• The endangered cross bill

    Uncategorized February 9, 2022 | 9:56 am

    Santo Domingo. -Unlike other birds, the cross bill, an endemic species of Hispaniola, is distinguished from any other by its thick bill with crossed jaws, to whose characteristic its common name is du[...]
  • Have you seen him?

    Uncategorized February 8, 2022 | 11:50 am

    Santiago.- Relatives of people who have been murdered, presumably by Haitian nationals in the Cibao region, offer a large sum of money, as a reward, to offer clues about their whereabouts. Juan Mar[...]
  • Official: 7+M tourists to visit despite US blizzards

    Uncategorized February 8, 2022 | 11:08 am

    Santo Domingo.- The interim general director of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) Héctor Porcella, affirmed that the flights suspended at the end of January began to recover in Februar[...]
  • Seaweed mess needs cooperation

    Local February 8, 2022 | 9:35 am

    Ulises Jáuregui, doctor of technical sciences and coordinator of the doctorate in environmental sciences at INTEC University, assured that the integration of national and regional organizations could[...]
  • Brewery to plant corn in pilot project

    Uncategorized February 7, 2022 | 10:13 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Dominican National Brewery signed an agreement to execute a pilot project with which it will boost local corn production and contribute to the generation of new jobs in the souther[...]
  • Dominican Republic to audit power plant of scandal

    Uncategorized February 4, 2022 | 6:46 am

    Santo Domingo.- The legal consultant of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta, formalized this Thursday the request before the Chamber of Accounts for a financial audit of the scandal-ridden Punta C[...]
  • Santiago’s Carnival announces dates

    Uncategorized February 3, 2022 | 11:46 am

    Santiago.- The organizing committee of the Santiago 2022 Carnival plans to start this cultural and popular festival from the third Sunday of this month, using the gardens of the Gran Teatro del Cibao.[...]
  • Public Health reports 7 deaths, 7,174 new Covid cases

    Uncategorized January 14, 2022 | 11:56 am

    Santo Domingo. – The Ministry of Public Health reported this Friday seven deaths from Covid-19, of which only one occurred in the last 24 hours. It said there are 7,174 new cases of the disease. [...]
  • The humpbacks are back again

    Uncategorized January 12, 2022 | 9:35 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Bay of Samaná and its surrounding waters, and in particular the Sanctuary of Marine Mammals, the  Silver and Christmas Banks, onece again become one of the most impressive specta[...]
  • U.S. prisons hold 1,413 Dominican inmates

    Uncategorized January 5, 2022 | 9:40 am

    By David Olen Cross The United States having a significant foreign national population residing within the nation’s boundaries, be they legally or illegally present in the country, unfortunately [...]
  • Dominican Customs nabs 350 guns at port

    Uncategorized December 17, 2021 | 10:20 am

    Santo Domingo. - Customs Intelligence Department (DGA) agents confiscated a shipment of firearms of different calibers at the Haina Oriental dock, including pistols, ammunition and loaders. This se[...]
  • Gov. to reimburse 10-dollar tax on visitors

    Uncategorized December 15, 2021 | 11:37 am

    Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader announced on Tuesday that the Government will reimburse Dominicans living abroad the US$10 tax they pay when buying their air tickets to visit the country. T[...]
  • Bill would repeal taxes on savings

    Uncategorized December 14, 2021 | 9:00 am

    Santo Domingo.- With the aim of eliminating the savings tax, established in article 7 of Law 253-12, on Strengthening the State's Collection Capacity for Fiscal Sustainability and Sustainable Developm[...]
  • Abinader supports a free press

    Uncategorized December 9, 2021 | 11:21 am

    Santo Domingo. -President Luis Abinader yesterday reaffirmed his support for the free press, stating that it is carried out by men and women who lead it on the right track. The president delivered [...]
  • From sprawling Dominican barrio to riverwalk

    Uncategorized December 6, 2021 | 10:32 am

    Santo Domingo.- In the sprawling barrio, Los Guandules, the fruits of the Nuevo Domingo Savio Comprehensive Urban Transformation Project are already beginning to be harvested with the enjoyment of res[...]
  • A US$757.9M hole in Dominican Republic Octopus case

    Uncategorized December 6, 2021 | 7:26 am

    Santo Domingo.- The irregularities detected in six State institutions during the government of former President Danilo Medina, as revealed by audits by the Chamber of Accounts, link his brother Alexis[...]
  • Dominicans return to a US$4,000 ‘Christmas grace’

    Economy December 2, 2021 | 9:52 am

    Santo Domingo.-In the last 25 years, the Government has increased or decreased the amount of US$1,000 established by law as the maximum total value of the gifts that Dominicans residing abroad can bri[...]
  • National District DA faces serious questions

    Uncategorized November 30, 2021 | 9:19 am

    Santo Domingo.- Deputy prosecutor Juan Medina de los Santos said Tue. that in the case of National District Prosecutor, Rosalba Ramos as with other members of the Justice Ministry, only complies with [...]
  • One more deadline for embattled Dominican protected area

    Uncategorized November 30, 2021 | 7:56 am

    Santo Domingo.- This Tuesday expires the Environment Ministry’s deadline to harvest all short-cycle crops grown within the limits of the Valle Nuevo National Park, a measure that is part of a strate[...]
  • Dominican State has received natural gas compensation of US$26.5M

    Uncategorized November 9, 2021 | 9:17 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Finance reported that between June and October the Dominican State has received compensation for natural gas insurance coverage greater than double that paid for its ac[...]