Mayor of NY is in the DR to visit areas affected by Hurricane Fiona
Local September 26, 2022 | 11:53 am
President Luis Abinader received this Sunday night a commission of officials from the city of New York, headed by Mayor Eric Adams and the congressman of Dominican orig[...]Ian becomes a hurricane and threatens western Cuba
World September 26, 2022 | 11:50 am
Tropical storm Ian became a category 1 hurricane and is moving north today with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour, threatening the western third of Cuba on its[...]Paraison: The US and the international community have in their hands a proposal for a solution to the Haitian crisis
World September 26, 2022 | 11:45 am
The former consul of Haiti in the Dominican Republic and current executive director of the Zile Foundation, Edwin Paraison, raised the need for a "Two-headed Government[...]PRSC denounces existence of 400 Haitian settlements
Local September 26, 2022 | 10:32 am
Federico Antún Batlle, president of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), affirms that in the Dominican Republic there are at least 400 Haitian settlements that[...]Haiti’s corporate power places situation as ‘red hot’
World September 26, 2022 | 10:24 am
Despite the threats of intensifying the protests as of today, Monday, the Western Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Haiti declared its support for the elimination of [...]Haitian Prime Minister proposes to the UN a short-term solution to settle the crisis
World September 26, 2022 | 8:57 am
The government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has set three elementary priorities before the United Nations Organization (UN) to achieve, in the short term, a so[...]Payment of 10 dollars to Dominican passengers and resident foreigners eliminated
Economy September 26, 2022 | 8:57 am
In one month and 15 days, national and foreign air operators that carry out international passenger transport to and from the Dominican Republic will no longer be able [...]Plane that left Santo Domingo had to make an emergency landing in the Bahamas
Local September 26, 2022 | 8:57 am
An American Airlines plane that took off from the Las Américas International Airport, bound for Miami, Florida with about 150 passengers on board, had to make an emerg[...]Public Works closes the Sabaneta bridge in La Vega “to avoid human losses”
Local September 26, 2022 | 8:00 am
The passage over the Sabaneta bridge that crosses the Camú river in the Jeremías community of La Vega province is closed from this moment "in a preventive manner," the Ministry of Public Works and C[...]CNSSS reduces 50% to the copay of Family Health Insurance and expand coverage of high-cost medications
Health September 26, 2022 | 7:59 am
The National Social Security Council (CNSS) approved, through resolution 553-02, a 50% reduction in the copay of the Family Health Insurance (SFS) of the Contributory Regime to cover hospitalization s[...]Ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages in provinces affected by Fiona is not fully complied with
Local September 26, 2022 | 7:59 am
The decree that limits the sale of alcoholic beverages after 6:00 in the afternoon in the provinces affected by the passage of Hurricane Fiona is partially fulfilled in[...]ADP admits that the country’s education is not meeting the needs of the population
Local September 25, 2022 | 2:39 pm
Santo Domingo, DR The president of the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP), Eduardo Hidalgo, acknowledged that it is no longer possible for the Dominican Republic to continue having an education [...]Abinader: aid will be for those who need it, regardless of political factions
Local September 25, 2022 | 2:33 pm
Sabana de la Mar - President Luis Abinader proclaimed upon his arrival here that government aid will reach everyone who needs it regardless of political allegiances. Arriving this afternoon in Saba[...]Covid-19 infections decrease in the country; 103 new cases reported
Health September 25, 2022 | 10:44 am
The Ministry of Public Health reported 102 new cases of covid-19 and zero deaths in the last 24 hours. According to bulletin number 919, issued by the National Directorate of Epidemiology, 645,369 [...]What if we unite as a people?
Opinion September 25, 2022 | 9:15 am
The years have passed, and only the memories of the bad presidents, the ambivalent in power, and the dictators remain; poverty allows us to remember the disorder of the rulers and the weak commitment [...]Weather report for this Sunday, September 25
Local September 25, 2022 | 8:00 am
The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) reported that clouds along with locally heavy downpour activity, thunderstorms, and wind gusts had been concentrated this afternoon in communities of the pr[...]President says Fiona’s damage is still being assessed
Local September 25, 2022 | 7:16 am
President Luis Abinader informed that next week he will give the exact figures of the damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, but said that they are substantial; he also assured that the border is secure, [...]Four cruise ships could not reach Puerto Plata
Tourism September 24, 2022 | 12:08 pm
Santo Domingo, DR The passage of Hurricane Fiona through the country at the beginning of this week prevented the arrival of four scheduled cruise ships, one bound for the Amber Cove port and three fo[...]Remember! The Day of Las Mercedes is not changed
Local September 24, 2022 | 12:06 pm
The Ministry of Labor reiterates to all the business and working community of the Dominican Republic that the religious holiday of Las Mercedes Day, which is celebrated this Saturday, September 24, wi[...]Tanks prowl the border
Local September 24, 2022 | 11:09 am
Santo Domingo, DR The Dominican-Haitian border is under a calm atmosphere. Still, as a precautionary measure given the instability that Haiti is experiencing, the military component has consolidated [...]