Dominican exporters see a hub in rebuilt port
Economy May 26, 2021 | 11:18 am
Barahona, Dominican Republic.- Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) president Elizabeth Mena, highlighted the positive impact that the rehabilitation of the port of Barahona will have in their [...]Dominican Republic’s public debt tops US$58.8B
Economy May 26, 2021 | 7:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s consolidated public debt topped US$58.8 billion at the end of the first quarter of this year, equivalent to 70.5% of everything that the national economy produce[...]Agriculture ensures a rise in prices in the Dominican Republic is due to the international situation
Economy May 25, 2021 | 3:30 pm
Santo Domingo, DR The Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, said that the rise in prices in the country is because during the pandemic some ships were not leaving and there are still "problems" wit[...]Opening of Canada, vital for Dominican Republic to achieve 4 million tourists in 2021
Tourism May 25, 2021 | 1:35 pm
Canada is the DR's second-largest tourist issuer after the U.S.
Sanitary protocols boost tourist confidence in this Car[...]
Dominican Gov., private sector roll out US$4.3B housing plan
Economy May 25, 2021 | 11:41 am
Santo Domingo.- In the next four years the government and the private sector will move more than RD$247.0 billion (US$4.3 billion) into the economy through the “Happy Family” housing plan anno[...]Dominican heroes in 15-hour ordeal
Local May 25, 2021 | 10:32 am
Puerto Plata.- Some 350 first responders from various organizations participated in the rescue of 32 people who were stranded for more than 15 hours in the two cabins of the Puerto Plata Cable Car, lo[...]US-Dominican Republic joint exercise targets drug trafficking
Local May 25, 2021 | 9:41 am
CARIBBEAN SEA.-The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a bi-lateral interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 23. During the[...]Haiti, Dominican leaders meet, rebuff ‘ultranationalists’
Local May 25, 2021 | 8:27 am
Santo Domingo.- Haitian President Jovenel Moise revealed on Monday night that during his stay in Ecuador for the inauguration of President Guillermo Lasso, he met with Dominican President Luis Abinade[...]1M Chinese COVID vaccines head to Dominican Republic
Health May 25, 2021 | 7:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Vice President, Raquel Peña, announced on Monday night that a new batch of vaccines against COVID-19 left China for the Dominican Republic, with which the authorities continue to inoc[...]16K rooms mark the rise of the Dominican SW
Tourism May 24, 2021 | 10:13 am
Madrid.- Public-Private Partnerships director, Sigmund Freund, said Mon. that 12 companies are interested in investing in the Cabo Rojo and Pedernales area (southwest), in a project where the Governme[...]Young Dominicans snub vaccination
Health May 24, 2021 | 8:05 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is among the top five countries in the Americas with the highest number of vaccines against Covid-19 applied to its population. However, it now faces the negl[...]16 rescued after being stuck in Dominican Republic cable car
Local May 24, 2021 | 7:38 am
Puerto Plata.- The darkness, the wind and the thick vegetation were part of the hurdles that prevented rescuers from reaching the cabin where 16 vacationers were suspended in the air on the Puerto Pla[...]Coronavirus Dominican Republic: Public Health reports 1,055 new cases and 3 deaths
Local May 23, 2021 | 8:05 am
In its epidemiological bulletin number 429, the Ministry of Public Health issued this Saturday reports that in the last 24 hours, 7,339 samples were processed, and 1,055 new cases of SARS CoV-2 were d[...]Flights to and from Dominican Republic recover, but transport fewer passengers
Local May 22, 2021 | 12:10 pm
Between January and April of this year, 26,973 regular operations were recorded, and charter operations fell by 0.8% compared to the same period in 2020.
[...]For the United States, the Dominican Republic is a strategic cornerstone in the Caribbean.
Local May 22, 2021 | 11:00 am
Washington, DC The United States and the Dominican Republic share a long history that spans governance, commerce, and familiar post-colonial roots. With 2.2 million people, the Dominican diaspora i[...]Study reveals 92.5% of vaccinated Dominicans acquired antibodies to protect against COVID-19
Health May 21, 2021 | 4:47 pm
Following the National Vaccination Day start in the Dominican Republic, Pro Familia, through its director of Biomedical Research, Vivian Brache, conducted a study to identify what happens when the two[...]“The example that Dominican Republic has set in handling the crisis is immaculate”
Tourism May 21, 2021 | 3:37 pm
The CEO of the Meliá Hotels International chain, Gabriel Escarrer, expressed from the Dominican Republic stand at Fitur 2021 that the example tha[...]Dominican lawmaker pleads not guilty of drug charges in Miami
Local May 21, 2021 | 11:51 am
Miami.- Dominican deputy Miguel Angel Gutiérrez's lawyer, Dennis Urbano, on Fri. indicated that his client will accept pretrial detention and requested a trial by a jury. Gutiérrez, alias Mickey,[...]Energy group aims to help jumpstart Dominican tourism
Bavaro & Punta Cana May 21, 2021 | 10:03 am
Madrid.- The Punta Cana Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM) will present in Fitur 2021 its proposal to reactivate tourism in the Dominican Republic, based on its areas of innovation and sustainability, to [...]CLASSIFIED: Dominican-Haiti border fence
Local May 21, 2021 | 7:58 am
Santo Domingo.- All purchases and contracts for the design, construction, equipment, hiring of services, execution and acquisition of equipment in the erection of the perimeter fence on the border of [...]