Alliance aims to jump start Colonial City US$90.0M revamp
Tourism August 15, 2018 | 12:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo Tourism Cluster (CTSD) president Jaime Castillo Jorge on Tues. said they support the partnership between the Culture and Tourism ministries and the Mayor's Office to prov[...]Country’s good investment climate spurred Scotiabank’s US$330.0M buyout
Economy August 15, 2018 | 12:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's healthy investment climate and political stability were what most spurred Scotiabank to buy 97 percent of Banco del Progreso's shares for US$330.0 million. "The[...]Brazilian plane maker pays Dominican Republic US$3.5M in graft case
Local August 15, 2018 | 11:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Tues. said Brazilian plane maker EMBRAER agreed to an expedited criminal trial to accept its guilt in having paid US$3.5 million in bribes in the country to sel[...]D’Backs break ground on first baseball academy in Dominican Republic
Local August 14, 2018 | 8:10 pm
Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Tues. headed groundbreaking for the first academy in the country of the Major League Baseball team, Arizona Diamondbacks, in a town 20 miles[...]Odebrecht’s ‘bagman’ turns on his masters over US$20.4M ‘debt’
Local August 14, 2018 | 7:17 pm
Santo Domingo.- The entrepreneur and former Odebrecht business link in the country, Angel Rondón on Tues. confirmed an agreement in which the company pledges to pay US$20.4 million in April 2014 to o[...]Southern towns cry out for beltways as traffic jams surge
Economy August 14, 2018 | 4:17 pm
Azua, Dominican Republic.- Crossing Peravia and Azua provinces is becoming often annoying as an increasing number of vehicles in the South region are getting stuck in often long traffic jams. The n[...]Dominican Forestry Chamber presents new Board
Business & Pleasure August 14, 2018 | 3:24 pm
Santiago. - George Alexander Nader, founder and CEO of energy farms developer Dominican Energy Crops, was sworn in as president of the Dominican Forestry Chamber on Friday in Santiago. Also sworn i[...]NYC Mayor continues to enrage Dominicans over Haiti ‘fusion’
Local August 14, 2018 | 2:24 pm
New York.- Dominicans in Upper Manhattan again accuse mayor Bill de Blasio, of continuing his plan to support the fusion of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Blas Mateo, Isidro Alcántara, Manuel R[...]Update: Scotiabank snaps up Progreso for US$330.0M
Economy August 14, 2018 | 1:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- Scotiabank president Robert Williams on Mon. announced that it has obtained a 97% stake in Banco del Progreso for around US$330.0 million. The Monetary Board approved the sale of [...]The Govt. scrambles as drought prompts water rationing
Economy August 14, 2018 | 1:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Government warned Mon. that the country is under drought conditions, especially the Southwest and Northwest and announced water rations on irrigation and hydroelectric dams, as rai[...]Odebrecht paid ‘bagman’ US$20.4M to secure major contract
Local August 14, 2018 | 12:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- Brazilian contractor Odebrecht paid US$20.4 million to Ángel Rondón to obtain the contract to build the Punta Catalina power plant (south). According to documents quoted by Diario[...]Dominican Republic kingpins wage bloody turf war from behind bars
Local August 14, 2018 | 12:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- The authorities managed to uncover the wide network of killers for hire used by drug traffickers based in the east thanks to taped phone calls where they coordinated several attacks. [...]441 foreigners detained during Immigration raids
Local August 13, 2018 | 7:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Immigration (DGM) on Mon. reported the detention of 441 foreigners during raids carried out in different sectors of Santo Domingo Oeste and La Romana Province. "In the operations co[...]Kingpin runs ring of hired killers from jail: Justice Ministry
Local August 13, 2018 | 4:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Mon. filed additional charges against Jesús Pascual Cabrera Ruiz, who's being held on money laundering, and this time for allegedly heading a ring of drug traf[...]US Envoy, Dominican Consul talk trade in NYC
Economy August 13, 2018 | 2:24 pm
New York.- US ambassador to Dominican Republic, Robin Bernstein on Sat. visited Dominican general consul in this city, Carlos Castillo, and discussed education and economic development, among other to[...]NYC’s Dominican Day Parade a bust on row over Haitians
Local August 13, 2018 | 1:40 pm
New York.- New York's Dominican Day Parade was a flop after boycotts by several institutions, led by the nationalist Instituto Duartiano. Organizers attribute the lackluster event to their inviting[...]Greens demand Dominican Republic leader step down
Local August 13, 2018 | 11:14 am
Santo Domingo.- At the end of the massive, "March of the Million" protest, the grassroots movement Green March on Sunday announced that they'll continue until those who stole taxpayers' money are se[...]Dominicans have to pay to enter their country
Economy August 13, 2018 | 10:57 am
Santo Domingo.- In the first half this year Internal Taxes (DGII) collected RD$1.1 billion from the tourist card that foreigners must buy, but since April 25, Dominicans who buy their air tickets abro[...]Land price gougers delay widening of busy highway
Economy August 13, 2018 | 12:45 am
Santiago.- Price gouging in the sale of the land bordering the Santiago-Navarrete-Puerto Plata highway (north) has become the main stumbling block to sustain the pace of the reconstruction work on t[...]Tropical wave sparks flash flooding alerts
Local August 12, 2018 | 11:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) on Sun. heightened the flash floods and mudslide warnings for eight provinces. San Cristóbal province and Greater Santo Domingo are under maxi[...]