Hearing on injunction to halt coal-fired power plants set for Jan. 18
Local December 14, 2015 | 11:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The SuperiorAdministrative Court 3rd Chamber set a hearing for 18 January on an environmentalprotection injunction filed against the two coal-fired power plants at PuntaCatalina, Ba[...]
Ruling party icon hints at former president, drug-trafficker link
Local December 14, 2015 | 10:47 am
Santo Domingo.- DominicanRepublic ruling PLD party cofounder and icon Franklin Almeyda on Sunday hintedthat unnamed National Palace officials were behind the recent affirmations fromnotorious drug [...]
Murder, use of taxpayers’ money taints Dominican ruling party
Local December 14, 2015 | 10:16 am
Santiago.- Mutualaccusations hurled Sunday by the ruling PLD party rival candidates for mayor ofSantiago reveal the use of taxpayers money and is likely the cause of themurder of rank and file of t[...]
Majority, conservative parties confirm elections pact
Local December 14, 2015 | 8:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Theconservative minority PRSC Party on Sunday announced a pact with the majorityopposition PRM Party for next year´s elections, obtaining 12 candidates for theSenate, 50 for d[...]
Two die in Dominican Republic ruling party convention
Local December 14, 2015 | 7:40 am
Santo Domingo.- Sunday´sconvention to choose candidates for deputies, mayors and heads of municipaldistricts by Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD) turned violent as two rank-and-file w[...]
Haitian sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor
Local December 12, 2015 | 10:37 am
Puerto Plata.– A Haitian man residing in Puerto Plata was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor of the same nationality, Diario Libre reported today.
Lenni Meterise w[...]
Police chief calls for composure during Christmas holidays
Local December 12, 2015 | 10:17 am
Santo Domingo.– The chief of the National Police, Major General Nelson Peguero Paredes, urged people Saturday to "exercise restraint" and to make rational use of the lifting of restrict[...]
Not all Catholic schools to benefit from agreement with Education Ministry
Local December 12, 2015 | 7:57 am
Santo Domingo.– Not all Catholic schools will benefit from the agreement signed this week by Education minister Carlos Amarante and Dominican Episcopal Conference president bishop Nicanor Peñ[...]
A 4.5 quake jolts northeast Dominican Republic
Local December 12, 2015 | 1:33 am
Santo Domingo.– A 4.5 magnitude quake was registered 7:32 pm Friday with an epicenter 22 kilometers south southeast of Samana (northeast), with no reported damages thus far.
According to th[...]
Dominican Republic opposition parties in imminent alliance
Local December 11, 2015 | 4:35 pm
Santo Domingo..- MinorityPRSC party president Federico Antun on Friday said his organization´s ExecutiveCommittee will discuss on Sunday an electoralalliance proposed by the major opposition [...]
UN asks Dominican Republic to guarantee defense of human rights
Local December 11, 2015 | 12:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- As partof the celebration of Human Rights Day, Lorenzo Jimenez de Luis, UN ResidentCoordinator in the Dominican Republic, lauded as important advances in the country´sachieveme[...]
Presidential candidate slams Dominican Govt. indifference to poverty
Local December 11, 2015 | 9:21 am
Dominican Republic.- The presidential candidate of a coalition of minorityspoke on Thursday condemned the government indifference to Dominican Republic´snagging poverty.
Minou Tavarez M[...]
´Phantom road´ points to another Dominican government scandal
Local December 11, 2015 | 8:27 am
San Francisco,Dominican Republic.- Inhabitants of the highland towns in of the northern rangeon Thursday denied that the expansion and reconstruction of the San Francisco-RioSan Juan road harms the[...]
Former antinarcotics chief fired amid scandal retires ´voluntarily´
Local December 10, 2015 | 4:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- Theexecutive branch on Thursday placed former National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD)president Rolando Rosado on retirement, ending a mostly successful career.
According to astat[...]
Christmas brings ´total calm´ to Haiti-Dominican border
Local December 10, 2015 | 1:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- Defenseminister Maximo W. Muñoz on Thursday said the border is in total calm becausethe Haitians return home to be with their families during the Christmas season.
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No ban on booze till Jan. 8
Local December 10, 2015 | 10:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The Interiorand Police Ministry on Thursday announced it has lifted the time restrictionsfor the sale of alcoholic beverages in bars, clubs, colmadones, ´drinks´ andrestau[...]
Nearly 10,000 Haitians return from Dominican Republic: Haitilibre.com
Local December 10, 2015 | 9:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Nearly10,000 undocumented Haitians who were living in the Dominican Republic havereturned to their country, Haitilibre.com reports Thursday.
The outlet cites data gatheredby a[...]
Dominicans relentless, human chains anticorruption continue
Local December 10, 2015 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.- Dozensof members of the grassroots movement Poder Ciudadano (Citizen Power) yesterdaystarted to march from Independencia Park toward the National Palace to gatheras every Wednesday [...]
An unforgettable cigar experience in the heart of the Caribbean!
Local December 10, 2015 | 8:50 am
Santo Domingo.- TheProcigar Festival is a truly unique and memorable experience unmatched in thecigar industry that beautifully combines educational opportunities,entertainment, leisure activities,[...]
Peravia fraud case defendant accuses prosecutor in plain hearing
Local December 10, 2015 | 8:43 am
Santo Domingo.- A NationalDistrict interim judge on Wednesday beganthe hearings against three defendants in the Peravia Bank fraud case and uponnoting that one of them had no lawyer, asked him, â€[...]