63,000 officers to ensure safety on election day
Local May 7, 2016 | 12:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The Electoral Military Police (PME) head Eduardo Manin Liberato said Friday that 63,000 military and National Police officers will keep order, ensure the safety of voters in the May[...]
Yellow and green alert for 21 provinces due to intense rains
Local May 7, 2016 | 12:04 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported Friday that 21 provinces are under yellow and green alert due to another trough over the national territory.
According to the CO[...]
Agents nab 18 drug traffickers for ‘large shipments’
Local May 6, 2016 | 5:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) on Fridaysaid it apprehended 18 drug traffickers suspects which sent large narcotics shipments to the US and Europe, through Dominicanports [...]
East region kingpin gets 10 years in prison
Local May 6, 2016 | 4:05 pm
Monte Plata, Dominican Republic.- The Monte Plata AppellateCourt on Friday convicted Winston Rizik (El Gallero) of drug trafficking, moneylaundering and possession of illegal weapons, and sentenced[...]
Govt. agency provides national statistics to the Tourism Press
Local May 6, 2016 | 1:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Statistics Office (NSO) on Thursdayreleased figures on Dominican Republic’s demographic, social and economicreality, aimed at providing key and up-to-date statistics [...]
Venezuelan women detained, luxury vehicles seized in Santiago ‘club’
Local May 6, 2016 | 12:48 pm
Santiago.- Interpol and other agencies on Friday seizedluxury vehicles and arrested several Venezuelan women in a nightclub known asCasa Blanca.
Although the anti-money laundering and Nationa[...]
British Gov. continues efforts to fight child porn
Local May 6, 2016 | 9:23 am
Santo Domingo.- TheBritish Embassy on Thursday announced the participation of a speaker at the FirstInternational Conference on Combating Child Pornography Online, under theleadership of Britain[...]
Showers continue, increasing over the weekend
Local May 6, 2016 | 9:03 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) onFriday forecast downpours with thunderstorms mostly over northern provinces, asa trough approaches from Haiti.
It said the rainfall poss[...]
No halfway enforcement of the electoral law: Candidate
Local May 6, 2016 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- APD party presidential candidate MinouTavarez Mirabal on Thursday reiterated her demand that the Central ElectoralBoard comply with the Electoral Law literally and completely, and m[...]
Dominican Republic a sex tourism destination no longer
Local May 6, 2016 | 7:35 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Thursdaysaid efforts are being made to keep the Dominican Republic from continue being asex tourism destination and prevent citizens from bec[...]
Dominican Republic leader’s security unleash slugfest on reporters
Local May 5, 2016 | 6:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina’s inaugural ride ofthe 2nd Metro Line on Thursday ended when his bodyguards pushed,punched and roughed up several reporters covering what was supposed to b[...]
Like Latin American Idol’s, ‘sons of nobody’ should also get parole
Local May 5, 2016 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice andTransparency Foundation (FJT) president Trajano Potentini on Thursday said the grantingof partial paroles need to be legitimized because the people "below" whoh[...]
Article ruffles feathers of Dominican, US ambassadors
Local May 5, 2016 | 11:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The U.S. Embassyon Wednesday called an article published in outlet Listin Diario by journalistand diplomat Cesar Medina, “completely baseless and false speculation,”referring to[...]
Alleged members of powerful drug trafficking network face arraignment
Local May 5, 2016 | 8:03 am
Santo Cristobel, Dominican Republic.- A San Cristobal judgewill arraign today Thursday the members of an international drug traffickingnetwork allegedly led by Jose Miguel Ceballos Rosario “El Vi[...]
Dominican Republic polls: Protesters demand manual vote count
Local May 5, 2016 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- A group of civil society and politicalactivists on Wednesday formed a human chain in front of the Central ElectoralBoard, demanding a manual count of all the ballots cast on electio[...]
Palladium Hotels & Resorts celebrates DATE with a grand bash
Local May 4, 2016 | 5:47 pm
Bavaro, Punta Cana, D.R.- The 17th Annual Dominican TourismExchange 2016 (DATE) held April 19 to 21 has always turned out to be a grand gatheringof investors, tour operators and tourism sector exec[...]
Big business lauds Electoral Board’s decisions on vote-count
Local May 4, 2016 | 4:15 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Business Council (CONEP) on Wednesday said the Central Electoral Board’s (JCE)decisions leading to the May 15 general elections aim to provide transparencyand confid[...]
Top prosecutor to open conclave against child porn
Local May 4, 2016 | 12:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez will headthe opening ceremony of the "First International Congress Against Child Pornography,"which seeks effective national andregio[...]
Former Lain America Idol gets parole, prosecution to appeal
Local May 4, 2016 | 12:13 pm
Santiago.- Santiago Sentencing judge Ruben Dario de la Cruzon Wednesday ruled for singer Martha Heredia’s request for release to work andstudy through the Justice Ministry’s conditional parole [...]
Power companies guarantee energy supply during elections
Local May 4, 2016 | 11:30 am
Santo Domingo.- The president of Dominican Republic’spower companies grouped in ADIE on Wednesday said its members guarantee thesupply of energy during the May 15 general elections.
Roberto[...]