Venezuela group asks Dominican Republic to release 4 pilots
Local March 16, 2015 | 3:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- A group of Venezuelan civilian pilots on Monday asked Dominican judicial authorities to release four of their colleagues being held in Santo Domingo, on charges of attempted theft, [...]
Agents seize 70 bricks of drug at Caucedo Port
Local March 16, 2015 | 12:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Drugs Control Agecny (DNCD) on Sunday seized 70 bricks of a white powder presumably cocaine or heroin, in a container at Puerto Caucedo, bound for Rotterdam, Holland.[...]
Interpol nabs Canadian fugitive in Dominican Republic
Local March 16, 2015 | 12:02 pm
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.- Interpol’s Dominican branch on Sunday arrested a Canadian wanted on an international warrant in connection with fraud and money laundering.
Richard Dale J[...]
Mostly sunny, mild temperatures
Local March 16, 2015 | 11:17 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts widely scattered showers mainly in the afternoon in all provinces, except the southwest, from an approaching weak pre-frontal trough.<[...]
Top official warns Medina on ‘silence’ over ruling party flap
Local March 16, 2015 | 10:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Government Ethics Commission director Marino Vinicio Castillo on Monday warned president Danilo Medina that his "silence" on the ruling PLD party’s current situation &qu[...]
Medina helps town where ‘everyone works together’
Local March 16, 2015 | 9:16 am
San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Sunday allocated a plant to package avocados and vegetables, in recognition of the community’s effort of working where every[...]
Dominican leader coy as calls to run again grow
Local March 16, 2015 | 8:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Presidency administrative minister José Ramón Peralta on Sunday said a recent survey found that 94.2% of the population approves of president Danilo Medina’s job perfor[...]
Dominican Republic consulates to reopen 2 weeks after attacks in Haiti
Local March 16, 2015 | 7:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s five consulates in Haiti will reopen fully Tuesday, two weeks after the attacks by mobs of Haitians in that country, said Commercial attaché in that coun[...]
Amable Aristy says 75% of reformist activists support his project
Local March 14, 2015 | 1:14 pm
Santo Domingo.– Amable Aristy, veteran politico and president of the minority PLRD party "La Estructura," said that over seventy percent of the reformist activism will support his polit[...]
Foreign minister meets with Elias Piña authorities to discuss new foreign policy
Local March 14, 2015 | 12:24 pm
Santo Domingo.– Foreign Affairs minister Andres Navarro began this morning one of two workshops that he will hold on Saturday with public authorities and civil society representatives from Elias [...]
PRM presidential candidate to visit Peravia, Hermanas Mirabal provinces
Local March 14, 2015 | 11:16 am
Santo Domingo.– Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) presidential candidate Luis Abinader will travel this weekend to Hermanas Mirabal, Peravia and San Jose de Ocoa provinces to continue making conta[...]
Supreme Court chief justice says corruption cannot be forgiven
Local March 14, 2015 | 9:26 am
Santo Domingo.– Supreme Court chief justice Mariano German warned that corruption can not be forgiven, because it is contrary to the basics of social sensitivity.
German explained that when[...]
US Embassy touts attributes of American potatoes
Local March 13, 2015 | 5:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Potato Board US (USPB) with support from the US Embassy’s Dept. of Agriculture hosted a cooking workshop to prepare recipes for foodies with fresh potato varieties imported fr[...]
Dominican Republic, Haiti pledge ‘brotherhood’ at tense border
Local March 13, 2015 | 4:52 pm
Jimaní, Dominican Republic.- The meeting between Dominican Republic Foreign minister Andrés Navarro and Haiti par Pierre Duly Brutus led to agreements on several points to benefit both [...]
Unprecedented: Traffic cops fine truck drivers for using passing lane
Local March 13, 2015 | 1:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) on Friday said it slapped summons on 81 truck, tractor trailer and bus drivers for using the passing lane along several highways across the[...]
Official fuels ruling party’s reelection row
Local March 13, 2015 | 11:14 am
Santo Domingo.- Public Works minister Gonzalo Castillo on Friday fueled the row over president Danilo Medina’s possible bid to remain in office, because in his view, "reelection is unstoppab[...]
Mostly sunny, mild temps through Saturday
Local March 13, 2015 | 10:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts that the low chance of rains will continue across the country during the next 48 hours.
It said however that the prevailing east[...]
Journalist slams Dominican Republic leader on official’s threats
Local March 13, 2015 | 9:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Prominent journalist Marino Zapete on Friday slammed Dominican Republic president Danilo Medina for in his view allowing the bizarre behavior of Pedro Corporan, head of the governme[...]
Haiti, Dominican police probe Haitian’s ‘lynching’
Local March 13, 2015 | 8:15 am
Santo Domingo.- Two senior Haiti police officers arrived in Dominican Republic Thursday to participate in the National Police’s local investigation into the death of a Haitian on February 11, who[...]
All eyes on Dominican Republic, Haiti high level talks Friday: EFE
Local March 12, 2015 | 5:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- The talks between the Dominican Republic and Haiti Bilateral Commission will resume Friday, March 20, diplomatic sources quoted by EFE revealed Thursday.
Foreign minister And[...]