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 [...]Telecom ad campaign enrages locals
Local January 22, 2018 | 7:25 pm
Puerto Plata.- An advertising campaign by telecommunications company Altice has been plagued by a series of unfortunate blunders in the northern province of Puerto Plata. Local residents have describe[...]Joint initiative to protect rare animals
Local January 22, 2018 | 4:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of the Environment and the Fundación Acción Verde launched a joint awareness-raising campaign focused on the need to protect endangered species, especially the solenodon[...]Go-ahead for gold mining in San Juan
Economy January 22, 2018 | 4:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Energy and Mines approved a gold mining operation in Hondo Valle in the central mountains, in the northern part of the southwestern province of San Juan de la Maguana. [...]Pilgrimage operation declared successful
Local January 22, 2018 | 2:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) says that its large-scale deployment of medical and roadside units and the installation of service centers had a great impact dur[...]Pico Duarte facilities refurbished
Tourism January 22, 2018 | 12:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- Ecotourism trails and facilities in Pico Duarte, the highest mountain peak in the Caribbean and the main attraction in the Armando Bermúdez and José del Carmen Ramírez National Park[...]Rain showers to persist
Local January 22, 2018 | 12:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- The weather system affecting the country has moved away, but some scattered showers are still expected Monday, especially in the afternoon and early evening affecting the Caribbean coa[...]Growth boost for Dominican tourism
Tourism January 22, 2018 | 12:20 pm
Madrid.- The planned construction of twenty-thousand new hotel rooms was one of the achievements announced at the 38th International Tourism Fair (FITUR) which concluded yesterday in the Sp[...]Women make up less than 30% of armed forces
Local January 22, 2018 | 12:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- Although the number of women in the armed forces has grown significantly in recent years, females have yet to cross the 30% mark in any of the three branches of the Dominican military.[...]Dominican president attends Davos forum
Economy January 22, 2018 | 11:45 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina traveled to the Swiss town of Davos Sunday to participate in the 48th meeting of the World Economic Forum, whose slogan is “Creating a Shared Futur[...]
