• Development council calls for unity

    Economy December 27, 2017 | 10:32 am

    Santo Domingo.- National unity must be encouraged if the problems caused by sectarianism and individualism are to be eradicated, according to the Regional Development Council (CRD). The Council, re[...]
  • COE reports 15 deaths over Christmas

    Local December 26, 2017 | 3:57 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) informed Tuesday that 15 people lost their lives in road accidents over the Christmas period. In a bulletin issued late Tuesday morning reporti[...]
  • City tunnels closed for maintenance

    Local December 26, 2017 | 3:02 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Works informed that as of today, Tuesday 26th until Friday 29th December the tunnels and overpasses in Greater Santo Domingo will be closed to vehicular traffic [...]
  • Rains forecast for Santo Domingo

    Local December 26, 2017 | 2:49 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) informed Tuesday that the working week would start with weather conditions dominated by a system to the north of the country over the Atlant[...]
  • Neurosurgeon wins National Prize for Medicine

    Local December 26, 2017 | 1:34 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Academy of Sciences awarded the 2017 National Prize for Medicine to eminent neurosurgeon José Joaquín Puello. Other medical professionals who received award[...]
  • 5% growth projected for 2018

    Economy December 26, 2017 | 1:19 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Minister for Economy, Planning and Development, Isidoro Santana, stated that the economic growth trend is expected to reach 5% at the end of this year, and projected to continue in[...]
  • Sports reporter killed in road accident

    Local December 26, 2017 | 12:43 pm

    Santo Domingo.- CDN SportMax program editor Engels del Orbe was killed yesterday evening after being hit by a vehicle while walking to a fast food restaurant on the city’s Roberto Pastoriza Avenue a[...]
  • Road accidents keep hospitals busy

    Local December 26, 2017 | 12:36 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Road accident injuries, especi[...]

  • Church reiterates hard line against abortion

    Local December 26, 2017 | 12:25 pm

    Health alert issued following moonshine deaths

    Local December 26, 2017 | 12:16 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Despite the authorities emitting an epidemiological alert yesterday warning the public against consumption of illegally home-brewed clerén, the drink that has claimed at least 12 live[...]
  • Missing bailiff found in basement

    Local December 26, 2017 | 12:01 pm

    Santo Domingo.- National District Penal Court bailiff Engels Argenis de la Cruz Peguero, 33, who went missing on Friday, was found Sunday in the basement of a building on Km. 9 of the Duarte Highway. [...]
  • Dominican Republic capital suffers first ever major gridlock

    Local December 22, 2017 | 8:44 pm

    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic's capital, on Friday went into its first major gridlock of its downtown area and financial district, where Christmas shoppers have swelled traffic even more. Traff[...]
  • In ‘Year of water,’ highland city has none

    Economy December 22, 2017 | 3:54 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Despite that as much as 65% of the country's water supply comes the northern region, the city of Jarabacoa's is meager, said José Tejeda president of the highland town's Support Counc[...]
  • Law lets govt. sell up to US$1.5B in State-owned assets

    Economy December 22, 2017 | 3:20 pm

    Santo Domingo.- With the recently approved Financing Law 2018, Congress authorized the Executive Branch to sell the capital shares or stake in State-owned companies or projects up to an amount not hig[...]
  • Fuel prices mixed as reg. gasoline, propane fall, diesel climbs

    Economy December 22, 2017 | 2:31 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from Dec. 23 to 29, when premium gasoline will continue at RD$219.80 per gallon, as regular gasoline also[...]
  • New US security policy raises difficult questions for the Caribbean

    Opinion December 22, 2017 | 2:05 pm

    By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor. By law, every US President must publish a national security strategy. The objective is to provide the highest-level guidance on the respon[...]
  • Greens to march on the National Palace

    Local December 22, 2017 | 1:43 pm

    Santo Domingo.-The grassroots movement Marcha Verde (Green March) on Thurs. asked that all citizens take part in the Green Concentration set for Sunday, Jan. 28, in front of the National Palace. It[...]
  • Dominican Today again has a Forum

    Economy December 22, 2017 | 12:57 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The publishers of Dominican Today are happy to announce the resumption of its Forum after several years being offline, during which the technical aspects were tweaked and the policy on[...]
  • Dominican Rep. was Malecón Cartel’s kry money laundering center

    Local December 22, 2017 | 12:30 pm

    Santo Domingo.-The Dominican Republic not only became the "Malecón Cartel's" key springboard to ship large amount of drugs to the United States and Europe, it was also its preferred center to launder[...]
  • Hoteliers don’t want high-rises next to beaches

    Tourism December 21, 2017 | 7:09 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Hotels and Tourism Association (Asonahores) on Thurs. asked to continue with the tourism development model based on a low density and low height of the buildings, and called negati[...]