Dominican Republic Air Force flies diplomats out of Haiti
Local July 9, 2021 | 9:52 am
Santo Domingo.- The Air Transport Squadron of the Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD) yesterday evacuated consular and diplomatic personnel accredited in Port-au-Prince to Dominican territory in the m[...]Dominican Republic GDP to grow 7.1% in 2021
Economy July 9, 2021 | 8:30 am
Santo Domingo.- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) improved by more than two percentage points the growth projections of the Dominican Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for[...]Colombian hitmen ‘passed through Dominican Republic’
Local July 9, 2021 | 7:59 am
Port-au-Prince.- Justice of the peace Fidélito Dieudonné revealed to the newspaper Le Nouvelliste on Thursday that four of the mercenaries linked to the death of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse a[...]Dominicans flee Haiti on safety concerns
Local July 8, 2021 | 11:32 am
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.- Dominican citizens residing in Haiti are returning to the Dominican Republic through the Dominican-Haitian border in Dajabón, fearing eventual demonstrations after the a[...]Dominican Republic scrambles on Haiti assassination
Local July 8, 2021 | 10:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Immediately there was news of the attack that ended the life of the president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, President Luis Abinader summoned the Security and National Defense Council, whic[...]Largest Dominican ports dispatch containers in 24 hours
Economy July 8, 2021 | 7:58 am
Santo Domingo.- The average time for container dispatch in the two main Dominican ports: Caucedo and Haina was considerably reduced during the first month since the "Dispatch in 24 hours" project was [...]Haiti crisis will hurt trade with Dominican Republic
Economy July 8, 2021 | 7:29 am
Santo Domingo.- Haiti is Dominican Republic’s second largest trade partner with a binational exchange of US$745 million in 2020, an amount that had already been affected by COVID-19 and insecurity i[...]Statement from the Haitian Embassy in the Dominican Republic after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise
Local July 7, 2021 | 3:30 pm
The Embassy of the Republic of Haiti, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, confirms the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in an act perpetrated by mercenaries at approximate[...]Dominican Embassy: Haiti First Lady is not dead
Local July 7, 2021 | 10:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Haiti's first lady, Martine Moïse, has not died as previously reported. The Communications Director of the Dominican Republic Embassy in Haiti, José Luis Soto, denied that Martine[...]Dominican Gov. condemns killing of Haitian leader
Local July 7, 2021 | 9:27 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader condemned on Wednesday the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and First Lady Martine, that occurred at dawn in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. [...]Dominican leader gathers the military
Local July 7, 2021 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader summoned the military commanders on Haiti’s crisis, after the assassination of his counterpart, Jovenel Moise. During the meeting, the president will coord[...]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[...]Air Europa recovers its prepandemic operation level in the Dominican Republic this week
Tourism July 6, 2021 | 3:33 pm
Air Europa recovers this week the operations it had before the pandemic in the Dominican Republic. The Globalia airline incorporates Wednesdays (from July 7, 2021) into its flight plan with Santo D[...]New curfew ‘too elastic,’ Dominican doctors warn
Local July 6, 2021 | 12:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Medical College (CMD) on Tuesday labeled the new curfew, which takes effect tomorrow, as "too elastic," that is, flexible and considers it the result of pressure from som[...]Dominican courts awash with govt. corruption cases in the US$ billions
Local July 6, 2021 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- In addition to the new processes, Anticorruption prosecutors have the Super Tucano, Odebrecht, Omsa and Los Tres Brazos cases in court There’s no time to let up. Not only do they [...]Another scandal rocks Dominican Republic Gov.
Local July 6, 2021 | 7:34 am
Santo Domingo.- Presidency chief of staff, Lisandro Macarrulla, denounced Monday that he’s being the object of a systematic campaign of defamation and slander, through false accusations, to involve [...]Though sluggish tourist arrivals climb in Dominican Republic
Economy July 5, 2021 | 12:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The number of tourists who arrived in June to the different Dominican destinations is still below the record for that month of 2019, the Tourism Ministry (Mitur) said Monday. Last m[...]’Da mob? Ex Dominican Attorney General gets black flowers
Local July 5, 2021 | 10:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Gustavo Biaggi , lawyer for the former attorney general, Jean Alain Rodríguez, denounced Monday that letters and a wreath of black flowers were sent to the former official’s house, [...]Major Dominican tourism enclave 99.9% vaccinated
Tourism July 5, 2021 | 9:17 am
Santo Domingo.- La Altagracia province, home to the country's major tourist enclaves, reached the milestone of vaccinating 99.9 percent of its population, followed by the National District and La Roma[...]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[...]