2025 – Page 41

The director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), Igor Rodríguez announced that the Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) doppler radar will be fully installed in the next two months, as reported in Diario Libre. This radar will complete the weather surveillance system of the country. At present, there are radars in the Punta Cana …

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The Dominican Republic’s Puntos GOB initiative, designed to centralize and simplify access to government services, has proven to be a resounding success, serving over 550,000 Dominicans between January and mid-July 2025, El Dia reports. These convenient, one-stop centers have revolutionized how citizens interact with the state, saving them time, money, and stress. The present Puntos …

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The controversial path of the Santiago monorail is heading for a crucial legal decision next month, as a judge is set to rule on a citizen-led lawsuit alleging the project has deviated from its original design, threatening neighborhoods and vital green spaces, as reported in El Caribe. Judge Alicia Mabel Guzmán Bencosme, president of the …

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Community and business leaders in San Juan de la Maguana province are calling on the government to ensure the environmental impact study for the proposed Romero mining project is overseen by national and international scientific and academic organizations. Their goal is to guarantee the study’s credibility and transparency, N Digital reports. The public’s concern escalated …

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Contrary to claims made by the defense, 30-year old Jean Andrés Pumarol Fernández, accused of a violent attack on neighbors in the Naco sector of the National District, will not be housed in a psychiatric ward at the Anamuya prison in La Altagracia province, as reported in CDN. The General Penitentiary and Correctional Services Agency …

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The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) revealed a relentless 12-hour pursuit took place across the high seas and culminated in the dramatic capture of a “Go Fast” vessel carrying over 1.5 tons of cocaine, leading to the arrest of three Dominicans and one Colombian national, as reported in Diario Libre. The bust, a significant victory …

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Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, a professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at Lehman College (CUNY), writes for The Conversation about how bachata has gone in just decades from being a grassroots underground dance in the Dominican Republic to becoming a worldwide phenomenon. He mentions that even a Bee Gees song got a bachata spin …

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The Abinader administration is taking actions for the country to join the prestigious Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). 38 countries are members, including Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica in Latin America. The country aims to leverage OECD collaboration to attract foreign investment, build a more robust, inclusive, and sustainable financial system, and …

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President Luis Abinader acknowledged in his weekly press conference on Monday, 28 July 2025 that the Dominican economy has experienced a deceleration in its growth rate, a reality he stated the population is already feeling. “We went from growing 5% to 2.7% or 3%, which is what we are accumulating… and I know the population …

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President Luis Abinader said that he would not promulgate Comprehensive Management and Processing of Solid Waste Bill 225-20 as recently approved in Congress. He stated that he agrees that observations from various sectors be instead incorporated into the bill. He said the bill has not yet formally reached his office. However, he explained that once …

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