Santo Domingo.-The Superintendency of Banks (SB), through the Office of User Services and Protection (ProUsuario), ordered the return of RD 115.7 million to users of financial services between January and August 2026. The accreditations were issued based on 4,968 known claims during that period, after users exhausted the corresponding procedures before their financial institutions and turned to ProUsuario to review their cases. Among the causes that gave rise to a greater number of complaints are unrecognized consumption, which represented 28% of the cases; unrecognized fund transfers to thi…

Santo Domingo.–President Luis Abinader congratulated the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the relief agencies, as well as the public and private institutions and citizens who participated in the National Earthquake Evacuation Drill, carried out simultaneously at 10:00 in the morning throughout the national territory, highlighting the importance of maintaining permanent preparation to strengthen the response capacity and preserve lives. When addressing the participants, on the front esplanade of the National Palace, the president, accompanied by the first lady Raquel Arbaje, highlighted t…

Santo Domingo.–The National 9-1-1 Emergency and Security Assistance System participated in the National Earthquake Drill, making available to the Emergency Operations Center (COE) new technological capabilities aimed at strengthening the population's alert, the initial assessment of damage and decision-making during emergency situations. As part of the exercise, the 9-1-1 System tested two capabilities that are part of the technological modernization process of emergency response in the Dominican Republic: the Cell Broadcast system, for mass sending of alert messages to mobile phones, and the…

Santo Domingo.- In the first eight months of this year, the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) has accumulated a collection of RD 671,866 million, for a growth of 8.5% in relation to what was received in the same period of 2025, equivalent to RD 52,877.6 million above. Of the accumulated collection in 2026, the income for the month of August represented RD 75,007.8 million, which implies an increase of 6.6%, that is, RD 4,669.4 million more compared to August 2025. When excluding extraordinary income, the collection for the month of August 2026 grew in a greater proportion, with 11…