Government, doctors agree to keep talking
Local April 15, 2016 | 9:15 am
Government, doctorsagree to keep talking
Santo Domingo.- The Government and the Dominican Medical Association(CMD) on Thursday agreed to improve the national health system with pensions, co[...]
Zika cases reach 19 as couples are urged to postpone pregnancy
Local April 15, 2016 | 7:54 am
Santo Domingo.- After the association of Zika virus andmicrocephaly in the first trimester of pregnancy was confirmed, the PublicHealth minister Altagracia Guzman on Thursday urged couples to postp[...]
Dominican Republic could be left without water or rivers ‘in a few years’
Local April 14, 2016 | 5:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- DominicanRepublic could be left without rivers, water or its sources in a few years, politicalscientist and Public Administration expert Yudelis Mendez warned Thursday, andcalled on[...]
Experts predict 2 ‘very strong’ hurricanes for Atlantic season: Efe
Local April 14, 2016 | 4:11 pm
Denver.- The Atlantic basin’s hurricaneseason in, which officially begins June 1, will have "averageactivity" with twelve tropical storms and five experts hurricanes, two ofthem highly [...]
US to help improve road traffic, reduce deaths(Update)
Local April 14, 2016 | 3:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- US ambassador James Brewster on Thursdayvisited Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) director Frener Arias, to discussroad safety, training programs, improved traffic and reducing [...]
Environment denies lack of response to highlands devastation, plans action
Local April 14, 2016 | 8:13 am
Constanza, Dominican Republic.- Several organizations on Wednesdaypledged adherence to the measures by the authorities to reverse the deterioratedenvironment of the Central Mountains, the source of[...]
Dominican Republic-Haiti ties at the ‘highest level’ again
Local April 14, 2016 | 7:39 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican foreign minister Andrés Navarroand Haiti counterpart Pierrot Delienne on Wednesday said ties between the twocountries are again at "the highest level," afte[...]
Crime victim against death penalty, even for her attackers
Local April 13, 2016 | 10:37 am
Santo Domingo.- Even for her assailants who in 2012 lefther blind by gunshots during a robbery would civil engineer Francina Hungria supportthe death penalty.
The now deputy mayor candidate f[...]
Haiti interim president’s visit to Dominican city aims to boost ties
Local April 13, 2016 | 8:17 am
Port-au-Prince.- Haiti interim president Jocelerme Privertplans to visit the Dominican Republic to attend a luncheon with Haitian andDominican personalities of the city of Santiago, outlet radiotel[...]
American Chamber of Commerce Breakfast-Panel: Wages, productivity and growth
Local April 12, 2016 | 3:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Economic Committee of the AmericanChamber of Commerce (AMCHAMDR) will host on April 20 an economic breakfastfocused on "Wages, productivity and growth" panel format.[...]
Protesters shut down Santiago town, demand public works, school
Local April 12, 2016 | 11:00 am
Licey, Dominican Republic.- Amid firebombs, gunfire and thedumping of trash on the Duarte highway, protesters started a 48-hour shutdown calledby community organizations of Licey al Medio and the s[...]
Fresh off the press: 7.0M ballots for presidency, vote abroad
Local April 12, 2016 | 10:24 am
Santo Domingo.- Central Electoral Board (JCE) president RobertoRosario on Monday said all of the seven million ballots for the presidency and for voting abroadhave already been printed.
He s[...]
Dominican Gov corruption could boost opposition candidate: Diario Libre poll
Local April 12, 2016 | 8:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Time isn’t on his side, but opposition PRMparty presidential candidate Ljuis Abinader can close the gap if he focuses on whatof dissatisfies voters, and on the minority who want c[...]
Freedom of the press ‘advances’ in Dominican Republic
Local April 12, 2016 | 7:27 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic is among the fourcountries that have made progress in press freedom, according to the findingsof the Inter American Press Association’s (IAPA) biannual meeting [...]
Smuggler of giant cockroaches faces Environment charges
Local April 11, 2016 | 4:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Monday requestedan investigation and charges against Russian naional Igor Rusurusov, accused ofsmuggling 12 giant cockroaches through Punta Cana Internat[...]
Billionaire Michael DeGroote’s casino dream turns into organized crime nightmare: CBC
Local April 11, 2016 | 4:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- Antonio Carbone, the Canadian casino mogulembroiled in a lawsuit with noted philanthropist Michael DeGroote, is currentlybeing held in a Dominican Republic prison on a charge of att[...]
Dominican tourism pillar: Punta Cana: 36,000+ rooms; 3.0M+ tourists
Local April 11, 2016 | 12:47 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Punta Cana’s 64 hotels andmore than 36,000 rooms make it a pillar for Dominican Republic’s tourism, andis more than Puerto Rico and Jamaica combined.
Punt[...]
Washington wants 26 observers for Dominican Republic elections
Local April 11, 2016 | 11:40 am
Santo Domingo.- The US embassy has asked to meet with CentralElectoral Board (JCE) officials on Wednesday, seeking to accredit 26 observers forthe May 15 general elections.
"As a non-par[...]
Cloudy Monday, scattered shows on Tuesday
Local April 11, 2016 | 9:35 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) onMonday forecasts increasing cloudiness nationwide from a low pressure systemassociated with a nearly stationary front over the Atlantic coast.[...]
Think tank: Political parties are tools to launder money, home to rascals
Local April 11, 2016 | 9:13 am
Think tank: Political parties have become a tool to laundermoney
Santo Domingo.- The executive vice president of one of thecountry’s leading think tanks on Sunday affirmed that the countryâ[...]