Small Business Highlight: Pollinator Chocolate creates tropical confectionary in the heart of the Rockies

Mark Burrows: So this is the, the noise I was talking about, like it's a vibrating table that takes these won be bonbons, but she fills them with chocolate and that's what doing here. But then she has to dump all the chocolate out the vibrating...

ProDominicana presents study on Dominican Republic’s fashion industry

Carolina Pérez and Milldred Veras Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center (ProDominicana) presented the fifth edition of its “Status of the Fashion Industry in the Dominican Republic 2025” study during Dominican...

Government to introduce law turning sargassum into economic opportunity

Origin by Ocean starts exporting sargassum from the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government announced plans to introduce a package of legislative initiatives to the National Congress aimed at modernizing the economy and...

Businesses continue free plastic bag distribution despite law deadline

Santo Domingo.– Despite the expiration of the deadline under the Law on Comprehensive Management and Co-processing of Solid Waste (Law No. 225-20) on October 2, 2025, many businesses in the Dominican Republic continue to distribute plastic bags...

7th International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress gains strong support in the Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- The seventh International Health and Wellness Tourism Congress, scheduled for October 22–23, 2025 at the Marriott Piantini Hotel in Santo Domingo, has received robust support from national and international organizations in the...

GPL inks US$15.6 Million contract with Dominican Republic’s InterEnergy for project management consultancy

The Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) has signed a US$15.6 Million contract with InterEnergy Group of the Dominican Republic for supervisory, engineering and project management consultancy services. The agreement is intended to support the...

GoldQuest Commences 2025 Drilling Program at Romero Gold-Copper Project, Dominican Republic

GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV: GQC,OTC:GDQMF) ("GoldQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of its 2025 drilling campaign at the Romero Gold-Copper Project, located in the Dominican Republic. This program marks the first...

Dominican Republic Sets New Tourism Record, With More Than 8.5 Million Visitors in Nine Months

The Dominican Republic’s tourism sector continues to surge, setting another record as more than 8.59 million visitors arrived between January and September 2025. Tourism Minister David Collado shared the figures this week in Santo Domingo,...

Villa Rica ER nurse hurt in Dominican Republic diving accident

A birthday trip to the Dominican Republic turned tragic for a metro Atlanta nurse who now faces a long road to recovery. VILLA RICA, Ga. - A birthday trip to the Dominican Republic turned tragic for a metro Atlanta nurse who now faces a long road...

Dominican Republic leads Latin America in low inequality and steady economic growth

Santo Domingo.- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported that the Dominican Republic has sustained an average economic growth rate of 5% over the past decade—more than double the regional average—while reducing...

Family-run Bushwick restaurant, Pastelitos Elys, serves up tastes of the Dominican Republic

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- On a colorful corner in Brooklyn, you can find the sights, sounds and "sabor" of the Dominican Republic. From a corner of Harman and Wilson streets, and from their delivery van named "Patricia," family-run "Pastelitos...

Japan education advisor suggests transforming math teaching in Dominican Republic

Santiago.- During his visit to the Dominican Republic, Norihiro Nishikata, education advisor for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), emphasized the need to improve the country’s mathematics curriculum and teaching materials to...

US appoints new ambassador to the Dominican Republic again

In agreement with the diplomatic representation, Campos pledged to deepen bilateral relations between the two nations. Prior to her appointment, the new head of mission worked as a strategic advisor at SAS, an American multinational company...

The orphans of Santo Domingo’s Jet Set nightclub: ‘The pain will never go away’

Estefany García Melo was sleeping when her aunt woke her up at 5 a.m. to tell her that her mother, Nércida Anabel Melo Arias, hadn’t arrived home. The 20-year-old told her not to worry, to try calling her. They did so again and again, with no...

Chocolate prices set to remain high

NEW YORK: U.S. chocolate consumers will face elevated chocolate prices this coming Halloween period as cocoa costs have more than doubled since early 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by Wells Fargo’s Agri-Food Institute. While...

Leonardo Wehe named Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 for advancing tourism in Cabarete

Santo Domingo.- Businessman Leonardo Wehe was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 during the National Tourism Awards in recognition of his major contributions to the cultural and tourism development of the Dominican Republic’s north coast,...

Dominican Republic to receive nearly US$5 billion in investments this year

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader announced on Monday that the Dominican Republic will receive nearly US$5 billion in general investments this year, with the tourism sector set to expand significantly through the opening of 4,000 to 5,000...

How Chilat can bridge Caribbean businesses to China’s factories

Business Newsday 2 Hrs Ago - During my recent trip to China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took our delegation to a city every Caribbean entrepreneur should know — Yiwu, the global capital of small commodities. Home to more than 70 000 vendors,...

Navro Expands Real-Time Payout Network to 61 Countries, Enabling Businesses to Transact Like Locals in More Markets

Navro, the pioneering fintech that simplifies international payments for businesses, today announces a major expansion of its real-time, pay-to-bank capability – that is, the ability for businesses to send money instantly to someone’s bank account...

China to host major trade expo 10-13 October 2025

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) has officially announced the 2025 China Trade Expo in the Dominican Republic, to be held 10-13 October 2025 at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Convention Center in Santo Domingo. The...