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Will the middle class be able to continue buying homes in the Dominican Republic?

The president of the Dominican Association of Home Builders and Developers (ACOPROVI), Annerys Meléndez, warned that the construction sector is going through a crisis marked by the rise in housing prices and

February 13, 2026

Dominican Republic

Accident on national highway leaves four dead and 16 injured, two in critical condition

A massive accident This Thursday night left four dead and 16 injured, two of them in critical condition, on the National Highway, a few kilometers from the Zaza bridge. A newspaper report

February 13, 2026

Cuba

Estiman millones las pérdidas en fuego de local de L&R Comercial y Banco Ademi en Villa Mella

Losses estimated in millions in fire at L&R Comercial and Banco Ademi premises in Villa Mella

a long yellow safety tapedebris, onlookers, employees and a strong smell of burned things is the scenario that is observed in the early hours of today, after the fire that yesterday afternoon

February 13, 2026

Dominican Republic

Un paciente recibiendo hemodiálisis en un hospital de Cuba

Hemodialysis patients in Cuba, without transportation or electricity: how will they survive?

MIAMI, United States. – Cuban patients dependent on hemodialysis and their families reported that the paralysis of medical transportation due to fuel shortages, together with electrical instability and the lack of medical

February 13, 2026

Cuba

Health Cabinet meets with nursing unions to address demands of the sector

Santo Domingo. – The vice president of the Republic and president of the Health Cabinet, Raquel Pena, held a meeting with the director of the National Health Service (SNS), Dr. Julio Landrónwith

February 13, 2026

Dominican Republic

Mexico opens the door to an air bridge with Cuba after sending humanitarian aid

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated this Friday that her Government is willing to facilitate an airlift to Cuba from the country if Havana requests it, within the framework of the

February 13, 2026

Cuba

Accident on the National Highway leaves four dead

In addition to the fatalities, the incident left 17 injured—two critical—who were taken to the Camilo Cienfuegos Hospital. The post Accident on the National Highway leaves four dead appeared first on Cubanet.

February 13, 2026

Cuba

DR and US will negotiate tariffs similar to Guatemala and El Salvador

Ten months after the administration of donald trump impose a 10% rate on Dominican products exported to USA due to its new tariff policy – representing a cost of 396.4 million of

February 13, 2026

Dominican Republic

Case of the DEA supervisor in the Dominican Republic: what is known and what remains to be clarified

The supervisor of the office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the Dominican Republic, Meliton Corderowas arrested for alleged abuse of a visa program intended for confidential informants. The information was

February 13, 2026

Dominican Republic

US Embassy in Havana announces changes to its schedules and procedures due to the energy crisis

Odette González (Editor) Havana, 1985. Graduated in Philology from the University of Havana (2008) and has lived in Madrid since 2017. Editor and independent journalist, her work has focused on the defense

February 13, 2026

Cuba

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