2025 – Page 84

Wellington Dario Bencosme Castaños presented credentials to the Secretary General of the United Nations this week. Previously, Bencosme Castaños had served as ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was the dean of diplomats when serving in Trinidad. Bencosme Castaños is an international affairs, trade and development, and government …

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The president of the Dominican Baseball League (Lidom) Vitelio Mejía says that until there is a baseball stadium with capacity for 25,000, the Caribbean Series will not be hosted in the Dominican Republic when it is the country’s turn in 2028. The Quisqueya Ball Park has capacity for 14,469 seated persons. The Cibao Stadium in …

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The Premios Soberanos, the annual showbusiness awards ceremony, has traditionally been an opportunity for the Dominican fashion industry to show off the work of the best Dominican designers. Diario Libre shares its list of the best galas. The selection included Yubelkis Peralta in an Art Deco-style dress designed by Yusef Sanchez. Celinee Santos in a …

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Zoe Saldaña received the Grand Soberano Award towards the end of the 2025 Soberano Awards telecast from the National Theater on 25 March 2025. She is the first actress to win the award. She also won the best actor abroad award. In her short speeches accepting the awards she spoke of her strong ties and …

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The Chamber of Deputies has moved to overhaul the nation’s auditing body, the Chamber of Accounts, by selecting pre-candidates and excluding all current members who sought to stay. This decision signals a potential shift in the oversight of public funds, following a period marked by internal conflicts and perceived ineffectiveness within the existing Chamber. A …

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The First Chamber of the Santiago Court of Appeals upheld a two-year prison sentence for the driver who struck and killed 16-year old baseball prospect Imanol Manuel Cruz in August 2022. The court rejected appeals from both Eduardo Enrique Guzmán Valdez’s defense and the legal representatives of former La Romana PLD congressman Plutarco Pérez. Pérez …

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The township of Friusa was born with the construction of the first resorts in the Punta Cana area. The constructions attracted the flow of thousands of undocumented workers from Haiti who found low cost housing in this central area that would grow and now has been described as one of the most dense congregations of …

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The National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant) has begun to carry out aleatory doping and alcoholic level tests to public transport drivers. The director of Intrant, Milton Morrison, says that the authorities will retain the licenses of those who test positive. Morrison says the intention is to extend the tests to motorcyclists and other vehicle …

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The Premios Soberanos, the most important show business awards ceremony held annually in the Dominican Republic, is happening tonight. The event takes place at the National Theater in Santo Domingo and this year features the participation of Zoe Saldaña, the first Dominican to win an Oscar. The Premios Soberanos will take place on Tuesday, 25 …

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President Luis Abinader celebrated the election of Punta Cana as the host city for the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in 2027, emphasizing that this decision confirms the trust the world places in the Dominican Republic, N Digital reports. “We continue to project a nation that is organized and capable of …

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