2025 – Page 9

Once a symbol of opulence, Villa Caracola, an oceanfront estate allegedly tied to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, now stands in ruins in the exclusive Cap Cana resort in the Dominican Republic, Diario Libre reports. The multimillion-dollar property, located near Playa Juanillo, has been left to decay following its seizure by US authorities over alleged connections …

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High surf and wind gusts caused the downing of several trees and impacted traffic along the northeastern coastal roads. As reported in Listin Diario, plantain trees in Las Galeras were impacted, causing damages to small farmers. As far south as Santo Domingo, the wind gusts and high surf were experienced. The government had issued a …

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The Presidency issued Decree 461-25 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 with numerous key appointments in government. These are: Leonardo Aguilera Batista has been appointed the new executive president of Banreservas, the government commercial bank. Since 2020, Aguilera had been the president of the board of Refidomsa. An economic advisor and political consultant with more than …

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For the second consecutive year, President Luis Abinader did not give the traditional state of the nation address to coincide with the opening of the second half session of Congress on 16 August 2025. Last year, the excuse was that the President was concentrating on showing solidarity for the victims of the collapse of the …

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The Santo Domingo Metro Office (Opret) announces successful test rides for the Metrro Line 2 that reaches Los Alcarrizos. President Luis Abinader has said he will ride the Metro Line 2 on its test run in September 2025. The extension of the mass transit service to Los Alcarrizos, the most populated bed city of the …

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Most of the Dominican Republic has recently suffered rolling blackouts that are explained as the result of the shutdown of one of the two twin plants at the Punta Catalina II power station for technical reasons. Punta Catalina is the largest power generation plant in the country, and when it has problems, these are felt. …

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Long-standing Customs Agency director, Eduardo Sanz Lovaton was recently in India and came back convinced India is a growing economy and a strategic market for Dominican exports. He wrote for Noticias SIN that India with its population of 1.4 billion, is already a key Dominican trading partner. Over the past seven years, bilateral trade has …

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The Ministry of Higher Education has just issued a new standard that regulates the work relationship of apprentices and interns. The National Higher Education Council has approved the new guidelines for these student workers. One part of Resolution 02-2025 states that the “Practice Center” (where the intern or professional student is learning the trade) can …

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Juan Alexis Medina Sanchez, the brother of former President Danilo Medina was sentenced to seven years of prison, following the deliberations of the judges regarding a file of 3,455 pages involving 27 persona and 21 companies. The case was the first to be heard at the start of the government of President Abinader. The Second …

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Defense Minister Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre met with Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Haiti and head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), at the Ministry of Defense (MIDE) headquarters in Santo Domingo last week. The meeting focused on international cooperation, border security, and coordinating multilateral efforts …

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