Read more in Spanish:N Digital N Digital Diario Libre 14 October 2025

Vice President Raquel Peña decorated Dominican community leader Augusto Taveras with the 2025 “Oscar de la Renta Emigrant Award.” This is the seventh edition of the prestigious award that is sponsored and organized by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex). During the event, Taveras’s remarkable journey since arriving in New York in 1971 was presented …

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President Luis Abinader traveled to Mexico on Friday, 10 October 2025 with his family to attend the wedding of his niece Rita Lulo Abinader who married Héctor Alessandro Vogliotti Simental on Saturday, 11 October. He traveled with First Lady Raquel Arbaje and his three daughters. He returned on Sunday, 12 October to participate in the …

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President Luis Abinader and First Lady Raquel Arbaje led the sixth annual Senior Citizen of the Year and Protector of the Elderly awards ceremony on Friday, 3 October 2025, recognizing the altruism and dedication of older adults throughout the year. The awards are a national tribute to the country’s elderly population. The Senior Citizen of …

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After taking part in the International Forum on Mental Health and the Prison System in the Dominican Republic, Vice President Raquel Peña told reporters that the head of the National Office for Prison Reform had, indeed, delivered to her office a brief on the strategies that will be taken to improve the nation’s prisons, as …

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To have a monorail or not to have a monorail? The recent government decision to build a monorail system in Greater Santo Domingo as part of the process to reduce traffic jams in the city. The proposed mass transit system will join together with the current Metro system and the cable cars that cross the …

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