2025 – Page 4

Somewhere along the years, loud music became synonymous with the way to listen to music in the Dominican Republic. Ironically, while Dominicans like their music loud, 95% of noise complaints to the 911 Alert System in Greater Santo Domingo are for loud music. A report in Listin Diario says that complaints for loud music led …

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Nelson Batista of the Santiago ecological society, Soeci, warns that senator Antonio Marte of the Santiago Rodriguez province is promoting the construction of a road to connect Santiago Rodriguez, with access to the new Manzanillo Port to San Juan de la Maguana. Nelson Batista explains the road would go from Loma de Copey to Sabaneta …

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In a move described by the Attorney General Office as one to bolster regional security, Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso met with US Ambassador Leah Francis Campos for talks on ways to reinforce the strategic partnership between the Dominican Republic and the United States in the fight against drug trafficking and transnational crime. The high-level …

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In an update on the November 2025 feature on the TVB Port in Port-au-Prince, The Miami Herald highlights how the Haitian government delays in authorizing specialized customs agents for the port is a roadblock for more European investment. The TVB Port received major investment from the French Development Agency. The feature by Jacqueline Charles looks …

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A US federal court in the Southern District of Florida has sentenced a second key member of a Dominican drug trafficking organization led by National District Councilman Edickson Herrera Silvestre, Listin Diario reports. José Eduviges Aponte Torres, known by the aliases “Buby” or “Meano,” was sentenced to 87 months (7 years and 3 months) in …

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as the sixth Bishop of Palm Beach, succeeding Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito who has led the diocese since 2003 and submitted his resignation upon reaching the 75 year old cut off age early in 2025. Rodriguez was born in Moca, Dominican Republic. When commenting on …

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The Dominican Republic observed the shortest day of 2025 on Sunday, 21 December 2025, as the winter solstice officially ushered in a transition in the northern hemisphere’s astronomical calendar. The solstice occurs when the Earth’s axis reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun. For those in the Caribbean, this shift results in a noticeable …

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The organizers of the benefit for the La Merced children’s foundation in northern Santo Domingo announced the postponmetn of the event for March 2026. The new date and details will be announced. The several course dinner would have been prepared by Dominican two Michelin star chef Maria Marte. Read more:DR1 News 22 December 2025

Late last week, the Dominican Football League celebrated the last round of matches to decide the playoff picture. In the current format there are 10 teams playing for six positions in the final phase called the “liguilla” or “little league playoffs”. The situation was tense as Moca received O&M FC. The O&M team had lost …

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The Caribbean Series is scheduled to be played 1-7 February 2026 and now is moving to Mexico. The games will be played in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara, after the Mexican Pacific League offered the country as an alternate host. The 2025 series was held in Mexicali, Mexico. The 2027 Caribbean Series is scheduled for …

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