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[...]
Local agencies chase alleged drug plane into Haiti
Local September 25, 2012 | 11:31 am
Santo Domingo. - The Antinarcotics (DNCD) and other agencies Monday night foiled a cocaine airdrop from an aircraft which violated Dominican airspace along the south coast, and forced to detour &q[...]
Police nab 3 charged with U.S. Social Security fraud
Local September 25, 2012 | 10:46 am
Santiago.- Three people, alleged leaders of an international network which electronically defrauded U.S. citizens out of their Social Security earnings, were arrested in the town of Moca on Monday.[...]
Scatteres showers today, increasing cloudiness tomorrow
Local September 25, 2012 | 9:37 am
Santo Domingo.- The Meteorology Office forecast widely scattered showers for Tuesday, from of an upper-level trough over the island.
It said the showers will be more frequent over the border [...]
A day of infamy for Dominicans
Local September 25, 2012 | 8:12 am
Santo Domingo.- Like any misdeed shielded by the darkness of night, the coup which toppled the government headed by Juan Bosch 49 years ago today, occurred in the pre-dawn hours, taking advantage o[...]
Court orders Dominican lawmakers to come clean
Local September 25, 2012 | 7:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The Constitutional Court o Sunday ruled against an appeal filed by the Chamber of Deputies and upheld a lower court’s decision to release the names and salaries of advisors of tho[...]
Dominicans celebrate Our Lady of Mercies Day
Local September 24, 2012 | 8:27 am
Santo Domingo.– Today, September 24th is the 397th anniversary ofthe proclamation of the Our Lady of Mercies (La Virgen de las Mercedes)as the patron saint of the Dominican Republic and the islan[...]
Three Dominicans arrested in Caribbean Sea operation
Local September 22, 2012 | 12:12 pm
Kingston.– United States law enforcement officials said they had arrested three people and seized more than 900 kilogrammes of cocaine during operations in the Caribbean Sea this week.
CARICOM to help Dominican Republic fight cholera
Local September 22, 2012 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.– The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed a declaration to become one of the latest partners in a new regional coalition on water and sanitation for the elimination of cholera in b[...]
The Army “recovers” 800 “dog bather” soldiers
Local September 21, 2012 | 3:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Army Chief of Staff on Friday said more than 800 soldiers who were at the service of individuals were reassigned to the border and they expect to “recover” another[...]
Notorious bus union leader accused of reselling subsidized fuel
Local September 21, 2012 | 2:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- The head of the transport union Fenatrauni on Friday accused the notorius leader of a bus owners grouped in CONATRA, Antonio Marte, of reselling some of the fuel his association re[...]
