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Dominican Republic climbs to 61st in Gender Equality ranking
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has made significant strides in gender equality, climbing 21 positions to rank 61st out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025. This improvement reflects a more than...
Migration authority clarifies birth in Dominican Republic does not grant automatic nationality
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Migration (DGM) has reaffirmed that being born in Dominican territory does not automatically grant Dominican nationality to foreign nationals, especially those whose parents are in the country illegally...
Immunization in the Americas shows progress, but over 1.4 million children missed routine vaccines in 2024
Pan American Health Organization
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July 15, 2025
PAHO urges countries to intensify efforts to reach unvaccinated children and close gaps in access to vaccines Washington, D.C., 15 July 2025 (PAHO)– Childhood immunization in the Americas has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2024, but...
Trump immigration crackdown threatens half a million Caribbean migrants
The Antigua Observer
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July 15, 2025
By Kisean Joseph [email protected] Dr Isaac Newton, a Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia-trained development consultant, warned that the sweeping policy changes by the Trump administration will create “economic and social torrents” that are...
CARICOM a Melting Pot of Cultures
Jamaica Information Service
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July 14, 2025
There was an intermingling of cultures as countries from across the region came together to celebrate “one Caribbean” at the just concluded 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The...
United Airlines won’t let me use $975 in travel credits, man says. Why?
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
Bob and Marge Farrell were looking forward to a big trip. They were planning to visit the Dominican Republic to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They splurged, paying $1,153 each, plus $87 for travel insurance, for first class seats on a February...
Florida gymnasts take part in Gators Experience 2025
The Independent Florida Alligator
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As part of Gators Experience 2025, four Florida gymnasts shared their knowledge with children in the Dominican Republic and learnt something new themselves. Juniors Kayla DiCello, Gabby Disidore and Skylar Draser and senior Selena Harris-Miranda...
USNS Comfort to deliver free medical care in Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
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Puerto Plata.- The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic has announced the upcoming arrival of the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship from the U.S. Southern Command, as part of the “Continuing Promise 2025” humanitarian mission. The initiative aims to...
Gilbert Jean, farmer, family man and Parsley Massacre survivor who bore witness to Trujillo’s terror, dies at 103
Haitian Times
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July 15, 2025
Overview: Gilbert "Ton Jilbè" Jean, survivor of the 1937 Kout Kouto or Parsley Massacre, died July 1 at age 103. Jean, a humble farmer and living archive of Haitian history, passed in Dosmond, Haiti—nearly 90 years after escaping Trujillo’s death...
The 44th ‘Papá Montao’ used car fair arrives with “attractive offers”
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo — The Association of Used Vehicle Importers (ASOCIVU) will celebrate its forty-fourth edition with its traditional used vehicle auto fair, “Papá Montao’ con Asocivu 2025,” to be held from Thursday, July 24 to Monday, July 28, 2025,...
This New Caribbean Flight Connects Bonaire and the Dominican Republic
Caribbean Journal
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July 10, 2025
Calling all island-hoppers. Tourism officials in Bonaire officially welcomed the arrival of Air Century’s inaugural flight from the Dominican Republic on July 9, marking the start of new seasonal service between Santo Domingo and the Dutch...
WSDG unveils Studio D at FAMA, a boutique masterpiece tucked inside Santo Domingo’s premier music complex
Sound & Video Contractor
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July 10, 2025
July 9, 2025 – The award-winning architectural acoustic consulting and media systems engineering firm WSDG has unveiled its latest contribution to FAMA Studios: Studio D, a discreet yet powerful creative space concealed within the walls of the...
The best Marella ships and Tui cruise deals for 2025 and 2026
The Independent
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July 14, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Copa Airlines opens reservations for connections to Puerto Plata and Santiago
Dominican Today
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Copa Airlines has formally announced the addition of Puerto Plata to its route network in the Dominican Republic, with flights beginning on January 13, 2026, and to Santiago on January 15, 2026. With this, passengers interested in traveling on the...
Expedia reveals list of ‘best’ islands to visit this year
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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July 15, 2025
Expedia has released its 2025 Island Hot List - from cultural richness of Jamaica to the sunny shores of Koh Samui - along with the ‘best tips’ for island travel. According to Expedia, this list offers culture and authenticity and demonstrates how...
Senator Omar Fernández denounces school enrollment crisis in Santo Domingo
Dominican Today
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July 9, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Senator Omar Fernández voiced deep concern on Tuesday over the lack of available spots for Dominican students in public schools across Greater Santo Domingo, just 45 days ahead of the 2025–2026 school year. Calling the situation...
Yoga, Paddleboarding, and Purpose: Inside the Dominican Republic’s Most Powerful Women’s Event
Caribbean Journal
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July 9, 2025
There’s a moment on the Yásica River—paddle in hand, jungle on either side, the Atlantic breeze tugging gently at your back—when you understand what this is really about. Not just paddleboarding or yoga, not just the beach cleanups or the pool...
Home Run Derby to offer mental challenge for Pirates' Oneil Cruz
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 13, 2025
Todd Frazier was soon to close the book on an 11-year MLB career when, during spring training in 2021 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he remembered encountering a towering 6-foot-7 specimen from the Dominican Republic. “When you see this guy come...
International Plantain Congress Announced For August In Costa Rica
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) will hold the First International Plantain Congress from August 26 to 28, 2025, on its campus in Turrialba, Costa Rica. The meeting will bring...
'Love Island' Season 7 finale earns praise for Latino representation
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Bramaya's happily ever after on "Love Island" wasn't just a personal victory. It was a win for el amor. Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, fan-favorite contestants on the latest season of Peacock's hit dating competition series, were crowned the...