• All fuel prices fall, except natural gas

    Economy October 4, 2019 | 2:28 pm

    SD.-  Fuel prices for the week from Oct. 5 to 11 in gallons: Premium gasoline RD$226.80, RD$2.60 less Regular gasoline RD$211.90, RD$2.90 less Regular diesel RD$181.10, RD$3.40 less Optim[...]
  • All fuels climb again, except natural gas

    Economy September 20, 2019 | 3:21 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Fuel prices for the week from September 21-27: Premium gasoline, RD$226.20 per gallon and regular gasoline at RD$211.40, both increase RD$1.90. Regular diesel, RD$179.40, an incr[...]
  • All fuels climb, except natural gas

    Economy September 13, 2019 | 3:16 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Fuel prices for the week from September 14 to 20, according to the Industry and Commerce Ministry. Premium gasoline RD$224.30 and regular gasoline RD$209.50, both increase RD$0.90 p[...]
  • Biggest lake’s waning waters paint a surreal landscape(Update)

    Tourism September 11, 2019 | 6:47 pm

    Water is receding Bahoruco, Dominican Rep.- A surreal landscape has left Lago Enriquillo’s receding waters, where thousands of hectares are now under the hypersaline waters of the largest body of[...]
  • State bank recruits families in riverbank cleanup

    Tourism September 11, 2019 | 4:50 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Reservas Bank Volunteers, through its Life Program, has benefited in the last three years 132,603 families that participated in the collection of nearly 1,000 tons of plastic waste[...]
  • Banks await Real Estate Guarantee Law

    Economy September 10, 2019 | 10:43 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Association of Commercial Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA) welcomes the approval, by the Chamber of Deputies, of the bill for the Real Estate Guarantee Law and said it expects[...]
  • ‘Big Pappy’ is back after attack

    Local September 10, 2019 | 7:43 am

    Boston.- David Ortiz on Mon. thanked his fans at Fenway Park, exactly three months after he was shot in the back in his native Dominican Republic. In his first public appearance since June 9, when [...]
  • Quantum Babble

    Opinion September 9, 2019 | 4:43 pm

    By Manuel Armenteros It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the ongoing global situation. Not only is there, on the international level, an incoming global recession, an impending climate catastrophe a[...]
  • MSMEs demand a Transferable Real Estate Guarantee law

    Economy September 9, 2019 | 10:31 am

    Santo Domingo. – A key economic sector of the country demands a Law on Transferable Real Estate Guarantees be approved to energize and secure access to credit for small and medium-sized businesses. [...]
  • Brexit: the crisis facing Britain

    Opinion September 6, 2019 | 11:17 am

    The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor  Such is the revolutionary fervour of those now in char[...]
  • The ‘Abuser’s’ security chief had a Presidential Guard ID

    Local September 4, 2019 | 7:50 am

    Santo Domingo.-- Yadher Rafael Jáquez Araújo (Jaque Mate), security chief of the criminal organization headed by César Emilio Peralta (César el Abusador), flashed an ID of the Presidential Guard i[...]
  • Fuel prices mixed

    Economy August 9, 2019 | 11:43 am

    Santo Domingo.- Fuel prices for the week from August 10 to 16: A gallon premium gasoline, RD$229.80, falls RD$3.30. Regular gasoline RD$215.00, RD$3.20 less. Regular diesel RD$176.10, RD$2.70[...]
  • Vice President wants ‘drug planting’ case investigated

    Local August 6, 2019 | 10:58 am

    Santo Domingo.- Vice president, Margarita Cedeño, on Monday asked to investigate "until the ultimate consequences" the case of a search of a barbershop in Montecristi (northwest), in which some Natio[...]
  • Investments in DR will increase if there are incentives

    Business & Pleasure August 3, 2019 | 8:42 am

    SANTO DOMINGO.- The ambassador of the People's R[...]
  • Dengue epidemic causes eight deaths in DR

    Local August 2, 2019 | 6:32 am

    Eight deaths from dengue fever and four thousand cases of the viral disease have been recorded by the epidemiological system, an appendix of the Ministry of Health, so far this year.  [...]
  • All fuel prices rise, except natural gas

    Economy July 26, 2019 | 12:18 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The govt. posted the fuel prices for the week from July 27 to August 2: Premium Gasoline RD$230.90 per gallon, rises RD$3.50. Regular Gasoline RD$216.10, increases RD$2.80. Re[...]
  • Call centers can create 60K+ but English is lacking

    Economy July 22, 2019 | 10:00 am

    Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s call centers have the potential to create more than 60,000 jobs in the next five years, limited only by the lack of people fluent in English. “Through this [...]
  • Fuel prices unchanged a 3rd straight week

    Economy July 19, 2019 | 2:32 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. again posted unchanged fuel prices for the week from July 19 to 26, when premium gasoline will cost RD$227.40 per gallon and regular RD$213.3[...]
  • Britain’s uncertain future

    Opinion July 19, 2019 | 9:20 am

    The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In a  few days’ time about 160,000 members of Britain’s Conservative Party [...]
  • Utility: Punta Catalina is supplying 320MW since July 6

    Economy July 17, 2019 | 10:26 am

    Santo Domingo,- The State Electric Utility (CDEEE) on Wednesday said Unit 1 of the 2-unit Punta Catalina Power Plant is producing energy as a test phase since July 6, with a current supply of 320 mega[...]