2025 – Page 5

President Luis Abinader has appointed engineer Jhael Isa Tavárez as the new executive director of the Office for the Reorganization of Transport (Opret), according to Decree No. 652-25. The announcement comes after the backup power systems of the Santo Domingo Metro System failed following a national blackout on Tuesday, 11 November 2025 that impacted most …

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The much-awaited monorail system, Phase I, planned for the Dominican Republic’s second city, Santiago de los Caballeros, will not be tested this December 2025. Jhael Isa, head of the Trust for the Development of Mass Transit in the Dominican Republic (Fitram), made the announcement late last week. This is due to a slight change in …

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The Presidency announced the naming of Alfonso Rodriguez Tejada as new general manager of the Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED). Executive Decree No. 653-25 highlights that the appointment is a move to strengthen the technical and management structure of the national electricity sector. Rodriguez Tejada replaces Martin Robles Morillo. The announcement comes following the national …

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The latest of some 89 nationwide blackouts over the past 37 years, which occurred last Tuesday, 11 November 2025 has brought a flurry of requests and demands for answers as to how it happened. The preliminary explanations have varied from “technical error” to “human error” to “we won’t know for two weeks.” There had not …

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The Dominican Republic’s Customs Agency (Aduanas) has announced that the annual Christmas gift exemption, a much-anticipated benefit for the Dominican diaspora, will be increased this year, surpassing the previous limit of $5,000. Eduardo “Yayo” Sanz Lovatón, the head of the General Customs Agency (DGA), confirmed the news on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. He also informed …

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The Dominican Republic has achieved a major international distinction by becoming the first Caribbean nation to have its proposal accepted by the LEAF Coalition to supply high-integrity jurisdictional emissions reductions and removals. This milestone was announced at the Cop30 platform in Belem, Brazil. The acceptance by the LEAF Coalition, a premier public-private buyers’ group for …

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The Dominican Republic has positioned itself as a regional leader in green financing and climate action following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Environment and Mamaland Company S.A. (Grupo Mota-Engil). The agreement outlines a potential investment of US$300 million (RD$18 billion) for ambitious projects focused on ecological restoration, carbon …

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The International Monetary Fund was questioned by the staff of the Listin Diario newspaper regarding aspects of the Dominican economic situation, which is currently showing a slow-down in its GDP growth, and what is called “effervescence” in remittances this year. The IMF focused its reply of the necessary changes that needed to be implemented, such …

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The Dominican Agro-business Board (JAD) and the Ministry of Agriculture have joined forces to promote the cultivation, processing and sale of “Buen Pan” or breadfruit in the Dominican Republic. Given the rising global demand for organic and health foods, there is a demand for this Pacific island fruit that came to the Caribbean in the …

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A judge on the Second Chamber of Instruction in La Romana has handed down the first sentence for the sale of seized properties involved in the case of a network of electronic fraud and money laundering that was dismantled during Operation Cheetah. Judge Vicky Chalas decided to accept the request made by the prosecutors to …

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