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[...]
PLD leaders in NY urge Dominican president to consider relection
Local September 24, 2014 | 11:26 am
New York.- Senior leaders and members of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in New York urged Dominican President Danilo Medina to listen to the people's voice and what the majority of Dominicans[...]
ProConsumidor to educate consumers with radio messages
Local September 24, 2014 | 9:37 am
Santo Domingo.- Consumer Protection Agency (ProConsumidor) and the Dominican Broadcasters Association (ADORA) signed an agreement to broadcast educationalmessages to guide consumers.
As repor[...]
Dominicans celebrate Las Mercedes Day
Local September 24, 2014 | 8:36 am
Santo Domingo.- Today, Wednesday September 24th is the 399th anniversary of the proclamation of the Our Lady of Mercies (La Virgen de las Mercedes) as the patron saint of the Dominican Republic and[...]
Ex Vatican envoy in Dominican Republic arrested on sexual abuse
Local September 23, 2014 | 3:52 pm
Vatican City.- Former Vatican envoy Jozef Wesolowski, charged with sexually abusing boys in the Dominican Republic, has been placed under house arrest on Pope Francis’ instructions, for the "[...]
Clashes between Haitians and Dominicans concern senior officials
Local September 23, 2014 | 2:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- Interior and Police minister José R. Fadul and National Police chief Manuel Castro on Tuesday said the clashes between Haitians and Dominican in the past few days are cause fo[...]
Agents seize 1,020K heroin near Bani, two arrests
Local September 23, 2014 | 1:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Antinarcotics agency (DNCD) on Tuesday announced the arrest of two alleged heads of an international drug trafficking network operating out of southern Peravia Province, where t[...]
Dominican, Venezuela leaders talk undisclosed topics at UN
Local September 23, 2014 | 12:36 pm
New York.- President Danilo Medina met with Venezuela counterpart Nicolás Maduro at UN headquarters Tuesday morning to discuss topics of interest for Caracas and Santo Domingo, but weren’t s[...]
Top official-leftist leader questions brouhaha over Haitian’s death
Local September 23, 2014 | 11:48 am
Santo Domingo.- "There are sectors in the country who want to exacerbate the matter with Haitians, there are people who’ve taken a more rigid position than the Haitians themselves," sai[...]
Dominican Republic’s ‘owners’ park their trucks, halt freight
Local September 23, 2014 | 9:50 am
Santo Domingo.- Thousands of tractor trailers of Dominican Republic’s biggest truckers’ union (Fenatrado) have been parked on the shoulders of roads and avenues across the country since 5am, t[...]
Medina keeps busy in NY prior to UN gathering
Local September 23, 2014 | 9:20 am
New York.- President Danilo Medina participated in a private meeting Monday morning of heads of State and world leaders with former US president Bill Clinton.
The meeting was held in the New[...]