5.2-magnitude earthquake recorded in waters near Saona Island
Santo Domingo.- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was detected on Tuesday morning in the Caribbean Sea, near Saona Island. The National Seismology…
Vice President receives Dominican students awarded the Academic Merit Award 2025
Santo Domingo.- The students awarded with the XI School Merit Award were received by the vice president Raquel Peña, at the National Palace, as…
Senate approved in second reading the Bill on Rental of Real Estate and Evictions
Santo Domingo.- The Senate of the Republic approved in second reading and with modifications, the Real Estate Rental and Eviction Law Project, this regulation…
“Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding” brought together more than 350 Dominican mothers
Santo Domingo.- More than 350 Dominican families gathered at the Central Atrium of Acrópolis Business Mall to participate in “Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding”, a…
New Penal Code penalizes sexual violence in relationships, harassment, and dissemination of intimate content
Santo Domingo.– The new Dominican Penal Code establishes more severe sanctions for crimes related to privacy, consent, and harassment, including sentences of up to…
US embassy in Haiti closes
United States announced this Monday that it closed its embassy in Haiti and confined employees inside the compound due to shootings near Port-au-Prince, the capital of the Caribbean…
Faride Raful says circumstances of journalist Edward Ramírez’s detention are being investigated
Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Interior and Police, Faride Raful, referred to the recent detention of journalist Edward Ramírez, stating that the circumstances of…
Agriculture announces ban on host crops of whitefly in San Juan
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Agriculture announced this Monday the start of the ban on host products of the whitefly and thrips in San…
Dominican Republic leads foreign investment in the region with US$2,892.8 million in the first half of 2025
Santo Domingo. — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Dominican Republic reached US$2,892.8 million during the first half of 2025, registering a growth of…
Army intercepts 37 Haitians on northwest border
Montecristi. The Dominican Republic Army (ERD) intercepted 37 Haitian migrants with irregular migratory status during border control operations in communities in the province of…