Commonwealth Roundtable hosts farewell for British Envoy
Local October 2, 2015 | 12:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Roundtableof Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic hosted a farewell luncheon forUnited Kingdom ambassador Steven Fisher, held in Patagonia Grill restaurant inthe cit[...]
Leading Dominican brewery buys 40.7% stake of Barbados competitor
Local October 2, 2015 | 12:05 pm
Santo Domingo.-Dominican Republic´s leading brewery (CND) on Wednesday announced the acquisition of a 40.7% stake in Banks HoldingsLimited, Barbados´ biggest beverage-maker.
In a st[...]
Joaquin churns up Atlantic coast, spurs flash flood warning
Local October 2, 2015 | 10:08 am
Santo Domingo.- TheNational Weather Office (Onamet) continues its flash flood warning along the Atlanticcoast on Friday and advises small craft to stay in port.
It said swimmersshould avoid [...]
Hoteliers laud Barahona´s Casa Bonita on TripAdvisor award
Local October 2, 2015 | 9:12 am
Punta Cana, D.R.-The DominicanRepublic Hotels and Tourism Association (ASONAHORES) recently recognized theboutique hotel Casa Bonita Tropical Lodge in Barahona, for winning the TripAdvisorwebsite a[...]
Haiti police save Dominican truck driver, helper from lynching
Local October 2, 2015 | 8:31 am
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.-Haiti´s National Police saved a Dominican truck driver and his helper frombeing lynched by an enraged mob in Ouanaminthe Thursday, after a wreck which killed a mi[...]
Dominican bishops demand government action on corruption
Local October 2, 2015 | 7:33 am
Santo Domingo.-Dominican Republic´s powerful Catholic Bishops Conference on Thursday demandedthe full weight of the law, regardless of the position of those involved inalleged ring of loan sha[...]
Proceed goddammit! Head of beleaguered agency says
Local October 1, 2015 | 3:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- Avisibly upset director of the State Supervisory Engineers Office (OISOE),Francisco Pagan on Thursday asked that the investigation into the alleged ringof loan sharks in the governm[...]
Waves from Cat-4 Joaquín to pound Dominican Republic coast
Local October 1, 2015 | 3:32 pm
Santo Domingo.- TheEmergency Operations Center (COE) on Thursday issued a high surf warning for theAtlantic Coast from Cabo Engaño, LaAltagracia (east) to Bahia Manzanillo, Montecristi provin[...]
Senator; Dominican government agency a ´cave of thieves´
Local October 1, 2015 | 12:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- Oneof the country´s most outspoken lawmakers on Thursday demanded a thorough investigationof former State Supervisory Engineers Office (OISOE) director Miguel PimentelKareh, in[...]
Delivery of legalized foreigners´ IDs coming to an end
Local October 1, 2015 | 11:56 am
Santo Domingo.- The deliveryof IDs to foreigners who qualified for the government program to regularize foreignersis coming to an end, for which the aliens who’ve yet to retrieve them should goto[...]
Dominican Police, Antinarcotics agree to ´share´ information
Local October 1, 2015 | 11:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Theheads of the National Police and of the Antinarcotics (DNCD) today on Thursday announcedan agreement to share intelligence as part of a communication strategy withother law enfor[...]
Global Marine finds 16th Century shipwrecks off Florida
Local October 1, 2015 | 9:48 am
Cape Canaveral, Fla.-“During the Dig and Identify phase of our operations this season we havepositively identified four different potential sites, all of which date to the16th and 17th centuries [...]
American Chamber VP slams governments lack of will on corruption
Local October 1, 2015 | 9:27 am
Santo Domingo.- AmericanChamber of Commerce first vice president David Fernandez on Wednesday slammed thegovernments for in his view a lack of will to fight corruption.
He said recent casessh[...]
Top official wants electric utility zapped ´to ensure efficiency´
Local October 1, 2015 | 9:04 am
Santo Domingo.-Electricity superintendent Eduardo Quincoces on Wednesday proposed to eliminateDominican Republic’s State-owned Electric Utility (CDEEE) and to sell the electricitydistribution com[...]
´Loan shark´ lawyer nabbed in corrupt agency suicide case
Local October 1, 2015 | 8:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Thelawyer Julio Rafael Perez was arrested Wednesday allegedly involved withAlejandro Isidro de los Santos and Joel Soriano, accused being loan sharks and ofbribery by the architect [...]
Hilton Worldwide portfolio in LatAm and the Caribbean to surpass 100 properties this year
Local September 30, 2015 | 12:04 pm
Mclean, Va. - HiltonWorldwide (NYSE: HLT) announces plans to reach a milestone 100 hotels in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean this year, with an accelerated 60 percent growth inthe portfolio expected[...]
Group reiterates Dominican Gov´s coal-fired plant ´secret´
Local September 30, 2015 | 9:41 am
Santo Domingo.- TheNational Committee to Combat Climate Change (CNLCC) on Wed. reiterated itdallegation that the government sent its Position on Climate Change secretly,without consulting civil soc[...]
Scandal-fraught agency´s new chief says he´s different
Local September 30, 2015 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- StateWorks Supervisory Engineers Office (OISOE) director Francisco Pagan on Tuesdaycalled on citizens to go to his office and make any responsible complaint ofirregularities so that[...]
Dominican leader says global war on drugs ´ill-conceived´
Local September 30, 2015 | 7:29 am
United Nations.- The "humanitariandisaster of tens of thousands of deaths that has claimed the so-called waragainst drug trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean" should spurthe int[...]
Tourism, informal commerce must coexist: Expert
Local September 29, 2015 | 11:59 am
La Romana, Dominican Republic.- Improving public services and the controlof urban sprawl are among the primary tasks facing the country´s tourismdestinations, to improve the industry´s co[...]