Dominicans Republic Diaspora clearly for Clinton: polls
Local November 8, 2016 | 7:54 am
New York.- Tens of thousands of Dominicans registered to vote are poised to cast their ballot to elect local, state and federal officials Tuesday, as national polls continue to give Democrat presid[...]
The country among 3 least democratically developed in LatAm
Local November 7, 2016 | 3:55 pm
Buenos Aires.- Venezuela, Guatemala and theDominican Republic are Latin America's three least democratically developed countries,according to a report by consultant Polilat which measures the insti[...]
Top prosecutor caves to pressure, union boss back to jail
Local November 7, 2016 | 2:31 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Jean AlainRodriguez on Monday announced that truckers' union boss Blas Peralta will be returned to La Romana prison(east), after a medical evaluation found that hi[...]
Venezuelans flock to the Dominican Republic, a few stay
Local November 7, 2016 | 1:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than 30,000 Venezuelanshave entered and left the country in recent months, Venezuela Embassy chief ofstaff Francisco Javier Centeno revealed Monday.
He said the situation[...]
Top official repeats deadline: No more farms on ravaged highlands
Local November 7, 2016 | 11:49 am
Santo Domingo.- Environment minister FranciscoDominguez on Monday reiterated his January 20 deadline of no more farms withinRancier National Park, Valle Nuevo, in Constanza's highlands.
He sa[...]
Bus union boss says ‘deceit’ behind jail transfer scandal
Local November 7, 2016 | 11:14 am
Santo Domingo.- Bus union (Fenatrano) boss JuanHubieres on Monday called regretful that Justice minister Jean Rodriguez has resortedto "deceit" to justify the transfer of truckers union ([...]
Widow warns Medina: Make no mistake with my husband’s killer
Local November 7, 2016 | 10:12 am
Santo Domingo.- The widow of slain former SantoDomingo State University (UASD) rector MateoAquino on Monday warned that "powerful hands" are behind the transferto a minimum security jail[...]
Punta Espada Golf Club firmly atop region’s most admired courses
Local November 7, 2016 | 9:27 am
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Punta EspadaGolf Club on Friday announced that it remains at the top as the most admiredgolf courses in the Caribbean and Mexico.
"After all of the cours[...]
Thugs mug the Public Advocate, snatch her SUV
Local November 7, 2016 | 8:32 am
Santo Domingo.- Public advocate Zoila Martínez on found nodefenders Sunday afternoon when several thugs snatched her SUV when she was about to return toher home in the capital.
It all [...]
Top prosecutor says union boss’ poor health forced prison transfer
Local November 7, 2016 | 8:16 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Jean Alain Rodriguezon Sunday justified the transfer of truckers' union boss Blas Peralta to the prisonat Haras Nacionales, affirming that it's temporary and for he[...]
Chief Justice bows out in ‘rulings for sale’ scandal
Local November 5, 2016 | 9:41 am
Santo Domingo.- Supreme Court chief justiceMariano German on Friday recused himself from hearing the disciplinary trial againstsuspended judge Awilda Reyes, noting that he's the person that she con[...]
Haitians ambush Dominican Republic Army officers, kill captain
Local November 4, 2016 | 5:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- A Dominican Republic Army Capt.was killed and another officer injured when they were attacked by Haitians during a routine patrol near a village in Montecristi province (northwest).[...]
Rigoberta Menchú visits Medina
Local November 4, 2016 | 12:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- Nobel Peace Prize laureateRigoberta Menchú on Friday visited president Danilo Medina int the NationalPalace.
The Guatemalan indigenous leader is in the DominicanRepublic [...]
Court on upholds 20-year prison sentence in ‘air cocaine’ case
Local November 4, 2016 | 10:51 am
Santo Domingo.- A Santo Domingo provincecourt on Thursday upheld the 20 year prison sentence against Frenchman AlainCastany in the 'air cocaine' case of 700 kilos of drugs seized at Punta Cana airp[...]
Ex, current Dominican consul in NY clash over ‘mistreatment’
Local November 4, 2016 | 9:22 am
New York.- Dominican consul in New YorkCarlos Castillo on Thursday said he will not retract what he revealed last weekof having found "bad practices" in the consulate, because he consider[...]
Scattered showers through the weekend
Local November 4, 2016 | 8:51 am
Santo Domingo.- An upper-level troughcontinues over the country moving eastward, for which scattered showers will continue overall regions except the Northwest.
The National Weather Office ([...]
Environment reveals chink in armor over ravaged Dominican highlands
Local November 4, 2016 | 8:23 am
Santo Domingo.- Environment minister FranciscoDominguez on Thursday said the lines ofcommunication with farmers of Valle Nuevo (Rancier) National Park are open butthe dialogue cannot even remotely[...]
Authorities rescue 12 Indians held against their will in local hotel
Local November 3, 2016 | 12:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- Police and prosecutors on Wednesday rescued 12India nationals held against their will in a hotel of the National District, allegedlyby a lawyer and two other men who were demanding[...]
Dominicans in the US back ‘fair’ call to vote for Clinton
Local November 3, 2016 | 11:01 am
New York.- Dominican living in upperManhattan on Thursday expressed support for vice president Margarita Cedeño's callfor her compatriots in the US to vote for Hillary Clinton in next Tuesday'[...]
As expected, Gov starts to buckle to the ‘country’s owners’
Local November 3, 2016 | 10:14 am
Santo Domingo.- As expected the governmenthas apparently begun to bow to pressure by the bus and truck owners associationsknown as the "country's owners" for the often violent strikes wit[...]