France loans Dominican Gov. 86M euros for trains
Economy December 10, 2021 | 7:33 am
Santo Domingo.- The governments of the Dominican Republic and France signed three cooperation agreements to finance and develop projects to improve urban mobility, including mass train transportation [...]Pact ends Dominican Republic’s U$1.9B ‘shadow toll’
Local December 10, 2021 | 7:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government managed to get rid of a burden, after reaching, after months of analysis, an "amicable agreement" to end the concession contract for the Northeast Highway (Jua[...]IDB US$100.0M loan to ease the plight of Dominican Republic’s poor
Poverty December 9, 2021 | 12:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Board of Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) this week approved five operations for US$1.8 billion to promote policies and programs for sustainability and inclus[...]People say Dominican tourism dodged a bullet
Economy December 9, 2021 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo. - The tourism industry was forced to reinvent itself to promote one of the most amazing recoveries of the Dominican economy, with a record arrival of 519,349 tourists in November this y[...]Dominican Republic leader vows funds for Justice
Local December 9, 2021 | 6:57 am
Santo Domingo .-- President Luis Abinader on Wed. guaranteed that the Justice Ministry will not lack resources to carry out its functions during his term. Abinader assured that the independence of [...]Dominicans show that even in crisis they save and pay their debts
Economy December 8, 2021 | 3:35 pm
Santo Domingo, DR. In 2020 the Dominican Republic, like all countries, felt the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which at its most critical moment caused the loss of some 359,000 jo[...]Dominican Republic court blocks major airport project
Bavaro & Punta Cana December 8, 2021 | 12:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Superior Administrative Court on Wed. revoked resolution 007/2020 that authorized the construction of the Bávaro International Airport (east), after hearing the appeal filed by th[...]Covid: Zero Dominican deaths in 4 days
Health December 8, 2021 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.- In the last four days, no report of deaths from Covid-19 has been notified in the country, maintaining the total death figures at 4,212 due to the disease. While reports of between [...]Dominican Republic ‘Octopus’ case back in court today
Local December 8, 2021 | 7:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The complexity of the corruption network allegedly established by Alexis Medina and others brought to justice as a result of Operation Octopus led the Anticorruption (Pepca) prosecutor[...]Dinghy trips continue: 62 Dominicans and 13 Haitians deported after arriving illegally in Puerto Rico
Local December 7, 2021 | 3:03 pm
San Juan Puerto Rico The U.S. Coast Guard in San Juan reported Tuesday that it repatriated 62 Dominicans and 13 Haitians between last Thursday and this Tuesday. They tried to land illegally in Puer[...]Dominican Customs ‘donates’ US$100K to tow derelict boat
Local December 7, 2021 | 12:11 pm
Manzanillo, Montecristi. - The Ministry of Environment managed to tow the María José boat to shore, which contained potentially harmful contaminant liquids, such as burned oil, and remained stranded[...]US praises Dominicans’ war on corruption
Local December 7, 2021 | 10:26 am
Washington.- The United States will support the Dominican Republic with pilot programs that will determine best practices for future interagency cooperation. The country was mentioned in the United[...]Dominican Gov. yanks 2 ministers from the same post
Local December 7, 2021 | 7:59 am
Santo Domingo.-The government's wager on the Ministry of Youth have ended in check mate: two incumbents dismissed in a year and three months, after alleged irregularities were pointed out in their ten[...]Dominican Republic US$240M theft case takes a strange turn
Local December 7, 2021 | 7:12 am
Santo Domingo.- At midnight Monday expired the four-month period given by a National District court to the Justice Ministry to present formal charges against Juan Alexis Medina Sánchez and ten othe[...]Foro Asonahores: Dominican Republic registers historical investments for more than US $ 550 million
Tourism December 6, 2021 | 4:42 pm
Nothing stops Haitians in their goal to reach the Dominican RepublicLocal December 6, 2021 | 2:25 pm
The justification: Many Haitian citizens affirm that they risk entering the Dominican Republic, by any means, because t[...]
From sprawling Dominican barrio to riverwalk
Uncategorized December 6, 2021 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- In the sprawling barrio, Los Guandules, the fruits of the Nuevo Domingo Savio Comprehensive Urban Transformation Project are already beginning to be harvested with the enjoyment of res[...]A US$757.9M hole in Dominican Republic Octopus case
Uncategorized December 6, 2021 | 7:26 am
Santo Domingo.- The irregularities detected in six State institutions during the government of former President Danilo Medina, as revealed by audits by the Chamber of Accounts, link his brother Alexis[...]Healthy boost from Turks and Caicos Islands to Dominican Republic medical tourism
Tourism December 5, 2021 | 2:17 pm
So far this year, the Turks and Caicos Islands have registered a turnover of approximately US$7 million for health procedures, which fall under the heading of medical tourism, in health centers in the[...]Bulletin #625: The covid-19 situation in the Dominican Republic
Health December 4, 2021 | 11:10 am
The Ministry of Public Health communicated Saturday through bulletin # 625 that 6,301 SARS COV-2 samples were processed yesterday, of which 3 27 were new positive [...]