The tobacco industry in the Dominican Republic has important challenges to face in order[...]
Dominican Republic ranks among the top countries in the world with the greatest progress in budget transparency
Economy June 2, 2022 | 3:31 pm
Santo Domingo, DR. The Dominican Republic managed to place among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of budget transparency, according to the most recent Open Budget Survey 2021 conducted by t[...]Dominican Republic can generate 25 million chickens a month but only produces 18 million a month
Local June 2, 2022 | 3:04 pm
The executive vice president of the Dominican Agribusiness Board, and former minister of agriculture, Osmar Benítez, said Thursday that the Dominican Republic can produce 25 million chickens monthly [...]Two ships to secure Dominican-Haiti trade
Economy June 2, 2022 | 12:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- Given the levels of insecurity in Haiti, the Dominican industrial sector has enabled two weekly ships as an alternative to maintain trade relations with that nation. The Association[...]Dominican urban sprawl; from 56.7% to 81.7% in 28 years
Economy June 2, 2022 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- In the last 28 years, the country's urbanization process grew from 56.7% to 81.7%, reaching the average for Latin America and the Caribbean and, in the opinion of experts, it will cont[...]Dominican troops will help police fight crime
Local June 2, 2022 | 11:05 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader, launched this Thursday a joint operation between the National Police and members of the Armed Forces that will begin this afternoon to combat crime and instruc[...]Dominican Republic seeks help for Haiti, again
Poverty June 2, 2022 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The United States assured Wednesday that it plans to discuss the Haitian crisis with the leaders of the region at the next Summit of the Americas, among the issues are access to health[...]Haitian ‘hole’ strikes fear in Dominican Immigration chief
Local June 1, 2022 | 11:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The head of Immigration (DGMI), Enrique García, said that the slum "El Hoyo de Friusa" in Bávaro (eastern Dominican Republic), is "the most dangerous corner that exists in the countr[...]Dominican free zones to export US$8.0B+
Economy June 1, 2022 | 10:18 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader called a press conference on Tuesday morning to report on the growth experienced by free zones in the first quarter of 2022. If the trend in the sector conti[...]Dominican Central Bank to increase monetary policy rate again
Economy June 1, 2022 | 8:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The increase in inflation in Latin America, above the levels projected by central banks, has forced the entities that regulate the financial system to move their monetary policy rates [...]Dominican Republic prefers a come-all Summit
Economy June 1, 2022 | 7:38 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader favors that the countries that have not been invited by the United States to the Summit of the Americas, because they have regimes considered non-democratic, ca[...]Dominican leader heads a Cabinet powwow
Economy May 31, 2022 | 12:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Luís Abinader met this Tuesday with the ministers and general directors to follow up on the “Government in the Provinces” program, carried out two weeks ago in his absen[...]Dominicans register 307 new COVID infections
Health May 31, 2022 | 11:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic registered 307 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Public Health authorities on Tuesday morning. While the accumulated number of pe[...]Dominican companies to build biggest power plant for US$1.7B
Economy May 31, 2022 | 10:30 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government announced the winners of the tender for a natural gas power plant to be built in Manzanillo, province of Montecristi (northwest), which will cost some US$1.7 b[...]Confirmed: Ex-president of the Dominican Republic is under investigation
Local May 31, 2022 | 7:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Although details are still not revealed, it’s more than official. Former President Danilo Medina, who is also the president of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), is under investig[...]Haitians work to build the wall that will close the passage to Dominican Republic
Local May 30, 2022 | 4:51 pm