Soldiers, police posted at capital’s busy avenues on strike call
Local September 17, 2018 | 2:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- Soldiers and National Police officers have been posted at several busy intersections of Santo Domingo's main arteries. Although the unannounced deployment started around 6am in seve[...]10 towns cut off as storm’s remnants drench country
Local September 17, 2018 | 1:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- The downpours over the weekend prompted the Emergency Operations Center (COE) on Sun. maintained 17 provinces on flash flooding and mudslide alerts. The rains from the remnants of[...]72 autos seized, 139 arrested for extracting aggregates at 9 sites
Local September 17, 2018 | 12:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Environmental Protection Service (SENPA), in coordination with the Environment Ministry, halted the extraction of aggregates at nine sites, arrested 139 people, and impoun[...]Dominicans winners and losers in NY Democratic primaries
Local September 14, 2018 | 3:37 pm
New York.- Several Dominicans were winners in the Democratic primaries held in the city Thursday, although others lost important posts. With 91% of the votes tallied by 11:50pm, Carmen de la Rosa w[...]Immigration detains 1,037 mostly Haitian foreigners
Local September 14, 2018 | 1:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Immigration agency on Thurs. said it detained 1,037 foreigners in nationwide sweeps in the provinces and municipalities of Greater Domingo. It said Immigration inspectors headed[...]TS Isaac to skirt Dominican Republic’s south cost
Local September 13, 2018 | 8:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- If it stays on its current course, the center of Tropical Storm Isaac will come as close as 230 kilometers south of Dominican Republic's Beata Island on Saturday, the Emergency Operati[...]In a blow to scofflaw Govt., court halts construction of bus depot
Local September 13, 2018 | 5:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- The construction of a bus terminal in Mirador del Este park has been halted, in the heels of a restraining order issued against the Public Works Ministry. On Monday the Superior Adm[...]New Investigation Unit aims to tackle financial crimes
Local September 13, 2018 | 3:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Jean Alain Rodríguez and Banks superintendent, Luis Asunción on Wed. inaugurated the offices of the District Attorney's Financial Crimes Investigation Unit, to stren[...]Govt. agencies ready response to tropical storm
Local September 13, 2018 | 2:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) on Wed. activated the Contingency Plan for Hydrological Events, to respond to the effects of Tropical Storm Isaac over the country. Present[...]
