The director general of the Migration Agency (DGM), Vice Admiral Luis Rafael Lee Ballester announced on 11 October 2026 that migration authorities will expand interdiction operations and inspections ...

An analysis of the operational and commercial figures from the Ministry of Energy and Mines reveals a clear structural paradox: the financial bleeding of the state-run distributors (Edenorte, Edesur, ...

The Dominican Republic government has reversed course and eliminated the tariffs previously imposed on rice imported from the United States, resolving a high-stakes trade dispute that threatened ...

More than four million Dominicans have now received their new national ID card (cédula), while approximately half of the eligible population still needs to renew the document, the Central Electoral ...

Fifteen Dominicans paid human traffickers between RD$75,000 and RD$250,000 for places on a clandestine boat trip to Puerto Rico. A news story in El Nacional reports on how the group of 15 celebrated ...

Intense rains fell in the capital city on the evening of Wednesday, 7 October 2026 and the early morning of Thursday, 8 October. The Weather Institute (Indomet) says rains and thunderstorm will ...

Dominican model Andreína Martínez Fournier has surged into global headlines after securing a spot in the top three finalists competing to become the next Victoria’s Secret Angel. Representing the ...

The Dominican Republic welcomed 9,241,246 visitors between January and September 2026, putting the nation on track to shatter all previous records and exceed 12.4 million arrivals by year’s end, ...

Despite sustaining one of Latin America’s most dynamic rates of economic growth, the Dominican Republic continues to struggle to translate macro-level gains into adequate living standards for its ...

Under instructions from President Luis Abinader, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Andrés Bautista delivered 50 compactor trucks to municipalities and municipal districts across the Dominican ...

The 17th edition of RD Fashion Week (RDFW) is set to take place this weekend (15-17 October 2026) at the Marriott Santo Domingo Piantini Hotel, bringing together established Dominican couture houses, ...

Dominican model Andreína Martínez has advanced to the top three in “Angels Among Us,” the global reality competition aimed at recruiting new faces for Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand. Martínez, who ...