A deep systemic conflict within the Dominican Republic’s judicial branch escalates today, 21 May 2026, as hundreds of judges across the nation launch a strike over labor conditions and compensation.

Minister of Higher Education (named to the position in February 2026) Rafael Santos Badía is working intensely with academic institutions to drive attention to high-growth areas that back national ...

In a nation where towering physical stature almost automatically channels young athletes toward the baseball diamond or the basketball court, 7-foot-2 volleyball middle blocker Moisés Ortiz is ...

A historic pivot for Caribbean diplomacy, Dominican Public Health Minister Víctor Atallah has officially assumed the presidency of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva, Switzerland. In ...

A historic pivot for Caribbean diplomacy, Dominican Public Health Minister Víctor Atallah has officially assumed the presidency of the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva, Switzerland. In ...

According to the latest data from the Department of Economic and Tax Studies of the Tax Agency (DGII), 103,774 motorcycles entered the country between January and April 2026. This represents a sharp ...

With the Abinader administration having little to show in traffic improvements, the country is hosting the 8th Ibero-American Meeting on Data and Road Safety (OISEVI). Organized locally by the ...

The imminent threat of a nationwide healthcare disruption was averted on Monday, 18 May 2026, as Dominican nursing unions announced the suspension of a scheduled 48-hour national strike. The ...

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While general crime rate is at a record low of 7.26 to 100,000 inhabitants, the increase in femicides is a matter of major concern, says the Minister of Interior and Police Faride Raful. “We have ...