Other nations that saw increased demand for Dominican products include India (US$184.3 million, mainly gold for refining), Haiti (US$113.5 million), the Netherlands (US$62.4 million), Puerto Rico ...

On occasion of his fifth year in government, President Luis Abinader took advantage of his weekly press presentation to present achievements of his government. A press release from the Presidency also ...

The governmental Conani and the Alexandra Grullon Foundation have announced initiatives for the orphaned children of the collapse of the JetSet Club. The management of the club is accused of ...

The Dominican Republic has begun a pilot for a facial recognition system along its border with Haiti, the general director of the Migration Agency announced, as reported in Biometrics Update.

A high-ranking Dominican Air Force colonel has filed a formal complaint with the Public Ministry, accusing top officials within the country’s main anti-drug and intelligence agencies of illicitly ...

Jennifer Ventura was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2025 on Sunday night by Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig from Denmark. Ventura succeeds Celinee Santos. The emotional night saw 28 ...

Hezly Rivera, the daughter of two Dominican migrants to New Jersey, engineers Heidy Ruiz and Henry Rivera, has won the most important USA Gymnastics title, the senior all-around in the Xfinity US ...

Tropical Storm Erin is making its way to the Atlantic. All forecasts show it going north of DR. Erin is traveling westward, and while it’s too early to say whether there will be any direct impacts to ...

The community group dedicated hours to impede a senator pushing through Congress a bill that would have allowed louder noise in neighborhoods.

Riding the Santo Domingo metro will get you to your destination much faster. President Luis Abinader made the announcement when on Sunday, 10 August 2025 he attended the official announcement of the ...

The school year begins in just two weeks, on 25 August, and millions of children will be returning to the nation’s public and private schools. President Abinader noted that the current program of ...

After decades of free trade, the DR pays tariffs to export to US, Dominican exports are now levied at least a 10% import tariff, slapped on by the Trump administration. Previously, Dominican exports ...