Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
New Dominican Republic Penal Code circulates, ending 142 years under 1884 Code
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (201+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- After 142 years under the 1884 Penal Code, the Dominican Republic has adopted a new criminal code designed to address contemporary forms of crime and modern legal standards. The new legislation, approved through Organic…...
Ministry of Public Health intensifies dengue prevention efforts
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (197+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Health August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Health is intensifying dengue prevention and control efforts nationwide through provincial health directorates and local health areas, focusing on eliminating mosquito breeding sites and reducing the presence of…...
Dominican Today
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (135+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Economy August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- The National Wage Committee (CNS) approved a 20% increase in the minimum wage for construction workers and related trades, Labor Minister Eddy Olivares Ortega announced. The new minimum rates will be implemented nationwide…...
Miches to host Este Festival celebrating Eastern Dominican culture and gastronomy
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (195+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 North Coast August 25, 2026 Miches, El Seibo.- The Ministry of Culture announced that the first edition of Este Festival will take place from August 28 to 30 in Miches, bringing together artistic, cultural, gastronomic and traditional expressions from the…...
DICRIM dismantles criminal network accused of targeting businesses
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (168+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- The Joint Task Force announced the dismantling of a criminal organization accused of robbing commercial establishments in different parts of the Dominican Republic. The operation was carried out by the National Police…...
Traveling with pets: DIGEGA reduces health certificate processing to minutes
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (220+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Livestock (DIGEGA) has streamlined the process for obtaining health documents required to travel internationally with pets, reducing a procedure that previously took days to just minutes....
Punta Bergantín development to be monitored through permanent economic and social study
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (301+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Tourism August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- The Punta Bergantín tourism development will have a permanent research program to measure its economic, social and territorial impact on Villa Montellano, Puerto Plata and other communities in the Dominican Republic’s northern…...
Dominican Government outlines plan for new 2026-2027 school year
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (169+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 The plan, coordinated since March, includes RD$1.251 billion in school vouchers to help families with back-to-school expenses and the early distribution of 8 million textbooks and workbooks for more than 2.08 million students in the public…...
Banco BHD announces fourth New York City Real Estate Fair for Dominican diaspora
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (240+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 Banco BHD announced the fourth edition of the New York City Real Estate Fair, an initiative it sponsors, which will take place from September 11 to 13, 2026, at The Armory Arena, 216 Fort Washington Avenue, New York,…...
Omar Fernández warns rising Haitian student enrollment is pressuring Dominican schools
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (293+ words) Last update on August 25, 2026 Local August 25, 2026 Santo Domingo.- Senator Omar Fernández of the National District warned that the sharp increase in Haitian student enrollment, combined with fewer Dominican students in classrooms and a growing number of children without places in…...