Dominican Republic police in ‘boyhunt’ after 3 agents shot
Local December 10, 2014 | 10:42 am
Santiago.- The National Police on Wednesday announced it heightened its manhunt for the brothers Omar and Cesar (Alex) López Méndez, accused of seriously injuring three officers in a shoo[...]
Officials scoff at financial statement Law as Medina keeps mum
Local December 10, 2014 | 9:59 am
Santo Domingo.- One of Dominican Republic’s leading anti-corruption organizations on Tuesday served papers on the Accounts Chamber, to demand it reveals the names of government officials who’ve[...]
Catholics take abortion battle to Congress
Local December 10, 2014 | 9:28 am
Santo Domingo.- To the beat of chants and wielding pickets dozens of parishioners of various Santo Domingo churches on Tuesday expressed opposition to abortion in front of Congress, calling on lawm[...]
Dominican Republic fights corruption year-round: Washington
Local December 10, 2014 | 8:03 am
Santo Domingo.- The US Embassy on Tuesday said Washington recognizes that corruption is combated 365 days a year in the Dominican Republic and the entire world.
The US Embassy made the affirm[...]
Dominican military ‘linked’ to US$22.0M bank fraud
Local December 9, 2014 | 4:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso on Tuesday called for international cooperation in the Banco Peravia bank US$22.0 million fraud case and revealed that several mi[...]
Colombian brothers to stand trial on drug trafficking, money laundering
Local December 9, 2014 | 11:00 am
San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.- San Cristobal First Instruction Court judge Rosa Mateo ordered the Colombian brothers Oswaldo and Angel Maria Buitrago to stand the trial, charged with heading a[...]
Biggest Dominican cities rise against government corruption
Local December 9, 2014 | 10:05 am
Santiago.- Santiago woke Tuesday to vigils with lights and posters placed in various areas of the city to demand justice against corrupt officials, and mark International Day Against Corruption.[...]
After deadly protests embattled resort town to get energy relief
Local December 9, 2014 | 9:30 am
Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic- The Electricity Superintendence (SIE) on Monday announced technicians work to restore electricity service within four months, at a lower coast than currently charg[...]
Bicycle lanes coming to Dominican capital
Local December 9, 2014 | 8:02 am
Santo Domingo.- Santo Domingo mayor Roberto Salcedo and a group of National District City Council experts on Monday toured the Los Heroes Av. adjacent to the National Botanical Garden, to analyze a[...]
One in 3 businesses reneged on ‘Black Friday’ ads
Local December 8, 2014 | 5:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than one in three (36%) of the businesses in Dominican Republic failed to come clean on the “Black Friday" ads, as Law 358-05 stipulates, the consumer protection agency [...]
US$135.0M online shopping row pits Dominican Republic Customs, couriers
Local December 8, 2014 | 4:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- Courier companies are facing backlogs as long as one month in delivering online purchases on the demand of a receipt for each package from the Customs Agency, which claims losses of[...]
US deports Dominican drug convicts in darkness: Special prosecutor
Local December 8, 2014 | 1:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- Anti-Money Laundering prosecutor Germán Miranda on Monday complained that US authorities deport in the wee hours ex convicts who’ve serves drug trafficking sentences, a situa[...]
Dajabon cross-border market back to normal after turmoil, report
Local December 8, 2014 | 12:14 pm
Dajabon, Dominican Republic.-The cross-border market held Mondays and Fridays was back to normal early today, as Haitian and Dominican merchants awaited the unloading of dozens of trucks full of it[...]
Major moneychanger rebuffs allegation against local operations
Local December 8, 2014 | 11:40 am
Santo Domingo .- Spanish business group Global Exchange, through its brand Globo Cambio, defended its Dominican Republic operations after two senators last week asked for a Senate probe into that f[...]
Israel-Druze row plays out in the Dominican Republic: Haaretz
Local December 8, 2014 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Bahij Mansour, Jerusalem's envoy to Dominican Republic says the Jewish nation-state bill sends a clear message to the Druze of Israel: You are not our allies, Haaretz.com reports.[...]
Calm returns to Dajabón and Juana Mendez border areas
Local December 6, 2014 | 12:12 pm
Dajabon, DR.– The Dominican Consulate in the Juana Mendez community, Haiti, worked normally Friday, as well as the binational market held every Monday and Friday in Dajabon.
Vice consul Ma[...]
Bishop accuses organizations to pressure government on abortion
Local December 6, 2014 | 10:25 am
Barahona, DR.– The Barahona diocese bishop Rafael Leonidas Felipe Núñez, yesterday regretted the decision of President Danilo Medina to observe the Penal Code regarding abortion.
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Sexual harassment in Dominican schools is 14.2%
Local December 6, 2014 | 9:27 am
Santo Domingo.– Sexual harassment among students of Dominican public schools stood at 14.2%, according to the "Study of Prevalence, Types and Causes of Violence in Basic and Secondary School[...]
Ex-Dominican Miss World nabbed in Miami US$100K bank fraud
Local December 5, 2014 | 5:17 pm
New York.- Former Miss World Dominican Republic, Sally Aponte, 23, was arrested by federal agents in Miami-Dade County, Florida charged together with several alleged accomplices of scamming several[...]
Peravia bank fraud: Agents seize more apartments
Local December 5, 2014 | 12:21 pm
Santo Domingo.- Agents and officials Friday morning seized two apartments in Malecon Center owned by executives of the collapsed Banco Peravia, and concluded the confiscation at Higuero Airport of[...]