Dominican Chapter of Citizen Dialogue on Biodiversity
Local September 15, 2012 | 1:51 am
Santo Domingo.– Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLO[...]
Convict in US$2.5B bank fraud given house arrest, appeal announced
Local September 14, 2012 | 1:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez Brito on Thursday announced an appeal to the judge's ruling allowing house arrest for the inmate Luis Alvarez Renta, convicted of fraud in [...]
A weekend of showers over much of the country
Local September 14, 2012 | 10:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecast showers Friday and all weekend over much of the country, with some thunderstorms.
It the showers will start today noon over the [...]
NY senator Espaillat in easy win over countryman
Local September 14, 2012 | 10:04 am
New York. - New York State senator Adriano Espaillat will be on the ballot in November's elections by defeating Assemblyman Guillermo Linares by double digits in one of the most hotly contested cam[...]
Dominican-born judge breezes into NYC Surrogate Court
Local September 14, 2012 | 9:45 am
New York.- Manhattan Civil Court judge Rita Mella on Thursday won a bench in that borough’s Surrogate Court with 59% of the votes, a major jump in the fledgeling career of the Dominican-born atto[...]
Canadian Council for the Americas’ kudos for ex president
Local September 14, 2012 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.- Former president Leonel Fernandez will be recognized by the Canadian Council of the Americas with the Statesman of the Year Award in Toronto.
The Canadian organization is a th[...]
Academy of Sciences joins Xstrata mine’s opponents
Local September 14, 2012 | 8:58 am
Santo Domingo.- The Academy of Sciences yesterday said to allow open pit mining at Loma Miranda by the company Xstrata Falcondo Nickel is folly and inconherent.
It said that action would be a[...]
Attorney confirms plot of popular trials against ex president
Local September 14, 2012 | 8:33 am
Santiago.- Prominent Santiago attorney Ramon Antonio (Negro) Veras yesterday confirmed the reports that a personality approached him to propose he form part of a band of hecklers and stage “popul[...]
Antinarcotics rejects Senator’s charge, reveals major drug bust
Local September 13, 2012 | 5:22 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) on Thursday rejected senator Wilton Guerrero’s charge that it let 300 kilos of cocaine slip into the country, but revealed that [...]
As public hospitals agonize, Health chief “finds” RD$1.0B debt
Local September 13, 2012 | 12:42 pm
SANTO DOMINGO.- The recent cash crunch which has delayed disbursements to the public hospitals is likely from the RD$1.0 billion debt which Health minister Freddy Hidalgo on Thursday said he “fou[...]
Mucho trouble ahead for Medina, 52% DT readers say
Local September 13, 2012 | 12:22 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than half of DT readers see nothing but trouble ahead for president Danilo Medina and his administration, and blame the previous chief executive Leonel Fernandez of leaving a h[...]
We’d leave within 5 years if denied mine permit, Xstrata warns
Local September 13, 2012 | 11:54 am
Santo Domingo. - The mining company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo will shutter Dominican Republic operations in less than five years if it doesn’t get the go ahead to exploit Loma Miranda, in central L[...]
Feisty senator calls Antinarcotics Agency a “latrine”
Local September 13, 2012 | 11:28 am
BANI, Dominican Repubilc.- The country’s most outspoken senator on Thursday called the Antinarcotics Agency a “latrine” in which most of its members work on everything but the war on narcotic[...]
Showers continue today, decrease Friday
Local September 13, 2012 | 9:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Rains will continue for much of the country from a trough over the Mona Passage and the prevailing East-Northeast wind, the National Weather Office (Onamet) forecast Thursday.
Deputies have no clue of contract’s taxes, Barrick
Local September 13, 2012 | 8:16 am
Santo Domingo.- The miner Barrick Pueblo Viejo on Wednesday said some deputies in the Energy Commission don’t understand the tax aspects of its contract with the Dominican Government .
It s[...]
Dominican officials fudge on statements, despite transparency pledge
Local September 13, 2012 | 7:16 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- Despite president Danilo Medina’s pledge to end the rampant lack of transparency in government agencies, the National Treasurer Wednesday revealed that only 15 out of the more tha[...]
U.S. ambassador asks Dominican partners to condemn attack
Local September 12, 2012 | 2:46 pm
Santo Domingo.- "It’s with deep regret that I heard this morning about the death of my colleague and fellow U.S. Ambassador, Chris Stevens and three other U.S. officials in Benghazi, Libya o[...]
Electricity Utility fiasco “alarms” prominent group
Local September 12, 2012 | 1:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- The prominent organization Justice and Transparency Foundation (FJT) on Wednesday slammed the Government’s failure to investigate and establish responsibility for the repeated sca[...]
Dominican Republic nixes Miss Universe pageant
Local September 12, 2012 | 12:01 pm
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Government on Wednesday announced it will not host the Miss Universe 2012 pageant because it doesn’t have funds, in the heels of its austerity program and on the ver[...]
Libya killings heighten security at U.S. Embassy
Local September 12, 2012 | 11:36 am
Santo Domingo.- Security at the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican capital has been heightened in the wake of attacks that killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and other officials.