According to the Obesity Atlas 2025, just released, 68% have high BMI (overweight) and 32% are living with obesity in 2025. The number of overweight adults is expected to be 5.78 million in the next ...

Eduardo Estrella took office as the Minister of Public Works on 26 February 2025. On 4 March, President Luis Abinader announced he was appointing several new vice ministers to be part of Estrella’s ...

President Luis Abinader travels to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 accepting an invitation from the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) to speak at its Executive Summit, El ...

The General Prosecutor’s Office for the Electric System (Pegase) and Edesur Dominicana have seized more than 6,000 electricity meters during several operations aimed at dismantling illegal connections ...

Regarding foreign investment (FDI), the President projected an annual average of US$5 billion by 2028, up from US$2.5 billion in 2020 and $4.5 billion in 2024. Abinader also mentioned plans to boost ...

Officials from the Customs Agency (DGA) seized the 37 firearms at the Haina Port in a container that had arrived from New York. Among the confiscated weapons were 30 rifles of various calibers, six ...

The government repealed on 3 March 2025, Decree 30-25, which would have imposed a tax on digital services provided by foreign companies. Presidential spokesperson Homero Figueroa announced the ...

Authorities allege that Ureña Rodríguez used his residence in Montellano, Puerto Plata, to issue the forged documents to Haitian citizens. A Haitian national, Epervil Eveque, who is also implicated in ...

Vice President Raquel Peña congratulated Dominican actress Zoe Saldaña for becoming the first Dominican to win an Oscar. Vice President Peña said Saldaña had made all Dominicans proud. Saldaña won the ...

On Monday, 3 March 2025, the Tax Agency launched the National Taxpayer Registry (RNC) Update and Regularization Project in Las Terrenas, Samaná. A press release from the DGII says that the area is ...

TUI Care Foundation announced it is backing mangrove conservation in Samana province. The TUI Forest Dominican Republic project expands upon a previous successful venture. The latest phase seeks to ...

Digesett says the program is in a pilot phase with the intention to install these devices along high-traffic roads nationwide, enabling more effective surveillance and efficient management of road ...