Leonel asks for a solution to the Las Terrenas landfill contamination situation
Local September 21, 2019 | 8:33 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- Former President Leonel Fernández asked the authorities of the Environment and the Mayor's Office of Las Terrenas to seek an urgent solution to the pollution produced by the landfill [...]USA will finance study to create Natural Gas plant in Monte Cristi
Business & Pleasure September 21, 2019 | 7:56 am
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic.- The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will finance a feasibility study to install a Liquefied Natural Gas terminal and an e[...]
Rains will continue over the weekend but the heat will not decrease
Local September 21, 2019 | 6:54 am
Although the low pressure will travel to the west and lose strength, it will leave enough moisture that will combine with a trough induced by Hurricane Jerry to bring moderate to strong [...]Opposition party says officials violate campaign laws
Local September 20, 2019 | 1:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- The main opposition party (PRM) on Fri. demanded that nearly all ministers, directors, superintendents and regulators who’ve been designated as leaders or coordinators of the pre- el[...]Use of welfare cards rocks the National Palace
Local September 20, 2019 | 10:28 am
Santo Domingo.- New friction surfaced yesterday at the core of the National Palace when Presidency administrative vice minister, Alexis Lantigua, surprised the country by denouncing that the Solidarit[...]Downpours trigger flash flood warnings for most of the country
Local September 20, 2019 | 7:55 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) Thursday night increased to 23 provinces on flash flooding alert including the National District. The alert was issued together with the latest[...]Italy investigates the power plant of scandal
Local September 19, 2019 | 12:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- The European NGO Common and the National Committee to Combat Climate Change, together with other organizations, on Thur. demanded that attorney general, Jean Alain Rodríguez opens an [...]Landmark ruling lets Dominicans accuse officials directly
Local September 19, 2019 | 10:02 am
Santo Domingo.- The Constitutional Court on Wed. ruled that citizens can denounce violations by officials and present their accusations or complaints independently or adhere to the one already submitt[...]Downpours over much of the country
Local September 19, 2019 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued an alert on Wednesday for 16 provinces, warning of heavy rains in the coming hours. According to a bulletin by the COE, the combination [...]Dominican education posts dismal figures
Local September 19, 2019 | 8:17 am
Santo Domingo.- In the Dominican Republic, access to education for four-year-olds is lower than 70%, while the average secondary school term is 50%, both for the country and for the rest of Latin Amer[...]Extradition looms for Dominican Republic’s ‘Jr Kingpin’
Local September 19, 2019 | 7:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The Attorney General's Office on Wed. said it's in the process of dropping the charges against Jeifry del Rosario Gautier “Toñito Leña”, son of drug kingpin Ramón Antonio del Ro[...]A magnitude 4.8 quake shakes the north coast
Local September 18, 2019 | 5:04 pm
Cabrera, Dominican Republic.- A magnitude 4.8 quake was recorded Wed. five kilometers southwest of the municipality of Cabrera, in northern María Trinidad Sánchez province, without damage and vict[...]US wants Abuser case suspect on link to Venezuelan drug plane
Local September 18, 2019 | 3:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- Sergio Gómez Díaz, one of the five men wanted in extradition by the United States, was investigated by US authorities for links to a plane ferrying drugs between Venezuela and the Do[...]Tropical storm rains could ease drought
Local September 18, 2019 | 12:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- The recent rains over some regions will spread to a large part of the national territory today and Thursday, from a mass of unstable air that will unleash downpours, the National Weath[...]Dominican passport goes from black to blue
Local September 18, 2019 | 11:02 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican passport has changed in color and other characteristics. Now, the black-faced document was replaced by one with a dark blue color, similar to the one that was once use[...]Dominican Army shutters Haiti border amid turmoil
Local September 18, 2019 | 9:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas confirmed on Wednesday that the border with Haiti was closed amid the turmoil stemming from that nation’s fuel shortage. In that regard Dominican Ar[...]Chief Justice refutes recusal in Odebrecht graft case
Local September 18, 2019 | 8:47 am
Santo Domingo.- Supreme Court chief justice, Luis Henry Molina, on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from hearing the Odebrecht graft case, given his link to senator Tommy Galan, one of the defendants[...]Four people injured during strike at eastern town
Local September 18, 2019 | 8:18 am
El Seibo, Dominican Rep.- At least four people were reportedly injured on Tuesday during a 48-hour strike in the eastern municipality, demand the construction and transfer of the public jail, paved ro[...]Dominican Republic has father and son kingpins
Local September 18, 2019 | 7:41 am
Santo Domingo.- Jeifry del Rosario Gautier, son of drug kingpin Ramón Antonio del Rosario Puente “Toño Leña” and one of the main leaders of a drug trafficking network operating in the Dominican[...]
