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Yankees Predicted to Dump Struggling $5.1 Million Rookie in Massive Giants Trade
Heavy.com
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June 18, 2025
Getty Jasson Domínguez of the New York Yankees could be on the trade block. In the top of the seventh inning at Fenway Park on Saturday, with the Yankees trailing the Boston Red Sox 4-2, New York’s No. 1 prospect-turned top rookie Jasson Dominguez...
Dominican Republic pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka surpasses one million visitors
Dominican Today
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June 17, 2025
Osaka, Japan.- Just two months after opening, the Dominican Republic’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai has drawn over one million visitors, becoming one of the most visited exhibits within the high-visibility Commons-B building, which hosts...
Jet Set Owner Arrested in Dominican Republic Following Catastrophic Roof Collapse
Digital Music News
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June 17, 2025
Photo Credit: BubbleTeaNeo / reddit The tragedy claimed 236 lives in April after the roof collapsed during a merengue concert. Legendary merengue singer Rubby Pérez was among the victims. The collapse prompted Dominican Republic officials to...
Altice Dominicana unveils ambitious corporate sustainability vision
Dominican Today
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June 18, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Altice Dominicana presented its new corporate sustainability strategy under the motto “Conectar nos hace grandes,” reaffirming the company’s dedication to the nation’s development through technology, environmental responsibility...
Dominican Republic tackles sargassum crisis with R\responsibility and transparency
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado emphasized that the Dominican Republic is confronting the sargassum crisis with responsibility and transparency, while advocating for a global and scientific solution to the seaweed invasion affecting...
Trial for suspended Rays shortstop Wander Franco to resume Monday in Dominican Republic
Castanet
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Photo: The Canadian Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial of suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who faces charges of sexual abuse involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged crimes, will...
Dominican Republic to promote exports at MIDA 2025 Food Show in Puerto Rico
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana) will participate in the 2025 MIDA Conference & Food Show, taking place June 19–21 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event offers a key platform to promote Dominican...
Will Santo Domingo get a true cruise ship terminal?
DR1
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Tourism expert Juan Llado in a recent feature in Acento on 12 June 2025 raises the issue of private investors interested in building a new cruise terminal for the capital city of Santo Domingo. Llado looks into the failed attempt by the...
Arajet Begins Nonstop Service to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
New Jersey Business Magazine
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June 17, 2025
Tourism On Jun 17, 2025 Arajet, the Dominican Republic’s flag carrier and largest airline, has launched nonstop service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Las Américas Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic. The...
Major environmental polluters could face jail in Dominican Republic under proposed new law
British Medical Journal
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Individuals responsible for severe or irreversible damage to the environment could face up to 20 years in prison under plans to criminalise the act of ecocide in the Dominican Republic. A bill has been put forward that if passed would grant courts...
Newark Liberty adds Arajet nonstop flights to Santo Domingo
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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June 17, 2025
Newark Liberty International Airport added a new nonstop route to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Arajet announced the launch June 16. The new direct service route will fly from EWR to Las...
Dominican Republic Nightclub Owner and His Sister Arrested 2 Months After Roof Collapse Killed 236 People
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Jet Set owner Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat have been arrested The Santo Domingo nightclub was the site of 236 fatalities when the building’s roof collapsed in April "There are no words to express the pain this...
What should Trump do next on trade? Optimize existing US trade agreements in Central and South America.
Atlantic Council
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June 17, 2025
The Trump administration recently imposed 10 percent tariffs on exports to the United States from many free-trade-agreement partners from Latin America. This has resulted in unnecessary instability. At a time when Washington should be deepening...
Ag Market Access Secured in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietnam
Arizona Free Press
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Washington, D.C. – American agricultural producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam and maintained access to Brazil, according to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins. The Trump Administration continues to break...
Bombshell report reveals cause of Dominican Republic roof collapse that killed 236: ‘Complete disregard for building and safety laws’
New York Post
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June 16, 2025
The owners of the doomed Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where 236 people were buried alive earlier this year, ignored obvious warning signs and building safety laws, leading to the catastrophic collapse, a bombshell new government...
US Raises Travel Advisory For Dominican Republic Amid Rising Crime Concerns
Travel Noire
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June 16, 2025
The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the Dominican Republic, urging travelers to exercise increased caution when visiting the popular Caribbean destination. The warning, released on Thursday, comes at the height of...
Dominican Republic maintains suspension of flights to Venezuela
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), Héctor Porcella, clarified that the Dominican Republic has not yet made a decision regarding the resumption of commercial flights to Venezuela, despite recent claims from Venezuelan...
From Teen Entrepreneur to Hospitality Powerhouse - Daniella Senior’s Mission to Scale the Colada Shop
Fastcasual
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June 17, 2025
This week on Founderology, I sat down with powerhouse entrepreneur Daniella Senior — the Founder and CEO of Colada Shop, Bresca, Serenata and Zumo. You’ll hear Daniella share how her journey began at just 13 years old, when she launched a holiday...
Venezuela announces resumption of flights to and from Dominican Republic
Bangladesh Post
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Venezuela announced Sunday the resumption of flights to and from the Dominican Republic, reopening the main route Venezuelans take to the United States after it was suspended nearly a year ago. Caracas suspended the flight route on July 29 last...
Belarus, Dominican Republic aim to strengthen cooperation
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 16, 2025
MINSK, Jun 16 (BelTA/APP): Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Cuba and non-resident to the Dominican Republic Vitaly Borchuk has presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy of the...