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President Abinader and US Secretary General Rubio discuss Haitian crisis in Washington meeting

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

President Luis Abinader met in Washington, D.C. with US Secretary General Marco Rubio on Wednesday, 7 May 2025. As reported in Diario Libre, the meeting focused on the deepening crisis in Haiti and other areas of mutual interest. According to a statement from the Dominican Presidency, Abinader reiterated his call for increased international intervention in Haiti, emphasizing the urgent need to bolster support to stem that country’s worsening security situation.
Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates strengthen cybersecurity cooperation

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

The Dominican Republic and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a landmark cybersecurity cooperation agreement in Dubai during the GISEC Global 2025 event. Luis Soto, director of the Dominican Republic’s National Cybersecurity Center (under the National Investigations Department – DNI), and Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, director of the UAE’s Cybersecurity Council, the top officials from both countries’ leading cybersecurity agencies, signed the agreement.
Earthworks on what’s with the construction of a second tailings dam in Sanchez Ramirez

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

At a time when gold prices have surged, efforts to expand the gold production in the Dominican Republic have clashed with environmental concerns. Gold exports generate millions in taxes for the Dominican government. Earthworks publishes an update on the situation. Read more:Earthworks Independent Review by Steve Emerman 8 May 2025 D
Dominican Republic’s border tree-planting campaign sparks debate over native species

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

Environmentalists are raising concerns over the Dominican government’s recent tree-planting initiative along the border with Haiti, questioning the emphasis on non-native flamboyant trees (Delonix regia), Diario Libre reports. President Luis Abinader himself participated in planting these trees as part of the “Framboyanes por mi Patria” reforestation effort.
Authorities seize JetSet Nightclub site after fatal roof collapse

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

On 6 May 2025, the Public Ministry, the prosecutor arm of the Attorney General Office seizedthe property where the Jet Set nightclub operated, following the devastating collapse that claimed the lives of more than 234 people and injured over 180 others during a live concert featuring merengue artist Rubby Pérez, who was among the fatalities. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of 8 April 2025.
Roberto Rodríguez Marchena: Mastermind of political communication in Danilo Medina’s administrations

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

Roberto Rodríguez Marchena, the known mastermind of political communication during the two terms of former President Danilo Medina, passed away on 6 May 2025 of a heart attack. He served as Medina’s director of communications during and after the presidency. He was 69 years old. Listin Diario reports that Rodríguez Marchena was more than just a spokesperson for the government. He was the executive and strategic voice behind every state message during Medina’s two terms.
Will Emeritus King Juan Carlos I visit to meet with his granddaughter?

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

El Cierre Digital, a Spanish publication, speculates that emeritus King of Spain Juan Carlos I could travel to the Dominican Republic to coincide with the visit of his granddaughter, Princess Leonor who will be in the DR for five days (19-24 May 2025) as part of her naval training with the Juan Sebastian Elcano tallship that is touring the Americas. Queen Letizia traveled to Panama, where the ship made a stopover, to meet with her daughter.
President Luis Abinader to receive Leadership Award in Washington

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

President Luis Abinader will travel to Washington, DC, on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 to receive the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Leadership Award. The prestigious honor will be presented during a gala dinner attended by members of Congress, high-ranking White House officials, and international leaders. Abinader is scheduled to depart in the morning accompanied by Minister of the Presidency José Ignacio Paliza and Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Álvarez.
President Abinader and King Felipe VI open new university in La Romana

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

President Luis Abinader and Spain’s King Felipe VI inaugurated the first phase of the Universidad La Romana (Uniromana) on Tuesday, 6 May 2025. The new institution, promoted by the Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (Funiber), is set to begin classes in September.
King Felipe VI and President Abinader inaugurate Peace and Freedom Monument in Santo Domingo

1 week ago | dr1.com | Dolores Vicioso

Visiting King Felipe VI of Spain and President Luis Abinader joined National District Mayor Carolina Mejía to inaugurate a monument celebrating peace and freedom on the Km 7 of the Malecón promenade on 6 May 2025. The sculpture “Flame” by Carlos Albert represents the Rainer Arnold Award created by the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation to recognize excellence in the constitutional investigation in the legal realm.