Top 2 Dominican cities lead in hotel occupancy
Tourism July 5, 2021 | 7:40 am
Santo Domingo.- The two main Dominican metropolises, Santiago and Santo Domingo, are the ones with the best average hotel occupancy rates recorded in the first five months of 2021, while the destinati[...]Dominican Republic lives ‘a medium state of peace’
Local July 5, 2021 | 7:19 am
Santo Domingo.-The Dominican Republic dropped six positions in the 2021 Global Peace Index, from 76th to 82nd out of 163 countries. Its overall score of 2.02 (the maximum is 5) places it as a nation w[...]63 deaths and 7, 303 new cases of coronavirus in the Dominican Republic in a week
Health July 4, 2021 | 12:51 pm
According to bulletins from the General Directorate of Epidemiology, a total of 63 people lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus in the Dominican Republic in one week. In [...]Some 61,550 young Dominicans joined some type of banking product or service in 2020
Economy July 4, 2021 | 11:01 am
Santo Domingo, DRIn 2020, 61,550 young Dominicans joined some Banco Popular product [...]
Elsa’s passage through the Dominican territory
Local July 4, 2021 | 8:03 am
It had damaging effects in several provinces, specifically on the southern coast.
Santo Domingo,[...]Hurricane Elsa heads to Dominican south coast
Uncategorized July 2, 2021 | 10:24 am
Miami.- Elsa, the fifth tropical storm of the year in the Atlantic basin, reached hurricane force overnight and is approaching Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mile[...]Dominican mining sector grew 16.2% in 1Q
Economy July 2, 2021 | 8:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The president of the Oil Mining Chamber of the Dominican Republic (Camipe), Pedro Esteva, revealed Thursday that the sector grew by 16.2% in the first quarter of 2021 and highlighted i[...]The IMF: Dominican economy will rebound this year
Economy July 2, 2021 | 8:24 am
Santo Domingo.- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that for this year, the Dominican Republic will rebound in economic recovery, supported by the massive vaccination of the population, the[...]Dominican Gov. preps for Hurricane Elsa(update)
Local July 2, 2021 | 8:00 am
Elsa becomes hurricane Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) declared 15 provinces and the National District on alert yesterday against possible tropical storm conditions throughout[...]Dominican Gov. launches massive vaccination in the SW
Health July 1, 2021 | 4:47 pm
Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- Giving continuity with the actions to achieve collective immunity against COVID-19, the Government, through different public entities, will carry out a permanent sessi[...]Tropical Storm Elsa chugs toward Dominican Republic
Local July 1, 2021 | 2:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- Elsa, the fifth tropical storm of the year in the Atlantic basin, formed in the last hours from tropical depression number 5 and is moving rapidly towards the Lesser Antilles, in the C[...]Viva starts a US$60.3M, 750-room hotel in Dominican Republic
People July 1, 2021 | 1:25 pm
Miches, Dominican Republic.- With President Luis Abinader present, groundbreaking for the hotel chain Viva Wyndham Resorts was held Thursday for a 750-room hotel in Playa Esmeralda, Miches, eastern El[...]‘Medusa’ defrauded Dominican Republic out of US$103.4M+
Local July 1, 2021 | 12:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- After filing the request for restrictive measures against former attorney Jean Alain Rodríguez and other former officials of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), involved in "Operatio[...]Luis Abinader promotes agreement to produce all Frito Lay’s potatoes in the Dominican Republic
Economy June 30, 2021 | 4:34 pm
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PAHO/WHO ask Dominican Republic to continue vaccination against COVID-19 with two doses
Health June 30, 2021 | 3:31 pm
As the Dominican Government prepares to provide a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) indicated today that "to[...]More than 20 thousand Dominican smokers switch to a smoke-free alternative
Local June 30, 2021 | 2:08 pm
Santo Domingo, DRA sketch of the profile of the Dominican consumer shows that 58% of smokers and 42% of [...]A Dominican milestone, 3 manatees are returned to the wild
Tourism June 30, 2021 | 9:17 am
Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.- Last Sunday June 27 was a historic day for the Dominican Republic, the liberation of the three manatees Juana, Pepe and Lupita became a reality. At 10am an emotional [...]Central Bank says Dominican economy will grow 8%
Economy June 30, 2021 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- The new projections of the Central Bank place the economic growth of the Dominican Republic for 2021 between 8% and 9%, conservatively, according to Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu on T[...]In a first, Dominican Republic jails ex Attorney General
Local June 30, 2021 | 8:23 am
Santo Domingo.- Under charges of corruption due to the distraction of public funds, former attorney general Jean Alain Rodríguez has been detained since yesterday, in an unprecedented development. [...]Dominican Republic mass raids seek 23, including ex Attorney General
Local June 29, 2021 | 12:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Attorney General has authorization to search the homes of 23 people, including former attorney general Jean Alain Rodríguez implicated in Operation Medusa. The list of people w[...]