Dominican flavor in Spain’s Tourism Fair
Tourism January 28, 2019 | 8:29 am
Madrid.- Spain's 39th annual International Tourism Fair ended Sunday with "total success" according to organizers, and 11% higher participation than the previous year. This event brought together[...]Kingpin cracks Dominican Republic’s ruling party in two
Local January 28, 2019 | 7:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The clash of factions in the Dominican Republic's ruling party (PLD) escalated Sunday when the sector led by former president Leonel Fernandez accused president Danilo Medina's camp of[...]Odebrecht bribed former official by ‘contract’
Local January 26, 2019 | 9:29 am
Santo Domingo.- Former Public Works minister Víctor Díaz Rua's greed was such that he had received more than double the bribes paid by Odebrecht and he demanded that they sign a legal representation[...]Dominican Republic to get nearly 2,000 hotel rooms for US$200M
Tourism January 26, 2019 | 9:08 am
Madrid.- The groups Velutini and IEMCA on Fri. announced a joint tourism development project in Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, of 1,012 rooms on the north coast to be built at a cost of US$100 million. [...]Environment Ministry scrambles to halt forest pests
Local January 25, 2019 | 4:05 pm
Santiago Rodríguez, Dominican Republic.- The Environment Ministry put into action an inter-agency Technical Team that will work to prevent and control forest pests in San José de las Matas, Monción[...]Medina would pay a high price if he seeks reelection: pundit
Local January 25, 2019 | 3:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) vice president Servio Tulio Castaños warned Fri. that president Danilo Medina would pay a high political cost if he decides to seek re[...]Dialogue not ideology required to address the crisis in Venezuela
Opinion January 25, 2019 | 1:23 pm
The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last Wednesday Juan Guaidó, the President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, took an informal oath of office and [...]Fuels rise a third straight week, except natural gas
Economy January 25, 2019 | 12:55 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted the fuel prices for the week from January 26 to February 1, when premium gasoline will rise RD$2.50 to RD$214.40 per gallon, and reg[...]Espaillat urges NYC landlords’ leniency during shutdown
Economy January 25, 2019 | 10:11 am
Press Release WASHINGTON, DC - US Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) on Thurs. released the following statement in support of federal workers urging New York landlords to waive monthly late fees for re[...]Plane crashed in the east would be first handmade to move drugs
Local January 25, 2019 | 9:39 am
Santo Domingo.- If confirmed that the plane that crashed in the woods at San Rafael del Yuma, eastern La Altagracia province last Tuesday night was handmade as authorities presume, it would be the fir[...]Dominican Republic’s decision to back Guaidó was ‘rushed’
Local January 25, 2019 | 8:12 am
Santo Domingo.- The step Dominican Republic took to recognize Juan Guaidó over Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was labeled Thursday as "unbridled and rushed" in diplomatic terms by political sci[...]Utility owes power companies US$600M; Punta Catalina tests start in Feb.
Economy January 24, 2019 | 4:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- State Electric Utility (CDEEE) CEO Rubén Jiménez Bichara, revealed Thurs. that suppliers are owed around US$600 million and that they expect to reach a payment agreement next week. [...]Dominican Republic recognizes Venezuela’s Guaido
Local January 24, 2019 | 4:13 pm
Washington DC.- The Dominican Republic on Thurs. told the Organization of American States (OAS) is that Venezuela's crisis can only be defused through talks in which all Venezuelan political actors pa[...]Civil Aviation says illicit flights are on the rise
Local January 24, 2019 | 3:46 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) director Alejandro Herrera, said Thurs. that illicit flights are increasing in the Dominican Republic, and announced that next week he will ho[...]Medina says the many problems in his head make him forget
Local January 24, 2019 | 1:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- In an apparent fit of spontaneous sincerity, president Danilo Medina on Thurs. revealed that after making visits and promising works in the interior, upon arriving in Santo Domingo the[...]It’s time to develop the South’s tourism, really
Tourism January 24, 2019 | 12:19 pm
Madrid.- Despite the kneejerk expression "the time for the South has arrived," Tourism minister Francisco Javier García on Thursday announced that an multisector commission prepares an international [...]Odebrecht graft case prosecution describes ‘web of crimes’
Local January 24, 2019 | 11:06 am
Santo Domingo.- After opening arguments to base the charges against the seven defendants in the Odebrecht graft case, the prosecution began to describe web of crimes. The prosecution said that Á[...]Immigration detains 781 foreigners, deports 650
Local January 24, 2019 | 10:18 am
Santo Doming.- The Immigration Agency on Wed. said it deported 650 foreigners of 781 detained during raids conducted in six provinces and the National District. "In these operations, different sect[...]Poll: Former president 24.32%; opposition leader 18.67%
Local January 24, 2019 | 9:58 am
Santo Domingo.- The firm Direct Contact conducted a survey from January 9 to 13 in which former president Leonel Fernandez and presidential candidate Luis Abinader lead the preferences for the 2020 el[...]Three officials ‘expedited’ ID card for Colombian kingpin
Bavaro & Punta Cana January 24, 2019 | 8:52 am
Santo Domingo.- The ID card (cedula) held by Colombian drug kingpin Julián Alberto Jiménez Monsalve (Machete) under the name of David José Mateo, was issued in the Civil Status Office of Santo Domi[...]