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Este lunes, comienza el juicio que busca justicia tras la tragedia en Jet Set

This Monday, the trial that seeks justice after the tragedy in Jet Set begins

Santo Domingo.- With a single cry for justice, the preliminary trial of the brothers Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, accused of being the culprits of the collapse of the roof of the Jet

January 9, 2026

Dominican Republic

El salón Restauración reunió a unos 150 invitados.

Promotion of officers celebrates 50 years with events

*By Eliana Cuevas Santo Domingo.-Anniversary. A group of retired officers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Police celebrated the 50th anniversary of their promotion with several activities that included raising the

January 9, 2026

Dominican Republic

Bruno Rodríguez appears in Venezuela with Delcy Rodríguez

The regime’s foreign minister participated in an official event in Caracas to honor Cubans and Venezuelans who died during Maduro’s capture. MADRID, Spain.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez

January 9, 2026

Cuba

Trump affirms that the US has exerted a lot of pressure on Cuba and that its government “hangs by a thread”

donald Trump affirmed that his Administration has exerted strong pressure on Cubaand that the island’s government “hangs by a thread” due to recent events in Venezuela. The US president acknowledged during an

January 9, 2026

Cuba

Remittances reached 11,866.3 million dollars in 2025

He Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) reported that during last year 11,866.3 million dollars were received in remittanceswhich represents an increase of 1,110.3 million (10.3%) compared to 2024. He BCRD

January 9, 2026

Dominican Republic

“Maduro fell, come for Canel”, message that circulates in Havana after Ferrer’s call

The opposition leader maintains that citizens responded to his call with visible expressions, including graffiti in public spaces. MADRID, Spain.- The opposition leader Cuban José Daniel Ferrer called on the island’s population

January 9, 2026

Cuba

“Carto(PHOTO)graphy of a Silvio tour. A map made of looks and affections”

Carto(PHOTO)ography of a Silvio tour. A map made of looks and affections is the exhibition by photographer Kaloian Santos that will be exhibited during January and February 2026 at the Pórtico Gallery

January 9, 2026

Cuba

Reforma al Código Laboral no será aprobada en esta legislatura

Reform to the Labor Code will not be approved in this legislature

Santo Domingo.– Deputy Ramón Rogelio Genao Lanza assured that the reform to Labor Code It will not be approved in the current legislature and will be pending for the next congressional period,

January 9, 2026

Dominican Republic

Un agente del Comando Sur, una de ls fuerzas de EE.UU. que opera contra los buques y actores sancionados que transitan por la región del Caribe

The US moves warships a few miles from Cuba after the capture of Maduro

Pentagon officials confirmed that, after the operation, Washington began a gradual reduction of its fleet in the southern Caribbean. MIAMI.- The United States has begun to redistribute part of its naval deployment

January 9, 2026

Cuba

Hacienda La Manuela: a sample of the rise and fall of the luxuries of Colombian drug trafficking

Medellin, Colombia.-Just as it happened with Pablo Escobar in Colombia, also in the Dominican Republic and other countries in the region, the big drug traffickers allowed themselves to be seduced by luxury,

January 9, 2026

Dominican Republic

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