Dom Rep

Cuban Ambassador to Dom Rep highlights Operation Truth’s value

Published on: January 25, 2024
08:02

Santo Domingo, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Ángel Arzuaga, highlighted the importance of Operation Truth, which brought together some 400 foreign journalists in Havana called by the revolutionary government in January 1959.

Díaz-Canel meets leader of the Dominican United Left Movement (MIU)

Published on: January 25, 2024
07:38

Havana, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with José Miguel Mejía, general secretary of the United Left Movement (MIU) party and Minister for Regional Integration Policies of the Dominican Republic, national television informed.

Dom Rep Senate president rules out arbitration for crisis with Haiti

Published on: October 6, 2023
14:33

Santo Domingo, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Senate President Ricardo de los Santos ruled out Friday that international arbitration can resolve the dispute with Haiti over the canal's construction on the bordering Dajabón River.

Dom Rep expresses condolences to Morocco after earthquake

Published on: September 10, 2023
13:49

Santo Domingo, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Abinader expressed his condolences and solidarity to the people of Morocco on Sunday, after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and caused significant material damage.

Dominican president orders creation of air base in Barahona

Published on: August 18, 2023
17:43

Santo Domingo, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Abinader ordered Friday the creation of an Air Base named the Southern Command of the Dominican Republic Air Force in the southwest province of Barahona.

Dominican Medical College complies with national labor strike

Published on: July 31, 2023
14:56

Santo Domingo, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) Rufino Senén Caba, President of the Dominican Medical College (CMD), announced Monday that the doctors have complied with the national strike that has been called in both private and public centers.

DR lawmakers to approve bill for seized assets management, control

Published on: July 13, 2023
14:44

Santo Domingo, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic approved a bill for the management, control, and maintenance of seized, abandoned, and forfeited assets.

Illiteracy rate increases in DR, adult education plan lags behind

Published on: July 10, 2023
15:34

Santo Domingo, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) The illiteracy rate in the Dominican Republic has reportedly risen from 5.5% to 6.5% due to the Covid-19 pandemic that unfortunately disrupted the country´s education programs for people aged 15 and older.

Cuban heroes talk of solidarity and courage in Dom Rep

Published on: June 8, 2023
08:45

Santo Domingo, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity, courage, fraternity, and resistance were some of the most heard words during a meeting of the Cuban State Mission in the Dominican Republic with Cuban heroes Antonio Guerrero and Ramón Labañino.

DR government adopts measures to mitigate effects of drought

Published on: March 29, 2023
14:39

Santo Domingo, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Presidency Spokesman Homero Figueroa announced in a press release issued in this capital on Wednesday that the Dominican Government is adopting measures to mitigate the effects of drought in the country.

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