Dominican Republic will host banana and coffee producers from Latin America in April
Local March 15, 2023 | 1:27 pm
Banana and coffee producers from Latin America, as well as from the Caribbean and Africa, will meet from April 17 to 22 in Punta Cana, in the eastern Dominican Republic, the organization of the activi[...]Authorities detain a group of migrants after jumping from a ship near Puerto Rico
Local March 15, 2023 | 11:32 am
Federal authorities are investigating a group of at least 16 migrants who appeared to be stowaways on a cargo ship headed for Puerto Rico and who jumped overboard into the ocean as the vessel approach[...]Foreigner arrested with 89 bags, presumably cocaine in his stomach
Local March 15, 2023 | 10:33 am
The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) and members of the Specialized Airport Security Corps, supported by the Public Ministry, arrested a Nigerian who tried to leave the country with his st[...]Trade with Commonwealth countries stands out, amounted to US$2,515 in 2022
Economy March 14, 2023 | 1:34 pm
The commercial exchange between the Dominican Republic and the countries that make up the Commonwealth totaled 2,515 million dollars last year, reflecting an increase compared to 2021 of about 239 mil[...]Dominican Republic bets on maintaining consistency in the World Baseball Classic
Sports March 14, 2023 | 10:48 am
The Dominican team obtained its first victory against Nicaragua on Monday, winning 6-1 in Miami, and now it is committed to maintaining the consistency of its game in the World Baseball Classic. “We[...]Consul of the US embassy in the Dominican Republic says “the way is not through Mexico”
Local March 14, 2023 | 10:44 am
The consul general of the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic, Greg Segas, said that "the way is not through Mexico", referring to the enormous number of Dominican migrants trying to cross[...]The US warned the Dominican Republic that it does not support renegotiating rice tariffs within the framework of DR-Cafta
Economy March 14, 2023 | 9:35 am
President Luis Abinader notified on February 27 that work is being done to find an early solution to the economic impact that the total tariff reduction that is approaching for rice imported from the [...]President Abinader receives the head of the World Bank
Economy March 14, 2023 | 9:04 am
The president of the World Bank, David Malpass, during his official visit to the country, met with President Luis Abinader, which, according to the Government, shows the confidence that international [...]José Reynoso, Dominican student in London reported missing
Local March 14, 2023 | 8:15 am
The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United Kingdom reported the apparent disappearance of a 27-year-old Dominican citizen named José Gerónimo Reynoso Durán in the U[...]Gang in Spain that introduced coca from the Dominican Republic was arrested
Local March 13, 2023 | 2:57 pm
The Spanish Police have arrested nine drug traffickers operating in Madrid and nearby towns and have seized 82 kilos of cocaine from the Dominican Republic. The gang was engaged in small and medium-si[...]Intense drought affects more than 400,000 people in Cuba, according to official media
World March 13, 2023 | 2:53 pm
More than 400,000 Cubans, especially in the eastern half of the country, are affected by an intense drought, the state press reported Monday. According to the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources[...]Authorities detain a foreigner who was wearing a sash lined with cocaine in the AILA
Local March 13, 2023 | 11:48 am
The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) and members of the Specialized Airport Security Corps arrested a Spaniard at the Americas International Airport (AILA) who was carrying a belt lined wi[...]Asonahores: “We did very well at ITB, we achieved greater connectivity”
Local March 13, 2023 | 11:41 am
The hotel sector of the Dominican Republic expressed its joy at the success achieved at the last IBT Berlin 2023 fair and highlighted that the presentation of the country made by the Minister of Touri[...]Authorities raid the residence of a Dominican in the US and find a shipment of fentanyl
Local March 10, 2023 | 1:25 pm
A man originally from the Dominican Republic was arrested last Tuesday after Maine State Police raided his residence, where they found a shipment of fentanyl valued at $7,000. According to the authori[...]Sofiane Pamart, one of the best pianists in the world, arrives for the first time in the Dominican Republic
Local March 10, 2023 | 11:51 am
The French pianist Sofiane Pamart is considered one of the ten best in the world and will perform Tuesday, March 28 at 8:30 PM in the Carlos Piantini hall of the Eduardo Brito National Theater, in San[...]The Dominican Republic ranks third in Central American countries with the most drug seizures
Local March 10, 2023 | 10:40 am
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), in its annual report, placed the Dominican Republic in the third Central American country with the most cocaine seizures in 2021 after restrictions du[...]Border Patrol detains 21 Dominicans and Haitians trying to enter Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Local March 10, 2023 | 9:05 am
Border Patrol agents apprehended 21 undocumented immigrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic who entered Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands illegally in separate incidents. On March 8, Ramey S[...]5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Colombia at dawn; people ran out in pajamas
World March 10, 2023 | 8:44 am
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook a large part of Colombia in the early hours of Friday, without the authorities having reported any victims or damage so far. According to a preliminary bulletin fr[...]Biden travels to Canada this month, support for Ukraine and the Haiti crisis on the agenda
World March 10, 2023 | 8:10 am
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will travel to Canada on the 23rd and 24th of this month to meet with the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and address the Parliament of that cou[...]A magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes central Italy without serious damage
World March 9, 2023 | 2:43 pm
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the Italian province of Perugia, in the center of the country, although without causing serious damage and leaving only a few cracks in buildi[...]