Watchdog group: Foot-dragging on financial statements is one strike against Medina
Local September 21, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Anticorruption Alliance, Adocco, on Friday said the reluctance by officials to file their financial statement as Law 82-79 stipulates, belies president Danilo Medinaâ€[...]
Politics stokes Dominican Repubilc’s tainted salami row
Local September 21, 2012 | 11:17 am
Santo Domingo.- The tainted salami row has reached the political arena, when ex president Hipolito Mejia suggested that president Danilo Medina give Consumer Protection Agency (Proconsumidor) direc[...]
Agents seize cocaine at busy port headed to Montreal, 1 arrest
Local September 21, 2012 | 10:36 am
Santo Domingo.- Around 30 packages of cocaine were seized in Caucedo Port, Boca Chica Thursday night, inside a container headed to Montreal, Canada.
The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) s[...]
The weekend: Low chance of rain, seasonable temps
Local September 21, 2012 | 9:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The Meteorology Office (Onamet) forecasts low possibility of rain and seasonable temperatures during this weekend, with some scattered showers for the northwest, Central Mountains a[...]
Top prosecutor tells DAs to get tough on land thieves
Local September 21, 2012 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Minister yesterday instructed prosecutors to act immediately in cases of violation of property, to evict trespassers and land squatters.
Francisco Dominguez said [...]
For Canada think tank, Fernandez is “Statesman of the Year”
Local September 21, 2012 | 8:54 am
TORONTO..- The Canadian Council of the Americas on Thursday night bestowed the "Statesman of the Year" recognitino on former president Leonel Fernandez, for his leadership throughout hi[...]
Dominican diplomats face tough choice in the U.S
Local September 21, 2012 | 8:21 am
Santo Domingo.- The new Administration headed by Danilo Medina still has to designate more officials including the foreign service, for which the U.S. Embassy on Thursday stressed that "the U.[...]
Top official also eager to dip into US$4.6B Pension Fund
Local September 21, 2012 | 8:03 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- Pension Funds (Sipen) superintendent Joaquin Geronimo pm Thursday said yesterday his agency has been ready since last year to draft the rules on the use of part of the system’s U[...]
Haitians injure Dominican official during raid, Listin reports
Local September 21, 2012 | 7:27 am
Santiago.- An Immigration Dept. Deputy Director of a northern province was injured o Thursday when a group of undocumented Haitians attacked that agency’s inspectors during a sweep in the village[...]
Moringa madness spreads to Dominican supermarkets
Local September 20, 2012 | 10:26 am
Santo Domingo.- The national demand for the medicinal plant moringa has boomed and sells hygienically packaged in supermarkets, more than two months after the craze was first evidenced with street [...]
Scattered showers, thunderstorms, high temps
Local September 20, 2012 | 9:10 am
Santo Domingo.- A tropical wave now over eastern Cuba has left partly cloudy skies over Dominican territory, which added to the humidity from the East-Southeast wind will bring scattered showers a[...]
More than 100 government officials file statements
Local September 20, 2012 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.- As of noon Wednesday 106 government officials had filed their financial statements within 30 days after taking the oath as Law 82-79 stipulates.
President Danilo Medina and Vi[...]
Deputies approve tougher penalties for minors
Local September 20, 2012 | 7:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill which amends seven articles of the Code of Rights for Minors, and will increase the penalties.
The legislation increases the maximum [...]
Dominican Republic’s economy needs a tax fix, IMF
Local September 20, 2012 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday suggested that the Dominican government bolster the macroeconomy, confront the global economy’s risks and implement significant [...]
Raid on campsite nets 53 Haitian charcoal makers
Local September 19, 2012 | 4:00 pm
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Environment Ministry Wednesday afternoon announced it seized 1,500 sacks of charcoal and destroyed several furnaces ready for burning wood in Barahona, Bahoruco and Independenci[...]
The U.S. lauds the Dominican Government on major drug busts
Local September 19, 2012 | 3:24 pm
SANTO DOMINGO.- U.S. Ambassador Raul Yzaguirre hailed as excellent the Dominican Government’s figth against narcotics trafficking, a recognition which comes in the heels of major drug busts.
<[...]DT readers split on Miss Universe invesment
Local September 19, 2012 | 1:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- In what’s likely Dominican Today’s closest ever poll, the responses from its readers are split evenly to the question “Could Miss Universe be a wise invesment for DR?”
Scattered showers, high temps, partly cloudy skies
Local September 19, 2012 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- Most of the country awoke to partly cloudy skies, and mostly overcast along the Caribbean coastline and the South Region.
The Weaather Office (Onamet) forecasts scattered show[...]
Pig farmer: Salami makers have duped Dominicans for 14 years
Local September 19, 2012 | 8:20 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans have no idea of how long they’ve been duped by salami makers into thinking they’re eating pork or beef, two meats absent fro those products for the last 14 years.
[...]UN entourage size will test Medina’s campaign pledge
Local September 18, 2012 | 3:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- The size of the delegation which will accompany president Danilo Medina on his first trip abroad since taking office will put his campaign slogan “To do what’s never been doneâ€[...]