A first: a woman heads Dominican Combat Squadron
Uncategorized September 14, 2021 | 11:15 am
Santo Domingo.- Women continue to gain ground in command positions in the Armed Forces, although they still have a long way to go to achieve equal representation in positions that involve decision-mak[...]Nine children with Covid stable in Reid Cabral
Uncategorized July 7, 2021 | 4:47 pm
Santo Domingo, DRAccording to data obtained yesterday at the medical center at the Robert Reid Cabral ch[...]Dominican Republic shutters its border with Haiti
Uncategorized July 7, 2021 | 8:30 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic shuttered its border with Haiti on Wednesday after the assassination of the latter country's president, Jovenel Moise and first lady Martine, a military source t[...]COVID crisis will cost Dominicans US$1.1B in 2021
Uncategorized July 5, 2021 | 8:04 am
Santo Domingo.- The COVID-19 crisis will cost the Dominican Republic in 2021 at least 64.4 billion pesos (US$1.1 billion), an amount that exceeds the budgets of a whole year of ministries such as Defe[...]Hurricane Elsa heads to Dominican south coast
Uncategorized July 2, 2021 | 10:24 am
Miami.- Elsa, the fifth tropical storm of the year in the Atlantic basin, reached hurricane force overnight and is approaching Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mile[...]Agro chief downplays rising prices on staples
Economy June 28, 2021 | 11:09 am
Santo Domingo.- Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, recognizes the concern over price rises among consumers, but assures that, worse than inflation , is the shortage and that this in the Dominican R[...]Cronyism reigns in Dominican National Lottery
Uncategorized June 28, 2021 | 8:17 am
Santo Domingo.- The recently appointed Administrator of the National Lottery, Teófilo (Quico) Tabar said the entity, affected by fraud, can work with 30% of its personnel and dedicate itself to its t[...]Dominican National Lottery defies the betting parlors
Uncategorized June 25, 2021 | 8:36 am
Santo Domingo.- “The Lottery has been dedicated to making drawings that are not hers and that is an activity in which I, personally, who promised to be there provisionally and promised it to the pre[...]Southwest tourism push starts with access roads
Uncategorized June 24, 2021 | 8:34 am
Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- President Luis Abinader on Wed. broke ground for the construction of the first work within the plan to convert the Southwest into a tourist destination: 24 kilometers [...]The 3rd Health and Wellness Destination Guide is published
Tourism June 17, 2021 | 7:49 pm
To strengthen the positioning of the Dominican Republic as a competitive and safe health tourism destination in the face of covid-19, the Dominican Association of Health Tourism (ADTS) and AF Comunica[...]Remittances top U$$933.8M, a US$295.0M jump
Uncategorized June 14, 2021 | 9:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Central Bank reported that last May the remittances received reached U$$933.8 million, an amount that exceeds by US$295 million those registered in the same month of 2020[...]Covid: authorities report 1,044 new infections, 14 deaths
Uncategorized June 9, 2021 | 12:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic reported 1,044 new infections and 14 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, at a time when the country awaits the arrival of more vaccines and also seeks to contain [...]Dominican Republic remittances jump 64.8% to April
Economy June 8, 2021 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans living abroad have not only sent more remittances to the country between January and April of this year when compared to the same period in 2020, with a growth of 64.8%, but[...]Asset Revaluation Law revenue tops US$224.1M
Uncategorized June 1, 2021 | 9:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Internal Taxes (DGII) Director Luis Valdez, revealed Mon. that the agency received revenues of RD$13.0 billion (US$224.1 million) from the facilities granted by the Transparency and As[...]Canal sours ties at Dominican-Haiti border
Uncategorized June 1, 2021 | 8:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government Mon. night announced it will not attend the meeting of the Bilateral Technical Commission with Haiti until the authorities of that nation publicly declare that[...]Dominican leader plays the shame card
Uncategorized May 31, 2021 | 11:34 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader said that from the beginning of his administration he ordered the removal of his picture from all government offices and instead asked the officials to place th[...]Major bridge to get a 2-decade redo
Uncategorized May 27, 2021 | 12:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- Juan Bosch Bridge began to be built in 1998 during the first government of Leonel Fernández in order to alleviate the traffic congestion that occurred on the Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge.[...]Dominican Republic-Haiti border fence continues
Uncategorized May 12, 2021 | 11:41 am
Jimaní, Dominican Republic.- The construction of the fence between the Dominican Republic and Haiti continues. It’s an ambitious undertaking: 390 kilometers slicing through Hispaniola. The wo[...]The US helps Dominicans fight Covid
Uncategorized April 15, 2021 | 7:41 am
Santo Domingo.- Representatives of the United States in the country said yesterday that to help fight against Covid-19 they have contributed to the country just last year US$5.2 million. The data w[...]Abinader warns he’ll steamroll National Police reform
Uncategorized April 12, 2021 | 10:43 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader warned Sun. that the reform of the National Police will be carried out "at all costs" even if groups within that institution oppose it. “A week ago we anno[...]
