Venezuela official upbeat on definitive pact with opposition
Local December 15, 2017 | 5:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- Venezuelan Communication minister, Jorge Rodríguez, on Fri. expressed confidence that the resumed talks with his country's opposition are leading to a definitive agreement. He sa[...]Dominicans lead in immigrants nabbed by ICE in NYC: EFE
Local December 13, 2017 | 7:09 pm
New York.- US authorities on Wed. said 101 people were arrested in the state of New Jersey as part of a five-day sweep against illegal immigrants, EFE reports. According to the Immigration and Cust[...]Venezuela opposition sees 114 freed after Dominican Republic talks
Local December 12, 2017 | 7:47 pm
Caracas.- Venezuela's opposition expects the Nicolás Maduro Government to release 114 people as part of the talks from the list of 382 detainees whom the anti-Chavez considers "political prisoners,[...]US agents intercept 9 Dominicans trying to enter Puerto Rico
Local December 8, 2017 | 3:59 pm
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted and apprehended 9 undocumented aliens from the Dominican Repu[...]San Juan CBP nab 12 pounds of heroin from Dominican Republic
Local December 4, 2017 | 7:16 pm
San Juan, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized over twenty packages of heroin hidden inside the engine oil pan of a van on board the ferry from the Dominican Republ[...]Venezuela rivals look to end feud in Dominican Republic
Local December 2, 2017 | 4:21 pm
Santo Domingo.- The second round of talks between Venezuela's opposition and the government of Nicolas Maduro began around 10am Sat. in the Dominican Republic capital, Santo Domingo, with the mediatio[...]Venezuela opposition-Govt. talks resume in Dominican Republic
Local December 1, 2017 | 11:28 pm
Santo Domingo. - The talks between the opposition and the Venezuelan Government began around 2:30pm, after the methodology to be followed at a meeting of foreign ministers participating in the meeting[...]Caribbean-US conclave ends with pledge to boost security
Local December 1, 2017 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- The VII Dialogue for Caribbean-United States Cooperation on Security concluded Thursday with the release of a document in which the participants pledged to work together during 2018 to[...]Venezuela crisis: talks resume in Dominican Republic
Local December 1, 2017 | 12:09 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is hosting today and Sat. the resumption of talks between representatives of the government of Venezuela and the opposition,. President Danilo Medina togeth[...]US police chief says Dominican drug lords akin to hunting ‘ghosts’
Local November 30, 2017 | 3:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- Fake identities used by Dominican drug traffickers, in some cases as many as seven, make it harder for local and federal authorities to combat the traffic of heroin, fontanel, cocaine,[...]Medina attends conclave on sustainable tourism in Jamaica
Tourism November 28, 2017 | 6:57 pm
Montego Bay, Jamaica.- President Danilo Medina on Tues attended the opening of the World Tourism Conference, w here the Dominican head of state was received by Jamaica Tourism minister, Edmund Bartlet[...]Upper Manhattan blaze hurts 17, uproots Dominican families
Local November 20, 2017 | 2:46 pm
Santo Domingo.- A fire which turned an Upper Manhattan apartment building into rubble and spread to other buildings, left 17 people injured, including nine firefighters and a police officer, in additi[...]U.S. Border Patrol arrests 3 Dominicans trying to reach Puerto Rico
Local November 17, 2017 | 2:06 pm
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents apprehended 4 undocumented aliens early this morning attempting to disembar[...]Venezuelan Govt., opposition to meet in Santo Domingo today
Local November 16, 2017 | 1:56 pm
Santo Domingo.- Representatives of the Venezuelan Govt. and the opposition will hold in Santo Domingo Thurs. in a preparatory meeting leading to a resumption of talks Dec. 1 and 2 with the foreign min[...]Consul rejects claim that Dominicans head NYC drug business
World November 14, 2017 | 12:39 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican consul in New York, Carlos Castillo, on Mon. rejected media reports that his compatriots have taken control of the city's drug business, as stated by special agent James J. H[...]U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hiring for Officer positions nationwide
World November 3, 2017 | 5:26 pm
San Juan, Puerto Rico —U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. ports of entry and international borders, is accepting applications nationwide for CBP officer pos[...]Venezuela deputy decries voting ‘fraud’ in Dominican Republic visit
World October 25, 2017 | 11:54 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina's mysterious visitor at the National Palace Tues. morning turned out to be Venezuelan deputy Luis Florido, who on behalf of the Venezuelan opposition (MUD), beg[...]Fukushima survivor submits evidence to UN over Japanese government human rights abuses
World October 12, 2017 | 3:31 pm
Geneva, 12 October 2017 - Fukushima survivor Mitsuko Sonoda will testify today on the ongoing human rights abuses of Fukushima victims and the ever-present risk nuclear power plants pose to the comm[...]Japan nuclear regulator aproves first TEPCO reactors since Fukushima disaster
World October 4, 2017 | 3:42 pm
Tokyo, 4 October 2017 - Japan’s nuclear regulator today granted preliminary safety approval for two Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reactors at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant despite wi[...]Las Vegas carnage prompts Espaillat to seek anti-gun unity
World October 3, 2017 | 3:43 pm
New York.- Just hours after the carnage in Las Vegas, Dominican-born US congressman Adriano Espaillat, on Tue. asked his colleagues to unity to legislate against guns, with tougher rules against posse[...]
