2025 – Page 41

A feature in N Digital by Raul German Batista blasts those who enjoy the bounties of the Caribbean Sea-bordering maritime boardwalk, but leave behind litter. The journalist reports that the city government spent US$50 million to build the Paseo Maritimo Malecon, spanning 3.5 kilometers (2.1 miles) along the Caribbean Sea as a vibrant public space …

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Members of the National Police’s South Central Regional criminal investigation division (DICRIM), based in Baní, recovered two lost suitcases containing multiple passports and personal belongings of American citizens. This success was achieved through meticulous investigation and analysis of surveillance camera footage, N Digital reports. The recovery took place in the Las Cayenas 2 residential area …

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Crystal Fiallo returns to the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) as executive director after a stint in government. She had served as deputy director of the Procurement Agency (DGCP) and as director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP). She had begun her work career with ANJE in 2015 as a …

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Dominicans are celebrating the prowess of national basketball team player Karl Anthony Towns in the Eastern Conference final matches between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. When it seemed as if the third game between the Knicks and Pacers was decided, it was Towns in the final quarter who delivered an incredible 20 …

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Top-seeded Canadian tennis player, Volodymyr Gurenko lived up to expectations, capturing the Caribbean Cup J100 Santo Domingo title on Saturday, 24 May 2025. Gurenko dominated American eighth seed Shaan A. Majeed in the final, securing a decisive 6-2, 6-1 victory. The triumph earns Gurenko 100 ranking points. The women’s crown was claimed on the previous …

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President Luis Abinader inaugurated the National Vehicle Retention Center (Cenarve), located on the Santo Domingo West off the Santo Domingo Beltway in La Cuaba, Pedro Brand municipality on Saturday, 24 May 2025. The modern facility, constructed by the Ministry of Housing and Buildings at a cost of RD$625 million, replaces the outdated El Coco Racetrack …

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In a significant step towards modernization and environmental conservation, the Dominican government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines, launched the National Energy Efficiency Program on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. The initiative aims to overhaul the public lighting system across the country by installing 254,000 state-of-the-art LED streetlights coupled with intelligent management systems. This ambitious …

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The reality of the pressures exerted by the highly politicized teacher and public school employees unions versus quality of education is now making news. Studies confirm that the billions of taxpayer money spent on wage increases for the teachers have not translated into more learned graduates. New Minister of Education Luis Miguel de Camps has …

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The nation’s highest court, the Constitutional Court has ruled on a resolution passed by the National Council on Social Security (CNSS), which established an age limit for a person to receive a disability or survivor’s pension, as well as a time limit to file for such benefits. The Constitutional Court ruled that Social Security Law …

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Celso Marranzini, the head of the Unified Council of Electricity Enterprises (CUED) has been known to say things that are obvious but that many consider “not something you want to say out loud.” For example, several years ago, when Marranzini was the head of the now-defunct Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE), he visited …

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