Kingpin’s girlfriend ‘seldom’ seen at house of her parole
Local November 11, 2014 | 12:15 pm
Santiago.- Neighbors of the area where a judge ordered money-laundering convict Sobeida Felix to serve the rest of her 5-year sentence say they seldom see her in that place.
San Cristobal Sen[...]
Radical priest to head ‘7 Days for Loma Miranda National Park
Local November 11, 2014 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Radical priest Rogelio Cruz, who headed several activities in Northeastern U.S. as part of his effort to declare Loma Miranda a national park, said he expects a massive attendance b[...]
Dominican police seek to defuse anger after 2 Haitians shot
Local November 11, 2014 | 11:24 am
Barahona, Dominican Republic.- Two Haitian brothers attacked the local police precinct chief Sunday afternoon, allegedly angered when the officer ordered them to stop and searched them.
Nat[...]
‘Operation White Silk’ nabs Dominicans in New Jersey ring
Local November 11, 2014 | 10:28 am
New York.- A drug gang formed by whites, blacks, Latinos including Dominicans, and two women, were indicted in New Jersey, whose State Attorney General’s Office say their specialty was the traffi[...]
Partly cloudy skies, showers for most regions
Local November 11, 2014 | 9:53 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (ONAMET) forecasts partly cloudy skies with moderate showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday for all regions except the East.
It said the cloudiness w[...]
Freedom fighters rebuke Human Rights Court ruling
Local November 11, 2014 | 9:36 am
Santo Domingo.- The Constitutionalist Fighters Organization on Monday announced their support for the Constitutional Court’s “correct ruling” which defines as unconstitutional the country’s[...]
Key suspect ‘blessed’ Uzi in deadly prison assault
Local November 11, 2014 | 8:39 am
Santo Domingo.- Gilberto de la Cruz, the lawyer for Miguel Angel Nuñez ‘El Cojo’ (limp) on Monday confirmed that his client was the person who smuggled the guns into Najayo Prison prior t[...]
Dominican Republic’s powers boost top prosecutor’s anticorruption push
Local November 11, 2014 | 7:48 am
Santo Domingo.- Representatives of Dominican Republic’s traditional powers have rallied behind Justice minister Francisco Domínguez, despite questions that he allegedly broke the law by laun[...]
President Danilo Medina turns 63 today
Local November 10, 2014 | 11:26 am
Santo Domingo.– Dominican President Danilo Medina is celebrating his 63rd birthday today in the privacy of his home and family residence, discarding again the pomp practiced by all of his predece[...]
Dominican involved in drug bust in Antigua and Barbuda
Local November 10, 2014 | 9:49 am
St. John's, Antigua.– Five people, including a Dominican man, are likely to be charged today after they were found with 1.7 million worth of cocaine during a drug bust carried out by Antigua and [...]
Dominicans have a holiday to commemorate Constitution Day
Local November 10, 2014 | 8:31 am
Santo Domingo.– November 10 is a public holiday in the Dominican Republic. The Labor Ministry stated that Thursday, November 6, 2014, the annual Día de la Constitución Dominicana, would[...]
Over 33,000 young people trained in technical careers
Local November 8, 2014 | 12:22 pm
Santo Domingo.– Education minister Carlos Amarante Baret said that because the ministry pays special attention to vocational education, so far the total number of students enrolled in career tech[...]
Dominican president cuts ribbons on 124 apartments in San Cristobal
Local November 8, 2014 | 12:06 pm
San Cristobal, DR.- President Danilo Medina visited San Cristobal (south) to inaugurate the housing projects INVI Villa Progreso Palenque, with 60 units, and INVI Villa Progreso San Cristobal III, [...]
Antinarcotics agents seize dollars, arrest two men
Local November 8, 2014 | 9:58 am
Santo Domingo.– Antinarcotics (DNCD) seized Thursday a large amount of US dollars when two members of a drug trafficking network consisting of Dominicans and Venezuelans surreptitiously tried to [...]
UN concerned about Dominican Republic’s ruling on regional court
Local November 8, 2014 | 9:32 am
Santo Domingo.– The United Nations human rights office expressed Friday its deep concern about a recent Dominican Constitutional Court"s ruling that the country"s recognition of the com[...]
Downpours wreak havoc along Santiago-Puerto Plata tourist road
Local November 7, 2014 | 4:03 pm
Santiago.- The ongoing downpours in the central Cibao region have cut a dangerous, gaping hole of around 10 meters on the Luperon tourist road near Puerto Plata, and a series of landslides along wa[...]
Guns in deadly jailbreak were smuggled in fake leg: Police Chief(Update2)
Local November 7, 2014 | 1:27 pm
Santo Domingo.- National Police chief Manuel Castro on Friday affirmed that the jailbreak sought to spring the convict Andy Mariñez Valdez and other inmates. Maríñez. He said Mari[...]
Approaching weather system prompts possible alerts
Local November 7, 2014 | 12:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Weather Meteorology Office (Onamet) on Friday announced possible alerts issued for some provinces in the next few hours, from the downpours expected to starting late today or e[...]
Dominican Republic Constitutional Court ruling appalling: AI
Local November 7, 2014 | 11:24 am
London.- The appalling ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court that could to lead to the country’s withdrawal from the Inter American Court of Human Rights would, if supported b[...]
Dominican ball player caught in the U.S. after 2 years on the lam
Local November 7, 2014 | 9:36 am
New York.- During the last two years former Dominican baseball player Wilson Alinson Peña, 33, who was released by a major league team, had become one of the most wanted fugitives of Interpol,[...]