The capital´s tunnels, overpasses to be shuttered for cleanup
Local September 22, 2015 | 3:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The PublicWorks Ministry on Tuesday announced the shutteringof tunnels, underpasses and overpasses in Greater Santo Domingo, for cleaningand maintenance.
Public Works said th[...]
Dozens of dump trucks protest on Duarte highway; no demands yet
Local September 22, 2015 | 9:04 am
Dozens of dump trucksprotest on Duarte highway; no demands yet
Bonao, DominicanRepublic.- Around 35 trucks are staging a protest 83 kilometers north of thecapital on the Duarte highway since [...]
Top prosecutor wants probe of judge who returned US$20.8M to jailed Spaniard
Local September 22, 2015 | 7:32 am
Santo Domingo.-Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Monday asked Supreme Court toinvestigate the actions of the judge who ordered the return of US$20.8 millionto the construction company Prado U[...]
World media abuzz with ´penis at twelve´ disorder in Dominican SW
Local September 21, 2015 | 4:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- Themanifestation of a rare genetic disorder in children in southwestern DominicanRepublic has the global media abuzz Monday, which according to syracuse.com, “boysare born female [...]
Notorious ´cock fighter´ to stand criminal trial
Local September 21, 2015 | 3:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- MontePlata Magistrate Court judge Ana Mercedes on Monday ordered Winston Rizik andhis brother Nelson Rizik to stand criminal trial, charged with drugtrafficking, money laundering an[...]
Dominican Trade, Fashion expos coming to the capital
Local September 21, 2015 | 3:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- Thecountry will host "Dominican Trade Expo" (DOTE) for the first time andaims to receive international buyers interested in buying textiles and beautyproducts.
The e[...]
Jailed Spaniard in major scandal gets US$20.0M ruling
Local September 21, 2015 | 9:50 am
Santo Domingo.- NationalDistrict 4th Chamber Court judge Awilda Reyes on Friday ruled to returnUS$20.8 million to the company Prado Universal Corp., which built the Torre Atiemar,whose president th[...]
Dominican Republic´s most wanted sought to evade Interpol
Local September 21, 2015 | 7:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Thecountry´s most wanted fugitive Pascual Cabrera Ruiz, and his wife ClaribelCabrera hatched a plot to fake the lifting of the international arrest warrantfiled with Interpol a[...]
Alianza Pais to proclaim its 2016 presidential candidate on Sunday
Local September 19, 2015 | 10:13 am
Santo Domingo.– Alianza Pais Party (AlPais) will proclaim its presidential candidate on Sunday for the 2016 elections and will announce other measures the political organization will adopt.
Electoral judge: party alliances are a deception to society
Local September 19, 2015 | 8:31 am
Santo Domingo.– Central Electoral Board (JCE) judge Eddy Olivares said electoral alliances among political parties are an indication of the deception that party members and society have to underg[...]
More than 30 Dominicans among Interpol’s 120 most wanted
Local September 18, 2015 | 5:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than 120 international fugitives, including 38 Dominicans arewanted in several countries by the US and the nations which have sent agents toapprehend them, El Nacional reports [...]
The Web heralds print media´s death: Veteram reporter warns
Local September 18, 2015 | 12:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- Oneof Dominican Republic´s most seasoned journalists based abroad on Thursdaywarned that Web media´s development and global impact threaten to wipe out the majornewspapers[...]
Customs Agency incinerates contraband worth US$22.2M
Local September 18, 2015 | 10:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The CustomsAgency (DGA) on Thursday said it has incinerated nearly RD$1.0 billion-worth (US$22.2million) of seized merchandise since anti-smuggling operations began in 2014,and incl[...]
Sunny Friday, showers for the weekend
Local September 18, 2015 | 9:44 am
Santo Domingo.- TheNational Weather Office (Onamet) on Friday forecasts mostly sunny skies withlow chance of rain over the country.
It said however thata weak trough could bring showers and t[...]
Dominican military resumes mounted patrols
Local September 18, 2015 | 9:01 am
Santo Domingo.- StateSugar Council (CEA) director José Joaquín Domínguez on Thursday delivered horsesand mules to the Dominican Army for use in patrols of rugged terrain, such asthe [...]
High Court taps judge in senator´s Bautista US$300.0M graft case
Local September 18, 2015 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- SupremeCourt chief justice Mariano German on Thursday appointed judge Mariana D. Garciato complete its Criminal Chamber, and set for September 22 the next hearing in thecase of sena[...]
Top Dominican Republic senators lash out at Haiti´s ´bull—t´
Local September 17, 2015 | 4:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- Thecurrent and former presidents of the Senate on Thursday said the Dominican government´s tolerance of Haitianauthorities have reached its limit, and called for more vigorous [...]
There are fewer poor Dominicans but wages still to low: Official
Local September 17, 2015 | 12:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- Economyminister Temístocles Montas on Thursday said the country´s middle class surpassedthe lower class in percentage during the last 13 years, but cautioned that forthe i[...]
Agro chief urges land-titling to boost farm income
Local September 17, 2015 | 11:24 am
Samaná, Dominican Republic.-Agriculture minister Angel Estevez on Wednesday stressed the importance of landtitling for producers to progress economically.
He said whenproducers have thei[...]
Haitian-Dominicans demand end to racial discrimination in deportations
Local September 17, 2015 | 10:53 am
Santo Domingo.- The Haitian-Dominicanorganization Reconoci.do on Thursday said recent developments following theDominican government´s repatriations of undocumented Haitians is cause for deepc[...]