One of Medina’s closest collaborators again in major scandal
Local January 24, 2018 | 8:36 pm
Santo Domingo.- The former head of the scandal-fraught State Works Supervisory Engineers Office (OISOE), Miguel Pimentel Kareh, was charged with over US$50.0 million fraud Wed. at the National Distric[...]Dominican Rep. denies contact with North Korean ship
Local January 24, 2018 | 7:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Foreign Ministry (Mirex) on Wed. said that no Dominican vessel has made contact with a North Korean tanker in the East China Sea, as reported by the BBC Tues., quoting Japanese aut[...]Taiwan scrambles as Dominican Republic leans toward China
Economy January 24, 2018 | 4:38 pm
Taipei.- Taiwan's diplomatic ties with its 11 Latin American and Caribbean allies "remain stable" and haven't been affected by the recent meeting of the foreign ministers of El Salvador, the Dominican[...]Planned gold mine will operate responsibly: business leader
Economy January 24, 2018 | 4:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- The president of the Roundtable of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic on Tues. called the approval of a gold mining project at San Juan de la Maguana (west) positive and [...]Upcoming Venezuelan elections halt Dominican Republic talks
World January 24, 2018 | 2:09 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Mexican government has ended its participation in the talks being held in the Dominican Republic between the Nicolás Maduro administration and the opposition after the authorities[...]Transport bosses defend east coast monopoly
Tourism January 24, 2018 | 12:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- Representatives of the inter-urban passenger bus service in the eastern province of La Altagracia called off their strike planned for Wednesday following a meeting headed by the execu[...]Teachers get good grades
Local January 24, 2018 | 12:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Education concluded the first phase of its performance review conducted last year, with an announcement that 81% of teachers included in the process have obtained good [...]San Juan farmers oppose mine
Economy January 24, 2018 | 10:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Agricultural sector representatives from the province of San Juan de la Maguana protested Tuesday rejecting the plans for gold and copper mining in the region and warned they would not[...]Company has 30 days to make way for sidewalk
Local January 24, 2018 | 10:26 am
Santo Domingo.- City mayor David Collado ordered the installation of a temporary pedestrian path Tuesday along Ave. J F Kennedy between Gracita Álvarez and Luis Lembert streets in the Naco district, [...]At over 95% finished, Colonial Zone readies major launch
Tourism January 23, 2018 | 7:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- With over 500 businesses opening their doors since 2012, street lighting, undergrounding cables, revitalized houses and monuments, and the public spaces recovered, are the main achieve[...]Govt. launches Japanese pears project in central highlands
Economy January 23, 2018 | 7:23 pm
Constanza, Dominican Republic.- Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD) director Emilio Toribio on Tues. announced the start of planting of Japanese pears in a pilot project located in a village in Constan[...]Time for the country to tap into its high solar potential: expert
Economy January 23, 2018 | 6:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- The country must start taking firm steps - planned in the framework of public policies - to minimize fossil fuels in energy production, taking advantage of its high solar potential nat[...]High expectations from South region tourism project
Tourism January 23, 2018 | 4:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Tourism Ministry promotes the Puntarena tourism project as Dominican Republic's next prime resort region, comparing it to Punta Cana. The construction of the property, called [...]Medina attends annual World Economic Forum at Davos
Economy January 23, 2018 | 3:23 pm
Davos.- President Danilo Medina attended the Tues. morning opening of the 48th Annual World Economic Forum, to be held from Jan. 23 to 26 in Switzerland, under the slogan "Building a shared future in [...]Dominican Republic baseball crown pits eternal rivals
Sports January 23, 2018 | 2:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- The capital's Tigres del Licey are ready to battle for their 23rd Dominican Winter Baseball crown after winning the 2017-18 championship, but could face a stiff challenge from eternal [...]Ex colonels get 19 months to await trial in La Romana airport bust
Local January 23, 2018 | 1:20 pm
Santo Domingo .- A La Romana court on Mon. remanded two former senior military officers to 18 months of pretrial detention, charged with transporting drugs that arrived Oct. 23 in a plane from Colombi[...]Miner would pay more than needed to get to US$561.0M in gold
Economy January 23, 2018 | 12:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Energy and Mines Ministry has asked the Presidency to authorize the exploitation of a gold and other metals from a mine in El Romero, San Juan province (west), a proposal it affirm[...]Greens to take anti-corruption fight to the National Palace
Local January 23, 2018 | 12:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Marcha Verde (Green March) movement on Mon. said all the logistics and institutional procedures are now ready to guarantee the, non-partisan and family concentration of citizens ne[...]Dominican Rep. adds hundreds of soldiers at Haiti border
Local January 23, 2018 | 11:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Defense minister Rubén Darío Paulino, announced on Mon. the deployment of hundreds of soldiers to the border with Haiti to halt the illegal entry of Haitians into Dominican territo[...]Dominican foreign minister advocates closer ties with China
Economy January 22, 2018 | 7:45 pm
Santiago de Chile.- Foreign relations minister Miguel Vargas spoke in favor of strengthening relations between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) and the People’s Republic [...]