Santo Domingo.–The Ministry of Health, the National Health Service and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held a strategic coordination meeting and the celebration of the Regional Learning Event of the Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Malaria (IREM), a space that brought together health authorities, international organizations, cooperating partners and representatives of nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, in which they strengthened their technical and financial cooperation agenda. The Dominican Republic hosted this regional meeting, in which delegations from H…

Santiago de los Caballeros.–The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and the Vice President Raquel Peña led this Sunday the fifty-eighth Council of Ministers, held in the Botanical Garden of Santiago Professor Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Fondeur, in a work day in which the authorities reviewed the progress of the main projects and interventions promoted by the Government to strengthen the development of the province and the entire Northern region. During the work session, where First Lady Raquel Arbaje was also present, more than 200 works and interventions carried out in Santiago were revi…

Santiago. – President Luis Abinaders held a meeting this Saturday with community leaders from the different municipalities and sectors of Santiago, with whom he reviewed the main works carried out by the Government in the province and listened to the priority needs of the communities. During the meeting, the president reviewed, together with community representatives, the progress of projects related to drinking water, road infrastructure, education, health, sports and citizen security, as part of the Government's monitoring of the investments it develops in the province. The head of state e…

Santiago.-President Luis Abinader reaffirmed this Saturday his government's commitment to strengthening the Dominican educational system, highlighting the investments made in school infrastructure, technology, student transportation, equipment for educational centers and expansion of opportunities for higher education, during a meeting with meritorious students from Regional Education 08, held at the Ana Josefa Jiménez Educational Center, in southern Santiago. During a lunch-conversation with representatives of different educational districts in the province, the president urged young people …

Santo Domingo.– The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre (ERD), received in his official office a delegation from the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), led by its deputy commander, Lieutenant General Evan Pettus, and by Sergeant Major Rafael Rodríguez, senior non-commissioned officer of the United States Southern Command and member of the United States Marine Corps. The meeting constituted a space of high strategic value to continue strengthening the mechanisms of cooperation, coordination and exchange of experiences between the Armed Forces of th…

Santiago.– Giving continuity to his commitment to quality public education, President Luis Abinaderinaugurated this Saturday the José Valentín Pérez Castro Basic School, in La Noriega, Santiago, and simultaneously opened another 27 classrooms for the initial level in different parts of the province, expanding the opportunities for access to adequate educational spaces for hundreds of students. The new educational infrastructure incorporates nine standard classrooms and one classroom for the initial level, strengthening the capacity of the educational system in the community and guaranteeing b…

San José de las Matas.- After decades of waiting, President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Saturday the Carrizal–La Piedra–La Guázuma crossing highway, a work carried out by the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (Egehid), which promotes agricultural production, improves family mobility and strengthens the ecotourism potential of the mountain communities of San José de las Matas, contributing to their economic and social development. The road intervention, with an investment of more than RD 362 million, is part of Egehid's commitment to the comprehensive development of the communities…

Santiago.-President Luis Abinader will continue this Saturday and Sunday his work schedule in the province of Santiago, which will include inaugurations of road infrastructure, education, sports and drinking water works, as well as meetings with students, community representatives and the holding of a Council of Ministers. Saturday's day will begin in San José de las Matas with the inauguration of the Guázuma-Carrizal highway. Later, in Santiago, the president will lead the opening of the José Valentín Pérez Castro Educational Center, in the La Noriega sector, as well as the opening of 27 ne…

Santiago.-President Luis Abinader conducted a supervision tour of the Santiago Monorail workshops, whose civil work would be completed in the month of August of this year and then, during the last quarter of the year, give way to the dynamic tests of train movement on the E1-E11 route. Also, for the month of December, new train units will arrive to begin what is known as the blank march or trial period of this important mobility infrastructure that will transform the urban transportation system of the capital of Cibao. Accompanied by Jhael Isa Tavárez, executive director of the Trust for the…

Santiago.–President Luis Abinadera announced this Friday that he instructed the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mescyt) to begin the evaluation of scholarship applications from the fifth year of high school, with the purpose that students can access higher education without losing an academic year after completing high school. The measure was announced during a luncheon meeting with students from different polytechnics and educational centers in Santiago, where the president listened to young people's concerns about scholarships, training opportunities, technology, educa…

Santo Domingo.- The Minister of the Interior and Police, Faride Raful, led this Thursday the launch event of the Comprehensive Intervention Program for Citizen Security, in Villas Agrícolas, a strategy that articulates the efforts of 40 other State institutions to strengthen peaceful coexistence, prevent violence and bring public services closer to the community. As part of the initiative, the Villas Agrícolas Citizen Security Committee was formalized, a coordination space between residents, community leaders and public institutions aimed at identifying priorities, following up on commitments…

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic, through the National Statistics Office (ONE), carried out the official transfer of the pro tempore presidency of the Central American Statistical Commission of the Central American Integration System (Centroestad) to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB), during the celebration of the XXXI Ordinary Meeting of this regional organization, held on June 10, 2026, in Santo Domingo. The pro tempore presidency of the Centroestad was held by the general director of the National Statistics Office (ONE), Mildred Martínez, who led the coordination of the work …

Geneva, Switzerland.- The general director of the National Institute of Vocational Technical Training (Infotep), Maira Morla Pineda, participates in the 114th International Labor Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the government delegation of the Dominican Republic, headed by the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares. During her presence at this important international stage organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO), Morla Pineda valued the relevance of the space as a platform for social dialogue, tripartite consultation and consensus building between governments, emp…

Boca Chica.–The National Institute for Student Welfare (INABIE) expanded its network of school health services with the inauguration of a new dental module at the Emilio Prud’Homme Educational Center, in this municipality, an initiative that will bring specialized and preventive care to thousands of students in the area. The new unit, corresponding to the 65th dental module installed by the institution nationwide, will offer coverage to more than 2,919 students from five educational centers, strengthening access to oral health services and reinforcing actions aimed at the comprehensive well-b…

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Culture and the General Directorate of Cinema (DGCINE) announced the celebration in the Dominican Republic of the XLVIII Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities of Ibero-America (Caaci) and the Ordinary Meeting of the Ibermedia Program, meetings that will take place from June 22 to 26, 2026, at the Hemingway Club, Juan Dolio. The announcement was made during a press conference headed by the Vice Minister of Creativity and Artistic Training of the Ministry of Culture, Amaury Sánchez; the general director of the DGCINE, Ma…

Santiago.-President Luis Abinader continues with firm steps prioritizing the strengthening of the Public Health Services Network, delivering this Friday the general renovation and the new Emergency area of ​​the Periférico Monte Adentro Dr. Antonio Trueba Hospital, in Santiago. The infrastructure, which goes from deterioration to modernity, has, inside, new and modern medical equipment that will humanize and dignify the services for the community of Monte Adentro and surrounding areas. “From now on, in Monte Adentro there will be better health,” said the head of state, also informing that it…

Geneva, Switzerland.- In a historic event for the labor and diplomatic policy of the Dominican Republic, within the framework of the 114th International Labor Conference, the country was chosen for the first time to coordinate the Group of Governments of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (Grulac) before the International Labor Organization (ILO). Upon assuming the coordination of the regional organization, the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares Ortega, expressed that it constitutes “a very high honor for the Dominican Republic to assume, from this moment on, the coordination of t…

Santo Domingo.– Prior to the presentation of the measures for economic growth and mitigation of the international crisis (Anti-Crisis Plan), the Minister of Finance and Economy, Magín Díaz, held meetings with key productive and social sectors of society, with whom he shared the details of the proposal as part of the opening to dialogue of the current management of that institution. The first of these meetings was held with representatives of the National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep) and the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD). At this meeting, measures were pre…

Sánchez Ramírez.-The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, announced the construction of a new clinical-surgical hospital in the municipality of Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez province, a work that seeks to significantly strengthen health coverage throughout the region. The president explained that the work will be built on land donated by the Center for Industrial Development and Competitiveness. “Proindustria, which has extensive land, gave us a part to build a clinical-surgical hospital with the levels of care that Cotuí and the region need,” said President Abinader during the delivery of the…

La Vega.-The National Institute of Physical Education (Inefi) and the Dominican Football Federation (FDF) continue to promote the sport of football with the delivery of special balls, through their innovative programFIFA Football for Schools, at the James Davis Christian Polytechnic Institute (Tears), located in this “Olympic City”. In addition to implementing the innovative program, Inefi also continued with its “National Prop Delivery Tour”, benefiting 10 vegan educational centers. The main event was led by coach Betzaida Ubrí, representing the executive director of Inefi, Alberto Rodríguez…