By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Last Friday, November 4th, in the late afternoon-early evening heavy rain began to descend in Santo Domingo.  It is not uncommon for it to rain in the Dominican Republic, especially when we are experiencing hurricane season, but when in 3 hours more than 50% of the rain expected for the whole month falls, there is nothing left but to be … Continue reading November 4th: The day Santo Domingo was seen helpless against unpredictable flooding

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade After being exposed for his inappropriate actions in ‘El Informe con Alicia Ortega’ towards a minor in August 2022, Andrés Castillo was arrested and left in a holding cell until he was freed by Judge Francisco Rodríguez Consoró, who evaluated all the evidence compiled by the authorities.  However, Andrés Castillo would not stay scot-free for long. On November 7th, the … Continue reading An Update on the Grooming Case of Andrés Castillo

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Urban artist Bad Bunny arrived in the Dominican Republic last Friday with Bad Bunny’s World’s Hottest Tour at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez. Both performances, on Friday and Saturday, were sold out. Many enjoyed the concert which featured pyrotechnics, immense scenography, and performances by Jhay Cortez, Jowell y Randy, Tockisha, Arcángel, and Toño Rosario. However, not everyone was able to … Continue reading Fake Tickets and Bad Bunny’s Hottest Tour

By Mabel Soriano, 12th Grade “First God and then Mantequilla.” The phrase has already spread throughout the Sabana Grande de Boyá municipality in Monte Plata. Who does not exclaim it has heard it, at least, about the man many say has brought happiness and progress to that community. Dominicans are now attentive to the Mantequilla phenomenon, a business scheme implemented by an individual who, as … Continue reading Mantequilla, the financial “guru”

By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Andrés Castillo is a Dominican actor who gained popularity after a few TV interviews in ‘SPK Espectaculo’ and ‘AcentoTV.’ Through these interviews, we learned more about his life story; he claimed to be a former drug addict who was ‘saved’ through acting and claimed to be the vice principal of a school. But, he was exposed for adamantly inviting a … Continue reading The Grooming Case of Andrés Castillo