Dominican Republic’s ‘corruption bricks’ fall on President’s head
Local January 12, 2017 | 9:39 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina'sinfamous statement that he "wouldn't throw bricks at past corruption"is precisely what has him at the center of the Odebrecht bribes scandal,becom[...]
Gang of deadly bank robbers hasn’t vanished: Human Rights
Local January 12, 2017 | 8:58 am
Santo Domingo.- National Human RightsCommission president Manuel María Mercedes on Wednesday warned that despite JohnPercival's death and Brayan Felix's arrest, the gang which they both headed[...]
Odebrecht ‘bagman’ received US$92.0M for ´services´(Update)
Local January 12, 2017 | 8:18 am
Santo Domingo.- Businessman Angel Rondón confirmed havingreceived a sum similar to 92 million dollars, as Odebrecht has admitted. "He'sthe person who received the millions, he nevertheles[...]
Think tank: Officials bribed by Odebrecht must end up in jail
Local January 11, 2017 | 4:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- The president of the think tank Institutionalismand Justice Foundation (Finjus) affirmed Wednesday that the investigation intothe contract to build the Punta Catalina coal-fired po[...]
‘Big fish bagman’ in Odebrecht US$92.0M bribe arrives for questioning
Local January 11, 2017 | 12:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- Angel Rondon, named Tuesday in the country'sbiggest bribe scandal ever, has also been linked as the "bagman"behind the "big fish" lurking in the shadows of majo[...]
Conflict of interest evident parallel probes into US$92M bribe(Update)
Local January 11, 2017 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Commissionpresident monsignor Agripino Núñez is a Board member of the constructioncompany Acero Estrella, which formed part of the group headed by Odebrecht inthe country,[...]
Powerful people ‘deceive’ villagers in embattled National Park
Local January 11, 2017 | 11:04 am
Santo Domingo.- Environment ministerFrancisco Dominguez on Tuesday said powerful people seek to deceive hundreds oflocal villagers by "expanding" the borders of Valle Nuevo NationalPark, [...]
Scattered showers, high surf, mild temperatures
Local January 11, 2017 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- A north-northeast wind willbring scattered showers over the central valley and northeastern coast, theNational Weather Office (Onamet) forecast Wednesday.
It said there's litt[...]
AG candidate Sessions ‘didn’t aim to offend Dominicans’
Local January 11, 2017 | 9:38 am
Santo Domingo.- Republican Senator JeffSessions said Tuesday that his intention was to criticize the US immigrationsystem's priorities, and not offend the people of the Dominican Republic whenin 20[...]
‘Dangerous’ bank robbers get one year in jail to await trial
Local January 11, 2017 | 9:07 am
Sano Domingo.- National District judge Jose A. Vargas on Tuesdayordered one year of pretrial detention against four men charged with forming partof the gang of bank robbers headed by Army lieutena[...]
Dominican Republic hooks big fish in Odebrecht US$92M bribes
Local January 11, 2017 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo.- Around noon Wednesday Justiceminister Jean Rodríguez will question businessman Ángel Rondón Rijo,Odebrecht's commercial liaison, who allegedly received US$92 million [...]
Dominican Republic in a tizzy over Odebrecht US$92M bribes
Local January 10, 2017 | 5:29 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Medina on Tuesdaynamed a civil society commission including business leaders and formerofficials of the State-owned Electric Utility (CDEEE) to investigate theprocess that[...]
Las Americas: two jets sustain bursts of tires, no one hurt
Local January 10, 2017 | 2:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- A Pawa Dominicana airline jetflying from Miami nearly skidded off the runway when a part of the landing gear felloff and burst one tire.
While another aircraft, which was dive[...]
Local boss faces questions into Odebrecht US$92M bribes
Local January 10, 2017 | 11:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The country general managerof the multinational Odebrecht arrived in the Justice Ministry Tuesday morning,to face questions into the company's admitted US$92 million paid in bribes [...]
All sectors to meet again over Electricity Pact ‘soon’
Local January 10, 2017 | 10:42 am
Santo Domingo.- The Government announced thatit will meet again soon with all sectors to reach an agreement on the ElectricityPact, the Presidency said in a statement Monday. "The meeting will[...]
Dominicans in drug trafficking ‘mafia’ busted in Italy: EFE
Local January 10, 2017 | 8:55 am
Rome .- The Italian police on Tuesday announcedthe dismantling, in cooperation with Spanish Police, of a ring of drugtraffickers that smuggled cocaine from South America to Italy, that includes Dom[...]
Bank robbers had the kidnapping of politicos in their plans
Local January 10, 2017 | 8:08 am
The gang of bank robbers headed by Army 1stLt. John Percival planned to kidnap to movie producer Roberto Angel (Robertico)Salcedo, according to Brayan Felix, one of the accused.
When asked if[...]
Dominican Republic to question Brazilian boss in bribe scandal
Local January 10, 2017 | 7:37 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Jean Rodrigueztoday Tuesday will question Marcelo Hofke, general manager in the DominicanRepublic of Brazilian transnational Odebrecht.
Rodriguez has also pro[...]
Dominican Gov. has to come clean in US$2.05B ‘car wash’
Local January 9, 2017 | 2:29 pm
Santo Domingo.- In response to the Government'sactions to deal with the officials who've taken Odebrecht's bribes to balloonthe cost of contracts in the Dominican Republic, the local chapter ofTran[...]
Military checkpoints to protect embattled National Park
Local January 9, 2017 | 9:56 am
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry plansto reforest nearly 1,600 hectares in Valle Nuevo National Park, in Constanza(central), which squatters had used for crops and livestock for decades, an[...]