Dominican Republic to fight zika, dengue by sterilizing mosquitoes
Local March 19, 2016 | 6:17 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government announced it will fight zika and dengue by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of those diseases.
<[...]Opposition candidate to visit US for political tour
Local March 19, 2016 | 5:59 am
Santo Domingo.- Majoropposition party (PRM) candidate Luis Abinaderwill tour the United States from March 21 to 27 as part of apolitical agenda that includes meetings with different sectors of theD[...]
Dominican Govt official was ‘paid’ US$3.5M bribe for warplanes deal
Local March 18, 2016 | 6:22 pm
Santo Domingo.- A sales consultant for aircraft makerEmbraer SA on Friday acknowledged in a Brazilian court, to bribing a Dominican Republic government official with US$3.5 millionin a US$92 millio[...]
OAS offers scholarships for masters, doctorate degrees, graduate research
Local March 18, 2016 | 4:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Organization of American States (OAS),the Global Institute of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (IGLOBAL) and theGlobal Democracy and Development Foundation (FUNGLODE) on Thursd[...]
Fired prosecutors and cops ‘vanished’ 950Ks of cocaine
Local March 18, 2016 | 3:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Prosecutor on Friday requested thetransfer to an ordinary court, the case in which 950 kilos of cocaine went missingafter raids by National Police Central Narcotics Div. (DICAN)[...]
Sunny weekend, mild temperatures
Local March 18, 2016 | 10:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (ONAMET) on Fridayforecast a low probability of rain over the national territory, with mostly sunnyskies during the day and mostly cloudy in the evening.[...]
Leading outlet hosts 10th annual Man and Woman of the Year prize
Local March 18, 2016 | 9:04 am
Santo Domingo.- The Diario Libre media group on Thursday nighthosted the 10th year of the Man and Woman of the Year Award at agala, with the top prize for psychologist Soraya Lara de Marmol, presid[...]
Minority party alliance gathers steam in biggest jurisdiction
Local March 18, 2016 | 8:20 am
Santo Domingo.- The alliance of minority parties “CoalitionMinou 2016” on Thursday registered business leader Victor Castro as its Senate candidate,and 36 for the Chamber of Deputies, in the co[...]
Organized crime threatens Dominican Republic’s political system
Local March 18, 2016 | 7:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s biggest civic organization on Thursday said current rules allow partiesand candidates to receive uncontrolled private funding, which in its view opensthe doo[...]
La Romana-Bayahibe hotels still top all others in occupancy
Local March 17, 2016 | 6:22 pm
La Romana, Dominican Republic.- the president-elect of the La Romana-Bayahibe HotelAssociation on Thursday said La Romana continued as the country’s leading destination in hoteloccupancy with 8[...]
Brazil probes bribes in warplanes deal with Dominican Republic, WSJ
Local March 17, 2016 | 5:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- A sales consultant who admits to havingpaid bribes aircraft-maker Embraer SA told Brazilian prosecutors that hebelieves that senior company executives, including the CEO, Frederico [...]
Think tank: Dominican State turns union bosses into ‘real monsters’
Local March 17, 2016 | 12:14 pm
Santo Domingo.- The executive director of one of Dominican Republic’smost prestigious think tanks on Thursday said the state must intervene "thedrivers’ sectors, which don’t represent un[...]
Once-quiet school at center of Dominican Catholics, gay US envoy row
Local March 17, 2016 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- The once-quite Catholic school San JuanBautista in Santo Domingo has become the latest battleground pitting Dominican Republic’sCatholic Church and US envoy and gay activist, Jame[...]
Former Dominican official pleads guilty in UN bribes scandal
Local March 17, 2016 | 8:35 am
New York.- Francis Lorenzo, charged in a bribery scheme whilebeing Dominican Republic’s deputy ambassador at the UN, pled guilty in aplea bargaining agreement with federalprosecutors in New York[...]
Powerful truckers’ union leader gets 1 year in jail to await trial
Local March 16, 2016 | 6:14 pm
Santo Domingo.- A National District judge ruled for themaximum pretrial detention of one year against powerful truckers union leaderBlas Peralta and three codefendants, chargedwith gunning down fo[...]
Dominican Republic priest challenges US envoy on ‘intolerance’
Local March 16, 2016 | 4:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- Embattled priest Manuel Ruiz on Wednesday saidthe San Juan Bautista school board has the right to place the signs barring entry of US ambassador James ‘Wally’ Brewster,claiming[...]
Caribbean Investment Summit 2016 – Miami
Local March 16, 2016 | 11:58 am
Bridgetown, Barbados.- The Caribbean Export Development Agency(Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of InvestmentPromotion Agencies (CAIPA) will host the 3rd staging o[...]
Aeromexico to resume Mexico City-Santo Domingo direct flights
Local March 16, 2016 | 11:51 am
Santo Domingo.- The airline Aeromexicoon Wednesday announced the resumption of direct flights between Mexico City toSanto Domingo.
The carrier said it will havefour direct, same day flights t[...]
Strict security as truckers’ union leader to be arraigned on murder
Local March 16, 2016 | 11:06 am
Santo Domingo.- Heightened securityhas been established at the National District Courthouse prior to a hearing on Mondaywhen the prosecution will motion for one year of pretrial detention against [...]
Independent deputy taps social activist for running mate
Local March 16, 2016 | 10:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Minority party DemocraticChoice presidential candidate Minou Tavarez Mirabal on Tuesday presented socialactivist Mario Berges as her running mate for the May 16 elections.
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