2025 – Page 7

The National Council of the Magistracy (CNM) met to study the profiles of aspirants to positions open in the Supreme Court of Justice and the Superior Electoral Court. President Luis Abinader convened the CNM to fill the judge openings from the 21 pre-selected aspirants. President Luis Abinader presided over the five-minute presentations by the candidates. …

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The Ministry of Education (MINERD) officially launched the “Agentes al 100” (Agents at 100) youth volunteer program on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. Spearheaded by Minister of Education Luis Miguel De Camps, the initiative aims to fortify values education, boost student participation, and cultivate a new generation of young people committed to national development. The launch …

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The Dominican Republic received the highest ratings in the recently published Florida International University Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom 2025 Latin America Country Risk Index and Analysis. The second edition of the comprehensive study analyzes the key political, economic, social, and international risks in 12 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the …

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President Luis Abinader announced on Monday, 10 November 2025 that he will inaugurate a massive new logistics hub at Punta Cana International Airport this Wednesday, a project poised to significantly bolster the nation’s competitiveness and cement its status as the predominant logistics center of the Caribbean and Latin America. The President made the declaration during …

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The five-year delay in fully commissioning Haiti’s TVB Port-au-Prince Terminal, a US$60 million international-standard port facility, is a critical warning for the entire island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), underscoring how anti-competitive practices and government inaction in one nation can undermine the shared goal of creating strong, cost-effective, and resilient logistics and cargo chains …

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New York state governor, Kathy Hochul was hosted on Monday, 10 November 2025 in Santiago de los Caballeros, by Santiago city mayor Ulises Rodriguez. She was formally received as a “distinguished visitor.” Hochul landed at the Cibao International Airport with a delegation of New York legislators and city officials. She came with her husband. At …

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In a major ceremony, President Luis Abinader spoke of the heroic sacrifices Juan Rodriguez Garcia made and called the placement of his remains in the National Pantheon “historic justice.” Rodriguez, known as Juancito to just about everyone, was a very successful farmer and rancher during the 1930s and 1940s, tending large areas of plaintain and …

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Seven months after the tragic collapse of the roof of the Jet Set Nightclub, that caused the death of at least 236 persons attending a Rubby Perez concert on 8 April 2025, the prosecutors from the Justice Department have sent the case to court. The action opens the legal procedures for the charges against the …

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Dominicans hope to celebrate if any one of three Dominican-born candidates gets the 74th crown of the Miss Universe beauty pageant. This Miss Universe 2025 features three Dominican title contenders. The winner will be announced during the Friday, 21 November 2025 gala to be held at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. …

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Imagine Sting singing in Spanish with Juan Luis Guerra? It has been released for public enjoyment. Two of the most famous musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries got together to sing a song in the native language of Guerra. Posted recently on YouTube, the video has more than 1.3 million views and 85,000 ‘likes.’ …

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