Dominican economy grew 3.1 % in September, the highest growth recorded in the year
Economy October 24, 2023 | 11:00 am
Santo Domingo. - Governor of the Central Bank, Héctor Valdez Albizu said the accumulated growth in the first nine months (January-September) 2023 was 1.7%. The Governor announced that the Monetary[...]Dominican Republic to receive US$6 million for carbon credits in 2024
Economy October 23, 2023 | 10:00 am
Santo Domingo—The Dominican Republic will receive the first results of the international carbon credits market with a US$6.0 million payment by the World Bank (WB) in 2024. According to Yvonne Ar[...]Coexistence between Dominican Republic and Haiti requires a legal framework that is complied with
Local October 23, 2023 | 8:00 am
The root of the current border crisis lies in the fact that during the entire republican life, relations between the Dominican Republic and Haiti have not been governed by a legal border framework, ma[...]Hoteliers: “It is not understood why a flight from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic costs twice as much”.
Tourism October 22, 2023 | 12:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- The high cost of airline tickets is one of the biggest obstacles faced by the Dominican Republic in attracting tourists, according to the country's hoteliers and the government. Hot[...]IMF to evaluate public investment management in the Dominican Republic
Economy October 21, 2023 | 12:05 pm
The meeting between Dominican government authorities and representatives of the IMF was held virtually, with the participation of Ministers Pavel Isa Co[...]Haitian gangs use Dominican Republic for money transfers
Local October 21, 2023 | 11:00 am
Although Haitian gangs do not exercise violence on the Dominican side of the border, many use the Dominican Republic as a depository for their money, a base for planning their operations, and a safe z[...]More than 27,000 people will take to the streets in Dominican Republic to fight dengue fever
Health October 21, 2023 | 8:02 am
Santo Domingo, RD--The Government of the Dominican Republic will deploy this Saturday 27,375 people in a massive spraying day to contain the spread of dengue fever amid an outbreak in the country that[...]“We need to eat,” says a Haitian who buys food in the Dominican Republic to cross it to Haiti
Local October 20, 2023 | 2:14 pm
Dajabón.- The Haitian city of Juana Méndez is witnessing an increasing number of cases where authorities strip and destroy merchandise carried from the Dominican Republic through the Dajabón border[...]Recommendations issued on the Dominican Atlantic coast due to abnormal waves linked to Tammy
Local October 20, 2023 | 11:23 am
Tropical Storm Tammy is currently located approximately 150 kilometers northeast of Barbados and has the potential to strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday. The National Meteorological Office (Oname[...]Academy of Sciences puts into circulation magazine on the economic future of the Dominican Republic
Local October 20, 2023 | 9:55 am
Santo Domingo.- The Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic (ACRD) has released the 11th edition of the "Dominican Journal of Economy," featuring analyses by 33 economists on th[...]Hospitals are prohibited from giving information about the rise of dengue in the Dominican Republic
Health October 20, 2023 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Multiple hospitals in the capital city of the Dominican Republic have reported suspected cases of dengue fever, a disease that has caused 11 deaths in the country this[...]UN says Haitian gang 400 Mawozo uses Dominican traffickers to acquire firearms
World October 20, 2023 | 8:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The United Nations (UN) has recently published a report highlighting a troubling increase in firearms trafficking in Haiti, a country plagued by ongoing security chall[...]Chancellor warns US investigations into local agricultural industry in the Dominican Republic
Economy October 20, 2023 | 8:09 am
Santo Domingo.- The United States is conducting multiple investigations into labor issues within the Dominican agricultural industry. These investigations could potentially have adver[...]Grupo Piñero’s first hotel in the Dominican Republic is transformed into a police training school
Tourism October 19, 2023 | 3:16 pm
San Juan.- President Luis Abinader has officially inaugurated the new Police Training Center in San Juan, Dominican Republic. This center will play a vital role in training and qualif[...]Requirements and process to renew American passport in the Dominican Republic
Expats' Corner October 19, 2023 | 3:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- US citizens in the Dominican Republic can take advantage of the American Passport Renewal service, which provides a passport valid for 10 years, through mail using the[...]Dominican Republic achieves important advances in World Bank governance indicators, according to DIGEIG
Economy October 19, 2023 | 12:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- On World Ethics Day, the General Directorate of Ethics and Government Integrity (DIGEIG) highlighted the Dominican Republic's significant progress in the six governanc[...]Legislators minimize the report on foreign investment in the Dominican Republic
Local October 19, 2023 | 10:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Legislators from the Modern Revolutionary (PRM) and Christian Social Reformist (PRSC) parties have downplayed the recent report from the United States Department of St[...]Storm Tammy does not represent a danger to the Dominican Republic at the moment
Local October 19, 2023 | 8:18 am
Santo Domingo.- The director of the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), Gloria Ceballos, has stated that Tropical Storm Tammy does not currently pose a threat to the Dominican Re[...]Nobel Prize laureate in Economics values Dominican Republic seeking to improve public policies
Economy October 19, 2023 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- American economist Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics, has praised the Dominican Republic's initiative to improve its public policy evaluation sy[...]Dominican Government announces measures to combat dengue outbreak
Health October 19, 2023 | 8:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government has announced a series of measures to combat the dengue outbreak, which has already resulted in eleven confirmed deaths and is overwhelming bo[...]