Dominican Republic still among watchdog’s most corrupt countries
Local January 29, 2019 | 12:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Transparency International (TI) report published Tuesday ranks the Dominican Republic 129 out of 180 countries in corruption and 24th out of 32 in the Americas. The classificati[...]Ten more provinces will join the 9-1-1 Emergency System
Local January 29, 2019 | 8:54 am
Santo Domingo.- Presidency chief of staff Gustavo Montalvo, on Mon. announced the 9-1-1 operational plan for 2019, which includes 10 additional provinces and 38 municipalities. The official made th[...]‘Traces of irresponsibility’ widens ruling party rift
Local January 29, 2019 | 8:32 am
Santo Domingo.- Ruling party (PLD) senior leader Temístocles Montás on Thurs. with "traces of irresponsibility" and which aggravates the internal differences in the organization, the allegations v[...]US$186M dodge is Dominican Republic’s biggest tax fraud
Local January 29, 2019 | 7:56 am
Santo Domingo.- The Grupo Tremols Payero Group, as identified in Facebook, charged with a RD$9.3 billion (US$186.0 million)tax fraud by Internal Taxes (DGII) intimidate DGII employees and offered a [...]Dominican-American lawmaker marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Local January 28, 2019 | 11:06 am
New York, NY. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today, International Holocaust Remembr[...]Colombian arrested for smuggling ‘millions of dollars’
Local January 28, 2019 | 9:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Sun. announced the arrest of Colombian Diego Prada, alleged head of a ring which smuggles millions of dollars through the country's ports, to pay for drugs.[...]Foreign Minister, Pompeo meet, Venezuela crisis on tap
Local January 28, 2019 | 8:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas met Sunday in New York with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to discuss various issues, especially Venezuela's crisis. "We have had a broad and pr[...]Kingpin cracks Dominican Republic’s ruling party in two
Local January 28, 2019 | 7:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The clash of factions in the Dominican Republic's ruling party (PLD) escalated Sunday when the sector led by former president Leonel Fernandez accused president Danilo Medina's camp of[...]Odebrecht bribed former official by ‘contract’
Local January 26, 2019 | 9:29 am
Santo Domingo.- Former Public Works minister Víctor Díaz Rua's greed was such that he had received more than double the bribes paid by Odebrecht and he demanded that they sign a legal representation[...]
