There are also carnival parades in Santiago, Bonao and Puerto Plata on Sundays in February, too. In Puerto Plata’s this year’s carnival activities coincide with the 500th anniversary of the city and ...

The Dominican Republic’s tourism industry is booming, according to a recent report from the Central Bank. The country has become a leading destination due to its strategic development, natural ...

Tourism Minister David Collado recently inaugurated the newly renovated Boca de Cachón spring water site in Independencia province. The project, which cost nearly RD$103 million is expected to ...

In a move that caught many people in Puerto Plata by surprise, the local city council (the ‘ayuntamiento’) approved a US$1.00 fee for every tourist that arrives in the city by way of the several tour ...

Access roads to Pedernales are behind schedule, Diario Libre reports. The Enriquillo-Pedernales road for years has been under repair. The repairs are especially important now that around 1,500 new ...

Tourism Minister David Collado has announced a grant of US$1 million to support research by local universities into the sargassum seaweed problem plaguing the nation’s beaches. The funding will be ...

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed within rolls of fabric destined for Australia. The operation was carried out by agents from the National Drug ...

President Luis Abinader has appointed Celinés Toribio as the new Ambassador and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Dominican Communities Abroad.

The decisions of the Constitutional Court in the Dominican Republic are not written in stone. Constitutional Court judge Rafael Vargas said recently that these decisions can be reverted by the same ...

The headlines said, “Dominican woman self-deports in fear of new immigration policies of USA.” What the body of the article revealed was a typical story of a person attracted to the mythical ...

President Luis Abinader has appointed Roberto Ángel Salcedo as the new Minister of Culture. There had been abundant speculation on the appointment, after the resignation of former Minister Milagros ...

Op ed page contributor Yomayra Martinó writes in the Listin Diario on 25 areas where the Ministry of the Environment could act to truly celebrate its 25th anniversary this coming August 2025. Over the ...