Amid months of turmoil, Haiti PM calls it quits
World April 14, 2021 | 10:50 am
Port-au-Prince.- Haiti Prime Minister, Joseph Jouthe, resigned the post Wednesday, while the Caribbean country of 11 million is rocked by months-long political and social turmoil. Jouthe announce[...]Biden taps Dominican as State Dept. adviser
Local April 13, 2021 | 8:19 am
WASHINGTON.– United States President Joe Biden has appointed Dominican Laura Jiménez, adviser in the Department of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs. Laura Jiménez is the daughter of Domi[...]Vuelco: the largest hotel company in the Caribbean is already making profits
Tourism April 3, 2021 | 10:40 am
One in two AMResorts hotels has stopped losing money and are already making a profit in Mexico, according to Alex Zozaya, Chairman of Apple Leisure Group (ALG), the hotel chain's parent company. [...]New York legalizes recreational marijuana
World March 31, 2021 | 2:32 pm
New York.– New York state has legalized marijuana for adults and will expunge the criminal records of people previously convicted of crimes that would be legal under the new law, ABC News reported t[...]The dramatic Covid-19 situation in Brazil continues to worsen
COVID-19 March 28, 2021 | 3:33 pm
In Brazil, the corona numbers are increasing dramatically. Most recently, more than 100,000 new cases were registered in one day for the first time. There were 3,650 deaths associated with the virus -[...]Viagra prolongs the life of coronary patients
World March 23, 2021 | 8:15 am
Sexual impotence is a sign of heart damage. According to a study by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, men with coronary artery disease who take viagra for impotence live longer [...]With no vaccines yet in Haiti or Cuba, the Caribbean is immunizing at a slow pace
COVID-19 March 13, 2021 | 12:30 pm
Cuba and Haiti are the only two large countries in the Caribbean region that have not yet begun vaccination against covid. In contrast, the rest of the islands, except Puerto Rico and[...]Cruise Lines Are Beginning to Announce Vaccination Requirements for Guests
Tourism February 5, 2021 | 4:35 pm
Will such policies become widespread among the cruise industry? It's still unclear.
Puerto Rico nabs 181 lbs. of cocaine on boat from Dominican portLocal February 2, 2021 | 10:52 am
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 181 pounds (82 kilos) of cocaine Monday within six (6) backpacks found on board the cargo vessel M/V Molly Schulte calling the p[...]WhatsApp “seizes” the data of those who delete the application for 90 days
World January 20, 2021 | 5:04 pm
UNITED STATES.- After the recent controversy over the implementation of WhatsApp's new privacy policy, thousands of users have decided to migrate to other instant messaging applications and delete the[...]Dominican Congressman for the NY-13 District tests positive for COVID-19 after receiving two doses of the vaccine
World January 14, 2021 | 5:29 pm
The Dominican congressman for the NY-13 District, Adriano Espaillat, notified that he has tested positive for COVID-19, after having been vaccinated with the two doses and that he is in quarantine, re[...]ALERT: What are and how will the new WhatsApp terms and conditions affect use
Local January 7, 2021 | 3:27 pm
As they have pointed out in social networks, from February 8 of this year, WhatsApp's new terms and conditions will come into force, as it has informed its users in Mexico. However, netizens must a[...]Charge Trump, says Dominican-born lawmaker
Local January 7, 2021 | 11:41 am
New York.- Dominican-born lawmaker Adriano Espaillat, who represents New York’s 13th congressional district, on Thur. said president Donald Trump should be prosecuted for ransacking the United State[...]The new governor of Puerto Rico will strengthen ties with the Dominican Republic
Local January 3, 2021 | 10:27 am
The new governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, announced that he would strengthen ties with the Dominican Republic as one of the main objectives of the mandate that begins this Saturday. After b[...]Dr. José Yunén, one of the first Dominicans to receive the Pfizer vaccine
World December 30, 2020 | 4:07 pm
New York.– Dr. José Rafael Yunén, an infectologist and intensivist, this week became one of the first Dominicans to receive the vaccine against covid-19 produced by the pharmaceutical company Pfiz[...]Dominican seeks to become mayor of New York for the Republican Party
World December 28, 2020 | 2:50 pm
New York.– Dominican Fernando Mateo is seeking a run for the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City. Mateo, 62, has long been an advocate for the state Federation of Taxi Drivers and more [...]Joint Communique by Officials of the Government of the United States and the Interim Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
World December 4, 2020 | 10:36 am
Released by the US Embassy in Santo Domingo.- “We, the Government of the United States and the Interim Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, recognize the degradation of rule of law in[...]Jill Biden taps Dominican lawyer for top post
Local November 18, 2020 | 9:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The wife of the president-elect of the United States, Jill Biden, labeled the Dominican lawyer Julissa Reynoso, designated as the chief of the First Lady's cabinet, as a strategist wit[...]Spain nabs 5 Dominicans in major drug bust
Local November 3, 2020 | 10:45 am
Spain.- Within the framework of “Operation Toro” the National Police of Spain arrested five people of Dominican origin in the towns of Torrejón del Rey and Galapagos, members of a criminal organi[...]
