175 undocumented Haitians arrested trying to cross the border
Local January 5, 2015 | 12:12 pm
Santo Domingo.– Dominican Border (Cesfront) guards Sunday arrested 175 undocumented Haitians who tried to enter the Dominican territory through different points on the border in the northwestern [...]
President Danilo Medina to visit Puerto Rico next week
Local January 5, 2015 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.– President Danilo Medina will officially visit Puerto Rico on January 13 to participate in the signing of several cooperation agreements with the authorities of that US territory.<[...]
Dominicans celebrate “Reyes” today
Local January 5, 2015 | 12:24 am
Santo Domingo.- Today, Monday January 5th, Dominican families celebrate "El Día de los Reyes Magos" or Three Kings Day - the feast of the Epiphany. The traditional date for this cele[...]
Public Works Dept. reinforces road safety during long holiday weekend
Local January 3, 2015 | 1:58 pm
Santo Domingo.– As part of the security measures for the long holiday weekend, the Public Works Ministry’s Land Transport Dept. announced it has strengthened prevention and roadside assistance [...]
A 4.5 magnitude quake shakes north region
Local January 3, 2015 | 1:55 pm
Puerto Plata, DR.– A 4.5 magnitude quake, 26.4 kilometers deep, was felt west-southwest of Puerto Plata (north) Friday, the United States geological service reported.
The epicenter was loca[...]
Crowds of procrastinators jam JCE offices to get their new ID card
Local January 3, 2015 | 12:29 pm
Santo Domingo.– In the last few days citizens have been making long lines in the various Central Electoral Board (JCE) offices across the capital and other cities to renew their ID card (cedu[...]
Amable Aristy: Reformist Party’s days are numbered
Local January 3, 2015 | 11:59 am
Miami.– La Altagracia province senator and senior leader of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) Amable Aristy met Fridayin Miami with a group of leaders of that political organization. [...]
Education Ministry: classes resume on Wednesday, January 7
Local January 3, 2015 | 11:46 am
Santo Domingo.– The Education Ministry on Friday remindedstudents, parents and teachers that classes will resume Wednesday, January 7,nationwide.
Education Minister Carlos Amara[...]
Christmas and New Year death toll: 47 people dead in traffic accidents
Local January 3, 2015 | 11:26 am
Santo Domingo.– The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) said that duringthe "Safe Christmas for Values, 2014-2015" operation 47 people died in traffic accidents.
Police stolen drugs scandal: Vehicle, RD$427K ‘recovered’ so far
Local January 2, 2015 | 1:34 pm
Santo Domingo.- One vehicle and RD$427,000 in cash have been recovered thus far, money from the sale of drugs stolen from the Police Narcotics Div. (Dican), as part of the investigation by a joint[...]
General confirms: Haitians kidnap Dominican workers, soldiers (Update)
Local January 2, 2015 | 12:18 pm
Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- Haiti Police and Dominican Border (Cesfront) guards Friday morning clashed with civilians from the neighboring country who kidnapped six Dominican Consulate workers[...]
Mild temps continue, some widely scattered showers
Local January 2, 2015 | 10:58 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts widely scattered showers from Atlantic Ocean’s high humidly dragged from the east-northeast wind.
It said the showers and part[...]
Top official to ‘get to the root’ of US$67.5M ‘vanished’ drug case
Local January 2, 2015 | 8:43 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Dominguez on Thursday warned he’ll get to the root of the scandal that rocked the Police Narcotics Div. (Dican), where 1,200 kilos of seized cocaine all[...]
Protestant leader rails against corruption, gays, drug traffickers
Local January 2, 2015 | 8:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Senior Protestant prelate Ezequiel Molina on Thursday railed against government corruption, the LGBT community and drug traffickers, noting that five or six “privileged groups”[...]
Dominican Republic cuts holiday traffic deaths by half
Local January 2, 2015 | 7:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Traffic-accident deaths fell 50% during the yearend holidays compared with 2014, the Emergency Operations Center (COE) said Thursday, with seven fatalities nationwide. 15 people die[...]
Dominican Today wishes you the best year ever in 2015
Local December 31, 2014 | 4:53 pm
Santo Domingo.- All of us here in Dominican Today, contributors around the world and at home, wish you the best year ever in 2015.
Looking ahead to mark our 10th anniversary in March, ‘DT[...]
Dominican Republic Police ends a year fraught with scandal
Local December 31, 2014 | 4:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- "This Dican criminal case is much more serious than what’s been published," warned Police chief Manuel Castro Wednesday on the more than 1,200 kilos of cocaine seized an[...]
Marijuana, most consumed drug by Dominicans, by far
Local December 31, 2014 | 11:24 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry revealed Wed. that marijuana is still Dominican Republic’s most widely consumed drug, with 1,980 kilos seized in 2014, or 69.7% of all drugs incinerated by t[...]
US$67.5M drug scandal widens: Another Police official arrested
Local December 31, 2014 | 10:14 am
Santo Domingo.- Less than two days after the scandal over “vanished” drugs broke in the National Police Narcotics Div. (Dican), official sources revealed the arrest in Santiago of the Dican’[...]
Legal quagmire swamps embezzlement case against embattled Senator
Local December 31, 2014 | 9:35 am
Santo Domingo.- Supreme Court judge Frank Soto on Tuesday ruled against a prosecution’s motion to freeze funds, confiscate properties, an aircraft, radio and / or TV frequencies allegedly owned b[...]