US Undersecretary of State and military tour the Dominican-Haitian border
Local March 2, 2023 | 10:23 am
The deputy undersecretary for Caribbean and Haitian affairs, Barbara Feinstein, and a commission of US military members carried out a supervision tour of the military installations and the border cros[...]Two Dominicans and a Venezuelan in a boat with a thousand kilos of cocaine seized in Puerto Rico
World March 2, 2023 | 8:32 am
The US authorities reported this Wednesday that a total of 1,006 kilos of cocaine were seized in a boat that reached the coast of Puerto Rico, where three alleged smugg[...]Director of Indrhi assures that despite the drought, drinking water is guaranteed in the Dominican Republic
Local March 1, 2023 | 5:00 pm
The director of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (Indrhi), Olmedo Caba, guaranteed this Wednesday that despite the drought that the Dominican Republic is experiencing due to the lack of s[...]What you should know about Import Duty Taxes when moving to the Dominican Republic
Expats' Corner March 1, 2023 | 3:07 pm
Import duty tax in the Dominican Republic varies from 0% to over 40%, depending on the type of goods imported. The rate is determined by the country of origin, product type, and the quantity imported.[...]New York police chase Dominican comedian linked to a shooting in the Subway
Local March 1, 2023 | 9:30 am
The New York Police Department identified Marcos Cofresí, 30, as the alleged perpetrator of shooting a person twice with a firearm in a New York subway car during a di[...]Obesity, the other epidemic in the Dominican Republic
Health March 1, 2023 | 8:05 am
The balance suffers year after year. The weight of a sedentary life and an inadequate diet, due to lack of food or high consumption by the least fit, make the Dominican[...]Ministry of Economy reports reduction of monetary poverty in the Dominican Republic
Economy February 26, 2023 | 12:30 pm
According to estimates by the Interinstitutional Technical Committee on Poverty, the general monetary poverty rate was reduced by 2.1 percentage points in 2022. Despite the inflationary scenario, the [...]The emotional message of the Dominican Academy of History for the 179th anniversary of the National Independence
Local February 26, 2023 | 7:00 am
Santo Domingo, DR The Dominican Academy of History sent a message to the Dominican nation commemorating the 179th anniversary of the proclamation of National Independence. It calls the citizens to[...]Japan looks to Dominican Republic as a place to invest more
Economy February 25, 2023 | 9:59 am
In the framework of the JUNTOS programme, Shimizu Chitary said that Japanese companies are directing their investment to the LAC region. A Japanese auto parts manufacturer plans to build a new factor[...]American investor denounces millionaire scam in the Dominican Republic
Local February 24, 2023 | 5:00 pm
A man of American nationality went to the facilities of CDN on Friday to denounce that he was the victim of a million-pesos scam, by a Dominican, resident in the city o[...]Dominican stabs her 7-year-old granddaughter several times in the Bronx
World February 24, 2023 | 1:07 pm
A seven-year-old girl is struggling between life and death in a Bronx hospital after being stabbed several times in the neck, allegedly by her 65-year-old grandmother o[...]Dominican military even accepted accredited money from those who trafficked Haitians
Local February 24, 2023 | 8:08 am
The request for a measure of coercion against the defendants in Operation Border has more than a hundred pages of wiretaps among those investigated for human traffickin[...]Tourism fair dedicated to the Dominican Republic in Colombia
Economy February 23, 2023 | 10:01 am
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, led the formal opening ceremony of the Anato 2023 tourist showcase that takes place from the 22nd to the 24th of this month. T[...]Border Operation: Military allowed Haitians to enter the Dominican Republic for 300 pesos
Local February 23, 2023 | 8:02 am
The Dominican military, called upon to defend the border zone from the entry of undocumented and illegal persons through common points, not only set a price per head fo[...]Ambassador denies that Dominicans can travel without visa to Europe
Local February 22, 2023 | 3:00 pm
The European Union ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Katja Afheldt, denied the passport director, Digna Reynoso, who said that Dominicans with electronic passports [...]McCain Award given to Dominican man
Local February 22, 2023 | 10:01 am
The Dominican Marino Auffant, obtained the McCain prize for his doctoral thesis from the University of Munich, for conducting research on the energy crisis in the 70s. [...]Robert Thomas warns that progress on the issue of corruption in the Dominican Republic is “fragile and reversible”
Local February 22, 2023 | 8:00 am
Progress in the fight against corruption in the Dominican Republic is fragile and can be reversed, warned this Tuesday the charge d'affaires of the United States Embass[...]How to manage your property in the Dominican Republic and relax
Expats' Corner February 21, 2023 | 4:03 pm
Foreigners with rental property investments in the Dominican Republic typically hire a rental management company to oversee their property. This is advisable, especially if you’re not living full-ti[...]The Dominican Republic now has its Defense White Paper
Local February 21, 2023 | 9:30 am
The Government presented on Monday night the White Paper on the Defense of the Dominican Republic, a guide that shows the strategies of the States in matters of nationa[...]Foreign direct investment in the Dominican Republic totaled US$3.8 billion in 2022
Economy February 20, 2023 | 5:01 pm
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the Dominican Republic would have reached the historical amount of US$3.8 billion during 2022, thus exceeding the levels of 202[...]