FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025 – Team Profile: Dominican Republic

MIAMI (United States) – The Dominican Republic claimed its first silver medal in 22 years—and fifth overall—at the 2024 Centrobasket Women’s Championship, delivering an excellent performance. However, one of the key players from that tournament, forward …

2-year-old RI boy killed in hit-and-run while visiting family in Dominican Republic

Loved ones are mourning the death of a 2-year-old boy from North Providence, Rhode Island, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while visiting family in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports Eyren Ezequiel Brito …

Dominican Republic secures UN Security Council Session to address Haiti crisis

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has made notable diplomatic strides by securing a consultation session at the United Nations Security Council, scheduled for Monday, June 30, to address the escalating security crisis in neighboring Haiti. This …

Illiteracy declines in the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- Illiteracy in the Dominican Republic has declined steadily in recent years, nearing pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study by the Dominican Institute for Evaluation and Research on Educational Quality (IDEICE). However, persistent …

Newark debuts new nonstop service from NYC area to Dominican Republic

A new nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to the Dominican Republic's Las Américas Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ) was announced this week between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Arajet. Arajet is the Dominican …

North Providence toddler killed in hit-and-run while visiting family in Dominican Republic

A North Providence family is mourning the loss of a 2-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while visiting family in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. According to a GoFundMe page created by the mother’s employer, Eyren Ezequiel Brito …

Woman killed in Dominican Republic night club roof collapse honored in the Bronx

UN Security Council to meet 30 June at request of four Dominican Presidents

The Dominican Republic achieved a significant diplomatic breakthrough on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 by securing that the United Nations Security Council schedule a meeting for Monday, 30 June to discuss the ongoing crisis in Haiti. Diario Libre reports the …

Dominican baseball player Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abusing minor

(Reuters) -Dominican professional baseball player Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor and handed a suspended sentence of two years in prison, a Dominican court ruled on Thursday. Franco, who was also fined the equivalent of 10 …

Where is earthquake risk highest in the Dominican Republic?

Santo Domingo.-Following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake northeast of Punta Cana at 10:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, concern has grown across the country. In response, geologist Osiris de León emphasized that the northern Dominican Republic faces the highest …