2025 – Page 54

Roberto Santana, executive advisor on Security Policy and the Prison System to the Presidency, has once again issued a stark warning about the fractured control over Dominican prisons, revealing that neither the Attorney General’s Office nor the General Directorate of Prisons holds authority over 19 detention centers currently under the control of the National Police …

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Teenage pregnancy is a normalized crime in the Dominican Republic. Despite clear laws criminalizing sexual abuse against minors, the Dominican Republic has yet to put a stop to the pervasive issue of the normalized reality of teenage pregnancy and births. Disturbingly, thousands of underage girls are victims of sexual abuse that most often go unreported …

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The Attorney General Office announced it has carried out phase one of what it named Operation Atlantic to combat human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and migrant smuggling on the north coast. The law enforcement actions concentrated on the northern municipality of Sosua, Puerto Plata. According to the Attorney General Office, as part of the operation’s first …

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Germany clinched its spot in the Volleyball Nations League Finals with its win over the Dominican Republic national women’s seior team (Reinas del Caribe) in Arlington, Texas, USA on Sunday, 13 July 2025. The game ended 3-1. With its losses to China (in five sets) and Germany, the DR was eliminated from moving to the …

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President Luis Abinader was in Montecristi, on the northwest corner of the country, for the inauguration of what is described as “the most significant electrical infrastructure project in the history of the Dominican Republic.” Abinader cut the ribbon for the 345 kV transmission line stretching 128 kilometers. The line links the natural gas power projects …

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The Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret) has announced a five-day suspension of service on a key section of the Santo Domingo Metro, beginning Wednesday, 16 July through Sunday, 20 July 2025. The shutdown will affect the line between Mamá Tingó (Villa Mella) and Hermanas Mirabal (Parque Mirador Norte) stations in Santo Domingo North, as crews …

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Ricardo García, former director of the Dr. Rafael Moscoso National Botanical Garden, a professor at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, and a member of the Academy of Sciences, is vehemently opposing government plans to use parts of the Botanical Garden for the expansion of República de Colombia Avenue. He stated that this would cause …

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The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) has stated that, as of now, no definitive decision has been made regarding the potential use of a portion of the Botanical Garden for the road expansion. Addis Burgos, the MOPC’s head of communications, explained that open discussions are ongoing with the Ministry of Environment, which is responsible for …

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Pension companies are profiting from billions in unclaimed funds due to legal hurdles and lack of information, El Dia reports. The pension plan companies are reportedly receiving a significant financial boon from a system plagued by legal obstacles and a lack of clear guidance for beneficiaries. This situation has led to over RD$117 billion in …

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The General Public Procurement Agency (DGCP) has revealed significant irregularities in a bidding process by the National Institute of Student Welfare (Inabie) for school backpacks and kits for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years. These findings corroborate previous denunciations made on the investigative news program “El Informe con Alicia Ortega,” which initially brought the questionable …

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