‘Better a kook than a crook’ in Dominican Republic presidency race
Local September 3, 2018 | 12:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- "Better a kook than a crook" is minority PUN party presidential candidate Karim Abu Naba'a's slogan on huge billboards placed along major highways. Political consultant Melvyn Peré[...]Former president announces new bid despite disastrous term
Local September 3, 2018 | 11:32 am
Santo Domingo.- Former president Hipólito Mejía on Sun. announced his bid for the presidential candidacy of the major opposition party, PRM, and affirmed that he aims to create a "transitional gov[...]Dominican Republic cuts holiday traffic deaths by half
Local January 2, 2015 | 7:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Traffic-accident deaths fell 50% during the yearend holidays compared with 2014, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) said Thursday, with seven fatalities nationwide. 15 people die[...]
Protestant leader rails against corruption, gays, drug traffickers
Local January 2, 2015 | 8:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Senior Protestant prelate Ezequiel Molina on Thursday railed against government corruption, the LGBT community and drug traffickers, noting that five or six “privileged groups”[...]
Top official to ‘get to the root’ of US$67.5M ‘vanished’ drug case
Local January 2, 2015 | 8:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Thursday warned he’ll get to the root of the scandal that rocked the Police Narcotics Div. (Dican), where 1,200 kilos of seized cocaine all[...]
Mild temps continue, some widely scattered showers
Local January 2, 2015 | 10:58 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts widely scattered showers from Atlantic Ocean’s high humidly dragged from the east-northeast wind.
It said the showers and part[...]
General confirms: Haitians kidnap Dominican workers, soldiers (Update)
Local January 2, 2015 | 12:18 pm
Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- Haiti Police and Dominican Border (Cesfront) guards Friday morning clashed with civilians from the neighboring country who kidnapped six Dominican Consulate workers[...]
Police stolen drugs scandal: Vehicle, RD$427K ‘recovered’ so far
Local January 2, 2015 | 1:34 pm
Santo Domingo.- One vehicle and RD$427,000 in cash have been recovered thus far, money from the sale of drugs stolen from the Police Narcotics Div. (Dican), as part of the investigation by a joint[...]
Christmas and New Year death toll: 47 people dead in traffic accidents
Local January 3, 2015 | 11:26 am
Santo Domingo.– The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) said that duringthe "Safe Christmas for Values, 2014-2015" operation 47 people died in traffic accidents.
