Canadian scammed out of nearly US$7M wants Medina’s help
Local August 15, 2016 | 10:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Canadian investor Raul Boisse on Sunday askedpresident Danilo Medina and Supreme Court chief justice Mariano Germán, to orderan investigation into why the courts of Higüey[...]
Brazil: Dominican officials should get US report on Tucanogate probe
Local August 15, 2016 | 8:40 am
Santo Domingo.- Brazil authorities recommend that the JusticeMinistry obtain the confidential report from the United States with the allegedillicit actions of Dominican Air Force Col. Carlos Piccin[...]
Dominican Republic builds fleet with planes seized from drug traffickers
Local August 15, 2016 | 7:49 am
Santo Domingo.- The antinarcotics agency (DNCD) has takencontrol of at least seven aircraft in various airports, seized frominternational drug traffickers that used Dominican territory as way stati[...]
Dominican VP underlines challenges to boost digital economy
Local August 13, 2016 | 10:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Vice President Margarita Cedeno called the digital divide as a source of unacceptable inequality, and said this and six other social obstacles are challenges that lead to achieve be[...]
French envoy meets with Dominican grads who will study in France
Local August 13, 2016 | 9:54 am
Santo Domingo.- French ambassador José Gómez held a farewell reception to congratulate the 57 Dominican grads who will study in French universities as part of the scholarship program offe[...]
Taiwan VP to attend Dominican presidential inauguration
Local August 13, 2016 | 8:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Taiwan Vice PresidentChen Chien-jen departed Saturday from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport inorder to attend attend the Aug. 16 inauguration of Dominican re-electedPresiden[...]
Ex-official fired by Medina charged with embezzlement
Local August 12, 2016 | 3:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Office of the of Anticorruption Prosecutor(Pepca),on Friday announced the indictment on embezzlement charges against NationalPotable Waters Institute (INAPA) former director Alb[...]
Washington to help Dominican prosecutors in Brazil planes scandal
Local August 12, 2016 | 3:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- US ambassador James W. Brewster on Friday saidWashington is supporting the investigation around the Super Tucano graft case andwill help Dominican Republic prosecutors probe money l[...]
Main suspect in Tucanogate wants ‘equal treatment’
Local August 12, 2016 | 2:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former Defense minister Pedro Rafael PeñaAntonio on Friday said he wants "equal treatment," the only expressionmade to reporters after leaving the courtroom where Nat[...]
Consumer agency to charge supermarket owner for ‘kidnaping’ inspectors
Local August 12, 2016 | 12:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- The consumer protection agency (ProConsumidor) will today Friday file charges against Supermercado Juan, in SanFrancisco de Macoris (central), where its inspectors were allegedly il[...]
Tucanogate: Prosecution seeks to jail 4, including ex Defense chief
Local August 12, 2016 | 10:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The Office of the Anticorruption prosecutoron Friday requested pretrial detention against former Armed Forces ministerPedro Rafael Peña Antonio; active Air Force Col. Carlos Pi[...]
Fresh from political win, Maduro heads to Medina’s inaugural
Local August 12, 2016 | 10:35 am
Venezuela’s electoral authorities on Tuesday announced it compiledthe four million signatures required for a referendum to recall Maduro, set forlate October, which makes it unlikely that the con[...]
Atlantic hurricane season to be strongest since 2012, Reuters
Local August 12, 2016 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- This year’s Atlantic hurricane season isexpected to be the strongest since 2012 due in part to the expected end of theEl Niño, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin[...]
Political persecution behind Tucanogate: ex president’s spokesman
Local August 12, 2016 | 8:19 am
Santo Domingo.- The spokesman of former president LeonelFernandez, on Thursday warned the Justice Ministry to proceed impartiality incases of alleged felonies regardless of the person, through an i[...]
Dominican Republic senator named in US$94.0M ‘Tucanogate’ scandal
Local August 12, 2016 | 7:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Hermanas Mirabal province senator Luis ReneCanaan Rojas allegedly received a US$94.0 million bribe to secure the votesneeded to approve the loan to buy eight Super Tucano aircraft, [...]
Jumbo opens 10th store with unrivaled prices in Higuey
Local August 11, 2016 | 5:58 pm
Higüey, DR- The country’s biggest retail chain on Thursdayopened the doors of its 10th Jumbo department store, in the city Higuey,eastern Altagracia province.
The store of the retail g[...]
As deadline looms 3,329 officials have yet to file financial statement
Local August 11, 2016 | 4:34 pm
Santo Domingo.- As of July 19 as many as 3,329 officials haveyet to submit their financial statement to the Accounts Chamber, or 53.5% of allthose required to do so by law, as the 90-day deadline s[...]
Military in Tucanogate scandal could land in a jail built just for them
Local August 11, 2016 | 3:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- Prison Management director Ysmael Paniaguaon Thursday left open the possibility that former defense minister Pedro RafaelPeña Antonio, and Air Force Col. Carlos Piccini could j[...]
Another incident questions Electoral Board’s transparency
Local August 11, 2016 | 1:32 pm
Santo Domingo.- Yet another incident raising questions overthe Central Electoral Board’s (JCE) lack of transparency emerged Thursday when National StatisticsOffice (ONE) director Pablo Tactuk de[...]
Suspects interrogated in Brazil planes US$3.0M bribe scandal
Local August 11, 2016 | 12:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- Prosecutors of the Anticorruption and theAnti-money Laundering units on Thursday continue the interrogations of suspectslinked to the alleged US$3.0 million bribe in the purchase of[...]