Medina’s cabinet picks herald ruling party rift
Local August 18, 2016 | 10:53 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina’s cabinet picks tostart his second term sends a clear signal that he’ll work with his close collaboratorsby pushing aside those officials linked to presi[...]
More names, figures as Tucanogate scandal widens
Local August 18, 2016 | 10:04 am
Santo Domingo.- In the raids conducted by the Office of theAnticorruption Prosecutor (Pepca) against Air Force Col. Carlos Piccini investigationof the Super Tucano aircraft case seized documents an[...]
Tucanogate: judge releases the general, jails the colonel
Local August 18, 2016 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- A National District judge on Wednesday ruledto release former Armed Forces minister Rafael Peña Antonio, charged with briberyin the purchase of eight Super Tucano aircraft. Heâ[...]
Prosecution says ex Potable Water chief embezzled US$4.1M+
Local August 18, 2016 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.- The Office of the Anticorruption Persecutor(Pepca) on Wednesday charged National Potable Water Institute (INAPA) formerdirector Alberto Alcibiades Holguin Cruz of embezzling more th[...]
Tucanogate: courts to decide if I’m guilty, ex defense chief says
Local August 17, 2016 | 3:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former defense minister Maj. General PedroRafael Peña on Wednesday reiterated his innocence in the Tucanogate scandal andsaid Dominican courts would determine whether he’s gu[...]
Medina, US Labor Secretary eye better wages for Dominicans
Local August 17, 2016 | 12:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wednesdayreceived United States Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez in the National Palace wherethey discussed how to improve the standard of living and wages[...]
Medina fires officials whose poor performance drew critique
Local August 17, 2016 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Last-minute designations notwithstanding, presidentDanilo Medina left out several officials, all of whom were the target ofcritique for poor performance in their post.
The mos[...]
Alleged killer of Muslim cleric and assistant, is Dominican
Local August 17, 2016 | 11:13 am
New York.- While he was brought before a judge for arraignmentin the execution-style killings of Muslim leaders Mualama Akonjee 55, and hisassistant Thara Uddin, 64, of Oscar Morel’s relatives, o[...]
Fire aboard San Juan-Santo Domingo ferry, no injuries reported
Local August 17, 2016 | 10:17 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Afire possibly caused by mechanical problems broke out aboard the CaribbeanFantasy ferry as it headed to San Juan port on Wednesday, Primera Hora reports.
The boat with[...]
Kidnapped 10-year old girl was killed for organs, local media report
Local August 17, 2016 | 9:44 am
Santo Domingo.- National Police officers have found thebody of Carla Massiel Cabrera Reyes, 10, who was reported missing in June lastyear in the town Pedro Brand, 25 kilometers north of the capital[...]
Dominican capital’s new mayor says he’ll fix the city’s urban chaos
Local August 17, 2016 | 8:32 am
Santo Domingo.- After r14 years as mayor of the NationalDistrict, Roberto Salcedo on Tuesday handed over the management of the city toDavid Collado, who pledged "starting today the city of San[...]
Medina inaugurates an ‘authoritarian political project’
Local August 17, 2016 | 8:03 am
Santo Domingo.- Minority OD party president Minou TavarezMirabal said she had warned of the danger of a far-reaching and authoritarian politicalproject long ago, when asked to comment after Danilo [...]
Medina promises a ‘vigorous’ fight against corruption
Local August 17, 2016 | 7:40 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday said he’scommitted to fight corruption with a "vigorous program" to promotetransparency and institutionalism, which he affirms is taki[...]
Few new faces in Dominican leader’s reshuffled cabinet
Local August 17, 2016 | 7:20 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday reshuffledhis cabinet, with some surprises, such as pro-government party (PRD) presidentMiguel Vargas, designated Foreign Minister.
He desig[...]
Dominicans celebrate Restoration of Independence
Local August 16, 2016 | 12:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- Most writers agree that the war whichrestored Dominican Republic’s Independence is the most important epic in history.
Journalist Nelson Rodriguez of Diaario Libre writes th[...]
Opposition deputies protest election results, leave Congress
Local August 16, 2016 | 10:25 am
Santo Domingo.- The deputies of the major opposition party -PRM-took out black scarves and posters in the Lower Chamber to protest allegedirregularities in the May 15 elections.
The pickets r[...]
Dominican Republic leader pledges 4 more years of economic growth
Local August 16, 2016 | 9:46 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina and vice president Margarita Cedeñoon Tuesday took the oath of office in a lengthy ceremony which started at 10:30amin Congress.
In his speech, M[...]
Puerto Rico agents nab heroin smuggler on Dominican flight
Local August 15, 2016 | 5:33 pm
San Juan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) Field Operations Officers seized 292 grams of heroin at the Luis MunozMarin International Airport on Sunday. The estimated value of t[...]
Tucanogate: Another businessman questioned; accused face a judge
Local August 15, 2016 | 4:09 pm
Santo Domingo.- Anticorruption (Pepca) Laura Guerrero on Mondaysaid another businessman Arturo Balaguer,was questioned about the alleged bribe in the purchase of eight Super Tucano militaryaircraf[...]
More names, companies in Tucanogate: Report
Local August 15, 2016 | 11:50 am
Santo Domingo.- Samuel Pereyra Rojas, nephew of Mirabal provincesenator Luis Renee Canaan and linked to Tucanogate, has been a financial andlegal advisor to Luis Abinader, former presidential candi[...]