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Unemployment in the Dominican Republic was 4.9% in 2025

The minister of JobEddy Olivares, reported that the Dominican Republic continue consolidating as one of the economies with the least unemployment rate in Latin America, according to the most recent data from

January 5, 2026

Dominican Republic

Congresista Carlos Giménez, agencias de viaje, Cuba

Carlos Giménez suggests the Cuban regime “take note” of Trump’s statements

Voices in Miami support the transition in Venezuela after the capture of Maduro and send signals about Cuba. MIAMI, United States. – Political figures of Cuban origin in South Florida and representatives

January 5, 2026

Cuba

Maduro is already in New York court for a first hearing

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was taken this Monday with his wife, Cilia Flores, to the federal court in southern New York, in Manhattan, where the first hearing before the judge

January 5, 2026

Cuba

Operativo en puerto de Sans Soucí: Incautan 18 paquetes de cocaína con destino hacia Puerto Rico

Operation in the port of Sans Soucí: 18 packages of cocaine destined for Puerto Rico are seized

Santo Domingo.- Agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), members of the Public Ministrysupported by the military security of the port of Sans Soucí and state intelligence agencies, seized 18 packages

January 5, 2026

Dominican Republic

Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in as “interim president of Venezuela”

MIAMI, United States. – Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in on Monday as “interim president of Venezuela” before the National Assembly, after the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered over the weekend that

January 5, 2026

Cuba

Heavy rains cause flooding in Puerto Plata

SILVER PORT.- During the last hours, flooding has occurred in multiple communities in this Atlantic jurisdiction due to the heavy rain caused by the interaction of a trough and a cold front,

January 5, 2026

Dominican Republic

Guterres asks the UN for respect for international law after the United States military action in Venezuela

The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterresexpressed this Monday through the Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Rosemary A. DiCarlo, her “deep concern” about the military action deployed by USA in Venezuela, and

January 5, 2026

Cuba

Search for girl Brianna Genao suspended due to heavy rains

Members of relief organizations suspended, in a manner temporary, the search for the girl Brianna Genao Rosario due to the heavy rains recorded in Imbert, Puerto Plata. Tracing efforts were stopped this

January 5, 2026

Dominican Republic

The number of political prisoners in Cuba amounts to 1,148, denounces Prisoners Defenders

Who are the lawyers of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores?

This same Monday, the two defendants chose and hired their lawyers. MIAMI, United States. – Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores formalized this Monday the hiring of two criminal lawyers in the United

January 5, 2026

Cuba

Wall Street opens prospects in Venezuela higher earlier

The NYSE opened higher on Monday, driven by the big oil companies after the White House urged them to exploit the enormous oil reserves of Venezuela. In the first minutes, the Dow

January 5, 2026

Dominican Republic

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