Sugar producers in the Dominican Republic, represented by the National Sugar Union, have expressed their opposition to the proposed law to zero import taxes on sugar, citing self-sufficiency and international agreements

In the first 11 months of this year, the country recorded 154 maternal deaths, of which 82 correspond to Dominican mothers and 72 to Haitian mothers, -19% compared to the same period in 2023

Punta Cana International Airport, the country's busiest air terminal accounting for 70% of arrivals, with an average of 4,8 million passengers per year, expects an 8% increase in traveller arrivals by 2025

Electricity fraud, namely illegal connections in homes, shops and shopping centres to obtain power, represents a financial deficit of approximately US$150-200 million, according to the president of the Unified Council of Distributed Enterprises

From 1/01 to 8/11, the country recorded at least 1.140 violent deaths, of which 44 women were killed by their partners or ex-partners, 91 people died at the hands of National Police officers in alleged exchanges of gunfire and at least 11 suicided