Dominicans on Monday celebrated Zoe Saldaña's Oscar win for best supporting actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez,” marking a moment of immense national pride. Dominican President Luis Abinader took to X immediately after the actress received the award Sunday night,

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica expressed disappointment over the political situations in Nicaragua and Venezuela, according to Dominican President Luis Abinader. The two leaders met at Mujica’s home in Montevideo during Abinader’s visit for the inauguration of Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi.

The wage hike is expected to benefit nearly 2 million workers, though it has faced resistance from the business community. The Employers’ Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom) initially proposed a lower 10% increase, but Abinader remained firm on the full 20%. The new wage structure applies across businesses of all sizes.

In his accountability speech for the year 2024, President Luis Abinader made multiple promises he pledged to fulfill before returning to the National Congress. This newspaper’s analysis of the President’s speech last year made it possible to extract promises in different vital areas and review whether they were fulfilled according to the President’s announcements.

President Luis Abinader presented his report to the National Assembly of the Dominican Republic, highlighting the impact of sport and key

On Monday, the people of the Dominican Republic celebrated Zoe Saldaña’s Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in Emilia Pérez, embracing the achievement as a moment of immense national pride.

President Luis Abinader will tour Purdue University in Indiana to meet with the university authorities that are backing the training of Dominicans in the manufacture of semiconductors. In his statements during his visit in February 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backed the manufacture of semiconductors in the Dominican Republic.

Saldana, an American of Dominican descent, won the best supporting actress Oscar for her portrayal of Mexican lawyer Rita Castro in the French narco-musical “Emilia Perez.” Scarlet Jimenez, a 34-year-old lawyer, drew parallels to Amelia Vega’s 2003 Miss Universe win, another historic first for Dominican women.