2025 – Page 5

A coalition of 70 communities in the central Cordillera Septentrional mountain range has launched an organized protest against a mining exploration plan proposed by the Ministry of Energy and Mines, warning that the project threatens to destroy vital natural resources, agricultural lands, and the livelihoods of thousands of families. The communities estimate the project could …

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Evan Ellis reported for the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on the remarks by participants in the 3rd Regional Network Meeting for Crime Analysts (RNA) held in Santo Domingo, 24 to 27 November 2025. The event brought together crime analysts from across the Caribbean, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and France, to …

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Members of the Dominican Republic’s Armed Forces now join those of the Police in getting free access to ride the nation’s mass transit system, including the Santo Domingo Metro and Teleférico (cable car), starting in January 2026, the government announced over the weekend. The directive, which grants thousands of military personnel free travel, was revealed …

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Following the signing by President Luis Abinader of Law 97-25 on 7 December 2025, the Dominican Republic’s new Penal Code will be published in the Official Gazette on Monday, 8 December and will go into effect on Tuesday in the National District and on Wednesday for the rest of the country. The new code complies …

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President Luis Abinader has ordered the National Health Insurance (Senasa) to constitute as a civil party in the corruption case detected within the public institution. As reported in El Dia, the move is intended to ensure the recovery of “up to the last peso stolen from public assets,” according to the presidential order. By constituting …

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The major issue with basic services in the main cities of the Dominican Republic is plain and simple, water. In cities such as Santo Domingo and Santiago, an adequate supply of potable water is the biggest urban problem. Now the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewer Corporation (Caasd) has announced a public tender worth nearly RD$300 …

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The tragic death of an 11-year old Haitian girl, a student at an expensive private school in Santiago, has become a Pandora Box. The mother of the child, Loveli Raphael Joseph, took her case to the media after she could not get a straight story straight on what happened leading to the drowning of her …

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The murder of Yennely Duarte in the village of Quitasueño in Santiago was a horrific crime. The Department of Justice sent their big gun to prosecute the case, Toribio Antonio Gomez. The crime, committed in March of 2024, came to trial with the typical delays and courtroom incidents, but on 1 December 2025, the trial …

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Retired Police General Damian Arias Matos says there are 30 mosques in Haiti. For years, a Muslim mosque of considerable size is under construction off the Autovia del Este leading to Punta Cana. This would be the largest in the Dominican Republic. In an interview, General Damian Arias told Jose Peguero talk show that the …

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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Dominican Republic swine population suffered from an outbreak of the African Swine Fever, a debilitating disease that kills hogs. Back during the administration of President Antonio Guzman (1978-1982), the outbreak was so severe that the government dictated the elimination of the entire porcine population of the Dominican …

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