French pilots to finally get their day in Dominican court
Local March 6, 2015 | 5:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- The trial four French nationals including two pilots of a leased jet, charged with smuggling 700 kilos of cocaine starts Monday in Dominican Republic court, after two years of delay[...]
Dominican Republic denies military planes flew over Haiti airspace
Local March 6, 2015 | 5:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- Just hours after attack planes and helicopters conducted flights along the border early Friday, Dominican Republic’s Defense chief denied however that the military aircraft flew o[...]
Dominican Republic military craft in sorties at Haiti border
Local March 6, 2015 | 1:35 pm
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.- Dominican military helicopters and attack planes on Friday flew along the border with Haiti near the city of Dajabón, which local media report as reconnaissance f[...]
Despite surrendering, bank executives in fraud case allowed to leave
Local March 6, 2015 | 12:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- Three executives of the failed Peravia bank on Friday surrendered at the National District Office of the Prosecutor, but when National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso didn[...]
Medina congratulates women on their Day
Local March 6, 2015 | 11:04 am
Santo Domingo.- To mark International Women's Day next Sunday, president Danilo Medina on Friday congratulated all Dominican women, expressing his admiration, respect and commitment.
He said [...]
Sunny weekend, high waves along Caribbean coast
Local March 6, 2015 | 10:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (ONAMET) on Friday forecasts a mostly sunny weekend, from two high pressure systems over the eastern Atlantic.
It said some areas of the northeast [...]
New flights coming from Germany to east region: Arecoa.com
Local March 6, 2015 | 9:22 am
Berlin.- Dominican Republic’s participation in Berlin’s Tourism Exchange ITB is already yielding results for the country's tourism as evidenced by the announcement Thursday of a new flight to t[...]
OAS, UN call for peace, stronger Dominican Republic-Haiti ties
Local March 6, 2015 | 7:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Organization of American States (OAS) representative in the country on Thursday said she expects Dominican Republic to reopen its consulates and embassy in Haiti soon, once Port-au-[...]
Haiti retains Dominican Republic trucks as ties wither
Local March 5, 2015 | 5:18 pm
Santiago.- Some 27 tractor trailers and other trucks loaded with goods from the Dominican Republic are being held by Haiti’s Customs Agency, a move that has riled Dominican drivers and will likel[...]
Canadian in Dominican casino scandal to remain behind bars
Local March 5, 2015 | 4:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- A National District court on Thursday ruled not to hear an appeal by a Canadian shareholder of Dream Casinos Corp. who seeks his release.
1st Appellate Court presiding judge J[...]
Ruling party yanks Political Parties bill on wide rebuke
Local March 5, 2015 | 12:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD) on Thursday withdrew the bill leading to the Political Parties Law, just one day after approval by the lower Chamber in a first roll call, [...]
Protesters again demand Mayor ‘embezzled’ RD$400+ resign
Local March 5, 2015 | 12:11 pm
San Francisco DM.- For the second time in as many weeks a group of protesters walked through neighborhoods to the city center to demand that Felix M. Rodriguez Grullón resign as Mayor, on char[...]
Feds continue probe into NJ Senator-Dominican eye doctor link
Local March 5, 2015 | 11:30 am
New York.- US agencies continue the investigation in connection with Cuban-American senator Robert Menéndez (D-N) and prominent Dominican eye doctor Melgen Solomon, for lobbying a contract to [...]
Govt. wants13 more charged in Peravia bank fraud
Local March 5, 2015 | 10:53 am
Santo Domingo.- The Banks Superintendence on Wednesday asked the National District Prosecutor to charge 13 more people in the collapse of the Peravia bank, where the alleged fraud included 1,292 l[...]
Milestone ruling: Dominican human traffickers get 15 years in prison
Local March 5, 2015 | 9:38 am
Higuey, Dominican Republic.- An Altagracia province court on Wednesday handed down unprecedented 15-year prison sentences against four men convicted separately of smuggling 81 mostly Haitian boatpe[...]
Haiti vows to protect Dominican Republic consulates
Local March 5, 2015 | 7:45 am
Santo Domingo.- Haiti Foreign minister Pierre Duly Brutus on Wednesday said measures have been taken to ensure the safety of Dominican consulates in his country, whose temporary closure was announc[...]
Pan Am Games medals forged with Dominican silver
Local March 4, 2015 | 12:38 pm
TORONTO (PRNewswire).- The Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) today unveiled the competition medals for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. Athletes from 41 countries a[...]
Companies want seized plane in senator’s embezzlement case
Local March 4, 2015 | 12:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- The prosecution in the money laundering and embezzlement case against senator Felix Bautista and six codefendants on Wednesday asked Special Supreme Court judge Alejandro Moscoso to[...]
‘Recurrent’ attacks’ shut Dominican Republic consulates in Haiti
Local March 4, 2015 | 11:33 am
Santo Domingo.- The Foreign Ministry (Mirex) on Wednesday said its counterpart in Haiti was informed about the Dominican Government's decision to temporarily close its five consulates, because of [...]
Radical priest helps water-ringed town demand aqueduct
Local March 4, 2015 | 10:55 am
Baitoa, Santiago.-With a walk which ended with a mass officiated by radical priest Rogelio Cruz, residents of Baitoa (central) demanded the construction of an aqueduct for the town literally surrou[...]