First Lady tackles child marriage, teen pregnancy in Dominican Republic
Local February 11, 2022 | 12:52 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Cabinet for Children and Adolescents and the National Council for Children and Adolescents (Conani) began this Thursday the implementation of the Prevention and Care Policy for Ear[...]Dominican Republic to cull big tax breaks
Economy February 11, 2022 | 7:46 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government will begin the gradual dismantling of tax exemptions on fuels received by electricity generating companies established in isolated systems or for their own non[...]Arrested 11 members of the Latin gang Dominican Don’t Play in Spain
Local February 10, 2022 | 4:23 pm
Madrid, SpainThe Civil Guard arrested this Thursday eleven members of the Latin gang Dominican Don't Pla[...]Gold, still Dominican Republic’s export king
Economy February 10, 2022 | 11:48 am
Santo Domingo.- The most important exported product by the Dominican Republic continues to be gold, reaching US$1.8 billion in January-December 2021. Gold represents 15.5% of everything exported la[...]Dominican Immigration to issue day passes to Haitians
Economy February 10, 2022 | 10:34 am
Santo Domingo.- The card that will be issued to Haitians who enter the country, as "border inhabitant" whose plan was suspended yesterday by the Directorate of Migration, will be valid for one year, a[...]Planned airport in Dominican east loses a court round
Economy February 10, 2022 | 7:37 am
Santo Domingo.- The Second Chamber of the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) rejected the appeal filed by the Bávaro International Airport (AIB) against the decision of the Civil Aviation Institute [...]Covid drops steadily in Dominican Republic
Health February 10, 2022 | 7:15 am
Santo Domingo.- Health authorities expect positivity to the SARS CoV-2 virus to drop sharply in the coming days as indicators show that the incidence of the last four weeks has decreased considerably.[...]Two million Dominicans already have the third anticovid dose
Local February 9, 2022 | 3:27 pm
Children from five to 11 years old will begin to be vaccinated starting next Monday following an immunization schedule [...]
Dominican economy to grow 6%, inflation and all
Economy February 9, 2022 | 7:29 am
Santo Domingo.- In an analytical document prepared by technicians from the Central Bank, it is recognized that the deceleration of inflation in the country has occurred at a slower rate than expected.[...]Dominican Republic ex Justice minister rejects ‘Medusa’
Local February 9, 2022 | 6:58 am
Santo Domingo.- Former Justice minister, Jean Alain Rodríguez, feels stigmatized by the description "Medusa" that the prosecution has labeled him and the US$84.0 million fraud case he’s charged wit[...]Dominican Republic diversifies: historic flow of tourists outside the US and Canada
Economy February 8, 2022 | 6:42 pm
Dominican Republic diversifies: historic flow of tourists outside the US and CanadaLocal February 8, 2022 | 5:03 pm
Dominican Republic remembers the occupation that ended slavery 200 years agoLocal February 8, 2022 | 1:56 pm
Santo Domingo, D.R.The Dominican Republic remembers this February 9, the 200th anniversary of the beginn[...]Humpbacks expand their Dominican playground
Tourism February 8, 2022 | 10:23 am
Samana.- The visit of humpback whales, one of the natural tourist attractions in the Dominican Republic, extends to the shores of the municipality of Miches, where nature lovers can enjoy such a fasci[...]Dominican dealers cringe as car prices soar
Economy February 8, 2022 | 8:21 am
Santo Domingo.- “A 2022 Toyota Hilux (truck), which I sold to a client for $56,500 in August, has now been resold, used and with five thousand kilometers, for $58,500; 2,000 more than it cost new. [...]Dominican Republic US$84.0M ‘Octopus’ fraud case goes digital
Local February 8, 2022 | 7:35 am
Santo Domingo.- National District judge in charge of hearing the preliminary stage or trial of the evidence in the “Octopus” US$84 million fraud case, Deiby Timoteo Peguero Jiménez, ordered the J[...]Dominican Repbublic asks powers to avoid war
Local February 7, 2022 | 3:18 pm
Santo Domingo, DRThe Dominican government yesterday expressed its concern about the t[...] February 7, 2022 | 12:04 pmSanto Domingo.- The Dominican government yesterday expressed its concern about the tense security situation in Eastern Europe due to the conflict over Ukraine, a crisis that carries the risk of escala[...]Dominican Gov. pleads for peace; sides with Ukraine
February 7, 2022 | 8:41 amSanto Domingo.- The company Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo 21 (Aerodom), which manages six terminals in the country, had a 2021 where it managed to recover 80% of the air traffic that it registered in [...]Boeing builds US$200M repair shop in Dominican SW
February 7, 2022 | 7:32 amSanto Domingo.- As soon as Danilo Medina reached the Presidency on August 16, 2012, Juan Alexis Medina Sánchez saw the opportunity of his life within reach and took advantage of it to profit irregula[...]Dominican Republic US$451M ‘Octopus’ fraud trial starts today