The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and held the basketball games during the 2003 Pan American Games. It is known as "La Media Naranja" for its characteristic orange roof. The arena is also used in the Miss Dominican Republic Pageant. It also hosted games from the 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship.
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games.
Major General Antonio Cosme Imbert Barrera was a two-star army general advitam of the Dominican Army and was President of the Dominican Republic from May to August 1965.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Dominican Republic do not enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT residents, and face legal and social challenges that are not experienced by other people. While the Dominican Criminal Code does not expressly prohibit homosexuality or cross-dressing, it also does not address discrimination or harassment on the account of sexual orientation or gender identity, nor does it recognize same sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Household headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights given to opposite-sex married couples, as same sex marriage is constitutionally banned in the country.
Aisha Syed Castro is a Dominican violinist and a member of the Yehudi Menuhin School orchestra.
Juan Francisco Ordóñez is a guitarist from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. His music combines blues, rock, and jazz.
María Dimitrova is a Bulgarian-Dominican martial artist who practices karate.
The Multimodal Caucedo Port is located in Caucedo, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. This harbor is only used for cargo operations incoming from several countries in the Caribbean zone and is the youngest and the most modern port in the island.
Roddy Alfredo Pérez Valerio, known professionally as Roddy Pérez is a Dominican Film Producer, Director and Scriptwriter. Founder and creator of Videoclip Awards and Dominican Film Market officially the first film market in the history of the Caribbean Region film Industry. Won in 2007 as Iberoamerican Film Producer of The Year in the Morelia Lab of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).
Miguel Franjul Bucarelly is a Dominican author and editor. He is currently the director of the newspaper Listín Diario and founded the newspaper Hoy. Franjul has published four books.
Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez is a Dominican lawyer and politician former Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. He was appointed to the position of President Danilo Medina. Before becoming Attorney General, Rodríguez Sánchez served as the executive director of the CEI-RD (2012-2016). He is a member of the Central Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party, the previous governing political party in Dominican Republic until August 16, 2020.
Licelott C. Marte de Barrios was a Dominican lawyer, diplomat, politician, and accountant.
David Velastegui is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for CA San Cristóbal in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.
Carlos Enrique Rubio y Martínez de Ubago is a Dominican penalist lawyer, former intelligence agent, YouTuber, instagrammer, and columnist, who is exiled in the United States. He is most known for suing the Brazilian company Odebrecht in his country, Dominican Republic, for paying bribes to senior officials.
Andrea Canepari is an Italian diplomat and the present Ambassador to Santo Domingo.
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 5 July 2020 to elect a president, vice-president, 32 senators and 190 deputies. They had originally been planned for 17 May, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are the second elections since 1994 in which all positions will be elected simultaneously, and the first in Dominican history in which all authorities will be elected simultaneously and directly.
Winder Vladimir Mendoza Ramírez, better known as Winder Mendoza, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the club Cibao. Born in Venezuela, he represents the Dominican Republic national football team.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached the Dominican Republic on 1 March 2020.
The People's Force is a political party in the Dominican Republic led by former President Leonel Fernández.
Kímberly Marie Jiménez Rodríguez is a Dominican-Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Miss Dominican Republic 2020 and represented Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant where she placed 4th Runner-Up.
