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Apolinar Veloz / Hoy

With government and private business seemingly aligned for the green light of the exploitation permit for Goldquest operations in a mountain area of San Juan de la Maguana, economists of the state university are raising the red flags that what is going on in Sanchez Ramirez province could be repeated in San Juan de la Maguana. The main issue is that the government does not have the oversight capacity to control the mining companies.

As gold prices remain high on the international market, economists Apolinar Veloz and Maritza Ruiz from the Dominican Public Policy Observatory of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) are urging the Dominican government to review its mining contract with Barrick Pueblo Viejo, as reported in Hoy. They argue the agreement contains excessive provisions that are financially and environmentally detrimental to the Dominican Republic...

Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, reaffirmed their nations’ commitments to bilateral cooperation, trade, and investment during an official diplomatic visit this week. The high-level meeting emphasized the reciprocal support for their respective diaspora communities and the deep-seated cultural links between the two countries.

In a joint press conference, the diplomats underscored the socio-economic impact of the migration corridors between the Caribbean nation and the Iberian Peninsula.

Migration and community integrationMinister Álvarez highlighted the scale of the Dominican diaspora in Spain, noting that it represents the second-largest Dominican community abroad. “More than 200,000 of our compatriots reside in Spain,” stated the Dominican Foreign Minister. “We sincerely appreciate the welcome extended to our people, who today actively...

A newly released report by the Atlantic Council, published on 30 March 2026, systematically diagnoses the Dominican Republic’s most pressing national debates through a 30-year macroeconomic lens as judicial independence, fiscal reform, informal labor and nearshoring. Authored by Marino Auffant for the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s 2026 Atlas, the document evaluates the nation’s political, economic, and legal evolution, outlining structural successes while targeting the deferred reforms holding the country back.

Marino Auffant is a Dominican-born international historian and geopolitical strategist who serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He holds a PhD in International History from Harvard University and leads the boutique advisory firm Auffant Global. Domestically, he has served as an advisor to the National...

The Ministry of Housing and Edifications (Mivhed) has commenced demolition activities on 9th Street in the Los Praditos slum neighborhood of Santo Domingo. This initiative is part of a broader urban and road integration project designed to enhance traffic mobility and reclaim public spaces within the capital city. The interventions seek to benefit east-west traffic and north-south traffic in the capital city and quality of life in the Los Praditos area.

According to Mivhed, the project offers a structural solution to the increasing congestion and disorganized urban growth that has historically impacted the area’s layout. Housing Minister Victor (Ito) Bisonó reported that the works are projected to last 18 months with a total investment of RD$150 million.

“We are reclaiming spaces for the people and ensuring that essential services, such as ambulances or emergency units...

Visitors to the Dominican Republic will notice vehicles stopped at a red light waiting for the change. They will also notice how regularly from out of no where a motorcyclist will zoom forward and openly violate the red light stop sign. There may even be a Digesett officer on the corner or directing traffic, but the traffic agent most likely will ignore any violation by the motorcyclist. There is an unwritten law in effect that states that traffic laws are not for motorcyclists.

A story in El Nacional looks into this new normal in traffic in the Dominican Republic. The feature recalls that motorcyclists are involved in 80% of all traffic accidents. The matter gets worse. If the case gets to court, the judges regularly act in favor of the motorcyclist, regardless of whether the person had blatantly violated the law causing the accident.

After an incident when a...

Antonio Espaillat and Edith Febles / Edith Febles Youtube Channel

Lawyer Laura Acosta in her role as victim defense lawyer in the JetSet Club roof collapse on 8 April 2026 that killed 236 and injured 180, presented new evidence in court on Monday, 27 April 2026, urging judge Raymundo Mejia to include four companies also in the nightclub owner’s name in the case deliberations yet to start.

Edith Febles, the journalist who was responsible for the only interview offered by Jet Set Club owner Antonio Espaillat, a pre-taped interview, aired the testimony of Laura Acosta for TeleAmerica Radio. She explained to her viewers that the matter presented is key to the future unfolding of the case. In her testimony, Acosta identified four companies calling for these to be included in the deliberations. She said in all of these companies, Antonio Espaillat is...

Key Jet Set Club roof collapse witness Gregory Adames, a long-time employee and righthand to the owners of the club (eight years on the job until the collapse) gave his testimony as a victim in court on 27 April 2026.

The case is looking into the collapse of the roof that caused the death of 236 persons and 180 persons injured on 8 April 2025. A technical report points to negligence on behalf of the owners-managers, Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat.

Judge Raymundo Mejía of the First Instruction Court of the National District is conducting the preliminary phase. In a previous preliminary phase hearing, the judge had said Adames would have to wait for the case to formally open deliberations for him to testify as a key witness.

In an interesting turn of events, on 27 April 2026, Gregory Adames, the chief waiter and right hand of the management, who had not...

Meteorologist Jean Suriel warns of more rains for Greater Santo Domingo on Wednesday, 29 April and Thursday, 30 April 2026. Rains are also expected for the east, northeast, north, Central Mountain Range and northwest as a front system moves through. Rains will be moderate mostly from 2 to 9pm. Occasional gusty winds may accompany the rains when the passing trough interacts with the very hot air in the Caribbean Sea.

Jean Suriel alerts says that in some areas, the trough could bring hail and wind gusts as has occurred in the past.

After being alerted to unusual movement near the shores of the eastern El Seibo province, agents of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and personnel from the Dominican Republic Navy (ARD), seized 19 bales of hashish during an inspection operation on the coast of Miches, El Seibo. They acted in coordination with the state prosecution arm of the Attorney General Office.

Miches is currently experiencing a massive boom in luxury hotel development and tourism infrastructure, making rigorous maritime security in this eastern coastal area a priority for national law enforcement.

Acting on intelligence gathering, operational teams were alerted to suspicious activity at Las Pasas beach. Upon arriving at the location, authorities initiated extensive search and tracking efforts throughout the zone, ultimately locating a sack containing the suspected narcotics...

Will San Juan de la Maguana become the new Sanchez Ramirez province? Will the Abinader administration authorize exploitation that could be a first step for the gold rich province to turn into a hub for other mining projects to take advantage of the strategic assets under the mountains of the Dominican Republic?

The debate on the proposed “Romero Project,” a gold and multi-resource extraction initiative spearheaded by the Canadian-based firm GoldQuest, continues as the community voices its environmental and historical concerns. It is about the contrast between the historical stance that the area is the country’s primary water source and whether proposed modern mining can enable the proponents and the country to enjoy the short term profits of gold while the long term liabilities to the environment, population and country’s finances are reduced...

New Minister of Housing Victor (Ito) Bisono says works are advancing towards putting into effect new initiatives that will make obtaining construction permits more agile. Builders constantly complain the delays in issuing of the permits increase the cost of construction. The new systems seek to digitize and automate the procedures, simplifying the steps for all to gain. He said the country has a 1.2 million deficit in housing, when explaining the plan during an interview with the El Caribe media group.

Likewise, he announced that the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Edifications (Mivhed) has issued Resolution #007-2026 making effective the new Construction Code of the Dominican Republic, the technical framework for design, construction and supervision of edifications nationwide.

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Following his arrival from Puerto Rico as part of a regional tour that will also include Mexico, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares began his official visit on Monday, 27 April 2026 by meeting with Spanish business leaders. Albares will meet with his counterpart, Roberto Alvarez on Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

The diplomatic mission is conducted in reciprocity to the meeting held by both ministers in Madrid in May 2025, serving to follow up on the work commitments agreed upon on that occasion.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations explains that both foreign ministers will hold a high-level working meeting to review preparatory works for the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, scheduled for 4 and 5 November 2026, under the theme “Ibero-America. Together we build our community. Together we project it towards the future...

The Presidency announced it will cover medical costs for the person injured when a speeding advance security SUV imprudently took a curve wrong and rammed into a vehicle that was stationary on the road. The driver in the vehicle is hospitalized at the Centro Medico Bournigal clinic in Puerto Plata, and the staff in the other vehicle is hospitalized in Cedimat in Santo Domingo, Major General Jimmy Arias, chief of the Presidential Security Corps (Cusep) told El Dia.

The security staff were making their way to Sosua to prepare for the Presidential visit to inaugurate the renovations in that beach town.

A video from Diario Libre shares the precise moment when a vehicle was impacted on the Maimon-Puerto Plata road which such force that both vehicles slid down the hill.

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Judge Raymundo Mejia of the First Instruction Court of the National District rejected that former JetSet employee and the club’s roof collapse survivor Gregory Adames present evidence that could serve to elevate the responsibility of the nightclub owners in the collapse.

During yesterday’s session on 27 April 2026, Judge Mejía ratified his decision to prohibit the testimony of Gregory Adames during this preliminary phase, ruling that such testimony belongs in a potential trial on the merits rather than the evidence-evaluation stage.

Nevertheless, Adames gave insights into what he said the owners knew about the vulnerabilities of the roof and actions that could have been taken in time to prevent the 236 deaths and 180 injured on 8 April 2025.

Adames spoke as a survivor. He said that both Antonio and Maribel Espaillat on several times had been notified of the issues. Even on the...

A judge in the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services in Santiago has ordered three months of preventive detention for seven men linked to the killing of garbage truck driver Deivy Carlos Abreu Quezada. The prosecutor department of the Attorney General Office, the Public Ministry has categorized the incident as a coordinated assault executed by a “criminal mob.”

Judge José Rafael de Asís Burgos issued the ruling for preventive custody after reviewing evidence presented by the Santiago Prosecutor’s Office. The defendants face charges of criminal association and murder, in violation of several articles of the Dominican Penal Code.

Details of the detentionThe court individuals to serve their pretrial detention in the Rafey (Santiago), La Isleta (Moca), and El Pinito (La Vega) correctional facilities are Adony Antonio Ureña Ventura, Andrés...

Not much is new in Haiti. The ongoing violent control of gangs continues.

It was revealed that a Belgian Air Force A400M military transport aircraft was fired upon during a flight conducted as part of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Haiti. The incident once again highlights the security risks on Hispaniola island.?The military transport aircraft was carrying approximately 80 soldiers from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince and was found to have bullet marks on its tail once it landed in Port-au-Prince. It is assessed that the aircraft was targeted before landing, and no crew injuries were reported. The incident was confirmed by the Belgian Ministry of Defense.

According to reports in the Belgian press, bullet marks were detected during a post-mission inspection on the aircraft, which flew from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic...

Dominican national basketball team member, Karl-Anthony Towns (KAT), currently playing for the New York Knicks, has put up historic numbers during the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks.

The playoffs are currently in the first round with the Knicks-Hawks series tied at 2-2. In the 114-98 game on 25 April 2026, Towns became only the fourth player in New York Knicks history to record a playoff triple-double.

Series statistics & impactThrough the first four games against Atlanta, Towns has been the Knicks’ most consistent offensive threat:• Averages: 21.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game.• Efficiency: He is shooting an impressive 61% from two-point range and 50% from beyond the arc.• Highlights: He also had a standout 25-point performance in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory.

What’s next?The series returns to New York on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, for...

President Luis Abinader and Tourism Minister David Collado inaugurated the renovated Sosúa beachfront and a new commercial plaza for local vendors on 27 April 2026. The Puerto Plata projects are a significant effort to reorganize one of the North Coast’s most iconic tourism destinations. The plaza replaces informal structures with modern facilities designed to enhance the beach visitor experience.

The new plaza for vendors was executed with an investment exceeding RD$600 million by the Executing Committee of Infrastructure in Tourist Zones (Ceiztur), a division of the Ministry of Tourism. The initiative also focused on environmental recovery and the installation of essential services, such as modern lighting and drainage systems. Access roads, parking areas, and security measures were improved.

During the ceremony, representatives from the local vendors’ association presented President...

Tourism Minister David Collado officially inaugurated the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) 2026 held at the Bavaro Convention Center in Punta Cana on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, declaring that the Dominican Republic’s tourism sector has reached an unprecedented peak. Despite a volatile international landscape, Collado reported that all primary source markets are currently in “the black,” reflecting sustained statistical growth across the board.

“This edition of DATE finds the Dominican Republic in its best moment for tourism,” Collado stated, emphasizing the country’s readiness to scale operations further. “This is the time to continue betting on Dominican tourism.”

A strategic business hubDATE 2026 serves as the nation’s premier commercial platform for the industry. This year’s event featured around 200 companies representing 20 source markets, alongside 300 international buyers and 120...

Generous tax incentives, superb air connections, and available beach land is the formula that has resulted in the boom in hotel accommodations and second homes in the Punta Cana area in the east of the Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, during the DATE travel B2B event, several key participants warned success has come too fast. Some say, Punta Cana is now drowning in its own success.

Legendary Frank Rainieri, the man who turned a little beach cabana business into the largest destination in all the Caribbean, now complains of urban chaos and sprawl in Punta Cana. The tax incentives are the motivation that has led the drive for more and more hotel rooms and residential developments. Punta Cana is on its way to having 70,000 hotel rooms.

Roads for reasonable commutes or implementing land plan guidelines determining what should go where, seemingly have not been anyone’s priority and...

Living in Jarabacoa, the central agriculture area that is now all about residential mountain tourism, is easier with the opening of two leading supermarket chains this April 2026.

La Sirena and Nacional both opened their Jarabacoa branches last week. La Sirena opened at Av. Pedregal, sector Domingo Savio, Tel 809 472-4444 and El Nacional at Federico Basilis, Tel 809 241-7089

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The Metropolitan Bus Services Operator (OMSA) inaugurated on Sunday, 26 April 2026 the start of a new mass transit bus system in the country. While key routes in the past were allocated to privatized transport associations, in its second term the Abinader administration is investing heavily in a modernized system that starts with the comprehensive renovation of the 27 de Febrero Avenue corridor. During the launch, it was announced that the route would be expanded to reach Los Alcarrizos in northern Santo Domingo and will extend to connect all of Greater Santo Domingo.

To encourage adoption of the modernized system, OMSA is offering a 15-day grace period during which passengers can transfer between Santo Domingo Metro routes free of charge. Afterwards, the fares will be RD$35, the same as charged by the transport associations on their routes. But the OMSA routes are integrated with...

President Luis Abinader kicked off a series of ribbon-cutting ceremonies that included sports facilities and highways over the weekend. The first was the inauguration of the Malecon Deportivo in Santo Domingo, a 1.7 km-long RD$310 million investment designed for recreation along the western part of the George Washington Boulevard, the area known as the Malecon that skirts the Caribbean Sea. The President was accompanied by National District Mayor Carolina Mejia.

The President cited the need to maintain the facility because it had been built with “the people’s money” and therefore, it has to be well-kept. The Dominican leader spoke of the upcoming Paseo 30 de Mayo, another nearby sports and recreational facility that would be opened for use in the upcoming 25th Central American and Caribbean Games, scheduled for this summer.

On Friday and Saturday, President Abinader...

In March 2026, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Gross Domestic Product grew at a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. This good news was supported by sectors such as construction, free zones, tourism. Within tourism, Hotels, Bars and Restaurants sector grew 11%, making it the leading service sub-sector.

According to the Central Bank, this is the highest number in the past eleven months. Construction saw a year-over-year increase of 8%, followed by free zone manufacturing at 7.1%, finances and insurance at 7.0%, and the service sector at 5.9%.

The government entity noted that the Dominican Republic received over 2.6 million tourist air arrivals in the first three months of the year, which is a 12.2% increase over 2025. The Central Bank cites 3.2 million total visitors (air arrivals and cruise visitors) for first quarter 2026 as a milestone.

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“Not all money is good money,” says the old saying. Yet, with gold prices at record highs, many are insisting this is the time to exploit gold in the mountain valleys of the Dominican Republic.

Mountain valley inhabitants, environmentalists, academia and priests have been protesting the government authorizations that could lead to the green light for gold mining operations in an area in San Juan de la Maguana where communities fear it will impact water sources.

The Dominican Academy of Science experts say that the project would affect water resources because the proposed mining site would be located 900 to 1,000 meters above sea level and above the confluence of the San Juan and La Guama rivers that discharge their waters into the Sabaneta Dam. The Academy of Sciences opposes any mining operation at 500 meters above sea level.

The venture...

Violent thunder and lightning roared across much of the North Coast and parts of the Cibao Valley late last week, and the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) issued all types of warnings for these provinces. Puerto Plata and Espaillat got most of the rains. Towns such as Guananico, Imbert, Altamira and others, reported falling trees and local flooding. There was important urban flooding in Santiago de los Caballeros.

Personnel from the Transportation Safety Agency (Digesett) reported failing roadways caused by rain runoff and flooding. In Gaspar Hernandez (Espaillat province), heavy, violent rains caused local flooding and small landslides In the northwestern corner of the Cibao region, parts of Valverde province, such as Jaibon and Laguna Salada, suffered heavy crop losses (plantains and bananas), as well as housing damage, due to the high winds.

Government assistance is expected to...

Just 112 days into 2026, and there have been 651 traffic fatalities. According to the Permanent Road Safety Watch of the National Institute of Transportation and Movement, in 2025 there were 2,205 traffic fatalities.

The legacy print media of the Dominican Republic does not report all of these tragic events. For example, according to the report in the Listin Diario, there were just 10 fatalities reported between February and April. And this included an accident on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 on the highway to San Cristobal (6 of November) that took three lives.

In addition, there were two accidents involving buses, that did not result in deaths, but certainly served as a cautionary tale. One such incident was a bus from the Viva Miches Hotel that went off the road at the famous Maria la Blanca curve, and the other occurred at the toll plaza at Guaraguao on the Northeast...

The Estrellas Orientales have officially named MLB legend Albert Pujols as their new president of Baseball Operations. The announcement, made via a press release from the San Pedro de Macoris-based club, confirms that Pujols has already assumed his new executive responsibilities.

Albert Pujols retired in 2022 following a 22-season MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Angels. His stats reveal 703 career home runs (4th all time), 2,218 RBIs, second all-time. He is a 11-time All Star MLB player.

While the Estrellas originally announced Pujols’ arrival in December, his specific role remained undisclosed until now. This appointment marks a significant transition into the front office for the future Hall of Famer, adding a new dimension to his post-playing career as he seemingly prepares for the eventual goal of managing a Major League Baseball (MLB) club.

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The Santiago Botanical Garden is hosting the 5th Cibao Orchid Festival from 23 to 26 April 2026, transforming its grounds into a living gallery under the thematic concept “Museum in Bloom.” Organized by the Cibao Orchidology Society, the event has become a premier fixture on the northern region’s ecological calendar, blending botanical science with floral art to promote the conservation of the species.

The festival center is the Vivian Saladín de Guzmán Orchidarium, where thousands of orchids are on display and available for purchase from a variety of national and international exhibitors. Beyond the visual exhibition, the four-day program features a robust educational agenda, including specialized workshops on cultivation, scientific conferences, and family-oriented activities designed to foster environmental stewardship.

In a significant move for the local scientific community...

The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) announced a 78% reduction in malaria cases across the country compared to the same period in 2025. This significant decline is attributed to intensified screening, early detection protocols, and targeted preventive treatments.

According to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin, the country recorded zero new cases of malaria during the 13th week of 2026. This brings the year-to-date total to 79 cases, a sharp contrast to the previous year’s figures.

The statistical shift is reflected in the disease’s incidence rate:2026 Incidence Rate: 2.86 per 100,000 inhabitants.2025 Incidence Rate: 12.88 per 100,000 inhabitants.

The MSP credits these results to strategic actions in high-risk focus areas, including reinforced epidemiological surveillance and active case-finding missions.

Dengue, leptospirosis, and other pathogensThe report also...

President Luis Abinader, accompanied by Vice President Raquel Peña and Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez, formally received the credentials of six new ambassadors to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The ceremony, held in the Ambassadors’ Room of the Presidential Palace, marked the official accreditation of diplomats representing Italy, Finland, New Zealand, San Marino, Sweden and Switzerland. Of the six, only Italy, Switzerland and San Marino are based in Santo Domingo.

Following the formal presentations, the President held brief private audiences with each envoy to discuss shared regional and economic interests.

The newly accredited diplomats bring extensive experience in migration, trade, and multilateral relations:Italy: Sergio Maffettone. A career diplomat and law graduate from the University of Naples, Maffettone entered...

A new report by the Dominican Initiative for Quality Education (IDEC) reveals a sobering reality that more than half of enrolled teenagers drop out of the nation’s public school system.

Analyzing a cohort of 162,000 students from the 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 academic cycles over an eight-year period, researchers found that approximately 52,000 students had been out of the classroom for more than two consecutive years, for a 52.9% dropout rate, as reported in Listin Diario.

The findings, presented to faculty at the Universidad Iberoamericana (Unibe), highlight that the crisis is most acute in urban areas and among specific demographics.

Demographic disparities and geographic hotspotsThe IDEC report underscores significant gaps in retention based on nationality and gender. The dropout rate for Haitian nationals stands at 49.7%, nearly 18 percentage points higher than the...

Following nearly five years of agonizing uncertainty for the family, the Public Ministry and the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) have confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in a Sosúa villa belong to 22-year old Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche. The missing person case has now been officially reclassified as a homicide.

Her grandmother, Paulina Gonzalez had filed a report of missing person with the Sosua police on 13 September 2021 when she was not able to contact her grand daughter since 5 September, the day the woman registered into the hotel. Guzman Roche had traveled to Sosua from her hometown in the municipality of Bani, in southcentral Peravia province.

At the time, the management of the hotel located at Calle Alejo Martinez in El Batey, Sosua had reported the woman had registered on 5 September in room #33 of the hotel. She did not check out...

Deivy Carlos Abreu Quezada / N Digital

The relatives of Deivy Carlos Abreu Quezada, a 40-year-old garbage truck driver, are publicly denouncing delays in the judicial process against the men accused of his killing. Despite the existence of video footage capturing the fatal incident in Santiago de los Caballeros, the victim’s family maintains that the prosecution has not moved with the necessary speed to ensure justice for the father of four.

While preliminary reports initially indicated the confrontation began after Abreu’s truck accidentally brushed against a motorcyclist, a more complex theory is now circulating among investigators and the public. Reports suggest that the group of motorcyclists involved may have been a gang of debt collectors (“cobradores”). The National Police is currently investigating this lead to determine if the attack was a spontaneous act of road rage...

A series of viral videos documenting large groups of motorcyclists performing stunts on major thoroughfares has ignited a firestorm of criticism regarding the perceived surrender of public space to lawlessness. Remarks by Amaury Mo for En Segundos underscore a growing sentiment that the Dominican Republic has effectively “lost the battle” against reckless operators who now openly defy the General Law of Mobility, Land Transport, Transit and Road Safety (Law 63-17).

He writes that organized “swarms” of motorcyclists in recent days have been filmed taking over entire lanes on elevated viaducts (elevados). These riders are increasingly engaging in “calibrando,” the practice of popping wheelies at high speeds—while traveling in dense packs.

The use of elevated bypasses by these groups is particularly galling to the commuting public, as these routes are designed for...

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) and meteorologist Jean Suriel have issued urgent weather advisories as a pre-frontal trough combined with a cold front system brings heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds to the Dominican Republic.

Drivers are urged to exercise extreme caution due to significantly reduced visibility during heavy downpours. Dangerous surf and high tides are forecast for the north coast from Samana to Montecristi.

The East Coast is spared from the bad weather alerts, nevertheless. The East Coast is the least impacted, but Indomet reports small boats should not operate due to turbulence in the Atlantic Ocean.

Updated alert levelsThe COE bulletin released at 10:30pm on Wednesday details the following provincial statuses:Red Alert (2 Provinces): Puerto Plata and Espaillat (on the north coast)Yellow Alert (10 Provinces): Santo Domingo (including...

Karl-Anthony Towns, World Cup 2023 / Diario Libre

The Virgilio Travieso Soto Palacio de los Deportes, known as the “Media Naranja,” is set to officially reopen its doors on 3 July 2026. The landmark event will feature a high-stakes matchup between the Dominican Republic and the United States as part of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers. On 6 July, the DR will play Nicaragua in the same qualifiers at the same renovated venue.

This game carries significant weight following the Dominican Republic’s historic performance in Window 2 of the qualifiers. On 26 February 2026, the Dominican squad stunned the basketball world by defeating the United States 87–79 at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.

In that historic victory, the Team DR’s fourth consecutive road win, Jassel Perez led with a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double, supported by veteran center Angel Delgado...