Influenza vaccination has started again
Health October 12, 2022 | 10:26 am
The Ministry of Public Health launched its annual vaccination day against seasonal influenza A (H3N2) and influenza type B yesterday. Approximately 475,000 older people[...]Haiti’s internal situation takes an “explosive” turn
World October 12, 2022 | 10:10 am
In anticipation of a foreign military intervention based on the government's approval, the Haitian news agency AlterPresse describes the situation as "explosive," drawi[...]Thrifting is gaining more popularity
Local October 12, 2022 | 9:51 am
One of the most popular eco-friendly consumption practices in the Dominican Republic is the purchase of used clothing, also known as "pacas" due to the way they are pac[...]Punta Cana does not yet have a public hospital
Bavaro & Punta Cana October 12, 2022 | 8:42 am
The statistics produced by that demarcation are commendable for any province, even though Punta Cana still falls under the category of a municipal district. In 2021, it[...]The CIAA investigates aircraft that left the runway in El Higüero
Local October 12, 2022 | 8:24 am
The aircraft veered off the runway on Tuesday afternoon upon landing at La Isabela International Airport (El Higüero), also known as the Joaquín Balaguer Internationa[...]80% of the damaged circuits in Gazcue are repaired by Edeeste
Local October 11, 2022 | 2:38 pm
The César Nicolás Penson Substation's transformer number two caught fire yesterday, affecting more than 80% of the circuits it served in the National District, according to a report this week from t[...]Ciudad Colonial will be revilatized
Tourism October 11, 2022 | 2:26 pm
Yesterday, President Luis Abinader and Minister of Tourism David Collado started restoration work on the colonial city's priority streets and introduced the Micro and Small Business Support Program (P[...]Alarms are set off by a large number of disappearances in a short period of time
Local October 11, 2022 | 1:39 pm
On September 14 of last year, Adrian Madera left his home, and these are the hours that remain unknown. While Fabián Augusto Pea, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, likewise departed for an uniden[...]Manager of Ross Maria disputes the singer’s alleged suicide attempt
People October 11, 2022 | 1:31 pm
Ross Maria, a young singer, would have been admitted to the hospital following an alleged suicide attempt, which her manager later refuted. Ross Maria visited a hospital to rehydrate because she had a[...]Problem of tourist transportation is pervasive in Bávaro
Opinion October 11, 2022 | 12:54 pm
Due to the country's authorities' negligence and the worry, and even horror, that the tourist associations have towards the forces in control of that sector, the evil of tourist transportation in the [...]65% of Dominican teenagers have experienced sexual assault
Local October 11, 2022 | 12:47 pm
According to data released last Tuesday by the United Nations Children's Fund, 65% of Dominican teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 have experienced sexual violence at some point in their life (Un[...]Fire reported in an Edeeste power substation in Gazcue
Local October 11, 2022 | 11:32 am
At least eight circuits, including the one that supplies energy to the Presidential Palace as well as different areas of Greater Santo Domingo and Haina, were left without power as a result of a fire [...]Museum of the Dominican Man will reopen to the public
Local October 11, 2022 | 10:48 am
The Museum of the Dominican Man (MHD), which has been closed for four years while undergoing renovations, will reopen on Wednesday, according to an announcement from the General Directorate of Museums[...]Ten years later, students’ reading test scores have declined
Local October 11, 2022 | 10:36 am
Only 54.6% of third grade children achieve the necessary levels in reading, according to the regional monitoring report SDG4-Education 2030 created by UNESCO, ECLAC, and Unicef. For math, only 50.9% o[...]UPDATE: Accident in Bávaro, Punta Cana, results in the death of a fourth victim
Bavaro & Punta Cana October 11, 2022 | 8:43 am
Following the bus tragedy in Verón, Punta Cana, on last Thursday with 52 tourists on board, a fourth individual passed away on Monday night. Alejandro Luis Klinec, 37 years old, of Argentine national[...]Two chairs are used as a bed for an elderly woman
Local October 11, 2022 | 8:33 am
"Those chairs are where I'm sleeping. I swaddle myself and check around for a cushion before wearing them and lying down. I'm not comfortable. Imagine an elderly person sleeping in a chair," said Mrs.[...]Over the coming year, the Central Bank will increase its borrowing
Economy October 10, 2022 | 1:56 pm
The Dominican Central Bank will continue its unstoppable debt-building process in 2023, not only to maintain control over the currency and exchange rate and prevent a worsening inflationary spiral, bu[...]Resolution authorizing military aid to Haiti is signed by at least 19 OAS nations
Local October 10, 2022 | 1:12 pm
The Organization of American States (OAS) held a meeting on Haiti on the sidelines of its General Assembly in the Peruvian capital of Lima. At that meeting, 19 OAS member nations signed a resolution a[...]Suspended search efforts for Cabrera castaways
Local October 10, 2022 | 11:15 am
The Dominican Navy and the Mara Trinidad Sánchez province's civil authorities announced on Monday that they had halted their search for potential survivors of the shipwreck that happened last Thursda[...]The UN considers intervening in Haiti
World October 10, 2022 | 10:19 am
António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, made a phone call on Sunday to address the Government of Haiti's urgent request for the deployment of an international force there. He also offered the Sec[...]