Dominican Republic

The damage caused by the road of the construction site of the wall at the border with Haiti will be unrecoverable, said the Natural Sciences Commission: the disrespect of environmental regulations puts at risk crucial wetland area Laguna Saladillo

The Civil Aviation Board JAC approved a special permit from the Spanish airline World2fly, established in 2021, to operate the Madrid / Santiago de los Caballeros / Madrid route through the Cibao International Airport

The mayor of Santo Domingo said that the city is in a seismic-vulnerable zone and the councilor of the National District for the Dominican Liberation Party raised the need for a seismic vulnerability and resilience study to create resistance conditions

The Tigres del Licey won the 2023 Caribbean Series with a 3-0 victory over host club Venezuela in Caracas; it marks the 11th time the Tigres have won the title and the 22nd championship for the Dominican Republic

8 earthquakes have been recorded in the country between 9 and 10 Feb; the National Seismology Center of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo said the most relevant event reached a depth of 30,1 km off Catalina Island and 3,4 on Richter scale

Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este can supply energy to tourist areas in the municipality of Miches, El Seibo province, with government officials announcing new projects for the development of the city during the International Tourism Fair

In 2023 and 2024, chicken, rice and other goods of great importance to the Dominican population, will enter further tariff reduction processes

Dominican Republic has promoted Cabarete as the capital of waves and winds in the Caribbean at Surf Expo 2023 that took place in Orlando, USA, this week

On average, 64.6% of Dominicans, in 6 different age groups starting from 15 years of age, avoid going out at night for fear of crime, states this year’s National Household Survey

President Luis Abinader has ordered that the Christmas super combination of the Institute for Price Stabilisation (Inespre) - with 15 basic basket items - be reduced from 800 to 650 pesos for the benefit of the Dominican population

Dominican Plastics Industry Association elected its new board of directors for 2023-2024 period, chaired by Viyella who reiterated his commitment to a sustainable plastics industry, focused on circular economy incorporating the most advanced technologies

Samaná 8th Annual Tourism Development Meeting, where participants suggested responsible, sustainable and community-based tourism, had as main focus a combination of traveller plesure and increased attention to biodiversity and ecosystem protection

Last Saturday, the Government handed over property titles to over 2.000 families in the municipality of Consuelo, who worked on land that did not belong to them