Dominican Telecom aims to shield children from Web threats
Economy May 10, 2016 | 9:03 am
Santo Doming-.- The Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel)and Justice Ministry work to implement a National Cybersecurity Strategy, witha special section aimed at children and adolescents, to ensure[...]
Two weeks of downpours secure abundant yearend harvests: Expert
Economy May 9, 2016 | 5:09 pm
Santo Domingo.- The downpours of the past two weeksguarantee abundant harvests at year’s end, even in places such as Puerto Plata andalong the coast to Montecristi, where it hasn’t rained much [...]
Industries hail the launch of the Hydrocarbons Database
Economy May 9, 2016 | 4:31 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Greater Santo Domingo Industries Association(AEIH) on Monday called the launch of the Energy and Mines Ministry’s National HydrocarbonsDatabase ‘a transcendental’ event to[...]
‘Dominicans will have the ‘last word’ on nickel mine
Economy May 9, 2016 | 9:59 am
Santo Domingo.- For Energy and Mines minister Antonio Isa, thepossible nickel mining at the controversial Loma Miranda conditioned to arequirement he affirms has never been complied with, where â€[...]
Social Security health coverage reaches 70% of Dominicans
Economy May 9, 2016 | 8:59 am
Santo Domingo.- nearly 70% of the population is affiliatedwith the Family Health Insurance whether in the contributory or subsidized regime,15 years after Law 87-01 created the Dominican Social Sec[...]
Dominican Republic downpours end drought, unleash floods
Economy May 9, 2016 | 7:52 am
Santo Domingo.- Nearly 3,500 people have been evacuated as downpoursin recent days have unleashed flooding across the Dominican Republic, reliefagencies reported Sunday.
"The population [...]
All fuel prices unchanged May 7 to 13
Economy May 6, 2016 | 11:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry onFriday posted unchanged prices on all fuels for the week from May 7 to 13, whenpremium gasoline will still cost RD$192.00, and regular will cost[...]
Vote-count system is hacker-proof: Electoral Board
Economy May 6, 2016 | 8:13 am
Santo Domingo.- The information on the vote-count at eachpolling station will reach the Central Electoral Board (JCE) encrypted, a securityfeature which prevents hacking and even makes it impossibl[...]
Medina drives train of Santo Domingo’s new Metro line
Economy May 5, 2016 | 10:34 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Thursday drove the train for the inaugural ride with passengers on Santo Domingo Metro’s new line, whichlinks the National District with the country’s[...]
Santo Domingo business exhibit with 100+ companies to feature Taiwan
Economy May 5, 2016 | 9:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The Santo Domingo Commerce and Production Chamber(CCPSD) on Wednesday hosted the second "HUB Chamber Santo Domingo" exhibition,which seeks to become the region’s most im[...]
No end in sight for the country’s deficit of 2.1M homes: Forum
Economy May 5, 2016 | 9:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The country has a deficit of 2.1 millionhomes, of which 1.3 million must be built and 800,000 are in need of repairs.
However, the Public Sector Multi-Year Plan for 2013-2016 [...]
Showers, flash flood alerts continue
Economy May 5, 2016 | 8:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet)forecasts downpours with thunderstorms Thursday, from the humidity dragged bythe prevailing southeast wind.
It said most provinces can expe[...]
Agro bank lends US$1.2B+, surpasses projection
Economy May 5, 2016 | 8:30 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s agricultural bank (Bagricola)on Wednesday said it has loaned more than RD$54 billion US$1.2 billion) by the closeof April, or RD$10.0 billion more than projec[...]
Immigration unveils Auto-Gate to save time for travelers
Economy May 4, 2016 | 4:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Immigration Agency on Wednesdayunveiled the Automated Migration Control Service (Auto-Gate), to ensureeffective control of travelers and expedite the process of checking in and [...]
Downpours fill Dominican Republic’s parched dams
Economy May 4, 2016 | 4:36 pm
Santo Domingo.- The water levels at the Tavera-Baohydroelectric complex rose three meters with the constant rainfall over theweekend, but the drinking water deficit still persists
The Santiag[...]
Regional Fruit Day promotes production, consumption
Economy May 4, 2016 | 10:34 am
Santo Domingo.- To promote fruit production and consumptionand their link to family farmers market is the goal of Regional Fruits Day,which the Agriculture, Health and Education ministries of Centr[...]
Medina to cut ribbon on 2nd subway line in 3 years
Economy May 4, 2016 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- On 11am Thursday president Danilo Medina willbe on the inaugural run with passengers in Santo Domingo’s Metro Line II, onthe Santo Domingo Este-National District route.
Gove[...]
Energy Ministry announces its first hydrocarbons database
Economy May 3, 2016 | 5:46 pm
Santo Domingo.- Energy and Mines minister Antonio Isa Condeon Tuesday unveiled Dominican Republic’s first National Hydrocarbons Database,an unprecedented high value package of information which p[...]
Foreign direct investment tops US$580M in 1Q, a 29.5% jump: Central Bank
Economy May 3, 2016 | 10:20 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign direct investment reached US$580.1million in the first quarter of 2016, the Central Bank said in its preliminaryreport on the economy released Thursday, or a 29.5% jump comp[...]
Presidential candidate has big plans for Santiago province
Economy May 3, 2016 | 9:41 am
Santiago.- APD party presidential candidate Minou TavarezMirabal on Monday said Santiago province must develop into a logistics center forthe country and the Caribbean region.
"Santiago [...]