The Dominican Republic has concluded 2024 with a record-breaking year in tourism, welcoming over 11 million visitors, Tourism Minister David Collado announced on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. The ...

Advances are underway for a new airport in Pedernales to serve the resorts under construction by the Pro Pedernales Trust and that will be operated by international chains. Presidential Minister Jose ...

The La Vega Carnival, probably the most famous in the Dominican Republic, will be taking place on Sundays in February. The first parades of the devilish creatures (diablos cojuelos) and merry-makers ...

One of the world’s premier whale-watching sites is Samana Bay in the Dominican Republic. During peak season, between January and March, over 300 whales come to the bay from many parts of the world, ...

Banco Popular Dominicano has pledged US$6.2 million to construct a new cruise port in Samaná Bay. Christopher Paniagua, the bank’s executive president, made the announcement during the traditional ...

The Ambassador of Germany in the Dominican Republic, Maike Friedrichsen was in northwestern Santiago Rodríguez province to inaugurate a hanging bridge and two lookout points in the community of El ...

Jose Manuel Armenteros Rius passed away on Saturday, 18 January 2025. His family was preparing his 100th birthday on 26 March. He was working on an expanded version of his life memoirs. He had lots to ...

The Dominican Association of University Rectors (ADRU) has raised important questions regarding the current legislative process that seeks to bring together the ministries of Education (Minerd) and ...

Castillo, a seasoned diplomat, currently serves as the Dominican ambassador to Mexico. She is a lawyer with studies at Unibe (Santo Domingo, with two masters degrees from Columbia University in New ...

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Day of Our Lady of High Grace, the patroness of the Dominican Republic, and many thousands of the faithful will be traveling from all points of the country to visit ...

DR1 News will not be updated on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, a national holiday that commemorates the Day of the Virgin of High Grace (Virgen de la Altagracia). The celebrations of the Roman Catholic ...

The Acting Committee for the Pact on Animals, led by the executives of the Listin Diario, has announced a massive effort to spay and neuter as many of the dogs and cats that live on the streets as ...