Dominicans among New York train derailment victims
Local December 2, 2013 | 8:18 am
New York.- Many Dominicans figure among the passengers of the train on the Metro North line which derailed 7:20am Sunday en route from the suburb of Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Station at 42nd St[...]
At nationalist stronghold Dominicans protest foreigners’ ‘meddling’
Local December 2, 2013 | 7:55 am
Santiago.- Dozens of people gathered Sunday in front of Santiago’s El Monumento to rebuke what they consider meddling in the country’s internal affairs by the Inter-American Human Rights Comm[...]
Agents arrest two in Pedernales, seize 11 packs of drugs
Local November 30, 2013 | 12:39 pm
Santo Domingo.– Antinarcotics agents in Pedernales arrested yesterday a Dominican and a Haitian while trying to smuggle 11 bales of a plant, presumably marijuana, according to the National Antina[...]
First Lady’s Office opens new care center
Local November 30, 2013 | 10:27 am
Santo Domingo.– The First Lady's Office inaugurated Friday a Comprehensive Care Center f[...]
Haiti, DR should seek a human solution, Vatican’s envoy says
Local November 30, 2013 | 9:37 am
Santo Domingo.– The Vatican’s new envoy Jude Thaddeus Okolo considered Haiti and the Dominican Republic must find a humane solution to the plight of thousands of citizens of Haitian descent in [...]
If your husband doesn’t use a condom, divorce him, Dominican official
Local November 29, 2013 | 4:36 pm
Santo Domingo.- “Demand that your husband use a condom or divorce him” was the dire warning Friday from HIV-AIDS Council (Conavihsida) director Dr. Víctor Terrero.
He said married wo[...]
Antinarcotics arrests fugitive wanted for murder in New Jersey
Local November 29, 2013 | 12:31 pm
Santo Domingo.- Antinarcotics (DNCD) agents on Friday apprehended a fugitive in the northeastern town of Nagua, wanted in the United States on a murder charge.
The DNCD said Adriano Cecilio G[...]
Drug traffickers’ taste for pricey cars and villas often lands them in jail
Local November 29, 2013 | 10:59 am
Santo Domingo.- Their taste for luxury cars, pricey watches and upscale real estate often leads to some drug traffickers’ arrest and extradition, after using Dominican Republic as a bridge to sh[...]
Deadlock with Dominican Republic solved ‘sooner or later’: top Haiti diplomat
Local November 29, 2013 | 8:03 am
Port au Prince.- Haitian Foreign Minister Pierre-Richard Casimir on Thursday regretted Dominican Republic’s decision not to attend the bilateral meeting slated for tomorrow Saturday, but noted th[...]
Halt ‘arrogance’ demand could signal rift in Dominican Republic’s ruling party
Local November 29, 2013 | 7:47 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic ruling party (PLD) presidential candidacy hopeful José Tomás Pérez’s demand voiced Thursday to halt senior leader Félix Bautista’s "d[...]
‘Dark’ sectors stoke Dominican-Haiti conflict, top general warns
Local November 28, 2013 | 4:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- While Defense minister Sigfrido Pared on Thursday warned that “dark” local and foreign sectors stoke the conflict between Dominican Republic Haiti, a fresh round of incidents ma[...]
U.S. agents nab 1.2 tons of drugs near Dominican Republic’s south coast
Local November 28, 2013 | 12:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday seized more than 1,000 kilos in 30 bales of a white powder presumably cocaine or heroin on a speedboat in the Caribbean, [...]
Canadian tourist drowns in an east region hotel pool
Local November 28, 2013 | 9:55 am
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. -A Canadian tourist drowned while swimming in the pool of a hotel of the area of Punta Cana, local media report.
Cristofer Nooe, 36, died from asphyxia by drow[...]
Agro Board chief says ex president’s officials sold import permits
Local November 28, 2013 | 8:34 am
Santo Domingo.- Agribusiness Board (JAD) president Osmar Benitez on Thursday affirmed that officials of previous administrations were selling permits to import agro products for as much as RD$300 m[...]
Acknowledging violations, Police chief limits random arrests
Local November 28, 2013 | 8:13 am
Santo Domingo.- In a tacit acknowledgment of the violation of the right to assembly, Police chief Manuel Castro on Wednesday announced that “the arrests and of citizens without justified cause ar[...]
Human Rights Commission to visit Dominican Republic, EFE reports
Local November 28, 2013 | 7:44 am
Washington.- The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) will visit Dominican Republic from December 2 to 6 as part of the fallout from the Constitutional Court’s controversial ruling [...]
Citing breach of pact, Dominican Republic recalls ambassador in Haiti
Local November 28, 2013 | 7:00 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government on Thursday recalled its ambassador in Haiti, and accused Port-au-Prince of violating the Joint Declaration both nations signed to focus on a dialogue just [...]
Dominican government says Haiti reneged on pact, scrubs talks
Local November 27, 2013 | 2:48 pm
Santo Domingo.- Presidency chief of staff Gustavo Montalvo on Wednesday announced the Dominican Government’s decision not to attend the planned meeting with its Haiti counterpart in Venezuela.
Jailed former banker in failed Universal bank gets house-arrest
Local November 27, 2013 | 11:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Former banker Leonel Almonte, sentenced to 15 years in prison in November 2009 on a fraud conviction, will serve the rest of his term in house-arrest in his residence in the exclusi[...]
No parole for killer in 14-year old cousin’s gruesome murder
Local November 27, 2013 | 11:39 am
San Pedro, Dominican Republic. – The San Pedro District Court on Wednesday denied release on parole requested by murder convict Mario Redondo Llenas, who’s serving a 30-year sentence for the gr[...]