Antinarcotics agency president announces new changes
Local May 11, 2013 | 10:19 am
Santo Domingo.– National Drug Control Agency president Rolando Rosado made changes and removals in key positions, including the appointment of new heads of Operations, Northern Regional Division [...]
2 US men rescued by Dominican Navy
Local May 11, 2013 | 9:34 am
Santo Domingo.– Two U.S. men who were sailing from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico have been rescued after their sailboat was disabled, said Navy spokesman Antonio Cabral.
According t[...]
Debit card scam affected Dominican entrepreneurs and artists
Local May 11, 2013 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.– The international ring that stole US$45 million in 27 countries through ATM operations, also cloned the cards of businessmen and celebrities from the Dominican Republic, the Natio[...]
City Hall, Dominican government lock horns over “garage “university
Local May 10, 2013 | 4:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- Office State Works Engineers Supervisors (OISOE) director Miguel Pimentel on Thursday reiterated the Government's plan to build a pedestrian walk in front of Caribe University inclu[...]
TV mogul to spend 3 months in jail on battery case(Update)
Local May 10, 2013 | 12:33 pm
Santo Domingo. – TV mogul Francisco Antonio Jorge Elias (Frank) will spend three months in a San Pedro de Macorix jail to await trial on battery charges filed by his wife, Sandra Kurdas.
Th[...]
Delta Intur RD$1.5B bond fraud rocks Dominican Republic
Local May 10, 2013 | 11:27 am
Santo Domingo. - More than 150 families affected by Corporation Delta Intur’s alleged fraudulent bankruptcy cry out for justice to expedite a settlement and state concern that the company's execu[...]
Threat of crackdown on johns roils sex workers
Local May 10, 2013 | 9:06 am
Santo Domingo (eldia.com.do).- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez’s warning Thursday that johns (men) who seek sex partners in brothels and streets will be caught and booked has roiled the wor[...]
Veteran lawmaker slams three top politicos on Barrick Gold fiasco
Local May 9, 2013 | 4:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- A senior member of the lower Chamber on Thursday slammed the presidents of the three major parties, including his own pro-government PRSC, for having “pressured” lawmakers to ap[...]
Dominicans in global ring of hackers swiped US$45M is busted in NY
Local May 9, 2013 | 3:57 pm
New York.- U.S.authorities Thursday announced the arrest and indictment of seven men who allegedlybelonged to the American branch of an international group of hackers which useddebit card data to s[...]
TV mogul, former Tourism chief jailed in domestic violence case
Local May 9, 2013 | 12:19 pm
Santo Domingo.-After an interrogation of more than one hour, former Tourism minister FrankJorge Elías was escorted from a Justice Ministry branch office in the sector BellaVista to the Nationa[...]
Showers taper off, high temps continue
Local May 9, 2013 | 10:52 am
Santo Domingo.-The trough that brought rainfall yesterday moves west to the Windward Channel, whilethe scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue.
The NationalMeteorology Office (Oname[...]
El Pais: Dominican man is the hero in Cleveland ordeal
Local May 9, 2013 | 9:42 am
Santo Domingo.-Dominican Republic citizen Angel Cordero, who lives across the street fromwhere Amanda Berry, Gina de Jesus and Michelle Knight were found alive afterbeing kidnapped around 10 years [...]
Labor minister warns unions, employers on stalled wage talks
Local May 9, 2013 | 9:16 am
Santo Domingo.-Labor minister Maritza Hernandez on Wednesday warned that a second meeting of the NationalWage Committee will be called for next week, if employers and the unions failto submit thei[...]
Hire a hooker, go to jail, top official warns
Local May 9, 2013 | 7:12 am
Santo Domingo.-Any man who goes to brothels in the capital and Santiago for sexual services willbe arrested, booked and charged with solicitation, Justice minister FranciscoDominguez warned Wednesd[...]
Dominican Government to announce pact with Barrick Gold
Local May 8, 2013 | 5:35 pm
SantoDomingo.- The Dominican government will announce Wednesday on the negotiations with Barrick Gold Corp. ina National Palace ceremony at 5:30 pm, possibly headed by president DaniloMedina.
<[...]Government’s release of Barrick Gold bars could signal progress in talks
Local May 8, 2013 | 4:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- The release Wednesday of 12 of doré (gold-silver)bars retained by Customs at Las Americas Airport since May 1 could signal a breakthroughin the heated talks between Barrick Gol[...]
TV network: Police have yet to arrest TV mogul in battery case
Local May 8, 2013 | 12:50 pm
SantoDomingo. – TV network NCDN on Wednesday revealed that despite an arrest warrantissued against cable TV mogul Frank Jorge Elías, Police have yet to apprehend himon alleged battery denoun[...]
Medina, Customs chief meet as Barrick Gold row angsts
Local May 8, 2013 | 11:00 am
SantoDomingo. - President Danilo Medina and Customs director Fernando Fernandez aremeeting behind closed doors in the National Palace since 9am Wednesday, only hoursafter Barrick Gold Corp’s top [...]
Scattered showers over most of the country
Local May 8, 2013 | 9:44 am
Santo Domingo.-A trough over the country moving slowly westward, a humid and unstable air masscontinue to bring scattered showers, thunderstorms and gusts of wind.
The NationalWeather Office [...]
Official says tripled dengue deaths is cause for alarm
Local May 8, 2013 | 8:27 am
SantoDomingo.- The 29 deaths from dengue thusfar this year more than triple the nine registered in the same period in 2012, promptingalarm since the season for the disease isn’t at its height.
