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Abinader announces upcoming visit of Jordan’s King to the Dominican Republic

Abinader announces upcoming visit of Jordan’s King to the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader revealed that King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit the Dominican Republic in September, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The announcement was made during his regular press briefing,...

Miguel Mejía: Dominican Republic also pushed to resume flights with Venezuela

Miguel Mejía: Dominican Republic also pushed to resume flights with Venezuela

Santo Domingo.- Miguel Mejía, secretary general of the United Left Movement, stated that the recent reopening of air travel between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela was not solely a decision by the Venezuelan government. According to him, it...

Dominican Republic unveils development vision at NYC Latin American Summit

Dominican Republic unveils development vision at NYC Latin American Summit

New York.- Roger Pujols, Deputy Minister of the Presidency for Special Projects and Security Coordination, delivered a keynote speech at the Latin American Summit hosted by the New York City Bar Association. Representing both the Dominican...

Arajet Begins Nonstop Service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Arajet Begins Nonstop Service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Tourism On Jun 17, 2025 Arajet, the Dominican Republic’s flag carrier and largest airline, has launched nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Las Américas Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic. The...

Review: 'Dhaba on Devon' is an epic of global history and politics that packs an emotional punch

Review: 'Dhaba on Devon' is an epic of global history and politics that packs an emotional punch

Before a word of dialogue is uttered, it’s clear that playwright Madhuri Shekar’s “Dhaba on Devon” will be an immersive, emotionally powerful production. The lights are barely down when the action starts: We’re in a restaurant kitchen where a...

Dominican Republic launches workshop series with UK to boost Commonwealth trade

Dominican Republic launches workshop series with UK to boost Commonwealth trade

Santo Domingo.- The president of the Round Table of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic, Fernando González Nicolás, emphasized the strategic importance of expanding ties with Commonwealth nations to diversify the country’s exports,...

How Trump’s citizenship policy affects Nigeria (3)

How Trump’s citizenship policy affects Nigeria (3)

Introduction Last week, we dealt with suspension of foreign assistance programmes as a feature of President Donald Trump’s new policy, in the context of crucible of birthright citizenship. Today’s feature continues with same and later examines the...

Bombshell report reveals cause of Dominican Republic roof collapse that killed 236: ‘Complete disregard for building and safety laws’

Bombshell report reveals cause of Dominican Republic roof collapse that killed 236: ‘Complete disregard for building and safety laws’

The owners of the doomed Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where 236 people were buried alive earlier this year, ignored obvious warning signs and building safety laws, leading to the catastrophic collapse, a bombshell new government...

Major environmental polluters could face jail in Dominican Republic under proposed new law

Major environmental polluters could face jail in Dominican Republic under proposed new law

Individuals responsible for severe or irreversible damage to the environment could face up to 20 years in prison under plans to criminalise the act of ecocide in the Dominican Republic. A bill has been put forward that if passed would grant courts...

Venezuela announces resumption of flights to and from Dominican Republic

Venezuela announces resumption of flights to and from Dominican Republic

Venezuela announced Sunday the resumption of flights to and from the Dominican Republic, reopening the main route Venezuelans take to the United States after it was suspended nearly a year ago. Caracas suspended the flight route on July 29 last...

Flights Between Venezuela and Dominican Republic Resume Amid Lingering Tensions

Flights Between Venezuela and Dominican Republic Resume Amid Lingering Tensions

Venezuela’s aviation authority announced on June 16, 2025, the reopening of flights to and from the Dominican Republic, restoring a crucial route for travelers and goods after nearly a year of suspension. The government halted these flights on...

Santo Domingo International Book Fair aims for record one million visitors

Santo Domingo International Book Fair aims for record one million visitors

Santo Domingo.- The Santo Domingo International Book Fair, scheduled for September 25 to October 5, is aiming to surpass one million visitors for the first time, announced Dominican Republic Culture Minister Roberto Ángel Salcedo during an...

Belarus, Dominican Republic aim to strengthen cooperation

Belarus, Dominican Republic aim to strengthen cooperation

MINSK, Jun 16 (BelTA/APP): Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Cuba and non-resident to the Dominican Republic Vitaly Borchuk has presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy of the...

Army Commander guarantees security on the Dominican-Haitian border

Army Commander guarantees security on the Dominican-Haitian border

Elías Piña.- During an inspection tour in Elías Piña, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dominican Republic Army, Major General Jorge Iván Camino Pérez, affirmed that strict security protocols are in place to ensure peace and stability along the...

Suriname declared malaria-free

Suriname declared malaria-free

[BUENOS AIRES, SciDev.Net] The declaration of Suriname as the first malaria-free Amazonian country by the World Health Organization should spur other countries in the region affected by illegal mining and high migration, say disease specialists....

Ambassador of Belarus V.Barchuk presents copies of his credentials to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic

16 June 2025 On June 13, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Republic of Cuba and currently to the Dominican Republic, Vitali Barchuk, presented copies of his credentials to the Deputy Minister of Foreign...

Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez holds meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau

Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez holds meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau

Antigua and Barbuda.- During the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez met with U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau for a bilateral discussion focused on regional...

Dominican Republic elected vice president of the Third UN Oceans Conference

Dominican Republic elected vice president of the Third UN Oceans Conference

Nice, France.- Yesterday in Nice, France, the Dominican Republic was elected to serve as vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Third United Nations Conference on the Ocean. This election recognizes the country’s leadership in...

Meeting of Cubans Residing in Latin America and the Caribbean concludes in Santo Domingo

Meeting of Cubans Residing in Latin America and the Caribbean concludes in Santo Domingo

Photo: Instagram Santo Domingo, June 15 (RHC)-- The Seventh Meeting of Cubans Residing in Latin American and Caribbean countries concluded this Sunday in the Dominican Republic with a protest against the United States' economic, commercial, and...

Trump Using Gitmo to Detain Migrants with Serious Criminal Histories, Including Crimes Against Children

Trump Using Gitmo to Detain Migrants with Serious Criminal Histories, Including Crimes Against Children

President Donald Trump is using Guantanamo prison to detain migrants with “serious” criminal histories, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump signaled his plans to open Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of...

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