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Dominican Republic tackles sargassum crisis with R\responsibility and transparency
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado emphasized that the Dominican Republic is confronting the sargassum crisis with responsibility and transparency, while advocating for a global and scientific solution to the seaweed invasion affecting...
President trump secures greater ag market access in Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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June 26, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced American agricultural producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam and maintained access to Brazil. The Trump Administration continues to break down non-tariff barriers...
Dominican Republic pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka surpasses one million visitors
Dominican Today
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June 17, 2025
Osaka, Japan.- Just two months after opening, the Dominican Republic’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai has drawn over one million visitors, becoming one of the most visited exhibits within the high-visibility Commons-B building, which hosts...
Dominican Republic faces forest loss and growing water crisis in rural areas
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Resilient Caribbean Communities (CCR) Project has raised alarm over growing threats of soil degradation and water scarcity in rural areas of the Caribbean. Driven by erratic rainfall and prolonged droughts due to climate...
Dominican Republic to acquire patrol boats from Portugal to combat drug trafficking
DR1
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The Dominican Republic continues to need to spend more on its security due to external factors – mainly dealing with crime from Haiti and drug trafficking. President Luis Abinader announced he will be signing an agreement with Portugal as early as...
iciHaiti - Politic : 4 measures to improve the situation of Haitians in the Dominican Republic
Haiti Libre
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June 21, 2025
iciHaiti - Politic : 4 measures to improve the situation of Haitians in the Dominican Republic 21/06/2025 10:23:25 On the instructions of Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, Minister of the Interior and Local Authorities, the Directorate of Immigration and...
Haiti - Dominican Republic : Launch of an additional 13 km of border wall in Dajabón
Haiti Libre
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June 21, 2025
Haiti - Dominican Republic : Launch of an additional 13 km of border wall in Dajabón 21/06/2025 09:23:55 On Friday, June 20, 2025, the Ministers of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, and of Defense, Carlos Fernández Onofre, along with Governor...
Dominican Republic Nightclub Owner and His Sister Arrested 2 Months After Roof Collapse Killed 236 People
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Jet Set owner Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat have been arrested The Santo Domingo nightclub was the site of 236 fatalities when the building’s roof collapsed in April "There are no words to express the pain this...
The Dominican Republic and the United States renew an agreement to combat crime.
Dominican Today
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A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates that Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and Patricia Aguilera, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, signed the memorandum. This will enable both governments to share radar and...
Trump Admin Detains Foreigners From 26 Countries at Guantanamo
The Daily Beast
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration is holding dozens of foreigners from 26 different countries at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, as President Donald Trump presses ahead with dispatching the notorious military prison in his immigration crackdown. Seventy-two...
Man found safe after leaving for Dominican Republic to save marriage
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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June 20, 2025
A man with Maryland ties was found after he had not been heard from since he was about to board a plane to the Dominican Republic to salvage his marriage two weeks ago, his father told News4. The man is safe, his father said in an update Monday,...
Dominican Republic maintains suspension of flights to Venezuela
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Héctor Porcella, clarified that the Dominican Republic has not yet made a decision regarding the resumption of commercial flights to Venezuela, despite recent claims from Venezuelan...
Dominican Republic nobly passes bill to preserve life
Renew America
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Dominican Republic nobly passes bill to preserve life -- lesson for the whole world By Michael Bresciani April 26, 2009 The news of topsy turvy world economies has kept the media buzzing across the globe. From the little island republic first...
President Abinader announces US$531.5 million investment in port infrastructure
DR1
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President Luis Abinader unveiled that a historic public-private investment of US$531.5 million has been invested recently in the Dominican Republic’s port infrastructure, describing it as a transformative step toward making the country a regional...
Golden 'Joke' inquiry
The Nassau Guardian
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Dear Editor, I read in the press that more trade has been approved with the Dominican Republic for the supply of certain agricultural products to “lower food prices in the country”. The article states that we will be importing the same crops that...
President Abinader supports Trump’s call for peace amid U.S.-Iran conflict
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader expressed agreement on Monday with a recent social media post by former U.S. President Donald Trump, in which Trump called for efforts to “work for peace” amid escalating tensions between the United States,...
ST. KITTS-NEVIS NATIONAL AMONG GUANTANAMO DETAINEES!”
Times Caribbean
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July 8, 2025
Trump Administration Secretly Detains Dozens of Foreign Nationals in New Immigration Crackdown — Caribbean Caught in the Crossfire BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — July 8, 2025 — In a bombshell revelation that has sent shockwaves through the Caribbean, a...
iciHaiti - Dominican Republic : 6 thematic round tables will debate the Haitian crisis
Haiti Libre
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June 19, 2025
iciHaiti - Dominican Republic : 6 thematic round tables will debate the Haitian crisis 19/06/2025 10:29:48 The Economic and Social Council (CES), as general coordinator of the consultation, announced that the six thematic roundtables of the...
President of Paraguay welcomes Dominican Senator Omar Fernández
Dominican Today
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Asunción, Paraguay.- Dominican Senator Omar Fernández led an official visit to Paraguay on Monday, where he met with President Santiago Peña to discuss strengthening bilateral relations, enhancing regional integration, and advancing a cooperation...
Frontier Keeps Adding More Intra-Caribbean Flights, With Another One Between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Caribbean Journal
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June 19, 2025
Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is expanding its footprint in the Caribbean with a new intra-regional route linking Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The airline officially launched twice-weekly nonstop service between San Juan’s Luis...