• Medina meets with big Business leaders, few details

    Economy March 6, 2019 | 9:32 am

    Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tues. met with the newly-elected board of the National Business Council (Conep), to continue to strengthen the public-private partnership. The meeting too[...]
  • All fuels except natural gas rise again

    Economy March 1, 2019 | 1:16 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from March 2 to 8, when premium gasoline will cost RD$221.60, or RD$4.00 more, and regular gasoline will [...]
  • JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at Las Americas

    Local February 25, 2019 | 3:58 pm

    Santo Domingo.-  A JetBlue Airline plane that left Las Americas International Airport had to return after it declared an emergency, but landed safely with its frightened passengers. The Newark-bou[...]
  • Local February 19, 2019 | 11:16 am

      Dominican Ombudsman candidate bares humble roots New York.- Councilman's  Ydanis Rodríguez rapprochement with the city's myriad communities reveals why he wants to be Ombudsman, and say[...]
  • Families received US$6.5B in remittances, a 9.8% jump

    Economy February 14, 2019 | 8:13 am

    Santo Domingo.- Families in the Dominican Republic received US$6.5 billion in remittances during 2018, according to preliminary figures from the Central Bank. The figures show that families receive[...]
  • All fuel prices climb, except natural gas

    Economy February 8, 2019 | 10:50 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week form Feb. 9 to 16, when premium gasoline will cost RD$214.60 per gallon, or RD$0.20 more and regular will[...]
  • Expert says stricter traffic laws are just the beginning

    Local February 4, 2019 | 1:39 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Traffic and transport expert Víctor González Germán on Mon. praised the recent measures by the authorities to improve mobility but cautioned that they must be sustainable. The in[...]
  • Samana gets the 9-1-1 Emergency System

    Local February 1, 2019 | 7:59 am

    Samaná, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Thurs. inaugurated the National 9-1-1 Emergency and Security Service System in the province, with 503 servers from various agencies to respond [...]
  • Fuels rise a third straight week, except natural gas

    Economy January 25, 2019 | 12:55 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted the fuel prices for the week from January 26 to February 1, when premium gasoline will rise RD$2.50 to RD$214.40 per gallon, and reg[...]
  • US think tank, Central Bank talk cybersecurity

    Economy January 22, 2019 | 10:56 am

    Santo Domingo.-  Dominican central banker Héctor Valdez Albizu met with a group of specialists from the William J. Perry Hemispheric Defense Studies Center, assigned to the National Defense Universi[...]
  • A clear and present danger

    Local January 4, 2019 | 1:00 pm

    A deep hole full of sewage water at the corners of Concepción Bona and Abreu streets, in the region of ​​Villa Consuelo, National District, has become a problem for those who pass through the are[...]
  • Fuel prices

    Economy January 4, 2019 | 12:35 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Prices for the week of January 5 to 11, 2019, according to a resolution of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Mipymes: Premium gasoline would be sold at RD $ 205.50 per gallon,[...]
  • Anti-rabies treated 800 bites in December

    Local January 3, 2019 | 1:19 pm

    In the month of December alone, the Anti-rabies Center treated 800 patients for animal bites, reported manager, Dr. Alejandro Guzmán. Guzmán also said that about 60% of those who have gone to thi[...]
  • All fuel prices fall, except natural gas

    Economy December 21, 2018 | 10:40 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week of January 22 to 28, when premium gasoline will cost RD $ 210.70 per gallon, or RD $ 3.00 lower; and regu[...]
  • Chief Justice tells fearful judges: leave the bench

    Local December 18, 2018 | 5:01 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Chief Justice Mariano Germán on Tuesday said judges cannot be afraid and those that harbor fear must resign from the bench. That was German's response when asked why several judges[...]
  • Venezuelan in Peravia bank fraud case gets 3 years

    Local November 30, 2018 | 9:10 am

    Miami.-  Venezuelan Gabriel Arturo Jiménez Aray, former owner of Banco Peravia in the Dominican Republic, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison in the multi-million dollar money laundering[...]
  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Local November 22, 2018 | 10:55 am

    The staff and publishers of Dominican Today wish our readers the best of the holidays. We thank you for the nearly 14 years of your trust…[...]
  • All fuel prices fall, except natural gas

    Economy November 9, 2018 | 12:27 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from November 10 to 16, when premium gasoline will cost RD$230.10, or RD$4.90 lower and regular will cost[...]
  • Medina has a busy agenda in China

    Economy October 29, 2018 | 4:04 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas on Monday said president Danilo Medina will carry out an intense agenda in China along with the official delegation. The official said the president, [...]
  • The Greens again urge Medina’s impeachment

    Local October 17, 2018 | 8:35 am

    Santo Domingo.- Leaders of the Green March on Tuesday asked Congress' response to a resolution submitted to the Chamber of Deputies requesting president Danilo Medina's impeachment. "The Green Marc[...]