Agenda for the day: Friday, January 30, 2026

Monte Plata. — With signs in hand and peacefully, community members, farmers, and social leaders from La Guázuma raised their voices this Thursday to demand the complete completion of the 5 kilometers of the La Melliza–La Guázuma road, a project that was approved, started, and then stopped without a clear official explanation. During the demonstration, […]

Santo Domingo.- Within the framework of the 2025 Teacher Performance Evaluation (EDD) process, the Ministry of Education (MINERD) and the Dominican Association of Teachers (ADP) signed an institutional agreement that establishes clear criteria and special provisions aimed at expanding the participation of teaching staff in the pre-university public system, guaranteeing transparency, equity and adherence to […]

Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic reported this Thursday that it maintained its monetary policy interest rate at 5.25% per annum, after taking into consideration the increase in global uncertainty, as well as recent inflationary pressures, mainly associated with the impact of supply shocks on food prices. The issuer recalled that year-on-year […]

Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out again on Thursday against the president of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, for not lowering interest rates further, claiming that he is «harming our country and its national security» through one of his messages on the social network Truth. Trump, who addressed Powell as Jerome "too late" Powell, […]

Santiago.- The Fourth Collegiate Tribunal of the judicial district of Santiago imposed sentences of 20 years in prison and fines of five million pesos on two members of a criminal drug trafficking structure who were seized by the authorities with more than 2,200 pounds of marijuana, in addition to cocaine, firearms, cash and equipment used […]

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Major League baseball player Junior Caminero, of the Tampa Bay Rays, sparked controversy by sending a threatening message during a live broadcast on his Instagram account, directed at MLB insider Michael Rodríguez, known as Mike Deportes. In the middle of the live, Caminero directly expressed: "Send this to Mike Rodriguez. As long […]