2025 – Page 8

A win by the women’s U23 Dominican Republic team is nothing extraordinary, but a gold medal win by the U23 Dominican Republic’s men’s volleyball team in the U23 Pan American Cup is unheard of. Yet it happened. On 3 August 2025, in Guatemala City, following what Norceca league reports as a “thrilling five-set battle,” the …

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Saul Leonardo (Mena RD) is now a three-time Evo champion after winning Evo 2025, EvoJapan 2025 and Evo Japan 2024. He previously captured two Capcom Cup championship titles. He is also one of the top Street Fighter 6 players in the world. His victory brought a cash prize of US$16,932. MenaRD is now a three-time …

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In a landmark moment for Dominican justice, President Luis Abinader has officially signed into law the sweeping new Penal Code that replaces a criminal statute in place since 1884. On Sunday, 3 August 2025, in the afternoon, President Luis Abinader signed off on Penal Code Law 74-25. The revised code was subject to decades of …

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With his signature on Sunday, 3 August 2025, President Luis Abinader enacted the Penal Code. The new Penal Code will go into effect in a year’s time, giving still many months for consultations and possible future amendments by Congress. The ruling party majority Modern Revolutionary Party senate and chamber of deputies had delivered the bill …

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With the appointment of new vice ministers, the Abinader administration advanced with the merger of the ministries of Economy and Hacienda. President Luis Abinader earlier had named Magin Diaz as the new Minister of Hacienda and Economy. By Presidential Decree 426-25, dated 29 July 2025, President Luis Abinader named Magin Diaz the new Minister of …

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Moody’s risk assessment agency has upgraded the Dominican Republic’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Ba2 from Ba3, while changing the outlook to stable from positive. The upgrade is described as one that reflects the country’s sustained high growth rates and economic diversification, which have enhanced income levels and overall …

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Just moments after the Senate gave the final approval to the new Penal Code, the legislators also approved three new loan contracts during that early morning session that ended at 3am. Respecting the request by the President, the senators approved a US$200 million loan from the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) for the design and studies …

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Efforts to reduce traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic have not yet made a difference. Meanwhile, the Abinader administration is investing heavily in trauma hospitals to give emergency care to the victims. Givenh the reality of the high frequency of serious traffic accidents, Higuey, the largest city in the eastern region, now has a trauma …

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The Abinader administration’s Transportation Cabinet has decreed the start of the Third Phase of the No-Left-Turn program aimed at reducing traffic jams in the Greater Santo Domingo area. All this is a part pf the “DR gets Moving” initiative. Over the weekend, signs were up indicating no left turns on such major streets as Abraham …

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Lawyer Yulibelys Wandelpool warns of the amendment in the new Public Procurement and Contracting Law 47-25 that allows uncles and nephews and nieces of key government officials to compete for government contracts. In her opinion piece in Diario Libre, she writes that the new law is a step forward in the modernizing of the state’s …

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