12 Cubans reported to be detained in Haina since December
Local February 5, 2023 | 9:04 am
Santo Domingo, DR. El Diario de Cuba complained that 12 rafters had been detained since December 2022 in the Migration Detention Center of Haina without being able to expedite their extradition due t[...]Cholera under control in Villa Liberación; more than 2,800 have been vaccinated
Health February 5, 2023 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo, DR In Villa Liberación del Almirante in Santo Domingo East, cholera is "under control" after the area became a focus of concentration of the disease. At the same time, the residents o[...]Motorcycle time regulation is maintained in consensus
Local February 5, 2023 | 7:32 am
Santo Domingo, D.R. The spokesman of the National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (Intrant), Dary Terrero, informed that the measure intends to prohibit the circulation of two people on [...]No end to incidents with street window cleaners in Dominican Republic
Local February 4, 2023 | 12:05 pm
Incidents with window cleaners in the main streets and avenues of the Dominican Republic seem to be a never-ending problem. Violent and threatening actions on the part of these people are frequent in [...]Body of young man recovered after falling into the Caribbean Sea
Local February 4, 2023 | 9:00 am
A tragic, sad reminder to be always mindful of the dangers of the ocean, the authorities recovered the body of a 17-year-old teenager who fell into the waters of the Caribbean Sea last Monday while he[...]Four children admitted for diphtheria Robert Reid Cabral
Health February 4, 2023 | 8:17 am
Four children of different ages have been diagnosed with diphtheria at the Robert Reid Cabral Hospital. Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease. The children come from communities in Barahona a[...]ITV alone would remove thousands of tons of garbage from streets
Local February 4, 2023 | 7:14 am
Massive imports of used tires and vehicle parts are not prohibited in the Dominican Republic, so daily, these materials are observed in improvised dumps on streets and avenues. It is estimated that[...]Edwin Mejía: “chiperos have become a criminal organization that the government has not been able to control”
Local February 3, 2023 | 5:00 pm
Edwin Mejia, president of the Interior and Police Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, confirmed that a criminal structure has been woven around the so-called "Chiper[...]Police retain 15 motorcycles without documents and a stolen scooter
Local February 3, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Police officers detained 15 motorcycles and recovered a stolen scooter during targeted operations in different parts of the city. According to a press release issued by[...]Nine aftershocks registered after Wednesday’s quake
Local February 3, 2023 | 1:01 pm
The National Seismology Center of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo reported yesterday that nine aftershocks were registered following the earthquake of magnit[...]Dozens of motoconchistas protest police abuse in front of the National Palace
Local February 3, 2023 | 1:00 pm
With banners in hand and under the morning sun this Friday, dozens of motorcyclists from different distinctions of the National District are holding a protest in front [...]Dominican government signs “historic” air transport agreement with Canada
Local February 3, 2023 | 12:00 pm
On Thursday, the Dominican Republic and Canada signed a new air transport agreement aimed at increasing tourism, trade, and connectivity, as well as increasing flight f[...]Maritime accident leaves a teenage tourist dead on Saona Island
Local February 3, 2023 | 10:01 am
Authorities in the area reported that an adolescent of Peruvian nationality died after being accidentally run over by a boat on a beach on Saona Island. According to re[...]School detain students in La Romana for alleged theft of six thousand pesos
Local February 3, 2023 | 10:00 am
The National Police and the Directorate of the Rita Elena Méndez School in the Caleta municipal district detained dozens of students and interrogated them about the al[...]Authorities vaccinate against cholera in prisons and schools
Health February 3, 2023 | 9:30 am
The Ministry of Public Health launched its house-to-house immunization plan in schools, as well as in the various areas where they cross the border with Haiti and in tw[...]Earthquake affected hospital and 29 educational centers
Local February 3, 2023 | 8:01 am
The infrastructure of Taiwan Hospital in Azua and 29 educational centers in various parts of the country were damaged by the earthquake last Wednesday in the southern z[...]Movements calling for the re-election of Luis Abinader increase
Local February 3, 2023 | 8:00 am
With five months until the start of the political pre-campaign, calls for the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, to be re-elected resurface, with the launch of a[...]Dominican Republic at the forefront in cybersecurity
Local February 2, 2023 | 5:00 pm
Latin America faces numerous challenges. One of them is cybersecurity, which affects every industry, from tourism to banking and the financial system. According to the [...]Cuba attracts tourists in multi-destination packages with Cancun and the DR
Local February 2, 2023 | 3:00 pm
Multi-destination packages with charter flights to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Cancun are increasingly being promoted by Caribbean travel agencies and tour operat[...]DEA agents arrest a man linked to a drug cartel operating in the United States
Local February 2, 2023 | 1:01 pm
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested a man in Mao, Valverde province, who was allegedly linked to a drug trafficking cartel operating in the United States[...]