Credit: Christopher V Photography/iStock via Getty Images. IMF Opinion by Emilio Fernandez-Corugedo – Pamela Madrid – Frank Fuentes (washington dc) Thursday, June 27, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jun 27 (IPS) – The Dominican Republic leads Latin America in GDP growth, with an average annual rate of around 5 percent …
Read More »Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested in Dominican Republic after being accused of b3ating up producers
Controversial Rapper, Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Sunday night, October 15, after being accused of assaulting two music producers. Tekashi, 27, arrived at a studio early Friday morning with five other men, according to witnesses who spoke with Dominican newspaper Diario Libre. The group entered …
Read More »UK suspends visa-waiver for Dominican nationals over ?abuse?
Some Nigerian elites with Dominican passports will no longer be allowed into the UK, as the European country is suspending the existing visa-waiver agreement with the Dominican Republic, including to visit. While the suspension will be effective from July 19, those who booked their travel visa before 3 pm …
Read More »Dominican Republic minister shot dead in his office by childhood friend
The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close childhood friend, police in the country have said. Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, was holding a meeting at the time of the attack on Monday, June 6, and at least six …
Read More »