2025 – Page 64

Anibal de Castro, executive editor of Diario Libre, has editorialized against the Dominican Republic continuing to be part of the Central American Parliament. Politicians and legislators receive cushy perks and generous wages in US dollars for their participation. People have always asked what the DR gets out of this. Costa Rica many years ago chose …

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The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic in May 2025 issued a landmark ruling banning the public use of nicknames to identify high-profile corruption cases in the judiciary. In Ruling No. TC/0225/25, the court upheld a constitutional appeal filed by Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez, former Attorney General, effectively prohibiting the Office of the Prosecutor (Public …

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Educa, the pro-education private non-governmental organization, has named Yahaira Sosa Machado as the new director. She replaces Enrique Darwin Caraballo who served in the role for 13 years. Sosa Machado is an expert in public policies and international trade. She holds a Law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), graduating Cum …

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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the Dominican Republic coast on Monday, 23 June 2025, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), USGS said. The earthquake occurred off the coast of Miches, in central eastern Dominican Republic. The USGS reported the M 5.7 earthquake …

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Torrential rains and powerful gusts of wind battered several areas of Puerto Plata on the north coast of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, causing damages to roofs of homes and downing trees and signs, sparking fear among residents, CDN reported. Whascar García of the Civil Defense in Puerto Plata reported multiple incidents. …

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The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the General Fine Arts Agency (DGBA) and the National Gallery, is inviting the general public to Arte en Bellas Artes, a special exhibition showcasing a representative selection of works from the Palace of Fine Arts’ permanent collection, N Digital reports. The exhibition opens Thursday, 26 June 2025, at …

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President Luis Abinader unveiled that a historic public-private investment of US$531.5 million has been invested recently in the Dominican Republic’s port infrastructure, describing it as a transformative step toward making the country a regional maritime and logistics hub. Speaking during his weekly press briefing La Semanal con la Prensa held at the Presidential Palace under …

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The President submitted a new bill to Congress for a new regulatory authority that would oversee all gambling and betting activities. Major gaming companies are said to be owned by past and present legislators and politicians in the country. The betting ventures have multiplied and are more common than grocery stores in the smallest of …

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The Dominican Republic is one of six Latin American countries that have joined the preliminary studies to implement a project for shared space-based telecommunications infrastructures. The DR joins Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and the 21 countries – 15 member states and six associate members – of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). The governments seek …

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Ruling political party government officials and politicians of the government party and opposition political parties have prematurely announced their intentions to seek their party’s candidacy. The next presidential election will be held in May 2028. The prohibition for candidates to campaign and parties to act in favor of choosing candidates is already in the Dominican …

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