Presidency: Haiti campaign against DR threatens Haitians
Local July 4, 2015 | 8:30 am
Santo Domingo.– The allegations of Haiti's Prime Minister Evans Paul, who reported that 21 citizens of his country were repatriated after being "arrested at their homes," are "abso[...]
Fruit Logistica spurs Dominican agro exports to top US$364.0M
Local July 3, 2015 | 3:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- The organization Fruit Logistica, the freshproduce sector’s most important trading platform, has come to Santo Domingo to hosta series of conferences for professionals in Dominica[...]
Melgen leaves Florida jail on US$18M bond: Palm Beach Post
Local July 3, 2015 | 3:08 pm
West Palm Beach.- After more than two months of toughnegotiations over how to assure Dominican-born eye doctor Salomon Melgen won’tflee the country, a U.S. magistrate signed off on an US$18 mill[...]
Samana-Santo Domingo road speed limit 80Kph after 18 deaths
Local July 3, 2015 | 12:48 pm
Santo Domingo.- Metropolitan Transit Authority -Amet- director Pablo A. Pujols on Friday announced security measures on the Santo Domingo-Samana (northeast) highway to prevent fatal traffic acciden[...]
Haiti agents continue seizing ‘tainted’ products at border market
Local July 3, 2015 | 11:57 am
Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Haitian officials at the border with Dominican Republic continue seizing products their national buy at the market held Mondays and Fridays, on claims they’re c[...]
Brewster lauds American values in 4th of July fest
Local July 3, 2015 | 10:23 am
Santo Domingo.- US ambassador James Brewster and his husband Bob Satawake celebrated the 238th anniversary of United States of America Independence, with a reception at his residence attended by po[...]
Dominican Foreign chief slams Haiti OAS envoy on ‘defamation’
Local July 3, 2015 | 9:04 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Foreign Minister on Thursday called statements by Haiti Ambassador to the OAS, defamation, lies and total disrespect to his country.
Andrés Navarro[...]
Immigration chief apologizes to Human Rights Watch official for blunder
Local July 3, 2015 | 8:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Immigration director Ruben Dario Paulino on Friday apologized to Human Rights Watch coordinator José Miguel Vivanco, who was “mistakenly” detained prior to departure from L[...]
Crimes targeting Dominican journalists worry the Press Association: EFE
Local July 2, 2015 | 5:08 pm
Miami.- The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) on Thursday stated concern for the climate of insecurity in the exercise of Dominican Republic’s media and called on the authorities to investi[...]
Mystery surrounds find of woman’s charred remains
Local July 2, 2015 | 4:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- Mystery surrounds the discovery of the burned body of a unidentified woman Thursday morning in an alley next to the busy intersection of Nuñez de Caceres and 27 de Febrero ave[...]
Santo Domingo Motors has 4th of July deals on Chevrolets
Local July 2, 2015 | 4:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Executives of the Santo Domingo Motors auto dealer, as part of the celebration of another anniversary of the United States of America Independence, launched the promotion "30 [...]
Dominican eye doctor in Medicare ‘fraud’ ready to leave jail: AP
Local July 2, 2015 | 3:09 pm
West Palm Beach, Florida.- Dominican-American eye doctor Salomon Melgen, being held on charges of Medicare fraud, could make bail Thursday, according to prosecutors quoted by AP.
Melgen coul[...]
Dominican ambassadors to tout foreigners regularization plan
Local July 2, 2015 | 8:54 am
Geneva.- Foreign minister Andres Navarro met with 24 Dominican ambassadors accredited in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, so they can explain the progress by the government’s program to regul[...]
Prosecutor says alleged drug traffickers plan to avoid arraignment
Local July 2, 2015 | 8:33 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry’s Special Anti-money Laundering Unit on Wednesday warned that lawyers of the brothers Nelson and Winston Rizik, alleged drug traffickers and money launderers[...]
Dominican Republic warns bashers face response
Local July 2, 2015 | 7:47 am
Santo Domingo.- The government of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday rejected the Human Rights Watch report which accuses the country of deporting thousands of Haitians.
"We cannot allo[...]
Dominican power plants figure in Brazil corruption scandal
Local July 1, 2015 | 3:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Committee to Combat Climate Change (CNLCC) on Wednesday asked Brazil authorities to investigate the alleged ballooned costs of over US$1.0 billion in the two coal-fire[...]
Human Rights Watch riles Dominican Republic media
Local July 1, 2015 | 3:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- "Tens of thousands of Dominicans ofHaitian descent remain in an indefinite legal status, unable to exercise theirfundamental rights," the organization Human Rights Watch s[...]
Only in this country: Fraud suspect dons wig to court, averts arrest
Local July 1, 2015 | 12:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- In yet another incident “only in Dominican Republic,” a woman charged with defrauding the Education Ministry out of RD$47.0 million requested an injunction in a National Distri[...]
Glitch halts subway service at downtown stations
Local July 1, 2015 | 11:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Technical failures shut down a section of the Santo Domingo Metro’s 2nd line for around 45 minutes Wednesday morning, at the central Juan Pablo Duarte station.
Passengers st[...]
Tropical wave brings showers; high temps continue
Local July 1, 2015 | 10:09 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office -Onamet- on Wednesday said a tropical wave located east of the country will bring scattered showers with thunderstorms to some central and eastern provin[...]