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“Una tragedia, tragedia, tragedia»: el relato humano del apagón que dejó a pie a miles de dominicanos

“A tragedy, tragedy, tragedy”: the human story of the blackout that left thousands of Dominicans on foot

SANTO DOMINGO.- “My feet hurt and they are swollen.” “I never thought about it, nor had I ever had a fight like that.” With those words, Mrs. Francisca Pérez tries to summarize

November 12, 2025

Dominican Republic

Cuban government recognizes the outbreak of chikungunya, dengue and oropouche as an epidemic

President Miguel Díaz-Canel described epidemic the rebound in cases of dengue, chikungunya and oropouche on the island and called to confront those arboviruses as was done against covid-19. At a meeting of

November 12, 2025

Cuba

Raquel Peña on the blackout: the fault is being investigated, but we managed to restore power in record time

Santiago.- The vice president of the Republic, Raquel Penaassured that the Government is actively working to determine the causes of the national blackout that affected the country for several hours, after a

November 12, 2025

Dominican Republic

Part of the roof of the Calixto García Hospital in Havana collapses

The collapse surprised patients and relatives while they were sleeping and revived complaints about the precariousness of Cuban hospitals. MADRID, Spain.- A section of the ceiling of the Upper Clinical Room of

November 12, 2025

Cuba

Security guard shot dead during assault on courier in Santiago

A man died after being shot during a assault in which the attackers stole a large sum of money from a courier from a company that sells lottery numbers, in an event

November 12, 2025

Dominican Republic

Los Angeles 2028: campaign is promoted in the US to guarantee visas for Cuban athletes

A campaign under the name Allow Cuban athletes to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games was announced this Tuesday in the United States, in order for the Government of that

November 12, 2025

Cuba

Collapse of 138 KV bus in SPM caused general blackout

The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santosexplained this Wednesday that the national blackout registered on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic was caused by a breakdown in bus 100 of 138 kilovolts

November 12, 2025

Dominican Republic

They are all corrupt and the people know it

HAVANA.- With restricted access and a strong police deployment Yesterday the trial was held against the former Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gilaccused of espionage, embezzlement and other crimes. Since the

November 12, 2025

Cuba

Venezuela deploys 200,000 soldiers to face the “threats” from the United States

The Minister of Defense of VenezuelaVladimir Padrino López reported that this Tuesday 200,000 soldiers were mobilized as part of new preparation exercises against the “threats” of the United States, which maintains a

November 12, 2025

Cuba

Frente Amplio exige investigar el colapso del sistema eléctrico

Frente Amplio demands to investigate the collapse of the electrical system

Santo Domingo.- The Wide Frontdemanded a thorough and immediate investigation about him general blackout occurred yesterday afternoonafter a failure in the substation of the Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED), located in San

November 12, 2025

Dominican Republic

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