Normal operations of consulates in DR despite US government closure
National January 4, 2019 | 8:06 am
The consular services offered by the United States Government in the Dominican Republic are operating normally, as was confirmed yesterday. The US embassy announced TODAY that although the federal [...]Trump undermines nutrition for immigrant families: Espaillat
World December 12, 2018 | 9:19 am
Press Release Washington, DC ─ Today representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in opposition to the Trump administration's proposed rule to redefine public charge,[...]US agents nab 212 pounds of cocaine on Dominican-Puerto Rico ferry
Local December 7, 2018 | 4:12 pm
Press Release San Juan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers seized Monday 212 pounds (96 kilos) of cocaine found inside an inbound container from the Dominican Republic. The e[...]World Bank announces US$200. 0B over 5 years for Climate Action
World December 3, 2018 | 12:32 pm
Press Release Washington DC .- The World Bank Group on Mon. announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in support for[...]Haiti orders a freeze on bank accounts, including Dominicans
Local November 13, 2018 | 8:39 am
Port-au-Prince.- Port-au-Prince prosecutor, Clamé Ocnam Dameus on Mon. ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of 36 companies linked to the alleged network of corruption detected in Venezuela's [...]Dominicans handily reelected in NYC
Local November 7, 2018 | 10:01 am
New York.- Democratic candidates for Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, the Dominicans Adriano Espaillat, congressman for the 13th district, and the state assemblymen Carmen de la Rosa and Víctor Pichard[...]NGO urges Dominicans to vote, mark a difference
Local November 6, 2018 | 2:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- "Dominicanos USA" (DUSA) director Eddy Cuesta on Mon. called on Dominicans and Latinos to vote in today's mid-term elections throughout the US, where they could mark the difference in [...]Espaillat condemns bomb plots in NY as terrorism
World October 24, 2018 | 3:14 pm
New York. - Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to numerous explosive devices located throughout New York City. "This is a serious matter and the FBI [...]Building houses CNN in New York is evacuated on bomb threats
World October 24, 2018 | 10:18 am
New York.- Bomb threats and explosive devices found in several cities have prompted the evacuation of the Time-Warner building, home to CNN. The suspicious package was found in the mail room of CNN, l[...]
