Santo Domingo Norte.- With a symbolic palazzo, the general director of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewer Corporation (Caasd), engineer Fellito Suberví, started the work for the stormwater and sanitary sanitation of the Yaguasa riverbed (Juan Vaquero), in Barrio Norte of the Los Guaricanos sector, which will solve a years-long problem for the municipalities of this town, with the elimination of environmental pollution and floods. Engineer Suberví explained that the work has an investment of RD 266.1 million, and will be characterized by the total coverage of the tributary with a box-type se…

Santo Domingo.- The director of the National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation (Intrant), Juan Manuel Méndez, held a meeting with the president of the Dominican National Transportation Federation (Fenatrado), Ricardo de los Santos, and members of its board of directors, in which they evaluated alternatives to enable the transit of heavy vehicles, strengthen road safety and guarantee compliance with the law. The meeting is part of the rapprochement agenda that Méndez develops with the different actors linked to transit and land transportation, with the purpose of strengthening insti…

Santo Domingo.-The Santiago Aqueduct and Sewer Corporation (Coraasan) has intervened more than 50 roads between avenues and streets throughout the province, with the operation of placing covers and collecting wastewater records. The general director of Coraasan, engineer Andrés Cueto, said that more than 500 lids made of two types of materials have been placed: iron with resin with an integrated hinge and/or security screw with a special key to prevent theft and 20 and 21-inch fiberglass with a screw. The first, in the main arteries with the greatest circulation of the city and the second, lo…

Santo Domingo.-The National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep), in alliance with the Circle of Health Journalists (Cipesa), certified 65 journalists and communicators who completed the Diploma in Strategic Health Communication, corresponding to the fourth cohort of this specialized training program. The deputy general director of Infotep, Luis Manuel Rodríguez, representing the general director, Maira Morla Pineda, highlighted the institution's commitment to the training of professionals linked to strategic sectors of society. "In health issues, communicating well also me…

Santo Domingo.-Twenty-two producers from the provinces of San José de Ocoa and Peravi received bonus certificates corresponding to the calls for medium-sized projects in the Southern and National Photovoltaic region, totaling an amount of RD 14,587,494.82, granted by the Executive Directorate of National Irrigation Technology (TNR), through the Fund for the Promotion of the Technology of the National Irrigation System. Irrigation (Fotesir), aimed at promoting the efficient use of water and the use of solar energy in irrigation systems. Of the total amount, RD 11,630,107.02 were allocated to 1…

Santo Domingo.–El presidente Luis Abinaderfelicitó alCentro de Operaciones de Emergencias(COE) y a los organismos de socorro, así como a lasinstituciones públicas y privadasy a los ciudadanos que participaron en elSimulacro Nacional de Evacuación por Terremoto, realizado de manera simultánea a las 10:00 de la mañana en todo elterritorio nacional, destacando la importancia de mantener unapreparación permanentepara fortalecer lacapacidad de respuesta y preservar vidas. Al dirigirse a los participantes, en la explanada frontal del Palacio Nacional, el mandatario, acompañado de laprimera dama Raq…

Santo Domingo.-The Executive Branch deposited before the National Congress a bill that authorizes the creation of the Real Estate Corporation for the Transformation of Ensanche La Fe (Citelf), a mixed capital commercial company that would be in charge of the development, construction and operation of a modern baseball stadium with standards of the United States Major League Baseball (MLB), in addition to a real estate and urban complex in the National District. The proposal contemplates that the new stadium be built in the perimeter currently occupied by the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, i…

Santo Domingo.– The Institute of Dominicans Abroad (Index) launched the fifth edition of the short film contest “Huellas de mi Quisqueya”, an initiative that seeks to promote the audiovisual talent of Dominicans residing abroad and strengthens their ties with Dominican identity, culture and roots. The event was headed by the vice minister for Dominican Communities Abroad and executive director of the Index, ambassador Celinés Toribio, who highlighted that the event seeks to provide the diaspora with a space to tell, from their own perspective, stories related to their experiences, customs and…

Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) reaffirmed the effectiveness of its actions against illicit trade by seizing 74,100 ammunition hidden inside eight truck engines in the Customs Administration of Eastern Haina, the largest discovery of this type made by the institution, in a single operation, during the last four years. During inspection and control tasks, DGA officers detected a hidden shipment of ammunition that included 64,420 9-millimeter caliber capsules and 9,680 .38-millimeter caliber capsules, for a total of 74,100 ammunition, which strengthens national efforts …

Santo Domingo.– During the opening ceremony of the seventh edition of the Santo Domingo 2026 Chamber Hub held in the Garden Tent Room of the El Embajador Hotel, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo, Lucile Houellemont Jimenes, highlighted this Wednesday the dynamism maintained by the Dominican economy, highlighting that during the first six months of 2026, almost 18,000 new companies were created, while Exports reached USD 9,277 million in the first seven months of the year, for a growth of 12% compared to the same period in 2025, under the leadership of Pre…

Santo Domingo.-President Luis Abinader led the launch of “Companies in 24 Hours” (E24H), a project of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), which unifies on the same platform all the institutions involved in the creation of a company, so that procedures are reduced and physical travel between various State institutions is eliminated, which saves costs and time. This new tool is part of the plans for the digitalization and streamlining of public services promoted by the Government. With less bureaucracy, entrepreneurs will be able to formalize their companies in just 24 hours,…

Santo Domingo.- The president of the Chamber of Santo Domingo, Lucile Houllemont, highlighted this Wednesday the boom that the Dominican business sector is experiencing and valued the policies and transformations promoted during the administration of President Luis Abinader, pointing out that these have contributed to strengthening legal security, facilitating business and generating greater confidence to attract national and foreign investments, as well as expand the presence of the Dominican Republic in international markets. During the opening ceremony of the seventh edition of the Hub Cám…

Santo Domingo.– Within the framework of the extraordinary meeting that will be held by the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), the executive director of the National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewage (Inapa), Wellington Arnaud, will present to the Organization of American States (OAS) the progress and experiences of the Dominican Republic in terms of drinking water and coastal sanitation. The meeting will be held this Thursday, September 10, starting at 2:30 in the afternoon, at the OAS headquarters, in Washington D.C., under the motto “Clean water, strong communities…

Santo Domingo.– The vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Latin America, Paula Bellizia, announced in the presence of the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, the launch of AWS Entrena República Dominicana, a program that includes 50,000 free scholarships to train an equal number of Dominican men and women in artificial intelligence and cloud computing before 2028. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the seventh edition of the Santo Domingo 2026 Chamber Hub, a scenario in which Bellizia highlighted the coordination achieved between AWS and the Dominican Governm…

Santo Domingo.- The National Council of the Judiciary (CNM) concluded on Tuesday night the performance evaluation process of the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). After the corresponding deliberations, the National Council of the Judiciary, in accordance with the functions conferred on it by articles 179 of the Constitution of the Republic and 3 of Law no. 138-11, and taking into account the provisions of article 2 of Regulation no. 2-25, which establishes the criteria for evaluating the performance of judges of the Supreme Court of Justice, decided to confirm for a period of seve…

Santo Domingo.-President Luis Abinader stressed that one of the most important areas for the economic development of the Dominican Republic are the ports, which he considered fundamental for exports and imports and to consolidate the country as a logistics center for Central America and the Caribbean. “Without appropriate ports, without efficient logistics, without the support of the Government and the public-private alliance that we have implemented, there is no economic development,” stated the president. In that sense, he highlighted the progress in the construction of the port of Pederna…

Santo Domingo.-The National Institute of Physical Education (Inefi) held this Tuesday a simultaneous day of delivery of sports equipment and reconditioning of courts in 30 educational centers in Greater Santo Domingo and San Cristóbal, with the aim of continuing to strengthen physical education and school sports at the national level. The main operation was led by the executive director of Inefi, Alberto Rodríguez Mella, from the Max Henríquez Ureña Polytechnic, in Los Alcarrizos, where he shared with students, teachers and local athletes. Rodríguez Mella highlighted the enthusiasm of the edu…

Santo Domingo.- With the objective of expanding the political participation of rural women and providing them with tools to compete in electoral processes under equal conditions, the Ministry of Women and the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) and the School of Government, develop the High Level Course for Rural Women Aspiring to an Electoral Candidacy "Milagros Ortiz Bosch", with the participation of other 300 leaders from the Dominican Republic and other countries in the region. The course was specifically aimed at rural women, who re…

Santo Domingo.– The results of PISA 2025 record progress in the Dominican Republic compared to 2018, with especially favorable evolution in science and positive results in terms of socioeconomic equity. The evaluation, coordinated in the country by the Dominican Institute for Evaluation and Research of Educational Quality (IDEICE), was applied between April 21 and May 30, 2025 to 7,080 15-year-old students belonging to 257 educational centers in the 18 regions of the country. The sample represents approximately 127,900 Dominican students of that age. Sciences concentrates the most significan…

Santo Domingo.–The Ministry of Culture inaugurated the 2026-2027 school year at the San Cristóbal School of Fine Arts, reaffirming its commitment to the artistic training of children, adolescents and young people. The event was headed by the Minister of Culture, Roberto Ángel Salcedo; the general director of Fine Arts, Marinella Sallent; the senator of San Cristóbal, Gustavo Lara Salazar, and the provincial governor, Pura Casilla Dolores. Teachers, students, parents, representatives of the artistic and cultural sector, special guests and members of the media also participated. Minister Salce…