Former antinarcotics chief defends disgraced colonel
Local September 25, 2013 | 7:30 am
Santo Domingo.-The former of the Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) on Tuesday defended the conduct of disgraced Colonel Johan Liriano, who admitted to getting paid hundreds of thousands of pesos monthly [...]
Dominicans celebrate Las Mercedes Day
Local September 24, 2013 | 1:18 am
Santo Domingo.– Today, Tuesday September 24th is the 398th anniversary of the proclamation of the Our Lady of Mercies (La Virgen de las Mercedes) as the patron saint of the Dominican Republic and[...]
Authorities seize Colombian brothers’ upscale condos in Santiago
Local September 23, 2013 | 4:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Monday said it seized two luxury apartments in Santiago, allegedly owned by the brothers Huber and Angel Buitrago, charged with heading a money laundering ne[...]
Lawmakers’ 4-day weekend “bridge” sure to enrage citizens
Local September 23, 2013 | 12:53 pm
Santo Domingo.- Congress suspended legislative and administrative tasks without notice on Monday, a measure sure to enrage citizens who must scramble daily to buy staples at skyrocketing prices.
Disgraced Police Lt. Col. nabbed with ‘millions’ of dollars, euros(Update)
Local September 23, 2013 | 11:45 am
The authorities reportedly seized, from the former colonel, whose nicknamed “El arbitrario,” millions in euros and dollars
Santo Domingo.- Antinarcotics (DNCD) Anti-laundering Unit agents[...]
Dominican Republic can’t fight drug traffickers’ US$ billions alone
Local September 23, 2013 | 11:22 am
Santo Domingo.- At the root of society’s lack of security is drug trafficking’s US$600 billion yearly profits, or 10 times Dominican Republic’s GDP, affirmed former president Leonel Fern[...]
Medina will not attend UN General Assembly
Local September 23, 2013 | 10:26 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina will not attend the UN 68th General Assembly on Wednesday, said Presidency spokesperson Roberto Rodríguez on Sunday.
He said the Head of State dec[...]
Scattered showers, high temps will continue
Local September 23, 2013 | 10:06 am
Santo Domingo.- A trough over the country will continue to dominate the weather, causing scattered showers with thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon, for the North, Northeast, Southeast and Centra[...]
Lead investigator: Catholic Church priest had porno images with minors
Local September 23, 2013 | 9:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The lead investigator in the child abuse case against former Vatican envoy Józef Wesolowski on Sunday revealed that the priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto), accused of the crim[...]
One of 3 killed in torched pickup truck was a feared hired killier
Local September 23, 2013 | 8:51 am
Santo Domingo.- For the National Police it was relatively easy to identify the third victim in last week’s triple murder whose bodies were found in a torched pickup truck in San Cristobal, becaus[...]
Dominican official cites proof as Vatican envoy pedophilia case explodes
Local September 23, 2013 | 7:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Justice Ministry on Sunday affirmed having evidence of pedophilia against former Vatican envoy Józef Wesolowski, while a deacon in an east region dioces[...]
Medina concerned about identity of Dominicans of Haitian descent
Local September 21, 2013 | 12:30 pm
Santo Domingo.– Representatives from 14 agencies, funds and programs of the United Nations in the country met Friday with President Danilo Medina, who would have shown great sensitivity and conce[...]
Puerto Plata schools are vulnerable to earthquakes
Local September 21, 2013 | 10:16 am
Puerto Plata.– Ten years after the 6.5 earthquake that hit Puerto Plata, causing loss of life and damage, a study found that 62% of schools in this northern province are vulnerable to earthquakes[...]
Medina flies to NYC Sunday to address UN General Assembly
Local September 20, 2013 | 5:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina will fly to New York City Sunday to take part in the UN General Assembly and other official activities while in the United States.
According to a state[...]
Dominican leader tells UN “stateless” Haitians issue ‘not up to me’
Local September 20, 2013 | 4:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- UN representative in the country Lorenzo Jiménez on Friday asked president Danilo Medina to meet with a Committee of the sons of Haitian parents born in the country on concerns[...]
Medina leads politico pack with 45.6%: Gallup-Hoy poll
Local September 20, 2013 | 12:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina figures at the stop spot in citizen preference with 45.6%, followed by former president Leonel Fernández at 20.8%; opposition party leader Luis Abinader[...]
Civil society pressure widens probe into beleaguered senator
Local September 20, 2013 | 9:21 am
Santo Domingo.- The Congressional Commission which investigates senator Félix Bautista’s assets and the money he allegedly gave to a political party in Peru, received Thursday audits and oth[...]
Government to recover ‘every cent’ of US$31.4M loan to free zones
Local September 20, 2013 | 8:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The Government will recover every cent of the US$31.4 million loaned to the 32 Santiago and Cibao region free zone companies, Finance minister Simón Lizardo warned Thursday.
Dominicans face the ‘most dangerous Colombian cartel ever ‘
Local September 20, 2013 | 7:27 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez Brito on Thursday warned of a looming fight “against one of the most dangerous Colombian cartels ever seen in the Dominican Republic,&quo[...]
Police say accused of killing a windshield washer flew to Colombia
Local September 19, 2013 | 12:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- The man accused of fatally shooting in the head a windshield washer in a busy intersection in the capital’s Bella Vista sector fled to Colombia on Monday, the National Police aff[...]