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COE maintains weather alerts in 16 provinces
Dominican Today
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April 17, 2025
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) has placed 11 provinces on yellow alert and 5 on green alert due to the risk of urban and rural flash flooding, river overflows, and landslides. The yellow alert applies to provinces including Samaná, La Vega,...
Transforming environmental management in the Dominican Republic
DR1
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President Luis Abinader dedicated his first press conference of 2025 held on Monday, 13 January, to explain the giant steps taken by the Ministry of Environment to expedite permissions and enforce Environmental Law 64-00. The Ministry is now under...
Detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water in the Florida Everglades holding centre
The New Zealand Herald
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July 17, 2025
Five other states are considering using the site as a model, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement prepares to double the nation’s immigrant detention capacity to 100,000 beds. The location and the...
Dominican Republic invests over RD$669 million to strengthen animal health and boost livestock sector
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Livestock (DIGEGA) has launched an ambitious operational plan aimed at enhancing animal health and boosting the national livestock sector’s competitiveness. With an investment...
Dominican Republic expands beef exports to new markets
Dominican Today
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November 26, 2024
Eric Rivero, Agricultural Advisor to the Executive Branch. (Photo: Digega) Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic continues to strengthen its international presence in the beef market, with recent exports to El Salvador and Guyana following the...
Dominican Republic unveils Strategic Plan for Sustainable Gastronomic Tourism
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has unveiled its Strategic Plan for Sustainable Gastronomic Tourism, a collaborative effort led by the Dominican Restaurant Association (ADERES), the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR), Banreservas, and the Basque...
A Tale of Two Islands: Youtubers from Cuba share their experiences in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo — the social media personalities known as Waldir Diaz of WaldiShow and Estiben Marquez of Estibito Dominico de Cuba have been in the Dominican Republic for several weeks now, recording videos for their YouTube channels and sharing...
#ShiftThePower lands in the Dominican Republic
Alliance Magazine
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January 12, 2025
The #ShiftThePower movement has gained increasing visibility since its inception, advocating for the decolonisation of international cooperation and the redistribution of power to the local communities most impacted by global challenges. I was...
Miami art deco informs design of Dominican Republic baseball academy
Dezeen
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January 7, 2025
US studio Jones Haydu and Dominican studio JMF Arquitectos have created a baseball complex with a winged concrete form for the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. The academy is separated into two primary...
Princess Cruises Unveils New Entertainment Spectacles for Star Princess
Cruise Hive
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July 16, 2025
A “new era” of nighttime entertainment will debut this fall when Princess Cruises introduces the world to Star Princess, its second new Sphere-class ship. The 4,300-passenger vessel is set to debut October 4, 2025, with a slate of new productions...
Restoration work begins for Housing Improvement Program in Colonial City
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado has officially launched the Housing Improvement Program (Promevi) in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, a major restoration effort under the Comprehensive Program for Tourism and Urban Development...
iciHaiti - Environment : Forest cover 42.8% in Dominican Republic, 3.5% in Haiti
Haiti Libre
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January 6, 2025
iciHaiti - Environment : Forest cover 42.8% in Dominican Republic, 3.5% in Haiti 06/01/2025 09:00:15 According to a study by the Dominican Ministry of the Environment (2021), the National Forest Inventory has identified 1.8 million hectares of...
Customs, Coast Guard, Dominican Republic Navy interdict 108 migrants
WorkBoat
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January 6, 2025 U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Dominican Republic Navy surface and air units interdicted three vessels carrying 108 migrants during three separate unlawful maritime migration voyages near Puerto Rico. The...
Tourism leads Dominican Republic’s economic growth in 2024
Dominican Today
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January 2, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector solidified its role as the nation’s primary economic driver in 2024, achieving record visitor arrivals, expanded hotel infrastructure, and increased average tourist spending. Economist Jaime...
Dominican Republic has exported more than 55 thousand pounds of larimar this year.
Dominican Today
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November 23, 2024
BARAHONA. The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, informed this Friday that more than 55,000 pounds of larimar havLarimarexported this year to markets such as China, Switzerland, Peru, and India, showing the world the value of this...
Haitians deported despite Dominican Republic’s holiday deportation pause
Haitian Times
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January 8, 2025
Overview: Haitian migrant advocates condemn Dominican authorities' year-end deportation pause as a superficial gesture, calling instead for legal documentation to ensure migrants' dignity, safety, and freedom from the persistent threats of abuse...
The Dominican Republic’s expulsion of thousands of Haitians shows the brutality of mass deportations
The Conversation
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January 7, 2025
United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of undocumented migrants once his second term begins. As he prepares to fulfil his campaign promise, it’s important to understand how these types of mass deportations are...
Extreme weather stretches from coast to coast
NBC News
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April 12, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. White House unveils new exemptions on some Trump tariffs 02:37 New audio from deadly helicopter crash investigation 01:58 Good News: Mariachi band plays for...
Cyberpunk 2077 2.3 Update: All Confirmed New Additions & Features
Screen Rant
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July 16, 2025
Cyberpunk 2077's 2.3 update has officially been revealed, and it brings with it a ton of new features to alter your gameplay. Cyberpunk version 2.3 was originally scheduled for a June release, but was delayed indefinitely near the end of the...
Public Tender Launched for Punta Catalina PV Plant in Dominican Republic
Renewable Energy Magazine
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The main objective of the project is to increase the efficiency of the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant through the incorporation of solar energy, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make the most of the available spaces on its land....