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Dominican infielder Junior Caminero hit his 34th home run of the season in an eight-run eighth inning. Tampa Bay won 10-6; Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of three runs.
The 7.4 quake with its epicenter in Chocó left 169 dead and more than 900 injured, according to the evolving balance from President De la Espriella. Colombia declared a national disaster and rescue teams are searching for survivors under the rubble.
Elly De La Cruz’s 19th home run, Ketel Marte’s 600+ RBIs with Arizona and Manny Machado’s four RBIs sum up a Dominican week in the Major Leagues.
The Dominican Phillies pitcher reached 15-4 after beating the Nationals 7-3: five innings, two runs and his fifth straight win, the first time anyone reaches 15 in 2026.
An alleged arson in the tire area of the old Cancino Adentro landfill, in Santo Domingo Este, generated intense smoke during the early hours of Saturday, August 8. It was controlled with no victims; the identity of the person responsible is not confirmed.
Port-au-Prince opened 10 registration centers ahead of the December 13 elections, in a country where gangs control 70% of the capital and there are more than 1.4 million displaced people.
Weekly chatbot use for news went from 7% to 10%, according to the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2026: assistants summarize, interpret and decide what is left out.
Since August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act activates its transparency obligations: notifying when there is a chatbot, labeling generated content and informing about biometrics use.
With tuition hikes of up to RD$8,000 and supply lists of RD$12,000 to RD$15,000, a budget and staged purchases keep back-to-school from becoming debt.
Vishing, fake messages and pyramid schemes: recent cases in the DR and the Superintendency of Banks’ advice show how scammers operate and how to protect yourself.
The MINERD enabled the Bono a Mil consultation: RD$1,000 per student for 948,762 guardians of 1,394,482 public school students, before the school year starts on August 24.
Confirmed dengue cases total 213 in 2026, 40 more than in the same period of 2025, according to the Ministry of Public Health. The country maintains the “Ganémosle al Dengue” campaign without an epidemic alert.
Private school tuition rises between RD$500 and RD$8,000 and school supplies get pricier: education inflation reached 6.63%, according to BCRD data and August 2026 reports.
The Dominican Republic’s international reserves closed July at US$15,253 million, 10.8% of GDP covering 5.5 months of imports, above IMF thresholds, according to the Central Bank.
The Central Bank reported that remittances reached US$7,316.4 million between January and July 2026, 6.4% more than in 2025. In July alone, US$1,097.1 million entered.
The Israeli prime minister rejected the 15-point roadmap for Gaza proposed by Trump and reiterated there will be no withdrawal until Hamas fully disarms.
The Dominican Republic closed the Central American and Caribbean Games in fifth place with 150 medals: 46 gold, 37 silver and 67 bronze, its best historical mark.
Stanford researchers used generative AI to design 16 complete, functional viral genomes. The advance opens medical hopes and biosafety debates.
Jorge Messi died at 68 in Rosario after battling an illness. He was the first agent and a fundamental figure in the career of the Argentine star.
Coffee, delivery, subscriptions and "little things" can add up to thousands of pesos a month. How ant expenses are calculated and how to stop them without suffering.
AES Dominicana issued US$500 million in international bonds with a seven-year term and 7.75% interest, the largest Dominican corporate placement since 2012.
The Ministry of Public Health warned there will be legal consequences after a woman died following cosmetic surgery and announced an investigation of the case.
Dominican women volleyball swept Colombia in the final (3-0) and closed the tournament undefeated: 5 wins, 0 losses and just one set dropped. Seventh straight title.
Documents from a lawsuit against Anthropic revealed "Project Panama": mass purchase and destruction of used books to scan them and train AI models.