Gay issue sharply divides women presidential candidates
Local April 21, 2016 | 11:08 am
Santo Domingo.- The issue of the LGBT community in the DominicanRepublic sharply divides the only two women presidential candidates leading tothe May 15 general elections.
PUN minority party [...]
Top prosecutor awaits info on Dominicans in ‘Panama Papers’
Local April 21, 2016 | 10:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Wednesdaysaid Panama authorities have yet to send him the names of Dominicans whocreated offshores allegedly listed inthe "Panama Paper[...]
Staging of May 15 elections more than 70% advanced
Local April 21, 2016 | 7:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The staging of the May 15 general electionsis more than 70 percent advanced with just 24 days to the polls with 4,106government posts up for grab for the more than 24,400 candidates[...]
Someone is lying about Dominican Republic’s blackouts
Local April 21, 2016 | 7:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is once again thevictim of rolling blackouts heightened by the outage of major power plant ofthe company AES Dominicana, but also come as the country is expec[...]
Expedia reports Dominican Republic leads in 2015 Caribbean travel demand
Local April 20, 2016 | 6:48 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.– The Expedia group, one ofthe world's largest online travel companies, reported today a banner year forthe Dominican Republic in 2015, with the destination remaini[...]
After halted shipment, nickel miner dashes for operating permit
Local April 20, 2016 | 12:10 pm
After halted shipment, nickel miner scurries for operating permit
Santo Domingo.- Executives of Falconbridge on Tuesday visitedthe Energy and Mines Ministry where they said they’ll submit [...]
Govt. inspectors seize expired products in Chinatown
Local April 20, 2016 | 8:46 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Consumer Protection Institute (ProConsumidor) on Tuesday held inspectionsin several business in Chinatown, which sell products with labels in a foreignlanguage, expire[...]
Plan to Regularize Foreigners expired nearly a year ago, but complaints persist
Local April 20, 2016 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- Complaints persist nearly one year after thedeadline for foreigners to register in the Plan to Regularize Foreigners (PNRE)expired.
During that period, 288,466 mostly Haitians[...]
Washington again slams Dominican Republic Govt. corruption
Local April 20, 2016 | 7:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The US State Dept. report on DominicanRepublic’s human rights situation added fuel to the fire of official corruption,when calling it one of the most serious issues facing the Car[...]
More than 3 million Haitians ‘peacefully invade’ Dominican territory: Presidency candidate
Local April 19, 2016 | 1:17 pm
Santo Domingo.- Minority PUN party presidential candidate SorayaAquino on Tuesday said more than three million Haitians live in the DominicanRepublic who’ve “peacefully invaded this territoryâ€[...]
Dominican rescuers off to Ecuador to find quake victims(Update)
Local April 19, 2016 | 11:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said Dominican national Miguel Payano, 49 was among the fatal victims.
FILE. The Dominican Government will send a groupof rescuers to Ecuador t[...]
Dominican mom wins US$50M malpractice lawsuit
Local April 19, 2016 | 11:20 am
New York.- Shaolin Cruz, a Dominican mother of 38, nativeof Constanza in Dominican Republic central highlands, won a US$50 million lawsuitin NY State Supreme Court in the Bronx, against an obstetri[...]
Industries demand that the government avert a fiscal deficit
Local April 19, 2016 | 10:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Herrera and Santo Domingo Province IndustriesAssociation president Antonio Taveras on Tuesday demanded that the government protectthe country from falling into a fiscal deficit afte[...]
Idea to ease Greater Santo Domingo’s infernal traffic jams gains support
Local April 19, 2016 | 9:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Supporthas spread for the resurging proposal to adjust working hours in the publicsector from 9am to 4pm to reduce Greater Santo Domingo’s infernal traffic jams.
Public Adm[...]
National Counterterrorism Committee members take the oath
Local April 19, 2016 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Monday administeredthe oath to the members of the National Counterterrorism Committee, as anti-terrorismLaw 267-08 stipulates, with Gen. Rafael A. Nuñ[...]
Dominican Republic holds first ever presidential candidates’ debate
Local April 19, 2016 | 7:46 am
Santo Domingo.- Seven of the eight presidency candidates Mondaynight participated in Dominican Republic’s first ever presidential debate,where they presented their proposals on issues such as hea[...]
Dominican Republic halts ‘illegal’ nickel ore shipment
Local April 18, 2016 | 6:17 pm
Santo Domingo - Energy and Mines minister Antonio Isa on Mondaysaid miner Falconbridge Dominicana (Falcondo)was prevented from "illegally taking out " a load of the ore ferronickelvia Ha[...]
US Embassy Press Attaché hosts get-together with media
Local April 18, 2016 | 3:16 pm
SD- US EmbassyPress Attaché Jeremiah Knight on Thursday hosted an informal gathering at hisresidence with journalists as part of integration activities with the mediaorganized by the Embassyâ€[...]
Pedro Martinez slams Dominican politicos who ‘strangle the poor’
Local April 18, 2016 | 1:17 pm
Santo Domingo.-Former Major League Baseball star hurler and Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, on Monday slammedthe Dominican political class’ behavior and said if it continues all Dominicanswill be [...]
US envoy skips meeting with foreign colleagues ‘invited’ to polls
Local April 18, 2016 | 12:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- The foreignambassadors are currently meeting with the Central Electoral Board’s members tobe apprised on the electoral process and their participation as guests onelection day May[...]