Crime wave: Military to help Police in patrols
Local May 29, 2013 | 7:40 am
Santo Domingo.- Armed Forces minister Sigfrido Pared on Tuesday said cooperation with the National Police will be bolstered with more military taking part in patrols, to put an end to the recent cr[...]
Top Dominican official sees plot in assaults on showbiz figures
Local May 29, 2013 | 7:13 am
Santo Domingo.- A surprising spate of assaults and thefts victimizing showbiz figures has Interior and Police minister Jose R. Fadul seeing plot, which he affirms aims to derail the Dominican Gover[...]
National District Prosecutor’s challenge: Charge me if I’m corrupt
Local May 28, 2013 | 12:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso on Tuesday challenged anyone to bring her up on charges of corruption during her 11-year career as a prosecutor.
"All p[...]
Dominican Navy arrests 531 foreigners heading to Puerto Rico illegally
Local May 28, 2013 | 11:55 am
Santo Domingo.- The Navy has arrested at least 531 foreigners who’ve tried to reach Puerto Rico illegally from Dominican Republic in recent months, while 688 Dominicans were arrested for that sam[...]
Downpours flood Santiago sectors as residents flee the rising waters
Local May 28, 2013 | 9:00 am
Santiago. - The latest downpours have flooded several sectors of Santiago, where dozens of families have fled their homes and the rising waters.
And while some of the residents decided to ret[...]
Washington learned of former Dominican president’s role in professor’s murder
Local May 28, 2013 | 8:41 am
Santo Domingo.- A prominent attorney who represents the family of the disappeared university professor Narciso Gonzalez (Narcisazo) on Tuesday revealed that the U.S. Embassy was aware that the late[...]
More than 500 Haitian workers repatriated voluntarily
Local May 28, 2013 | 8:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The Immigration Agency on Monday announced the repatriation of more than 500 temporary Haitian workers to their nation, the first after such voluntary returns were suspended in the [...]
Measure favors past Dominican president spurs protests
Local May 28, 2013 | 7:24 am
Santo Domingo.- Members of the Al-Pais party and the movement La Multitude staged peaceful protests at the National District Office of the Prosecutor late Monday, against the decision to refuse the[...]
Poll: 76% oppose letting former president Fernandez off the hook
Local May 27, 2013 | 11:36 am
Santo Domingo.- A poll of readers by one of the country’s most prestigious newspapers found that 76% oppose National District prosecutor Yeni B. Reynoso’s decision to definitively discard the [...]
After warning, Environment halts North Yaque river dredging
Local May 27, 2013 | 11:09 am
Santiago.- Environment minister Bautista Rojas Gomez on Sunday ordered the halt of the work of the Paseo del Rio Yaque del Norte, being built by the Santiago City Council.
"We’ll not [...]
Canadian’s decomposed body found in the Colonial Zone
Local May 27, 2013 | 10:55 am
Santo Domingo.- The decomposed body of a Canadian was found Sunday afternoon in the apart-hotel where he lived since December on Mercedes corner Sánchez streets, in the capital’s Colonial Zo[...]
TV mogul averts skinhead, proves rank has its privileges
Local May 27, 2013 | 10:20 am
Santo Domingo.- TV mogul Frank Jorge’s hair was trimmed in jail but not “down to the nubbin” like the other inmates sent to the Eastern Correctional and Center at San Pedro, proving once agai[...]
Showers taper off but flash flood warnings continue
Local May 27, 2013 | 9:27 am
Santo Domingo. - Although the trough that drenched many parts of the country begins to weaken, rains continue today and tomorrow, as several provinces continue under a flash flood warning.
Th[...]
FBI “kidnapping” pits top Dominican Republic officials
Local May 27, 2013 | 9:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The months-long confrontation pitting two of the Dominican Government’s top officials escalated Monday morning, when Presidency Ethics Commission president accused Justice minist[...]
Dominican Government pays US$51.2M “shadow” road toll
Local May 27, 2013 | 7:34 am
Santo Domingo.- Public Works minister Gonzalo Castillo on Sunday revealed that the government will pay a RD$2.1 billion (US$51.2 million) "shadow toll” to the Santo Domingo-Samaná high[...]
Prosecutor rejects complaint against Leonel Fernandez
Local May 25, 2013 | 10:18 am
Santo Domingo.– National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso decided to definitely reject the complaint for alleged corruption and money laundering, filed by former presidential candidate G[...]
Catholic Church to mediate in opposition party crisis
Local May 25, 2013 | 9:24 am
Santo Domingo.– Former President Hipolito Mejia said Friday that mediation has been requested to the Catholic Church for the continuation of the talks between him and the Dominican Revolutionary [...]
Bill creates Dominican Republic’s 1st “red light district” submitted again
Local May 24, 2013 | 1:03 pm
Santo Domingo. – Opposition deputy Esther Minyety on Friday said she submitted the bill to create the "red light district" to the lower Chamber, because the originally proposed legislat[...]
Nine provinces under flash flood warnings
Local May 24, 2013 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Flash flood warnings have been issued for the National District and nine other provinces, where the latest downpours could cause overflowing rivers and mudslides.
The Emergen[...]
Medina off to Ecuador to attend Correa’s inaugural
Local May 24, 2013 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina and a small delegation departed 5am Friday aboard a private flight from Higüero international Airport to Quito, Ecuador, to attend Rafael Correa’s ina[...]