Dominican Republic asks Russia, China to help fight gangs in Haiti

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader sent letters to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, asking them to support the Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti that was authorized by the...

PAHO engages COA members and health authorities to promote health cooperation across the Americas

Washington DC, October 2, 2025 — Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas’ Healthcare Series leadership group and with health authorities from...

PAHO and the Andean Health Organization extend agreement to strengthen health in the Andean region

Washington, DC, October 2, 2025 (PAHO) – Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation...

Akron Children's Hospital honors 10 recipients in inaugural community awards program

Akron Children's Hospital honored 10 winners of its "More Childhood, Please." Awards, with 3News' Monica Robins serving as co-emcee. AKRON, Ohio — Akron Children's Hospital on Wednesday honored the winners of its first "More childhood, please."...

Abinader vows to end impunity in Dominican Republic

Santiago, D.R.- President Luis Abinader announced Monday that he will wait for the Public Ministry to conclude its investigation into alleged irregularities at the National Health Insurance (Senasa), after the government submitted a report on the...

Abinader inaugurates Dr. José Joaquín Puello General Clinical-Surgical Hospital in Health City

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader inaugurated the Dr. José Joaquín Puello General Clinical-Surgical Hospital at the Dr. Luis Eduardo Aybar Health City, marking a major milestone in the modernization of healthcare in the Dominican Republic....

Dominican government presents five-year achievements

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government presented its official report “Government Management Achievements August 2020 – August 2025”, outlining advances in health, security, education, housing, and the economy. The report, prepared by journalist...

Santo Domingo to host First World Congress of Veterans

Santo Domingo.- The Brotherhood of Retired Veterans of the Armed Forces and the National Police announced the First World Congress of Veterans, to be held in Santo Domingo from September 28 to 30 under the theme “The Transition to Retirement.” The...

Man, 27, arraigned in slaying of Lawrence house party guest in 2022, had fled to Dominican Republic

A 27-year-old man was ordered held without bail Monday for allegedly shooting a house party guest to death in Lawrence in 2022 and then fleeing to the Dominican Republic, officials said. Jose Luis Sanchez, 27, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded...

Partner of Adams admin. official grabbed by ICE has criminal convictions, landed job at city hospital

After Nathaniel Rojas, the romantic partner of a top-ranking Adams administration official, was detained by ICE in August, President Trump’s administration said it was taking the drastic step of trying to revoke his green card and deport him to...

PAHO highlights progress in health security, disease elimination, and primary health care – director says in report

Oct 01, 2025 News (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, presented his Annual Report on Monday at the opening of the 62nd Directing Council, highlighting major progress in health security, disease...

BRA highlights progress against malnutrition in Dominican Republic at Clinton Global Initiative

External source New York.- The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA), a North American humanitarian organization, presented advances of its 2024 “commitment to action” during the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, highlighting efforts to reduce...

Partner of Mayor Adams administration official grabbed by ICE has criminal convictions, landed job at city hospital

NEW YORK — After Nathaniel Rojas, the romantic partner of a top-ranking Adams administration official, was detained by ICE last month, President Trump’s administration said it was taking the drastic step of trying to revoke his green card and...

Carnival Expands Meal Donation Program into Latin America

Carnival Corporation has announced that it has signed a series of historic memoranda of understanding with food banks and community partners in Mexico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. The company is the first cruise company to sign formal...

The Santo Domingo Metro resumes operations at the Pedro Francisco Bonó station after an incident.

Santo Domingo — The Office for Transportation Reorganization (OPRET) reported that at 8:25 p.m. this Saturday, commercial service was restored at the Pedro Francisco Bonó station on Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro, following the accident that...

TOWIE's Freddie Bentley reveals worrying health scare after he was rushed to hospital with liver failure and yellow pupils

Freddie Bentley has revealed he was diagnosed with liver failure aged 24 after he was rushed to hospital with yellow pupils and constant pain. The TOWIE star, 27, discussed the worrying ordeal as he opened up about his journey to sobriety....

Caribe Tours bus crashes into Santo Domingo Metro station entrance, one injured

Santo Domingo.- The Office for Transportation Reorganization (OPRET) reported that on Friday night, September 26, at 9:04 p.m., a Caribe Tours bus crashed into the entrance of the Pedro Francisco Bonó station on Line 2 of the Santo Domingo Metro....

The damage caused by the rains in the Dominican Republic

Several localities in the Dominican Republic have been affected, and 1,781 people have been displaced by the heavy rains recorded in the last few hours, caused by an active tropical wave and the impact of a trough, according to the Emergency...

GBC Pharmacy added to SeNaSa case

Santo Domingo.- The National Convergence against Social Security Theft and the Primero Justicia Foundation filed a formal request with the Attorney General’s Office to include ARS Senasa, GBC Pharmacy, its owner Reymon Rodríguez, and former...

Dominican Republic Executes Record Monthly Deportation of Haitians This Year in August

(FILE) Dominican soldiers detain a Haitian who crossed the border to stock up on products, at the Binational Market in Dajabon, Dominican Republic. Photo: EFE. September 25, 2025 Hour: 1:50 am The Dominican Republic deported 35,276 Haitian...