President Luis Abinader has appointed Carlos Pimentel as the new executive director of the Public-Private Partnerships Agency (DGAPP), by Executive Decree No. 614-24.

Military personnel are being busted for Human smuggling after years of the authorities looking the other way. Three Dominican soldiers have been sentenced to three months in prison for accepting ...

A coalition of opposition parties is demanding extraordinary elections be held to choose the new mayor of La Vega. La Vega was left without its mayor who had just been in office since April 2024 when ...

A story in Listin Diario reveals that those over 65 years in the Dominican Republic need to renew their driver’s license every two or one year. The renewals are required to ensure that the health ...

Dominican ambassador Federico Cuello Camilo received the World Citizen Award in Seoul, South Korea on occasion of the celebration of the 79th International Day of the United Nations. He received the ...

Laura Peña Izquierdo, president of the Dominican Republic Employers’ Confederation (Copardom), has voiced deep concern over the nation’s alarmingly high traffic fatality rate. According to World of ...

Julia Sánchez is the new United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Dominican Republic. She formally presented her credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. She is ...

Construction of the perimeter fence along the Dominican-Haitian border in Pedernales advanced, now under a new Minister of Defense. According to recent updates from the Ministry of Defense, another 3 ...

Currently, the country has eight evidential breathalyzers and 32 screening breathalyzers, donated by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) and the regional and local alcoholic ...

Authorities in Azua province have cracked down on several late-night establishments, closing down several businesses that served alcoholic beverages. The joint operation was carried out by various law ...

The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reported that more than 2.5 million Dominicans, most government employees, participated in a nationwide earthquake drill on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. The ...

Health officials are urging all Dominicans to get vaccinated against the influenza virus as cases continue to rise. Dr. José Brea del Castillo, president of the Dominican Society of Vaccinology, ...