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Cigar lovers are invited to visit the Feria Agroalimentaria 2025 to take place 28 to 31 May 2025 at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in the capital city. The Tabaco Institute (Intabaco) has coordinated the participation of 15 tobacco industry companies. The cigar industry participation is just one of the many sectors participating in the Feria …

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Mother’s Day is the focal point of all activity now happening in the Dominican Republic this weekend. The weather bureau reports mostly good weather with sunny skies and only scattered showers for the Sunday, 25 May 2025 national holiday, the result of a passing trough. Read more in Spanish:Indomet Noticias SIN 23 May 2025

While Mother’s Day is a globally celebrated holiday, its date varies widely across countries. In the Dominican Republic, it falls on the last Sunday of May – a tradition with deep historical roots, Diario Libre explains. The advertising and promotions of major stores remind Dominicans Mother’s Day this year is on Sunday, 25 May 2025. …

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According to economist and professor Miguel Collado Di Franco, the Dominican Republic’s labor market saw a modest increase of only 2.5% (or 4,355 jobs) in the 12 months between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. Analyzing recent data from the Central Bank, Collado Di Franco, Vice President of the Regional …

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Human remains and small ceramic fragments scattered on Arzobispo Nouel Street, opposite the Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, are being examined by archaeologists to determine their ethnic origin and the century they may have belonged to. The National Monumental Heritage Agency (DNPM) announced on 21 May 2025 that, according to historical records, it was …

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Haiti is enduring the worst crisis in its history with no immediate hopeful improvement in sight. The Organization of American States (OAS) announced it will host a high-level symposium on Haiti’s security crisis, following public rebukes from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the organization’s inaction amidst escalating violence and instability in the Caribbean …

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President Luis Abinader has issued Decree No. 268-25, creating an advisory committee to study the migration legal framework of the Dominican Republic. The committee will subsequently present suggestions deemed relevant based on its analysis to the President. The temporary and honorary committee is coordinated by former president of the Constitutional Court Milton Leónidas Ray Guevara, …

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Journalist Jorge Gonzalez of El Nacional typifies what indigent and undocumented Haitians go through as the violence and chaos in Haiti expels them to cross the 391 km land border in search for the living they cannot make at home. He tells the story of 24-year old Haitian Ariel Jean, a lanky young adult, who …

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It’s a very tough life if you are a Haitian migrant. In addition to the new checks on those who do not have regularized legal status, in the DR Haitian migrants have to deal with long delays at the Haitian mission in their quest to renew or secure passports, Diario Libre reports. Haitians need the …

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An undocumented Haitian identified only as Gago Fabela is accused of stealing US$6,000 from his employer’s residence in the municipal district of Arroyo Salado Payita, in Maria Trinidad Sanchez province on the northeastern coast. According to the Police report, the victim, Ramón González, reported the robbery to a local patrol. González stated that the money …

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