The DR seeks to take the leap to be a regional player in the production of the high tech components for the United States market. The Free Zone sector at the close of 2024 represented 3.1% of the GDP ...

Nevertheless, he said it is normal for construction projects across Santo Domingo to put pedestrians at risk by violating urban safety regulations. Many sites lack essential safeguards like protective ...

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is awaiting to resolve legal matters to open the winning proposal for the new ID cards (cedula) in the Dominican Republic that was impugned by competitors. The JCE is ...

Moreso, a report in El Nacional says that the number of persons employed in the already bulging central public sector has increased by 7.7% from July 2023 to July 2025 (from 429,612 to 462,903), ...

The Chicago White Sox organization broke ground Tuesday, 12 August 2025, to build a new state-of-the-art baseball academy in Boca Chica, in the province of Santo Domingo.

The US Department of Justice informs that a massive “grandparent scam” operating out of the Dominican Republic has been dismantled, leading to charges against 13 individuals. The transnational scheme ...

Colonel Rafael Morales Herrero has been dismissed from his post after publicly denouncing an alleged corruption scheme involving senior officers from the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) ...

The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) reports seizing boxes of pineapple for export from Punta Cana to Germany with cocaine. Some 30 packages of cocaine were found stashed inside the fresh pineapple ...

Many Dominicans are surprised to learn that 28-year old Jennifer Ventura, who on Sunday, 10 August 2025 won the Miss Dominican Republic crown is a 28-year-old civil engineer. She especially made the ...

Why did vandals wreck the year-old religious landmark boulevard in Higuey, the bed city for the Punta Cana area. In an act of brazen destruction that has shocked the nation, vandals armed with ...

The Dominican Republic will host the prestigious PAMAC Destination Summit in June 2026, in recognition of the extraordinary growth maritime tourism has had recently in the country. The past event was ...

Attending the announcement were President Luis Abinader, Tourism Minister David Collado. “This partnership reflects the Dominican Republic’s strong momentum in cruise tourism,” said Ceserano, praising ...