The Dominican Republic is a leading regional cacao producer and exporter. The challenge ahead is to increase local consumption and export more finished product, a report in El Dia reveals.

Lacking any functional merit, Parlacen has become a political safe haven. It’s a soft landing spot—complete with diplomatic passports and generous per diems—for Dominican figures the government ...

Everybody can do their part and not buy or order dishes with conch, locally known as lambi. The molusk needs the time from 1 July to 31 October to breed so that the species still continues to be ...

Educa, the pro-education private non-governmental organization, announced that Yahaira Sosa is their new director. She replaces Enrique Darwin Caraballo who served in the role for 13 years.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the Dominican Republic coast on Monday, 23 June 2025, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), USGS said.

The exhibition opens Thursday, 26 June 2025, at 6:30pm at the National Gallery of Fine Arts located in the Palace of Fine Arts on Av. Independencia and Av. Máximo Gómez. The inaugural event will be ...

President Luis Abinader unveiled a historic public-private investment of US$531.5 million in the Dominican Republic’s port infrastructure, describing it as a transformative step toward making the ...

In a new attempt to regulate the gaming industry, this will cover everything from sports betting and casinos to online betting, slot machines, raffles and electronic lotteries. It was only last year ...

The Dominican Republic’s public debt has surged by more than US$3.75 billion in the first four months of 2025, marking a 6.52% increase so far this year, according to official data from the General ...

Find out about the new mass transport vehicles the government is assigning to key routes in the Greater Santo Domingo and the country’s second largest city, Santiago. The government has programs for ...

The Social and Economic Council (CES) has begun the first themed meetings to discuss matters related to Haiti with representatives of different sectors in the DR.

In its landmark ruling, the Tribunal Superior Electoral (TSE) prohibited all political parties from selecting or proclaiming presidential candidates before the legally established timeline. The ruling ...