Townsfolk march to reject sale of shuttered sugar mill land
Local January 25, 2018 | 11:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of residents of Haina township (south) on Wed. marched to reject the sale of the land of the shuttered Rio Haina sugar mill. The protest began after 9am and, with banners i[...]Vladimir Guerrero 3rd Dominican in Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports January 25, 2018 | 11:14 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican former slugger Vladimir Guerrero was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, NY and will accompany compatriots Juan Marichal and Pedro Martinez. Guerrero bec[...]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[...]