2025 – Page 60

Born in Italy, Martha Thayer early on married American corporate businessman, James (Jimmy) Thayer and became Martha Thayer. A long time Santo Domingo resident, she was known as a connector and cultural promoter, and for her love of the Dominican Republic and its people. On 28 April 2025, she passed away in her lovely Colonial …

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Fernando Tatis Jr, Juan Soto, Manny Machado and veteran Robinson Cano are all possible candidates for the key role of captain of the DR team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The last and only time the DR has won the World Baseball Classic was in 2013, when Robinson Cano was the captain of the …

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The Dominican Republic is in the top ten of women’s volleyball around the world. To keep its elite status, for years the best emerging players receive the opportunity to undergo the intense training available to the best in Japan. The Proyecto de Seleccion director, Milagros Cabral announced the departure of two emerging talents — Ryni …

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The Wings for Life World Run international inclusive fun race is taking place in Santo Domingo on Sunday, 4 May 2025 with the course set for the Mirador Park, a popular running and walking venue. Instead of a finish line, competitors race side by side to keep ahead of the Virtual Catcher Car. The event …

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The Broadway-style musical, “Celia, The Musical” is booked for the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater this coming Saturday, 5 July 2025. This is a Spanish production starring Cuban-Spanish artist Lucrecia in the role of the legendary Cuban singer and performer. An orchestra of 16 musicians, conducted by Braily Ramos, will interpret hit songs …

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President Luis Abinader used his weekly press conference platform to present the Ministry of Education’s new STEAM focus, an evolution of STEM platform to include the arts in addition to strengthening of mathematics and sciences skills in Dominican public schools. President Abinader invited to the Presidential Palace presentation dozens of students that recently scored high …

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President Luis Abinader says he will convene former Presidents Danilo Medina, Hipolito Mejia and Leonel Fernandez to a meeting to seek harmony regarding the extraordinary measures the Dominican Republic needs to take to deal with the worsening of the multidimensional crisis in Haiti. He made the statement during the 28 April 2025 press conference. Former …

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President Luis Abinader said the situation of Haiti came up in the brief conversation with US President Donald Trump when the two met for the first time during the Pope Francisco funeral on Saturday, 26 April 2025 in Rome. President Abinader said that Trump spoke of liking the Dominican Republic, where he has played golf …

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Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez said that the Dominican Republic is in a good position to negotiate the 10% tariff the United States has levied on Dominican exports. He made the remarks when asked to tell about the results of the first meeting in Washington, D.C. he attended last week at the US Trade Representative Office …

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Almost 40,000 Dominicans were naturalized as US citizens in the United States in the US Fiscal Year 2024 (September 2023 to October 2024), according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) statistics. El Dia reports that the Dominican Republic is the fourth country in number of nationalized citizens. The Dominican and the US constitutions …

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