The Dominican Republic, given its location on the Caribbean tectonic plate, and eyeing the events in Venezuela, where the ground is still shaking, and over in Colombia, and off the coast of Mexico and ...

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) clarified on 31 August 2026 that the public marriage between a transgender couple complies with the Dominican Constitution and civil registry laws because the union ...

The Ministry of Public Health announced on 1 September 2026 the simultaneous intervention of eight major public hospitals across the Dominican Republic to evaluate critical vulnerabilities impacting ...

President Luis Abinader appointed Victor Livio Enmanuel Cedeño Brea the new Superintendent of Banks by Decree 606-26. He replaces Alejandro Fernandez Whipple who had been in the position since August ...

While best known for its coastline, the Dominican Republic shelters a vast network of inland aquatic ecosystems covering roughly 450 square kilometers. A news story in Listin Diario reminds Dominicans ...

No one believes that siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat intended to kill anyone. Nevertheless, evidence presented in the pre-trial days and the results of the Onesvie technical study reveal gross ...

The Dominican government has unveiled plans to replace the long-standing floating bridge (Puente Flotante) over the Ozama River with a modern bascule-style viaduct modeled after the Brickell Avenue ...

President Luis Abinader bestowed the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez, and Mella ((Grand Cross Silver Grade) upon prominent historian, sociologist, and academic Frank Moya Pons during a solemn ...

New Minister of Foreign Relations Victor (Ito) Bisono recognized the work of outgoing Ambassador of Netherlands Fredrik Lammert Keurhorst on 26 August 2026 at a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign ...

Traffic accidents continue to pose a critical public safety challenge in the Dominican Republic, leaving a grim trail of fatalities and injuries across Greater Santo Domingo and regional provinces in ...

The Dominican Republic is just one of over half a dozen countries in Latin America that saw major corruption scandals and trials of offending officials related to the Brazilian construction company, ...

Former Senator Adriano Sánchez Roa, who serves as the agriculture minister for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), challenged the recent claims made by Minister of Agriculture Francisco Oliverio ...