US Homeland Security to expand pre-clearance program at airports
World May 30, 2015 | 10:26 am
Miami.– The US Department of Homeland Security said it is considering extending its airport preclearance program to ten more foreign airports. The preclearance facility saves time and allows the [...]
National Whistleblower Center statement on FIFA bribery scandal
World May 29, 2015 | 11:57 am
Washington, D.C.- Stephen M. Kohn, the Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, issued the following statement today regarding the role of whistleblowers in the FIFA bribery scanda[...]
Greenpeace report urges improved transparency from Amazon
World May 12, 2015 | 9:26 am
San Francisco, 12 May 2015 - Major internet companies including Apple, Facebook and Google continue to lead efforts to build an internet that is renewably powered, but an uncooperative fossil fuel [...]
Florida doctor linked to Senator Menendez to remain jailed: AP
World May 9, 2015 | 11:29 am
West Palm Beach, Fla.– A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was ordered Friday to remain jailed while he awaits trial in a separate case alleging he ove[...]
Four Dominicans arrested in Boston for drug trafficking
World May 4, 2015 | 10:53 am
Boston, US.– Five Boston men, four of them of Dominican origin, are facing charges after US police allegedly found evidence of illegal narcotics sales at their Dorchester apartment on Thursday, [...]
Former president Lula da Silva questioned for alleged influence peddling
World May 4, 2015 | 8:51 am
Brasilia.– Prosecutors in Brazil have opened a preliminary investigation into former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for illicit influence peddling in the Dominican Republic and Cuba, among[...]
Massive quake kills 876 in Nepal: police
World April 25, 2015 | 9:36 am
Kathmandu.– The death toll from the 7.9-magnitude eathquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to 876, according to police.
The massive quake, which was the worst tremor [...]
Actress Emma Thompson joins fight for the Arctic
World April 24, 2015 | 9:58 am
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.- As the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting begins in Iqaluit today, British actor Emma Thompson has published an open letter to Admiral Papp urging him to place the protec[...]
British Council announces Shakespeare Lives
World April 23, 2015 | 8:52 am
The British Council today announced Shakespeare Lives, an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s life on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his de[...]
Drug kingpin of Dominican origin pleads guilty
World April 11, 2015 | 9:56 am
Santo Domingo.– The kingpin of a drug trafficking organization that brought more than US$2 million of cocaine and heroin to northeastern and central Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to seven felonies [...]
Fidel Castro appears in public after a 14 month absence
World April 4, 2015 | 12:52 pm
Havana.– Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in 14 months, Cuba's state-run newspaper Granma reported today and confirmed that the former president had this week met [...]
Dominicans, Haitians among boatpeople in custody in Miami
World April 2, 2015 | 7:53 am
Miami.– The U.S. Border Patrol said 16 people are in custody who they think were smuggled into the country and dropped off on Peanut Island around midnight.
According to Border Patrol offic[...]
US indicts Dominican Republic eye doctor, NJ Sen.
World April 1, 2015 | 5:48 pm
Santo Domingo.- US senator Robert (Bob) Menendez and longtime donor and Dominican ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, who was at the center of a scandal over X-ray machines for the country’s ports, w[...]
CBP reminds pleasure boaters of reporting requirements for Easter weekend
World April 1, 2015 | 12:03 pm
San Juan, PR.– Easter weekend marks the start of a busy boating season that lasts until the very end of the summer within the islands of the Caribbean. With an increase in navigating traffic thr[...]
US police bust up alleged drug-trafficking ring in Pennsylvania
World April 1, 2015 | 9:52 am
Reading, Pennsylvania.– U.S. agents seized over US$2.2 million worth of heroin and methamphetamine when they busted up a drug ring, with some members of Dominican origin, that was operating throu[...]
Senator Menendez may face U.S. indictment very soon: Bloomberg
World April 1, 2015 | 12:07 am
New York.– Bloomberg reported Monday night that U.S. prosecutors plan to seek an indictment of Senator Robert Menendez as soon as Wednesday on corruption charges tied to gifts and campaign donati[...]
US authorities find cocaine hidden in car accessories shipment from DR
World March 21, 2015 | 7:58 am
Cincinnati, US.– Drug smugglers think they've found a clever way to conceal their shipment of cocaine, but it doesn't fool customers and border protection officers at the local DHL facility, loca[...]
Greenpeace ranking reveals fashion companies’ action on toxic pollution
World March 19, 2015 | 12:57 pm
Beijing.– Greenpeace East Asia today released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform assessing how effectively major fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackli[...]
US TV host Conan O’Brien makes history with trip to Cuba
World March 7, 2015 | 1:25 pm
Havana.– Comedian and late-night television host Conan O’Brien made history this week with a special taping in Havana, Cuba, becoming the first American late-night host in more than a half-cent[...]
The New York Times: Menendez to face corruption charges
World March 7, 2015 | 10:00 am
New York.– The JusticeDepartment is preparing to file corruption charges against Senator RobertMenendez, 61, after atwo-year investigation into allegations that he accepted gifts and lavishvacati[...]
