Revealed Haiti deal boosts embezzlement case against Senator
Local March 19, 2015 | 3:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- Executives of the construction companies Hadom and ROFI, whose main shareholder is beleaguered senator Felix Bautista, denied Thursday that Haiti’s government has stripped them of[...]
US fruit, vegetable ban harms in several ways: Business leader
Local March 19, 2015 | 12:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- The president of the young business leaders grouped in ANJE on Thursday said the US ban on local fruit and vegetables will affect the trade balance and harm Dominican Republic’s a[...]
Police arrest suspect in killing of Mines official, son
Local March 19, 2015 | 11:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man accused of killing Energy and Mines deputy minister Victoriano Santos in the central city of Cotuí two weeks ago a[...]
Mostly sunny skies, warm temps nationwide
Local March 19, 2015 | 9:47 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts low chance of rain nationwide, from a stationary high pressure system.
It said however that widely scattered showers could occu[...]
US agents seize heroin on Santo Domingo-San Juan ferry
Local March 19, 2015 | 9:30 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers seized Monday 1.7 pounds of heroin concealed in parts of a van type vehicle. The vehicle, arriving from the Dominican Republic[...]
Dominican Republic’s ruling party reigns with 60%: Poll
Local March 19, 2015 | 7:44 am
Santo Domingo.- With that Dominican Republic’s ruling PLD party is the most popular political organization, with 60 percent support, followed by the PRM with 21%, according to the second survey b[...]
Dominican Republic Customs calls X-ray contract in Menendez case ‘folly’
Local March 18, 2015 | 6:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Customs director on Wednesday warned he would defy a Constitutional Court ruling if it upholds the legality of a contract signed by the Defense Ministry and a[...]
Lack of papers lands 400,000 motorbikes in impound yard
Local March 18, 2015 | 2:56 pm
Santo Domingo.- Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) director Pablo A. Pujols on Wednesday said around 400,000 motorcycles have been impounded on lack of documents, and taken to the greyhound trac[...]
Religious leader asks probe of gold miner in Dominican official’s murder
Local March 18, 2015 | 12:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Christian organization Paz Dominicana on Wednesday demanded an investigation of Barrick Gold into the murder of Energy and Mines deputy minister Victoriano Santos and his son Vi[...]
Dominican town ringed by dams vows shut down to demand water
Local March 18, 2015 | 12:07 pm
Santiago.- Businesses, schools and transport will be ground to a halt during 24 hours in the highland town of Baitoa, Santiago Province tomorrow Thursday, to demand the construction of an aqueduct [...]
Dominican Republic soldiers, cops in 90% of organized crime cases
Local March 18, 2015 | 11:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Members of Dominican Republic’s military and National Police are involved in a stunning 90% of organized crime cases, National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso revealed W[...]
Alleged drug traffickers escape amid shootouts at busy airport
Local March 18, 2015 | 11:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Several people who were allegedly waiting outside the Las Americas Airport terminal for a plane carrying 450 bricks of cocaine later seized by the authorities, escaped Tuesday amid[...]
Where’s the electricity subsidy money? Power plants ask
Local March 18, 2015 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s power companies grouped in ADIE on Tuesday called ‘senseless” the jump in what they say the government owes them, "despite lower costs thanks to the [...]
Environment to charge suspects for poached trees on Falcondo land
Local March 18, 2015 | 8:12 am
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced it will charge several people for poaching lumber on land owned by the miner Falcondo at Loma Ortega, in La Vega (central).
It [...]
Foreign Minister touts the country’s policies in Washington
Local March 18, 2015 | 7:55 am
Washington.- Foreign minister Andrés Navarro traveled to the US capital on Tuesday where he met with several officials, including Ricardo Zuniga, National Security Council director for the Wes[...]
Dominican Republic leader a shoo-in on reelection bid: Poll
Local March 18, 2015 | 7:31 am
Santo Domingo.- The latest survey by pollster Penn, Schoen & Berland found that 76% of voters think that President Danilo Medina could be re-elected in the next election, 23% disagree and [...]
Dominican Republic, US bust sex-trafficking ring, rescue 20 minors
Local March 17, 2015 | 5:51 pm
Sosua, Dominican Republic.- The US Embassy on Tuesday said 29 sex trafficking victims, including 20 minors ages 14 to 17 were rescued in Sosua, after an investigation and joint operation between l[...]
Glencore Nickel Dominican miner wants probe into poached lumber
Local March 17, 2015 | 4:23 pm
Bonao, Dominican Republic.- The mining company Falconbridge Dominicana (FALCONDO) on Tuesday asked the Environment Ministry to investigate alleged poaching of trees in the area of Loma Miranda (cen[...]
Dominican Republic says fake videos stoke tension with Haitians
Local March 17, 2015 | 4:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Foreign minister Andrés Navarro on Tuesday said people he didn’t identify upload fake videos of alleged attacks on Haitians to stoke tension between Haitian immigra[...]
Entities mark 40 years since journalist Orlando Martinez’s murder
Local March 17, 2015 | 1:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Santo Domingo State University (UASD) and Dominican Journalists Guild (CDP) on Tuesday laid a wreath to mark the 40th anniversary of the murder of journalist Orlando Martinez.[...]