For the third time, teaching continues to be suspended at UASD

Santo Domingo. – The teaching stoppage at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) continues for the third time, following the strike called by the Federation of Professors' Associations (Faprouasd).

The pickets are a response to a conflict with authorities of the educational institution, after President Editrudis Beltrán applied a 15% salary increase, despite the fact that the University Council had approved 30% for active professors, retirees, administrative employees and student collaborators.

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Customs seizes hundreds of thousands of goods that arrived with false or undervalued declarations

The General Customs Directorate (DGA), through its Intelligence Management, is actively detecting the illegal import of goods for commercial purposes, nutritional supplements, ammunition, military supplies, and weapons. Among the most significant seizures so far this year, some 236 air conditioners and 306 televisions are reported, just in these, trying to evade about RD$3,499,367.00 in taxes. […]

Pujols confirms starting pitchers order for the World Baseball Classic: Sánchez, Severino, Bello, and Alcantara

SANTO DOMINGO. – The manager of the Dominican Republic baseball team, Albert Pujols, announced this Tuesday the order of starting pitchers who will lead the Quisqueyan team in the initial phase of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The information was released during a telephone interview on the radio program Mañana Deportiva. You may be interested […]

Comptroller's office to strengthen oversight of Social Security resources

The Comptroller General of the Republic, within the framework of the transformation of its mission processes, launched a plan aimed at strengthening the supervision and control of the resources of the Dominican Social Security System (SDSS), reported the Comptroller General of the Republic, Geraldo Espinosa. He maintained that this initiative emphasizes the strengthening of preventive […]

After Blackout November, it was recommended to install protectors in all substations to prevent it from happening again.

The definitive report following the blackout that occurred on November 11, 2025, recommended the installation of protections in double-bus substations throughout the country, so that an event like that would not happen again, but it did. When questioned by De Último Minuto about the execution of these recommendations, the Minister of Energy and Mines assured […]

 

Pindstrup Group acquires La Mundial de Coco and will use the Dominican Republic as an agro-industrial hub   The European agro-industrial group Pindstrup Mosebrug A/S, an international leader in sustainable solutions for horticulture and professional agriculture, announced the acquisition of the Dominican company La Mundial de Coco, S.R.L., officially marking its entry into the Dominican […]

Dollar price in the Dominican Republic this Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic published the reference prices for the purchase and sale of the US dollar for this Tuesday, February 24, 2026, as follows: Financial entities set the buying rate at RD$60.25 and the selling rate at RD$62.42. These values reflect a daily appreciation of 0.31% in the purchase and 0.25% […]