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Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) reported that it concluded the actions that correspond to it in relation to the cases included in the scope of application of Law no. 16-26, which authorizes payment to State contractors and creates a commission to review claims derived from works executed with or without a formal contract, and formalized its referral to the Ministry of Finance and Economy for the continuation of the procedure provided for in said regula…

Santo Domingo.-The General Directorate of Traffic and Land Transportation Security (Digesett) launched the contraflow extension on Padre Castellanos Avenue, from Antonio Guzmán Street (14th Street), to the Quinto Centenario Express elevated, in an east-west direction, as part of the actions aimed at improving vehicular circulation during morning hours. This initiative aims to make mobility more efficient and faster in the morning hours, facilitating a more orderly and continuous flow of vehicle…

Santiago de los Caballeros.–The Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, together with the Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, delivered the new multipurpose roof of the Domingo Paulino Club (CDP), a work that strengthens the sports and recreational infrastructure of this province. The facility was built with an investment of RD 44,839,331.02 and covered an approximate intervention of 1,100 square meters, as part of the development and modernization program for sports facilities promoted by th…

Bahoruco.-The Dominican Government continues to expand access to electrical energy in rural communities, with investments that exceed RD 48.5 million in the Bahoruco province. As part of this effort, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, led the inauguration of the Rehabilitation and Extension of Electrical Networks project in the municipal district of Uvilla, El Jobo section, and the José Francisco Peña Gómez neighborhood, municipality of Tamayo, a work carried out with an investment …

Sánchez Ramírez.- The executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Dr. Julio Landrón, inaugurated the new Mental Health Unit of the Inmaculada Concepción Hospital, in the municipality of Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez province. During the inauguration and ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dr. Landrón highlighted that mental health constitutes one of the priority axes of the government headed by President Luis Abinader, due to the growing impact of mental disorders worldwide. "At least one member of…

La Altagracia.- The keynote speech by chefs Francisco Alabat and José María Calonge, from the Balearic Islands Hospitality School, highlighted the value of proactive hospitality and service excellence as pillars of culinary innovation in the tourism sector. The masterclass “The Magic of Hospitality Service” was held with the purpose of strengthening academic cooperation and the exchange of knowledge in the areas of hospitality, gastronomy and tourist services. Calonge showed the participants a…

Santo Domingo Este.-The National Institute of Physical Education (Inefi), under the leadership of its executive director, Alberto Rodríguez Mella, announced the launch of the “Battle of the Promotions”, a historic tournament that brings together senior high school students (formerly 4th year of high school) from Santo Domingo Este, marking an unprecedented milestone in the history of Dominican school sports. Sports and entertainment during the holidays Director Alberto Rodríguez was emphatic i…

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 c…

Santiago.– The Minister of Health, Víctor Atallah, highlighted the progress made in the province of Santiago between the years 2020 and 2026, which have allowed it to be consolidated as a national reference in preventive public health, thanks to the strengthening of the health stewardship, the expansion of prevention actions and the direct protection of hundreds of thousands of citizens. During the Council of Ministers held this Sunday in Santiago, and headed by President Luis Abinader, the hea…

Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM), Yayo Sanz Lovatón, announced this Monday that he will propose a reform to the Hydrocarbons Law no. 112-00, to modernize the market and regulate the consumption of fossil fuels and petroleum derivatives in the Dominican Republic in accordance with new times. “We have to review that law, we have to reform it,” Yayo emphasized, while pledging to push said modification to the National Congress, from the MICM. Through Law 112-00, …

Santo Domingo.–The Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED) reported that this Tuesday, June 16, it will carry out preventive replacement of structures and technical optimization on the 69 kV Bonao II – La Vega transmission line. These actions are part of the ongoing major infrastructure maintenance plan, aimed at strengthening the reliability of the network, preventing unforeseen events and guaranteeing safe and efficient high-voltage energy transportation in the northern part of the coun…

Santiago de los Caballeros.-The Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (Mivhed) is developing a portfolio of projects in Santiago that exceeds RD 4.4 billion in investment, focused on expanding access to decent housing, strengthening service infrastructure and improving the living conditions of thousands of families in the province. During his participation in the Council of Ministers headed by President Luis Abinader, Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó presented the progress of the main initiati…

Santo Domingo.-The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) launched the Nobaci Health Sector System, an innovative technological platform designed to strengthen internal control in public hospitals, as part of the actions ordered by President Luis Abinader to raise the levels of transparency, efficiency and risk-based management within the national hospital network. The initiative was presented by the Comptroller General of the Republic, Geraldo Espinosa Pérez, during an event in which he hig…

Santo Domingo.-The National Institute of Physical Education (Inefi) has begun the renovation of the basketball courts of the Comprehensive Care Center for Adolescents in Conflict with the Criminal Law “Ciudad del Niño”, located on the Hato Nuevo highway, as the first step in a series of supports aimed at young people deprived of liberty who receive care in that facility. This intervention represents the beginning of a support program aimed at strengthening sports and training spaces within the …

Santo Domingo.- The Anti-Crisis Plan proposal presented last week by the Dominican Government contemplates measures aimed at protecting families, supporting those who produce and preserving the country's economic stability in the face of the challenges that the international crisis continues to generate. This was highlighted in his weekly summary by the director of the Directorate of Government Strategy and Communication (Diecom), Félix Reyna, who explained that the initiative will be submitted…

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…

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 Raq…

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…

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 preside…

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…

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 r…

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 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 ini…

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 tha…

Santo Domingo.-The National Confederation of Agricultural Producers (Confenagro) positively valued the measures announced by the Government to promote economic growth and mitigate the impact of the international crisis. The entity considered that the approach of protecting economic and social stability, while preserving the country's productive capacities, constitutes a favorable signal for the sectors that generate jobs, investment and food sovereignty. Confenaggro highlighted the decision to…

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Government will submit to the National Congress a bill with a new revenue strategy that seeks to raise between RD 40,000 and RD 50,000 million additionally in response to the pressures that the international crisis imposes on public finances, which, in addition, contains measures that strengthen micro and small businesses. During a press conference, the Minister of Finance and Economy, Magín Díaz, explained the scope of the initiative, conceived in four dimensions:…

Maimón, Monsignor Nouel.-President Luis Abinader delivered this Thursday the completely renovated, expanded and equipped Maimón Municipal Hospital, the incorporation of a modern Emergency area; as well as the First Level Center (CPN) of this town, strengthening the response capacity of the health system and guaranteeing residents access to more modern, timely and close health services to their homes. The work represents an important step to guarantee more timely and efficient medical care, espe…

Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez.- As part of his commitment to strengthening the education and well-being of Dominican youth, President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Thursday the roof of the Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal School, a work that will open new opportunities for more than 900 students by providing a safe and adequate space for sports, recreation, culture and healthy coexistence. The new infrastructure will allow sports, cultural, recreational and community activities to be carried out throug…

Sánchez Ramírez.–President Luis Abinader started this Thursday the construction work of the new Cotuí Correction and Rehabilitation Center (CCR), an infrastructure designed to modernize and dignify the penitentiary system in the Sánchez Ramírez province, as part of the Government's vision of transforming prison spaces into true centers for reform, rehabilitation and second chances, under the highest standards of security and infrastructure. During the event, the Minister of Housing, Habitat and…

Santo Domingo.-The National Congress received this Thursday the guide Legislating for Equality, a technical tool promoted by the Ministry of Women to strengthen the quality of legislative production and promote more inclusive regulatory frameworks. The activity brought together legislative authorities, representatives of public institutions, international organizations and civil society organizations. Representing the president of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santos, the vice president of the Se…

Santo Domingo.-The Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED) is advancing a comprehensive strategy to strengthen the reliability of the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI), through investments exceeding RD 22,000 million in transmission infrastructure, the incorporation of new technologies and the development of energy storage solutions that will provide greater operational flexibility to the national network. This was stated by the executive vice president of the ETED, Alfonso …

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Government formally launched this Thursday the National Consultation for the Future of Dominican Education, a broad, participatory and representative process, aimed at listening to the different sectors of society, on the education that the country needs to respond to the challenges of the present and the future. The initiative responds to the presidential mandate established by Decree No. 309-26, which provides for the organization of a national consultation proce…

Santo Domingo.– With the purpose of designating the necessary personnel to strengthen the care that patients receive, the National Health Service (SNS), in coordination with the Regional Directorates, carries out a nationwide survey to identify the human resource needs in the First Level Centers (CPN) and Clinical and Diagnostic Centers of the Public Network. The strategy is aimed at increasing the response capacity of these establishments and contributing to decongesting second and third level…

Caleta, La Romana.- The Minister of Tourism, David Collado, started this Thursday the reconstruction work of the access road to Caleta beach, with an investment of RD 264,000,000, which will have a significant impact on the development of tourism in the area. The project consists of the reconstruction of an 8.85 kilometer access road, a work that the residents of that municipal district of La Romana have been demanding for years. This intervention is intended to improve connectivity in a safe …

Cevicos, Sánchez Ramírez.–President Luis Abinader, together with the executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Julio Landrón, delivered this Thursday the completely renovated Cevicos Municipal Hospital and the expansion of the Emergency area, as part of the efforts promoted by the Government to strengthen the Public Health Network and guarantee quality medical services to the population. The renovated health center has offices for general medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, psychol…

Sánchez Ramírez.–President Luis Abinader inaugurated this Thursday a sports-school roof at the Narciso Alberti School, in the municipality of Cevicos, a work that will benefit more than 600 students by providing an adequate space for sports, recreational, cultural and educational activities. Later, the president will deliver another roof at the Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal School, in the municipality of Cotuí, which will positively impact more than 900 students. The works, carried out by the…

Pedernales.– As part of the actions promoted by the Dominican Government to strengthen citizen security and improve the response capacity of the National Police in the communities, the Provincial Development Directorate delivered a police station in the community of Mencía, Pedernales province. The work was carried out by order of President Luis Abinader, with the purpose of continuing to strengthen the institutional presence and guarantee higher levels of security for the residents of that bor…

Santo Domingo.-The Executive Directorate of National Irrigation Technology (TNR) and the Community Higher Technical Institute (ITSC) formalized an inter-institutional cooperation agreement that will allow the implementation of the first Higher Technical Program in Agricultural Irrigation in the country, an initiative designed to strengthen specialized training in the agricultural sector and promote more efficient management of water resources. The agreement was signed by the executive director …

Santo Domingo.-The Program for the Timely Detection of Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer has assisted 38,282 men in the prostate area, since its implementation, in May 2021, until May of this year. The initiative, led by the first lady Raquel Arbaje, together with the National Health Service (SNS), aims to promote the early detection of prostate cancer through conferences held in different provinces of the country, specialized consultations in prioritized hospitals and the performance of tim…

Santo Domingo.- The person in charge of Initial Level Pedagogical Projects of the National Institute of Physical Education, Jacobo Mateo Guzmán, and the psychomotor expert, Dr. Gady BeckerDíaz, highlighted this Wednesday the importance of the Motor Classrooms project that has been successfully implemented by Inefi for two years in several educational centers in the country. Mateo Guzmán argued that the Motor Class is a vital and significant space for comprehensive development in early childhood…

Azua.– The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kelvin Cruz, announced this Wednesday the construction of five sports roofs in the same number of municipalities in the province of Azua, with a total investment of RD 156 million. Cruz led an event held at the Provincial Government Palace to publicize the important investment that will strengthen the sports infrastructure of this district. The initiative is part of the program promoted by the Ministry of Sports and Recreation (Miderec), with the s…

Santo Domingo Este.–The Eastern Electricity Distribution Company (Edeeste) reported that it will receive a total of 12 power transformers as part of a broad plan to strengthen and modernize the electrical infrastructure aimed at improving the stability and reliability of the service in its concession area. The first phase includes the arrival, at the end of August, of nine power transformers of 50 MVA each, currently in the final phase of construction in China, with an investment of more than R…

Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, affirmed yesterday that the Dominican Republic will experience the largest energy expansion in recent decades, with an increase of more than 50% in firm installed capacity between 2025-2028, which will strengthen the conditions for economic growth, competitiveness and attraction of investments for future years. During his participation in the Mercado Energy Summit 2026, held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Santo Domingo, Santos hig…

Geneva, Switzerland.- The Minister of Labor of the Dominican Republic, Eddy Olivares Ortega, reaffirmed the country's commitment to social dialogue, decent work, labor justice and the strengthening of workers' rights during his participation in the 114th International Labor Conference, organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Addressing representatives of governments, employers and workers from around the world, Olivares highlighted that the meeting agenda addresses fundamental …

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources presented the first stage of the comprehensive plan for modernization and institutional strengthening of the Dr. Rafael María Moscoso National Botanical Garden, an initiative aimed at renewing its facilities, improving the experience of visitors and strengthening its scientific, educational and operational capabilities. Considered one of the most important conservation, scientific research and environmental education spaces in the…

Santo Domingo.- Edesur Dominicana activated its contingency plan for the 2026 cyclonic season, with the aim of strengthening its response capacity and restoring electrical service in the shortest possible time, in the event that an atmospheric phenomenon affects its electrical networks. The company contemplates preventive, operational and recovery actions to be executed before, during and after any meteorological event, in order to avoid accidents, minimize damage to electrical infrastructure a…

Santo Domingo.–The National Health Insurance (SeNaSa) reported that during the first quarter of 2026 the institution registered positive preliminary results for an amount of RD 1,283,000.00, as a consequence of the financial strengthening actions, technological modernization and optimization of the institution's internal processes. Likewise, the institution reported the publication of the results corresponding to the financial year 2024, the preliminary statements for the year 2025, as well as …

Santo Domingo.- Within the framework of World Oceans Day, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources highlighted the progress made by the country in marine conservation and protection of coastal ecosystems, during a beach cleaning day and a specialized panel aimed at strengthening environmental awareness and promoting the sustainable management of marine resources. The Dominican Republic continues to strengthen a marine conservation agenda based on the protection of marine protected area…

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources announced, in an event headed by the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, a historic investment aimed at the comprehensive strengthening of the Dominican park ranger corps, one of the most far-reaching actions carried out in favor of the personnel responsible for caring for the country's protected areas and natural resources. This initiative is part of the actions promoted by Minister Paíno Henríquez to improve the working…

Santo Domingo.- The president of the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (Procompetencia), María Elena Vásquez Taveras, warned that unfair competition constitutes one of the main threats to investment, productivity and business development in the Dominican Republic, by generating illegitimate advantages for those who do not comply with the rules and punishing companies that compete honestly. In this context, he called on the business sector and Dominican society to support the ap…