Voting morass widens rift within the Electoral Board
Local June 2, 2016 | 12:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- Central Electoral Board (JCE) member EddyOlivares on Thursday urged the president of that entity Roberto Rosario to explainto the country the numerous irregularities detected during[...]
Dominican-born lawmakers eye US Congressional seat
Local June 2, 2016 | 11:39 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican lawmakers Adriano Espaillat, a formerstate senator from District 31, and Guillermo Linares, assemblyman for District72, now seek to unseat Charles Rangel in the US 13th Co[...]
Ex-LA Dodger slugger again at center of major city’s trash crisis
Local June 2, 2016 | 10:53 am
San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.- For the second time in asmany years crews from several government agencies arrived to intervene the cityon Thursday, and began collecting trash and other solid w[...]
Regularized foreigners can renew IDs starting mid-July
Local June 2, 2016 | 9:30 am
Santo Domingo.- Deputy Interior and Police minister WashingtonGonzalez announced Wednesday that the renewal of ID cards for all aliens who appliedfor the National Plan to Regularize Foreigners star[...]
Trough, tropical wave bring downpours Thurs., showers Friday
Local June 2, 2016 | 9:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) onThursday forecast continuing downpours from the East-Southeast wind, tropicalwave # 4 arriving from the south, and a trough nearing the Caribb[...]
Central Bank: Economy at its best; Jan.-April growth at 7.1%, EFE reports
Local June 2, 2016 | 8:17 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic Central banker HectorValdez Albizu, on Wednesday said the country's economy is at its best, with 7.1%growth between January and April, EFE reports.
The Cent[...]
‘Air Cocaine’ Frenchman to seek his release on bond
Local June 1, 2016 | 4:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- Air security expert Christophe Naudin, chargedin the escape of two French pilots sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugtrafficking in the case known as “Air Cocaine,” will see[...]
Three charged in scandal-ridden govt. agency to stay in jail
Local June 1, 2016 | 4:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National District 4th InstructionCourt on Wednesday ruled against the three defendants charged with fraud in thescandal-ridden State Works Supervisor Office (OISOE), which led t[...]
US Embassy to host Gay Pride Month, film forum events
Local June 1, 2016 | 4:16 pm
Santo Domingo .- The US Embassy on Wednesday announced activitiesin June to mark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Pride (LGBTI) month,while reaffirming its commitment equality and s[...]
Several days of downpours usher in the hurricane season
Local June 1, 2016 | 11:16 am
Santo Domingo.- The several days of downpours will continuethrough today as a trough drags high humidity over Dominican territory, theNational Weather Office (Onamet) forecasted Wednesday.
It[...]
Warrants issued for at least 6 suspects in drivers’ murders
Local June 1, 2016 | 9:16 am
San Pedro, Dominican Republic.- The Office of theProsecutor of San Pedro de Macoris has identified at least six suspects namedin as many arrest warrants in connection with the gang that killed taxi[...]
Maduro urges opposition to stick with Dominican Republic talks
Local June 1, 2016 | 8:00 am
Caracas.- Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday toldOrganization of American States (OAS) secretary general Luis Almagro, to stickhis Democratic Charter “where it fits,” in reference to[...]
Former U.S. ambassador Julissa Reynoso endorses Espaillat for Congress
Local May 31, 2016 | 4:36 pm
New York, NY – Today, former United States Ambassador toUruguay Julissa Reynoso announced her support for Adriano Espaillat in thecampaign for Congress in the 13th District. Ambassador Reynoso, w[...]
Emails link Brazil-Petrobras scandal to Dominican Republic: Reports
Local May 31, 2016 | 4:29 pm
Santo Domingo.- Emails seized by Brazil Federal authoritiesinvestigating the Petrobras corruption scandal reveal the pressures from thecompany Odebrecht with the presidency, during the terms of Lui[...]
Spain extradites Dominican charged in RD$38.0M heist
Local May 31, 2016 | 1:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Spanish government on Tuesday handedover in extradition Dominican national Esterlin Rikervin Vilorio, charged,along with eight others, with the heist of RD$38.0 million from a C[...]
Dominican doctor faces widening scandal: CourthouseNews.com
Local May 31, 2016 | 11:35 am
West Palm Beach.- Prominent Dominican Dr. Salomon Melgen, implicatedin a corruption scandal involving Sen. Robert Menendez is facing lawsuits thathe injected tainted medicine into patients' eyes, [...]
‘Vetoed’ representative fizzles Venezuela talks in Dominican Republic: EFE
Local May 31, 2016 | 8:32 am
Caracas.- Venezuela opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Mondaysaid the possibility of a dialogue between the government and the opposition vanishedover the weekend when official representatives [...]
Dominican Republic hero dies at 96
Local May 31, 2016 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- Thelast survivor of the assassination of the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, Army Gen.® Antonio Imbert Barreras died early Tuesday at 96, exactly 55 years and one day since[...]
Suspended judges in ‘rulings for sale’ scandal lose a court round
Local May 30, 2016 | 4:34 pm
SantoDomingo.- National District 3rd Appellate Court judge RamonaRodriguez on Monday ruled against the requests by suspended judge Awilda Reyes andfired Judiciary Council member Francisco Arias Val[...]
Decriminalize drug use, says top Dominican prosecutor
Local May 30, 2016 | 12:31 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Mondayurged an amendment to Law 5088 on drugs, to make their use a public healthproblem, bolster prevention and increase penalties for drug [...]