Tropical wave brings showers
Local September 28, 2012 | 8:26 am
Santo Domingo.- For the rest of today and part of tomorrow the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) forecasts scattered showers from a tropical wave lingering over the western portion of the is[...]
Twin-engine plane crash in Central Mountains kills two
Local September 28, 2012 | 8:07 am
CONSTANZA, Dominican Republic.- Two people died when a twin-engine plane crashed at La Cumbre, eight miles east of Constanza (central), from where it had taken off in on a domestic flight to the La[...]
Dom. Rep. ranks 8th at most risk from climate change
Local September 28, 2012 | 7:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic ranks 8th among 177 nations at most risk from the affects of climate change, says a study by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released Thursd[...]
Dozens injured in Barrick Gold Dominican Republic protest
Local September 28, 2012 | 7:18 am
COTUI, Dominican Republic.- At least 25 people were injured Thursday by shotgun pellets in the vilage of La Cabirma amid exchange of gunfire between police and protesters who demanded that the min[...]
BrowardBulldog.org: Dom. Rep. resort scam linked to GOP donor
Local September 27, 2012 | 3:52 pm
Article by Dan Christensen, of BrowardBulldog.org
Two figures at the center of an alleged $164 million real estate scam marketed out of South Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jur[...]
Self-pension scandal explodes, opens can of worms
Local September 27, 2012 | 3:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- The woes of the self-pensioned ex Banks superintendent Haivanjoe Ng exploded Thursday, when three senators and ruling PLD party colleagues asked president Danilo Medina to revoke it[...]
Surprsing move: Top prosecutor to go after beleaguered senator
Local September 27, 2012 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- In a surprising move, Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to review the corruption charges against senator Felix Bautista, noting that they cou[...]
Dominican woman arrested in murder rocked Puerto Rico
Local September 27, 2012 | 10:03 am
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Early Wednesday morning US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a woman wanted by the Puerto Rico Police Department as the main suspect of a very public homi[...]
Official says he deserves self-approved hefty pension
Local September 27, 2012 | 9:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Former Banks superintendent Haivanjoe NG Cortiñas on Wednesday justified the pension he himself approved before being removed from the post.
As to deputy Francisco Matosâ[...]
Scattered showers continue from tropical wave
Local September 27, 2012 | 8:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The showers will continue today from a tropical wave moving westward over the Windward Passage and the humidity over Dominican territory.
The Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts[...]
High Court ruling reveals slew of lawmakers’ “advisers”
Local September 27, 2012 | 8:22 am
Santo Domingo.- In compliance with the Constitutional Court ruling to provide the list of advisers to any citizen who requests it, the Chamber of Deputies released their names, their work and thei[...]
Three daylight gangland killings within 1 week
Local September 27, 2012 | 7:58 am
Santo Domingo.- In broad daylight, at least three gangland style executions have occurred in less than one week.
Two men were found shot to death Saturday inside an SUV parked near the villa[...]
Self-pension stirs Dominican Government’s 2nd corruption scandal
Local September 26, 2012 | 12:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- A ruling party lawmaker Wednesday affirmed that current Comptroller Office director Ivanhoe Ng Cortinas pensioned himself with RD$650,000 per month at 12pm on August 1, alleging he [...]
Colonel embezzled, but National Police mum on prosecution
Local September 26, 2012 | 11:43 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police Wednesday announced the forced retirement of colonel Oscar Jimenez Vargas, ex head of the Complaints Reception Office, who’s being investigated for allegedly e[...]
Medina says his job isn’t to prosecute corruption
Local September 26, 2012 | 11:07 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina reiterated his commitment to "ethics in government " and noted that his job isn’t to prosecute corruption, because there’s a clear separation [...]
Tropical wave brings showers, thunderstorms
Local September 26, 2012 | 10:45 am
Santo Domingo.- A tropical wave located over Haiti moving west will bring humidity and instability to Dominican territory, sparking showers and thunderstorms, especially in Wednesday afternoon to t[...]
Top prosecutor wants RD$14.0B bank fraud convict kept in jail
Local September 26, 2012 | 10:17 am
Santo Domingo.- A San Cristobal province judge will rule today on ex Progreso bank president Pedro Castillo’s request to change the 10-year prison sentence on his RD$14.0 billion fraud conviction[...]
Senator proposes unicameral Congress
Local September 26, 2012 | 9:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Ruling party senator Julio Cesar Valentin on Tuesday made a call to establish an unicameral Congress to provide quality legislative work and save taxpayers’ money and vowed to wo[...]
Retired generals need bodyguards because of “mischiefs” committed
Local September 26, 2012 | 8:37 am
Santo Domingo.- Two retired Armed Forces generals on Tuesday admitted as privileges the benefits provided to those retired senior officers, but noted that they need bodyguards because of the “mis[...]
The President, VP declare middle-class wealth
Local September 26, 2012 | 7:35 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina is worth RD$21.6 million, as stated in his financial statement filed September 13, while vice president Margarita Cedeño declared RD$23.7 million.
<[...]National Palace protocol chief dies after months of ailments
Local September 25, 2012 | 3:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- National Palace protocol director and ambassador Roberto Blandino died Tuesday afternoon, after spending several months enduring various ailments.
Blandino's demise occurred a[...]
US$2.5 Baniter bank fraud convict to stay in jail
Local September 25, 2012 | 12:39 pm
Santo Domingo.- A National District judge on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal filed by the economist Luis Alvarez Renta, now serving time in Najayo prison for his role in the Baninter bank fraud [...]
Ex generals defend notorius perks
Local September 25, 2012 | 12:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- A group of ex police generals yesterday defended their right to have active agents guard their safety and property, even when it’s not in the Police Staturory Law.
Via Faceb[...]
