Low chance of showers, high waves along Caribbean coast
Local August 6, 2012 | 9:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (ONAMET) forecasts low chance for showers over most of the country, from a high pressure system located over the north in the Atlantic, and the nort[...]
Country’s top show biz prize might need new name
Local August 6, 2012 | 8:24 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s equivalent to the Oscars/Grammys awards, El Casandra, will be the bone of contention starting today, after the family of the late folk singer Casandra Damir[...]
Lawmakers discard the UN’s amnesty call for Haitian immigrants
Local August 6, 2012 | 8:08 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- Ruling and opposition party lawmakers on Sunday called outrageous, unacceptable and baseless the UN’s Development Program ( UNDP) representative’s proposal to issue an amnesty f[...]
Amnesty for Haitians a blunder, Immigration tells the UN
Local August 3, 2012 | 1:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- “Dominican Republic cannot assume Haiti’s problem alone, but as a collapsed state we cannot turn our backs on it, for which the international community has to deal with it,” I[...]
Buckling to pressure, Fernandez “requests” used garment sales resume
Local August 3, 2012 | 12:32 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez on Friday acknowledged the importance of the country used garments and footwear business, and “asked” to reinstate their sale, via a Customs Agency an[...]
Dominican Rep., the U.S. trade antinarcotics war kudos(Update)
Local August 3, 2012 | 11:13 am
SANTO DOMINGO. – President Leonel Fernandez on Friday called Leonhart’s acknowledgment of the Dominican Government’s efforts in the war on drug trafficking a great recognition, regarding the [...]
Bill assigns RD$450,000 wage for the President; excludes Central Bank
Local August 3, 2012 | 10:18 am
Santo Domingo.- The Senate yesterday approved a version of the bill for the Civil Servant Wage Regulation Law, in which the President will earn RD$450,000 monthly, and would only exclude the Centra[...]
Tropical Storm Ernesto to pass south of the country
Local August 3, 2012 | 8:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Tropical Storm Ernesto, located around 45 kilometers southeast of Santa Lucia, Lesser Antilles could strengthen during the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.
E[...]
Council to choose Justice for vacant Supreme Court bench
Local August 3, 2012 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Judicial Council (CNM) will meet Friday to choose a justice for the vacant Supreme Court bench left by former Chief justice Jorge Subero, who resigned in protest for be[...]
U.S. DEA chief meets with top Dominican Republic law enforcers
Local August 3, 2012 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo.- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) director Michele Leonhart arrived in the country Thursday afternoon, invited by law enforcement agencies, and immediately met with senior [...]
DT readers not sure what the opposition party should do in wake of defeat
Local August 2, 2012 | 3:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Today readers disagree evenly as to the next steps the opposition PRD party should take in the aftermath of the electoral defeat in the May 20 polls.
When asked “W[...]
Facebook makes great progress in mission to ‘Unfriend Coal’
Local August 2, 2012 | 2:24 pm
San Francisco.– Facebook has today set an important benchmark for the company to fulfill its goal to be fully powered by clean and renewable energy, Greenpeace International said.
Greenpeac[...]
Pass reform or expect more crime, Police Chief warns
Local August 2, 2012 | 2:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- National Police chief Jose Polanco warned that the failure to adopt the police reform would weaken the institution’s doctrine and increase crime, to more than 80 deaths per 100,00[...]
Castro, Chavez unleash “curative” plant craze in Dominican streets
Local August 2, 2012 | 12:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- Even though the country’s senior citizens already knew of the curative powers of the plant moringa “la libertad,” it took reports that Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Venezuela [...]
Blood donors urgently needed for 16-year-old girl with leukemia
Local August 2, 2012 | 12:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dr. Ramon Antonio Cabrera, spokesman for the hospital where the 16-year-old pregnant girl is being treated for aggressive leukemia, on Thursday made an urgent call for blood donatio[...]
Poor country can’t pay to make officials rich, reformer says
Local August 2, 2012 | 11:19 am
Santo Domingo.- National Government Reform Council (CONARE) director Marcos Villamán yesterday said a poor country cannot make highly paid officials rich with salaries that people can’t affo[...]
Government, private sector man up to salami scandal, pledge fix
Local August 2, 2012 | 8:49 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- Government officials and private sector representatives yesterday admitted that salami factories operate without control, but pledged to correct it to secure higher quality for cons[...]
Visits to Dominican Republic by top U.S. officials shows shifting wars
Local August 2, 2012 | 8:07 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) director Michele Leonhart will arrive in the country tomorrow to meet with Dominican antinarcotics authorities.
The U.S. official is[...]
Dengue cases rise, mortality rate not a high
Local August 2, 2012 | 7:50 am
Santo Domingo.- Patients hospitalized with dengue have increased at Reid Cabral Children's Hospital in recent weeks, closing July with around 100 admissions, 40 more than June’s 60 cases .
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Medina’s campaign promises will be kept, but “not as fast”
Local August 1, 2012 | 2:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- President elect Danilo Medina on Wednesday said he’ll keep his campaign promises, noting however that it would be "not as fast" as he had first thought.
He said th[...]