The economy is ‘very negative’ for 60.9% of Dominicans
Local March 15, 2016 | 8:04 am
Santo Domingo.- A large majority (60.9%) of the population saysthe current condition of Dominican Republic’s economy is very negative; 16% sayit is positive, while 22.8% call it regular.
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Dominican Republic bishops harden stance against gay US envoy
Local March 15, 2016 | 7:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Episcopal Conference on Mondayasked the government to lodge a formal protest to Washington for what they affirmare "the excesses of its ambassador in Dominican so[...]
National Palace blesses Dominican mogul’s big deals
Local March 14, 2016 | 5:20 pm
Santo Domingo.- Nearly a year after the company ConsultoriaAstur SA signed the lease on the Teatro Agua y Luz (Theater Water and Light) theproject to remodel it has yet to be submitted to the Touri[...]
American off to jail on 985K cocaine seized on ‘his’ boat
Local March 14, 2016 | 4:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- National District Judge Jose A. Vargas on Mondaysent to three months of pretrial detention a US national, alleged owner of theboat where 985 kilos of cocaine and 2.59 kilos of heroi[...]
Dominican Republic truck union leaders mirror US-Jimmy Hoffa mobsters
Local March 14, 2016 | 12:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The leaders and top representatives of DominicanRepublic’s bus drivers and truckers unions have a long history of conflictsincluding murders, assaults and other crimes resulting f[...]
NYC ‘Heights’ Police precinct gets 1st Dominican commander
Local March 14, 2016 | 10:33 am
New York.- "Itwas about time" for much of Upper Manhattan and Washington Heights’ Dominicanpopulation and Latino neighborhoods to have one of their own as head of thelocal precinct of [...]
City Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito endorses Adriano Espaillat at Rally for Puerto Rico
Local March 14, 2016 | 9:09 am
East Harlem, New York- At a rally in EastHarlem to call for action on Puerto Rico's debt crisis, City Council SpeakerMelissa Mark-Viverito and local leaders announced their support for AdrianoEspai[...]
Several women say Samana prosecutor sexually harassed them: SIN
Local March 14, 2016 | 8:51 am
Santo Domingo.- Seven women among employees, formeremployees among other people accuse Samana province prosecutor Robert JustoBobadilla of sexual harassment, outlet noticiassin.com (SIN) reports
Company defends former Immigration chief
Local March 14, 2016 | 8:28 am
Santo Domingo.- The company Decasystems SA said Saturdaythat former Immigration Agency director Jose Ricardo Taveras, is not ashareholder of that company, in response to an article published byacen[...]
Teamster leader ‘used’ National Police pistol to murder academician
Local March 14, 2016 | 8:08 am
Santo Domingo.- Truckers union (Fenatrado) president BlasPeralta used a pistol "assigned” by the National Police to murder former SantoDomingo State University (UASD) dean and San Cristobal [...]
Dominican Republic president scores 60.3%: Gallup–Hoy Poll
Local March 14, 2016 | 7:39 am
Santo Domingo.- If the May 15 general elections were heldtoday Dominican Republic president Danilo Medina of the PLD party would win easily in the first balloting with 60.3 percent, according to a[...]
Leonel Fernandez backs document supporting former Brazilian president
Local March 12, 2016 | 4:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former Dominican president Leonel Fernandez backed former Brazilian head of state Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by signing a statement that highlights the "attempts of some se[...]
Dominican Republic in tsunami warning exercise
Local March 12, 2016 | 10:59 am
Santo Domingo.- A large-scale tsunami response exercise will take place in the Caribbean on 17 March aimed at advancing tsunami preparedness efforts in the Caribbean and Adjacent regions, based on [...]
French oil giant Total acquires Shell concessionary in DR
Local March 12, 2016 | 10:36 am
SantoDomingo.- Following the recent acquisition of 70% of V Energy'sshares, which operates its stations under the Shell brand, French oilgiant Total announced its long term investment and its inten[...]
US Ambassador clarifies that visas will not be cancelled
Local March 12, 2016 | 9:37 am
Santo Domingo.- US Ambassador James W. Brewster said that despite thecriticism he has received from various sectors for some of hisactivities in the Dominican Republic, he has not "wavered&quo[...]
Major parties aim to strip women’s right to elected posts: Minority candidate
Local March 11, 2016 | 5:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- The presidential candidatefor a coalition of minority parties on Friday demanded that all political partiesstrictly comply with regulation on candidacies reserved for women as stipu[...]
Engine fire forces emergency landing of Venezuelan jet
Local March 11, 2016 | 4:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- A Venezuelan (SBA)airline jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Las Americas InternationalAirport on mechanical failure in one of its engines, which caught fire in midair.<[...]
Dominican Republic leader snubs Industries’ ‘confirmed’ debate
Local March 11, 2016 | 3:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- President DaniloMedina will forego an activity announced Thursday by Dominican Republic’s Industries Association(AIRD), where the presidential candidates of the ruling party (PLD)[...]
FBI, Dominican Police agree to fight organized crime jointly
Local March 11, 2016 | 12:52 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Policewill cooperate with Federal Bureau of Investigation of the US Dept. of Justice(FBI) and the US Embassy, to create a Tactical Unit against organized crime.
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Sewage pollutes iconic Dominican beach: Study
Local March 11, 2016 | 12:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- A National MarineAffairs Authority (Anamar) study confirmed the high level of pollution at BocaChica beach, which suggests sewage discharges.
The analysis conducted last year [...]