Frenchman in ‘air cocaine’ case to stay in Dominican Republic jail
Local May 4, 2016 | 7:29 am
Santo Domingo.- A National District court on Tuesday ruledagainst an appeal by the French national Christophe Naudin, charged in theescape last year of two pilots from his country convicted to 20 y[...]
NY bodega owners decry NYPD ‘harassment’
Local May 3, 2016 | 12:10 pm
New York.- NY Bodega Owners Association president RamonMurphy on Tuesday said New York police harasses them by instilling fear andforce them to give up their legal rights.
He said even the En[...]
Retired Gen. challenges Dominican Gov. on financial statetements (Update2)
Local May 3, 2016 | 11:47 am
Santo Domingo.- (Update2) Speaking from El Higuero Ariport where he’s being held, Peña didn’tspecify if he had a permit to fly over the National Palace, but challenged thegovernment to pre[...]
In a first, officials seize govt. vehicle for politicking
Local May 3, 2016 | 11:10 am
Santo Domingo.- In an unprecedented development, CentralElectoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario on Monday said JCE officials seizedan Education Ministry vehicle which was being used in poli[...]
Downpours kill three, displace thousands, destroy and damage homes
Local May 3, 2016 | 9:21 am
Santo Domingo.- The constant downpours over the weekendclaimed the lives of three people, displaced 4,345, destroyed four homes and damaged865 others.
The deceased, Juan Isidro Quezada, 45, a[...]
Dominicans mark 20 years since a horrific crime
Local May 3, 2016 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic today marks 20 yearssince the horror, tragedy, evil and cruelty that the human being is capable of.
The Jose Rafael Llenas Aybar was stabbed 34 times by[...]
Dominican Republic’s voter registry is LatAm’s ‘most perfect’
Local May 3, 2016 | 7:47 am
Santo Domingo.- Consultant firm Latinobarómetro directorMartha Lagos, on Monday congratulated the Dominican Republic and the CentralElectoral Board for having a voter registry she called "[...]
Dominican president congratulates workers on Labor Day
Local May 2, 2016 | 10:22 am
Santo Domingo.- On the occasion of Labor Day, President Danilo Medina and candidate for the same post by the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), 14 political organizations and over 600 movemen[...]
5,425 people displaced by rains, 1,081 houses affected: COE
Local May 2, 2016 | 8:34 am
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) announced that the recent rains have displaced 5,425 people and affected 1,085 homes, keeping 18 provinces under alert.
The COE also said[...]
Dominicans mark Labor Day with a long weekend
Local May 2, 2016 | 7:48 am
Santo Domingo.- Today, the Monday that falls closest to May 1st, is a national holiday in the Dominican Republic, marking Labor Day.
Though Labor Day was yesterday, the actual celebration was[...]
Opposition VP candidate promises better living conditions with PRM party
Local April 30, 2016 | 11:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) vice presidential candidate Carolina Mejia said that the Dominican Republic deserves better living conditions for its citizens, with orde[...]
Four Dominican women murdered in Turks and Caicos in five years
Local April 30, 2016 | 10:12 am
Santo Domingo.- A Dominican waitress has become the fourth woman from the Dominican Republic to be murdered in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the past five years, online newspaper SUNtci.com repor[...]
615 people displaced, 19 communities isolated due to downpours
Local April 30, 2016 | 9:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The downpours affecting the Dominican Republic since early week will continue during the weekend in most of the country, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported today.
[...]
Woman, 83, files charges in US$341M Peravia bank fraud
Local April 29, 2016 | 12:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dr. Amparo Flor de Francia Gonzalez, 83, withmore than 35 years living and practicing medicine in Puerto Rico, on Thursday filedfraud charges against executives of the failed Peravi[...]
Electoral Board says international observers have started arriving
Local April 29, 2016 | 8:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The Central Electoral Board (JCE) on Thursdaysaid it has begun receiving the international observers of the May 15 generalelections, representing the South American Union of Nations[...]
Jumbo relaunches Hering clothing brand for Spring-Summer 2016
Local April 28, 2016 | 5:26 pm
SD.- Jumbo department stores on Thursday rolled out itsproposal for the Spring-Summer 2016 season, showcasing its unique Brazilian brandHering with more than 130 years in that market.
“Heri[...]
Colonial Zone boasts the country’s first hotel-museum
Local April 28, 2016 | 12:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- Culture minister Jose Antonio Rodriguez on Wednesdaycut the ribbon for the hotel "El Beaterio" (beguine), the country’s firsthotel-museum, located on Duarte St., in the [...]
Downpours continue: Agency raises flash-flood alerts to warning
Local April 28, 2016 | 12:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) on Thursdayissued a flash flood warning for central La Vega and Monseñor Noel provinces,just hours after the National Weather Office (Onam[...]
Flash flood warning for central provinces as ownpours continue
Local April 28, 2016 | 8:43 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts continuing light to moderate showers acrossthe country with some thunderstorms through Thursday afternoon and evening.
It said s[...]
Dominicans mark 51 years since the War of infamy
Local April 28, 2016 | 8:16 am
Santo Domingo.- 51 years have passed since the infamous Warof April 1965, with the second American military occupation of the Dominican Republicin the 20th Century.
The popular uprising which[...]