2025 – Page 6

Karl Anthony Towns announces that he will donate his NBA Cup earnings to build a state-of-the-art basketball complex in Tamboril, Santiago. The donation will expand the sports facility of Go Ministries in t he central province. Towns’ mother, the late Jacqueline Cruz, was from Santiago. He made the remarks during the post-NBA Cup win press …

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In a high-profile display of retail politics, President Luis Abinader took time during the holiday season to engage with one of the country’s most influential grassroots groups: the national barbering and hairstyling subsector. The 16 December 2025 event, titled Peluqueros RD 2025, served as a strategic platform for the President to project an image of …

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The United Nations regional economic commission, ECLAC, presented its “Preliminary Overview of Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025,” in which it forecasts an average regional expansion of 2.4% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026. The Dominican Republic, 2.9% is forecast for the end of 2025, down from 5% in 2024. ECLAC expects GDP …

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The seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded on 12 December 2025, with a historic commitment to tackle marine assets. Gathering over 6,000 delegates from 186 countries at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the UN Environment Assembly voted to issue 11 resolutions including Resolution UNEP/EA.7/L.3) that addresses sargassum seaweed blooms, paired with …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) officially announced that as of 16 December 2025 the civil registry entity is established as the Digital Signature Certification Authority. The certification event marks a critical milestone in the rollout of the Dominican Republic’s next-generation identity and electoral cards. The successful generation of the Root Certificate grants the JCE the …

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The Senate of the Republic fast-tracked and approved the 2026 General State Budget Bill on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. The bill, which remains unchanged from the version approved by the Chamber of Deputies last week, now moves to the Executive Branch for promotion into law. The budget for the 2026 fiscal year totals RD$1.84 trillion …

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US Ambassador Leah Campos completed her first official visit to a private sector entity in the Dominican Republic this week, touring the extensive sugar and agro-industrial operations of Central Romana Corporation, according to a press release from Central Romana. The visit follows through on a commitment made by the ambassador during a recent American Chamber …

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They looked like ordinary offices. Operating under legitimate-sounding names like Agnes Travel SRL and Urtarte’s Paradise Call Center, these facilities in Santiago and Puerto Plata weren’t selling vacations. Instead, they served as the engine for “Operation Discovery,” one of the most sophisticated digital fraud networks ever dismantled in the Caribbean. In its coverage on the …

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This weekend’s games will decide the regular season of the 2025-2026 Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship. The Aguilas del Cibao have ensured their spot. The same for the Toros del Este that qualified in second place for the semi final round. But the third and fourth slots are still up for grabs as of 16 …

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The Ministry of Public Health under cardiologist Victor Atallah since January 2024 has been pushing for prevention to avoid high costs of reactive health care. The evidence is clear in the case of heart diseases. Cardiovascular diseases continue to be the principal cause of death in the Dominican Republic. Critics argue that the country’s healthcare …

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