Official of Dominican origin could be next US Attorney General, EFE
Local September 29, 2014 | 10:03 am
Washington.- Several names already sound for the post Attorney General after last week’s resignation of Eric Holder, including that of Labor Secretary Tom Pérez, of Dominican origin, EFE r[...]
Dominican Rep., Brazil widen probe in US$93.0M planes scandal
Local September 29, 2014 | 10:02 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican and Brazilian officials widen the investigation into the alleged bribery and fraud when Dominican Republic bought eight Super Tucano intercept planes of Brazilian company [...]
Dominican Republic Foreign Service is culled on scathing rebuke
Local September 29, 2014 | 8:48 am
Santo Domingo.- In the heels of mounting criticism over the Foreign Ministry’s ballooned payroll, president Danilo Medina recently fired eight senior officials designated during the administrat[...]
No differences between Mejia and Abinader over candidacy
Local September 27, 2014 | 12:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) president Andres Bautista said there will be no problems between former president Hipolito Mejia and Luis Abinader when choosing the presidential ca[...]
Fadul: Lack of resources will not hinder Regularization and Naturalization Plans
Local September 27, 2014 | 9:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Minister of Interior and Police, Jose Ramon Fadul, who presides over the national migration Council, said Friday that even though the budget line was not increased, the lack of reso[...]
US agents seize drugs on Dominican-Puerto Rico ferry
Local September 26, 2014 | 12:02 pm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers discovered 8.5 kilograms (18.7 pounds) of cocaine and 5.55 kilograms (12.2 pounds) of heroin concealed wit[...]
Court acquits ex- president’s close collaborator(Update)
Local September 26, 2014 | 11:55 am
Santo Domingo.- National District 4th Criminal Chamber instruction judge Leomar Cruz on Friday ruled to drop the charges of alleged corruption against Díaz, after the plaintiffs desisted from [...]
Haiti envoy hails Dominican leader’s ‘nice words’ at UN
Local September 26, 2014 | 10:03 am
Santo Domingo.- Haiti ambassador Fritz Cineas on Friday said after hearing Dominican president Danilo Medina’s speech at the UN General Assembly, reactions in his country are positive, with thank[...]
Senators want names in Brazilian US$92.0M planes scandal
Local September 26, 2014 | 9:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Senators Rafael Calderón and Tommy Galan on Thursday called for revealing the name of their colleague who allegedly took a bribe together with a senior officer, to secure appro[...]
U.S. woman dies in east region collision, her husband hurt
Local September 26, 2014 | 8:30 am
Higuey, Dominican Republic.- An American tourist died and four people were injured, in a three-way collision in the Coral Highway Thursday afternoon. Among the wounded figure three Americans and on[...]
Agents seize 179 bricks of drug, arrest 3 at Caucedo Port
Local September 26, 2014 | 7:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) and Justice Ministry officials on Thursday seized 179 bricks of cocaine or heroin in a container, said spokesman Miguel Medina.
He sai[...]
2nd quake shakes east region in as many weeks
Local September 25, 2014 | 3:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- A 4.5 magnitude quake shook Guaymate township, eastern La Romana province Thursday afternoon, the second moderate tremor to hit that region in as many weeks
No injuries of pro[...]
Drug traffickers’ seized properties to auction block
Local September 25, 2014 | 1:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Drugs Control Agency - DNCD – on Thursday announced that properties, autos and real estate seized from convicted drug traffickers.
The properties seized from Qu[...]
Brazilian planes scandal links Dominican senator, ex-Air Force chief
Local September 25, 2014 | 12:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Justice Ministry officials will ask Brazil counterparts for information on alleged bribery in the nearly US$100 million deal for nine Super Tucano intercept planes, to ide[...]
Dominican Navy halts 140 boatpeople, including 8 Indians(Update)
Local September 25, 2014 | 11:18 am
Santo Domingo.- Update- The Navy said of the total of undocumented travelers detained in the last 30 days, 40 are Dominican, 8 from India, and 140 from Haiti.
FIEL.Dominican Republic’s Navy[...]
After 1963 coupe, conservative views behind it ‘still persist’
Local September 25, 2014 | 9:35 am
Santo Domingo.- On September 25, 1963, 51 years ago, a military coup backed by Washington and the Catholic Church toppled then president, the late Juan Bosch .
Newspapers reported that Bosch [...]
In alleged shootout, Police gun down 4 suspects in northeast
Local September 25, 2014 | 8:50 am
Nagua, Dominican Republic.- Four dead is the result of an alleged exchange of gunfire between police and nine men Wednesday afternoon, in which five other suspects fled.
The incident took [...]
Evidence on its ex envoy’s sex abuse case ‘sent to the Vatican’
Local September 25, 2014 | 8:25 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez revealed Wednesday that most of the evidence has been sent to the Vatican against its former envoy Jozef Wesolowski, who is under house arr[...]
Brazil, US target Dominican Republic US$92M plane deal: WSJ
Local September 25, 2014 | 7:38 am
Santo Domingo.- Brazil aviation giant Embraer sold eight Super Tucano attack-support aircraft to the Dominican Republic in a US$92 million deal, which is now the focus of bribery charges in Brazil [...]
President Danilo Medina to speak at the UN today
Local September 24, 2014 | 12:30 pm
New York.- President Danilo Medina's speech to the 69th UN General Assembly will be broadcast live this afternoon by different channels and web portals.
According to the official Communicati[...]