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[...]
Scattered showers, lower temperatures
Local May 21, 2013 | 8:56 am
Santo Domingo.- An approach tropical wave over southeastern Puerto Rico will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday over all regions, except the Southwest.
The National Meteorology[...]
Don’t despair, Public Safety Plan will work: Medina
Local May 21, 2013 | 8:46 am
Santo Domingo. - As a wave of violent crimes plagues the country, president Danilo Medina on Monday asked that Dominicans not despair because the Public Safety Plan will bear fruit in the long term[...]
Dominican Republic court hands Catholic Church a stunning setback
Local May 21, 2013 | 7:37 am
Santo Domingo.- A National District court on Monday handed down an unprecedented setback against Dominican Republic’s Catholic Church, denying it a restraining order against the family planning o[...]
Trendy bar owners deny racism
Local May 20, 2013 | 4:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- The owners of the trendy bar "La Chismosa" (gossipy woman) on Thursday delivered documents to the National District Office of the Prosecutor, which hundreds of photos post[...]
Prosecutor says drug cartel plans to kill him
Local May 20, 2013 | 3:21 pm
Dominican Republic.- La Romana province prosecutor José Polanco Ramírez said Monday drug traffickers and killers-for-hire plan attempts on his life and those of his family, for which he w[...]
Allegedly corrupt Police Col. gets the boot on tough journalist’s report
Local May 20, 2013 | 2:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Police on Monday relieved Col. Francisco Colon Perez of his duties as head of its Retirement Committee, after veteran investigative journalist Nuria Piera denounced the[...]
Ombudsman: another highly-paid bureaucrat or real defender
Local May 20, 2013 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- A survey by elnational.com.do found what has been stated for years regarding the designation of an Ombudsman, that most people see it as just another highly-paid bureaucrat with lit[...]
Medina upbeat on Security Plan’s results, albeit long term
Local May 20, 2013 | 12:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Monday said he’s confident that the National Security Plan will have great results, even though they‘ll be long term.
He said he expects the ins[...]
Central province gets US$187.0M boost for roads, works
Local May 20, 2013 | 11:10 am
San Francisco, Dom. Rep.- The Government will spend around RD$5.8 billion (US$187 million) in infrastructure, services, roads and highways in central Duarte Province, to meet the demands of numerou[...]
Agents arrest fugitive wanted in NY on drug charges
Local May 20, 2013 | 10:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) on Monday announced the arrest of a Dominican wanted in extradition to face drug charges in the United States.
It said Bienvenido Gonz[...]
Flash flood warnings for eastern, central provinces
Local May 20, 2013 | 9:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) continues flash flood and mudslide warnings for Monseñor Noel, San Pedro, Hato Mayor and El Seibo provinces, where rivers are expected to [...]
People trafficking networks, Dom. Rep.’s most organized, powerful
Local May 20, 2013 | 9:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The networks that traffic with, and smuggle persons are the most organized in the country, in addition to being "extremely powerful."
Justice minister Francisco Dom&[...]
Everybody steals water, top official says
Local May 20, 2013 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The government’s aqueduct agency(INAPA) has charged more than 100 farmers and businesspersons with stealing water through illegal pipes connections, in connivance with some of its[...]
Police bust lab prepared credit card frauds in Higuey
Local May 20, 2013 | 8:21 am
Santo Domingo. – Police Criminal Investigations agents on Sunday busted a clandestine laboratory in Higuey (east), where credit card fraud and phishing scams were devised.
Justice Ministry[...]
Justice minister´s initiative minimized by some sectors
Local May 18, 2013 | 11:47 am
Santo Domingo.– Justice minister Francisco Dominguez Brito regretted yesterday that his initiative to fight against human traffickers and those who pay for sex, is minimized by some sectors.
<[...]President Medina, Electoral Board chief mull funding crunch
Local May 18, 2013 | 11:20 am
Santo Domingo.– A Central Electoral Board (JCE) committee, led by its president Roberto Rosario, met with president Danilo Medina on Friday to discuss the agency's financial woes, a concern that[...]
Missing young man found unharmed in Santiago
Local May 18, 2013 | 8:54 am
Santiago, DR.– Luis Felipe Baba Suarez, 15, who was missing since Wednesday, was found by police in a hotel room in La Rotonda hotel in Santiago.
The teen was located at 5 pm by officers fr[...]
Dominican Republic workers want a 17% wage hike not “ridiculous” 11%
Local May 17, 2013 | 4:23 pm
Santo Domingo.- The labor unions on Friday proposed a salary increase of 17 percent for this year and revised to negotiate another hike in 2014, according to the inflation and the cost of basic sta[...]
Tweets: Fishermen save humpback whale
Local May 17, 2013 | 2:22 pm
Sanchez, Dominican Republic.- Dozens of onlookers gathered at the shore in Sánchez township, northeastern Samaná province to observe a beached humpback whale, reportedly rescued by local [...]