International Olympic Committee 29 August 2023 – Ten scholarship holders, including gold medallists Hugues Fabrice Zango and Marileidy Paulino, reached the podium at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which wrapped up in Budapest on Sunday, 28 August. Botswana’s 20-year-old Letsile Tebogo thrilled with two sprint medals. Olympics.com took a closer look at these landmark achievements. “They don’t […]
Resounding success for Olympic Scholarship holders at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Caribbean Export forges closer ties with the Dominican Republic through Headquarters Agreement Signing
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) took a significant step forward in strengthening trade and cooperation with the Dominican Republic as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Álvarez, and Caribbean Export’s Executive Director, Deodat Maharaj, gathered for the momentous signing of a Headquarters Agreement formalizing the operations of the Subregional Office of the agency in […]
The International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress returns in its Sixth Edition in the Dominican Republic
Medical tourism annually mobilizes more than twenty-one million people in the world,representing an annual growth rate of 20%. SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Doctor Alejandro Cambiaso, president of the Dominican Association of Health Tourism (ADTS), and Amelia Reyes Mora, president of AF Comunicación Estratégica, announced the celebration of the most important medical tourism event in Central […]
MG Hospital, is the first third-level center in the Dominican Republic certified by a North American accreditation
IMG Hospital is a reference in health and achievement in medical tourism in the Dominican Republic (D.R.), which has received patients from more than forty countries. Santo Domingo, December 12, 2022.- Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), one of the top accreditation organizations in the United States, gave the first international certification to a third-level health […]
Dominican Republic rejects criticism of Haitian deportations
By MEGAN JANETSKY From Caribbean Life HAVANA (AP) — The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” criticism of its crackdown on Haitian migrants from a growing number of countries and human rights agencies. Dominican authorities have ramped up border enforcement and deportations of Haitians, saying such actions are crucial to national security amid intensifying turmoil […]
Caribbean Islands Regional Implementation Team
Capacité + is here! The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), as the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund’s (CEPF’s) Phase II investment in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, is pleased to share the first issue of our newsletter Capacité + with you! Capacité + will not only provide you with quarterly updates on our […]
CARIBBEAN TOURISM AUTHORITY – JULY 21, 2022
By Bevan Springer JULY 21, 2022 Norwegian lauds Dominican Republic as cruise destination A major cruise line executive is saluting the Dominican Republic for positioning itself as a global player in the tourism sector. Speaking this week during a new Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) webinar series hosted by FCCA president Adam Ceserano, Norwegian Cruise Line’s President & CEO Harry Sommerpraised the […]
‘Carnival En Punta Cana’
Top Soca DJs ready to ignite December’s ‘Carnival En Punta Cana’ Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Sonique Solutions) – In just a few days the pulsating sounds of Soca music and the unmistakable vibes of Caribbean Carnival culture will take over the Barceló Bavaro Grand Resort in scenic Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for the epic event […]
Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Santo Domingo to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations worldwide. The office staff, fluent in Spanish and English, will help patients, their families and physicians who refer patients to make appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; […]
Carnival elements will combine for an unforgettable ‘Carnival En Punta Cana’
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (Sonique Solutions) – The Caribbean’s unique Carnival culture will be on full display this Dec 10th-13th 2021 as the Hyper-Inclusive Carnival-Infused Vacation Weekend Experience known as ‘Carnival En Punta Cana’ takes over the Barceló Bavaro Grand Resort in the tropical paradise of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The organizers of Carnival En […]