The government said it has begun building a wall along the border with Haiti in an effort to stem the illegal flow of Haitians and goods such as drugs or weapons; the wall will cover nearly half of the 244-mile (almost 400km) land border

15 million pesos (US$252.000) will be awarded to each athlete who wins a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, in an announcement by the Dominican Minister of Sport before the delegation leaves for Paris

The electricity sector reached a new record by surpassing 80 GWh of daily demand, underlining the strength of the electricity system, result of energy planning, timely private investment in generation and other development and modernisation policies

The Dominican Republic Air Force is actively conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the country's border areas using TP-75 DULUS and Tecnam P2006T aircraft

At the request of Mayor Carolina Mejía, the National District Council of Aldermen approved the appointment of entrepreneur Frank Rainieri as Santo Domingo's tourism mentor