Dominican Republic cuts homicide rate to 8.3, now second safest in Latin America, President says

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader announced today that the Dominican Republic’s homicide rate has fallen from 13.79 per 100,000 inhabitants in June 2023 to 8.3 in July 2025, according to the latest Inside Crime report. This decline places...

Freedom of expression returns to center of legislative debate in Dominican Republic

Lawmakers in the Dominican Republic are considering a new law on freedom of expression that has divided journalists and lawyers. Some sectors of Dominican society say the proposed legislation is necessary to regulate the role of digital platforms...

Government spending in the Dominican Republic: Where taxpayer money goes

Dominican Republic: Sunday with a lot of heat and rain

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet) announced hot temperatures and high wind chills for this Sunday, due to the presence of Saharan dust, as well as a trough at different levels of the troposphere, in addition to the...

PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica

- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....

Experts debate the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the Dominican Republic.

Panel on credit risk in financial institutions due to new tariffs. External Source Since April 5, 2025, President Donald Trump has imposed 10% tariffs on Dominican products imported into the United States. Although this measure could have a direct...

David Bellver believes soccer will displace baseball as the national sport in the Dominican Republic.

“In at least five years, soccer will become the king of sports in the Dominican Republic,” Bellver stated with conviction. He highlighted what he describes as the rapid and surprising growth of soccer in the country, citing the most recent...

Price of the dollar in the Dominican Republic for the weekend

These figures correspond to the weighted average of spot market transactions, which include cash, transfers, and checks, and exclude transactions in financial derivatives, as established in Section B of Article 59 of the Foreign Exchange...

Dominican Republic and Ecuador sign pact to boost trust in digital transactions

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic and Ecuador have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening legal security and trust in digital transactions through the mutual recognition of electronic signatures. The agreement was...

The U.S. Government Surprises Americans With A New Thailand Warning

The U.S. government continues to update travel advisories actively. Some of the latest warnings are surprising to tourists. One in particular included an advisory on one of the world's most welcoming countries. The warning was issued for Canada...

Tenants vs. landlords: Who wins and who loses with the possible new Rent Law?

During her participation in the program El Sol de los Sábados, broadcast by Zol 106.5 FM of the RCC Media group, the president of the National Organization for Consumer Protection (ONPECO), Altagracia Paulino, expressed her support for the new...

Rewriting JPS’s legacy for a thriving nation

For Jamaica’s 2.9 million citizens, electricity costs — among the world’s highest — cast a shadow over dreams, draining wallets and stunting progress. On July 1, 2025, the Government struck a match for change, announcing it will not renew the...

Antigua PM to T&T Govt: Pay up outstanding US$60M

Akash Sama­roo Re­port­ing from Ja­maica An­tigua and Bar­bu­da Prime Min­is­ter Gas­ton Browne is urg­ing the new Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar Gov­ern­ment to ful­fil a com­mit­ment made to the Or­gan­i­sa­tion of East­ern Caribbean States (OECS)...

Antigua PM to T&T Govt:

Akash Samaroo Reporting from Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne is urging the new Kamla Persad-Bissessar Government to fulfil a commitment made to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) during the tenure of the...

Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica

Prime Minister Gaston Browne Leads Antigua and Barbuda Delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica – 5 July 2025 – Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne is leading Antigua and Barbuda’s...

Copa Airlines Is Launching New Flights to Santiago and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic

In a major boost for tourism to the northern Dominican Republic, Copa Airlines is launching six new weekly flights from Panama to Santiago and Puerto Plata starting in January 2026. Dominican Tourism Minister David Collado made the announcement,...

Santo Domingo Metro and Cable Car extend morning hours

Commuters in Santo Domingo will soon benefit from earlier public transport access, as the Office for the Reordering of Transport (OPRET) announced that the Metro and Line 1 of the Santo Domingo Cable Car will begin operations at 5:30am on...

IAEA Supports the Dominican Republic to Enhance Radiation Protection of Workers

The Dominican Republic has further enhanced the radiation safety of workers and workplaces with new regulations and guidance, a recent IAEA safety mission concluded. “It is the first country to host two full scale IAEA missions on worker...

Semi-Finals day: USA-Germany Final confirmed, an assist-king and Cameroon made history

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - United States and Germany will battle it out for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 trophy after both teams won their Semi-Finals showdowns on a day which also saw China point guard Yi Yang and Cameroon make history....

Tourism Ministry launches street reopening schedule in Colonial City

Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado announced that newly renovated streets in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City will be opened every Friday, with the aim of speeding up the area’s restoration. Starting this Saturday, weekly maps will be...