Officials probe why Arabs get adopted to get Dominican IDs
Local May 24, 2013 | 8:17 am
Santo Domingo.- The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is looking into the birth certificates of several foreigners of Arab origin, who were adopted by Dominicans and are seeking Dominican IDs and natio[...]
Top gun dealer denies RD$28.0M fraud in assault rifles for the military
Local May 23, 2013 | 12:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- Gun business leader Eulalio Peralta on Thursday denied an alleged RD$28.0 million fraud stemming from an Accounts Chamber audit on weapons the Armed Forces Ministry bought from his [...]
State requests more time to prepare Bahia de las Aguilas fraud case
Local May 23, 2013 | 11:51 am
Santo Domingo.- The National District Office of the Prosecutor on Thursday requested an extension of the deadline to file evidence and motions in the Bahia de las Aguilas land fraud case.
Th[...]
Several local men nabbed in Pennsylvania drug raids
Local May 23, 2013 | 10:06 am
New York.- Several Dominicans arrested and charged in Berks County Pennsylvania, moved, according to prosecutors, hundreds of thousands of dollars each week dealing heroin, cocaine and marijuana i[...]
First responders ready to deal with flash flooding emergencies
Local May 23, 2013 | 9:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) maintains seven provinces under alert after Wednesday afternoon’s downpours from a tropical wave now south of Haiti.
The vast area pre[...]
Raul Yzaguirre’s lasting impression of Dominicans
Local May 23, 2013 | 9:30 am
Santo Domingo.- While buying ice cream at a store outgoing U.S. ambassador Raul Yzaguirre didn’t notice that several 1,000 peso bills had fallen out of his pocket, when a Dominican waiting in th[...]
The President backtracks, retains control over Antinarcotics Agency
Local May 23, 2013 | 8:22 am
Santo Domingo.- The Executive Branch on Wednesday backtracked and maintained the Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) under its control, after initially transferring it to the Justice Ministry, in the draft[...]
Most senators reject Xstrata Nickel’s planned mine
Local May 23, 2013 | 8:01 am
Santo Domingo.- 20 of the country’s 32 senators on Wednesday said they’ll defend the national interest and asked President Danilo Medina to preserve the mountain Loma Miranda, as heritage of th[...]
Dominican Republic busts network possibly linked to foreign terrorists
Local May 23, 2013 | 7:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Investigations Department (DNI) arrested members of a people trafficking network with possible links to international terrorist cells, who used Dominican Republic as a [...]
Man allegedly admits to 60 rapes at resort town
Local May 22, 2013 | 5:16 pm
Puerto Plata, Dom. Rep.- Police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year old man who allegedly admitted having raped 60 women between 16 and 28 years of age, in the resort town of Puerto Plata.
Jonath[...]
Former beauty queen wants quick divorce from mogul husband
Local May 22, 2013 | 3:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former beauty queen Sandra Kurdas, who accused her husband, the businessman Frank Jorge Elías with assault, said she wants to conclude their divorce soon.
"I have ho[...]
U.S. agents nab 5 pounds cocaine in truck aboard ferry
Local May 22, 2013 | 1:14 pm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers discovered 2.45 kilograms (5.4 pounds) of cocaine concealed within a heavy duty truck arriving from the Do[...]
Former candidate tried to steal presidential elections: Book
Local May 22, 2013 | 11:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Former opposition candidate Hipolito Mejia tried to steal the May 20, 2012, presidential election from Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD) and its candidate Danilo Medina, des[...]
Ex-convicts hail Medina’s pledge to help them get jobs
Local May 22, 2013 | 9:36 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans deported from the United States hailed president Danilo Medina’s request for Barack Obama’s help with reinserting deported ex-convicts to the labor market.
They[...]
Downpours prompt flash flood warnings for east, south regions
Local May 22, 2013 | 8:25 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) Tuesday night issued flash flood warnings for Monseñor Noel, San Pedro, Monte Plata, San Cristobal, Sanchez Ramirez and Azua provinces and[...]
Ex presidents in dead heat for 2016 presidential election: Poll
Local May 22, 2013 | 7:40 am
Santo Domingo. - Former president Leonel Fernandez would edge out opposition (PRD) party leaders Miguel Vargas and Luis Abinader in the 2016 presidential elections, but would be tied with former pr[...]
Justice Minister clarifies statement on Haitian children
Local May 22, 2013 | 7:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez on Tuesday clarified that children of undocumented Haitian parents aren’t Dominicans, just hours after Senate president Reinaldo Pared [...]
Justice Minister’s statement on children of Haitians draws wide rebuke
Local May 21, 2013 | 12:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez’s statement published in the media that children of Haitians born in Dominican Republic are Dominican has drawn quick rebuke, staring with Sen[...]
Dominican Republic’s Cardinal slams ruling for sex education
Local May 21, 2013 | 12:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- A visibly enraged Catholic cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez on Tuesday issued a scathing to response to National District judge Eunice Minaya’s ruling for the family plan[...]
Agency busts ring sent heroin “mules” to Puerto Rico
Local May 21, 2013 | 11:20 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Control Drugs Agency (DNCD) on Tuesday said it busted a network of heroin dealers based in Sabana de la Mar (northeast), which sent "mules" to Puerto Rico thr[...]