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As the country prepares to return to normal after a very long Christmas and New Year holiday period, President Luis Abinader published Decree 1-26 on 5 January 2026 designating a new presidential legal advisor and the new Minister of Justice. The government’s top legal team will now be led by former Supreme Court president Jorge …

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After the extraction of Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their living quarters in Caracas, Venezuela, in the early hours of Saturday, 3 January 2026, President Luis Abinader took to his X account to say that the Dominican government is following the events. At the same time, he noted that the Dominican Republic had not …

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Thousands of travelers over the New Year’s holidays saw delays and cancellations of their flights to and from the Dominican Republic after the airspace was shut down for the US intervention in Venezuela. The cancellations mostly affected those traveling to Puerto Rico. A report in Diario Libre had a stranded traveler impacted by the cancellation …

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The Christmas-New Year’s holiday in the Dominican Republic is always a time for exercising extra caution when commuting on the major highways and thoroughfares. The Center for Emergency Operation (COE) prepares for the event by mobilizing tens of thousands of troops, police and highway agents and volunteers. These are supported by hundreds of vehicles, including …

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In most countries, the birth of children just after midnight on 1 January, is celebrated as a special welcoming of the new year. This year, in the Dominican Republic there were multiple early morning births that celebrated the arrival of 2026. One of the occasions was the birth of triplets at 9am on Thursday, 1 …

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The resumption of the 2025-2026 school year following the Christmas holidays has begun with conflicting directives. The Ministry of Education (Minerd) had officially called for classes to resume on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, while the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP) insists the break does not officially end until the next day. The Ministry issued a …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic is forecasting a GDP growth for 2026 to be in the range of 4.0% to 4.5%. Inflation is expected to be in the area of 4% (+/-1%) for the next two years. At the same time, greater economic activity is predicted, driven by the flexibility of monetary conditions …

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The Dominican Republic continues to solidify its position as a leader in the Caribbean region in the fight against drug trafficking, money laundering, and related crimes, executing unprecedented operations against organized crime structures in the country’s history, a press release from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports. The press release explains that under the …

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The Dominican Republic has concluded 2025 with a significant public health milestone, reporting zero deaths from dengue fever and a historic reduction in cases, according to the Ministry of Public Health. For the first time in a full calendar year, the country recorded no fatalities associated with the mosquito-borne illness, positioning the Caribbean nation as …

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The Dominican National Congress approved nine loan agreements requested by the administration of President Luis Abinader throughout 2025, authorizing more than US$1.43 billion in new sovereign debt, Diario Libre reported in a recap of the allocation of the funds. According to contracts reviewed by both legislative chambers, the funds are earmarked for budget support, public …

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