Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Dominican Republic secures agricultural export deal with The Bahamas
Dominican Today
·
July 1, 2025
kingston, Jamaica.- The Dominican Republic has achieved a major breakthrough in trade relations with The Bahamas, securing access for six Dominican agricultural products—bitter orange, pineapple, lime, avocado, banana, and plantain—into the...
Santo Domingo Metro and Cable Car extend hours starting July 31
Dominican Today
·
July 1, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Office for the Reorganization of Transportation (OPRET) announced that beginning July 31, the Santo Domingo Metro and Line 1 of the Cable Car (Gualey to Charles de Gaulle) will extend their operating hours. From Monday to...
Dominican Republic to host MISPA VIII Summit on public security
Dominican Today
·
Santo Domingo.- Minister of the Interior and Police, Faride Raful, announced that the Dominican Republic will host the VIII Meeting of Ministers of Public Security of the Americas (MISPA VIII) on July 16 and 17. This major summit will bring...
Dominican Republic aims for 99.5% electricity coverage by 2030
Dominican Today
·
Punta Cana.- The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) reported that 98.2% of Dominicans currently have access to electricity, the highest rate in the Caribbean and Central America. However, the government aims to raise that figure to 99.5% within...
Rewriting JPS’s legacy for a thriving nation
Jamaica Observer
·
July 8, 2025
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...
President Tinubu To Send Nigerian Teachers, Doctors, Other Professional
The Nigerian Voice
·
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals—including teachers, doctors, nurses, and agricultural experts to Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nations. The deployment is part of a newly signed Technical...
Canadian tourist found dead on a Dominican Republic beach after mysterious 2 am walk
The Economic Times
·
July 2, 2025
A Canadian tourist has died after an apparent drowning incident in the Dominican Republic, local authorities confirmed. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 38, from Nova Scotia, was found dead on a beach in Puerto Plata on June 20 after reportedly going...
Antigua PM to T&T Govt:
CNC 3
·
July 8, 2025
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...
Dominican Republic leads Caribbean in egg exports
Dominican Today
·
Pexel image Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has emerged as the Caribbean leader in proportional egg exports, dedicating 20.73% of its egg production—about 820 million units—to international trade, according to the Datos Productivos Latam...
Man GORED by 1260lb beast at infamous Pamplona bull run with eight others hurt in stampede at annual death-defying event
The U.S. Sun
·
July 8, 2025
A MAN has been gored by a 1260lb beast at the notorious Pamplona bull run festival as eight others were injured in the stampede. The injuries are the latest to hit the northern Spanish region, with almost 300 incidents recorded each year from the...
Family of NS Man Found Dead in Dominican Republic Asks Help to Bring Remains Home
The Epoch Times
·
July 1, 2025
The Canadian flag flies at half mast over the Peace Tower near a statue on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sept. 21, 2020. The flag is flying at half mast to recognize the death of former prime minister John Turner. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld The...
Canada expects ‘dog-fight’ with New Zealand in opening World...
Prince Albert Daily Herald
·
There are no short memories when it comes to Canada’s Men’s National Softball team. The Canadian men will start the 2025 World Cup the way they ended the 2024 qualifiers: with a game against New Zealand. In 2024, the Black Sox defeated Canada 4-1...
Renovated fencing Pavilion unveiled in Santo Domingo
Dominican Today
·
Santo Domingo.- Vice President Raquel Peña and Housing and Buildings Minister Carlos Bonilla officially handed over the newly renovated Fencing Pavilion at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center in Santo Domingo. This upgrade is part of the...
Samaná: The Dominican Republic’s Lush Peninsula Where Silence is Golden and So Is the Sand
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
·
July 1, 2025
The view from everywhere at Villa Serena in Las Galeras. Photo by Sylvia Guarino Although I have visited the Dominican Republic many times over the last 50 years, both by myself and with my husband, I had only been to the Samaná Peninsula once...
Unauthorized Haitians build the Dominican Republic. Can they stay?
Christian Science Monitor
·
July 1, 2025
Vanel Rozier loads heavy sacks of gravel into the back of a waiting truck, his body moving in time with the Haitian kompa music playing from a co-worker’s phone. The air smells of sweat, dust, and roasted peanuts wafting from a nearby vendor....
Dominican government approves airport tax hike
Dominican Today
·
July 4, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government has approved a passenger airport tax increase, set to take effect on November 1, 2025, for all travelers entering or leaving the country through its international airports, whether publicly or privately...
Russia ready to resume direct flights to Dominican Republic
TASS
·
June 30, 2025
MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Russia is ready to resume direct flights to the Dominican Republic during the winter season, the Transport Ministry said. "We are ready to resume direct flights to the Dominican Republic. If the necessary agreements are...
Canadian tourist from Nova Scotia found dead on Dominican Republic beach
Global News
·
June 30, 2025
A Canadian tourist’s body was found washed up on a beach in the Dominican Republic hours after he was reported missing in mid-June, and his family is asking for financial support to fly his remains back to Canada. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 38,...
Dominican Republic hires US Consulting Firm for help with migration challenges
Caribbean National Weekly
·
June 29, 2025
The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a one-year, no-competition contract managed by the Ministry of the Presidency. The firm is tasked with providing advisory...
Rapper 6ix9ine explodes on cops after being escorted from nightclub over alleged altercation
Sportskeeda
·
July 8, 2025
6ix9ine reportedly had an altercation with someone at a nightclub in Hialeah, Miami, on Sunday, July 6. The rapper was then reportedly removed from the club along with the individual he was squaring off with. According to All Hip Hop, the incident...