2025 – Page 5

Nothing is settled yet in the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League’s 2025-2026 Championship. Only the Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Toros del Este have secured slots. The Estrellas Orientales, Leones del Escogido, Tigres del Licey and Gigantes del Cibao hope to win the two missing playoff slots. The Aguilas and Toros are the only teams comfortably …

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President Luis Abinader conducted a formal site inspection Tuesday, 16 December 2025, to monitor the progress of the tunnel currently under construction beneath the Plaza de la Bandera. He announced the general public should be able to use the fast route by the second quarter 2026. During the tour, the President reviewed the technical advancements …

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Interior and Police Minister Faride Raful reported this Wednesday, 17 December 2025 that the Dominican Republic’s new police patrol model is yielding significant results. Since its implementation mid-year, the pilot program, with its 1,150 new agents, has reportedly led to a measurable decrease in both criminal activity and social conflict within its targeted zones, as …

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Health authorities are sounding the alarm as a significant rise in respiratory viruses over the last few weeks threatens to worsen with the arrival of the holiday season and thousands of travelers. The Dominican Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery warned on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 that the influx of citizens living abroad creates a …

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In a rare enforcement action against non-Haitian irregular migration, the Dominican Republic Army (ERD) intercepted seven Chinese nationals during a targeted operation in the northwest province of Montecristi. The group was apprehended by soldiers stationed at the Hatillo Palma outpost. Working in coordination with S-2 intelligence officers, military personnel flagged and stopped a gray Chevrolet …

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Local media are reporting that the US Southern Command (Southcom) has established a provisional airbase at the capital city airport. The US military posed for the group photo on the airfield described as “an airfield in the US Southern Command Area of Responsibility” on 9 December 2025. The 921st Contingency Response Squadron is also known …

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Former Minister of Economy during the Danilo Medina administration, economist Juan Ariel Jimenez warns there are other black holes similar to the National Health Insurance company (Senasa) scandal, mentioning the Banco Agricola and the Reservas insurance company. He said he has the financials that prove the significant irregularities in these entities, when responding to questions …

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The streets of La Cuaba in northern Santo Domingo were illuminated by candlelight Tuesday, 16 December night as residents escalated their long-standing campaign against a controversial landfill project slated for construction in the rural area of El Aguacate. This demonstration was organized by the grassroots movement known as “No Vertedero” and brought together a wide …

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The Oscar de la Renta fashion house held its Pre-Fall 2026 fashion show at the Fortaleza Ozama in the Colonial City, a short distance from De la Renta’s childhood home on 17 December 2025. The homecoming fashion show celebrated Oscar’s roots and the Oscar de la Renta fashion house’s 60th anniversary. Follow the story:The Pre-Fall …

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Two Michelin star Chef Maria Marte will be cooking at the Hotel Embajador as part of a Three Kings Day benefit for Dominican children and Fundacion La Merced in northern Santo Domingo. The several course dinner is scheduled for 5 January 2026 from 6:30 to 9pm. The Foundation works to eradicate child labor and maintains …

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