Judge rejects arrest warrant for pistol planting prosecutor
Local August 20, 2014 | 8:55 am
Santo Domingo.- The Acting President of the Penal Chamber of the SanCristóbal Court of Appeal refused to emit an arrest warrant for the Ocoaprosecutor, José Miguel Cuevas, who is accused [...]
Main citizen complaint is robbery
Local August 20, 2014 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Robberies and muggings, especiallyon the public streets, are the incidents most commonly reported by citizens atpolice stations around the country.
Every month these centers r[...]
In search of a solution to traffic chaos
Local August 20, 2014 | 7:54 am
SantoDomingo.- President Danilo Medina announced that he would be outlining aplan in the next few days aimed at reducing the chaotic Dominican transportation system, mainly in the cities of Santo D[...]
President non-commital on re-election
Local August 20, 2014 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- In a reference topresidential re-election, Danilo Medina said “it is normal for Dominican presidents to be asked to stay on for a second term and that they have twoyears left and [...]
153 years jail for 10 in San Francisco de Macoris
Local August 19, 2014 | 11:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The Legal Authorities, through the DuarteProvince Prosecutor’s Office, have imposed sentences totaling 153 years in jailon 10 people – nine men and one woman - after they[...]
Cuban in custody for selling fake sexual stimulants
Local August 19, 2014 | 11:27 am
SANTO DOMINGO.- ThePermanent Attention Court in Santo Domingo province has sentenced a man accusedof bottling and selling fake medications at his home in Mirador del Este, in SantoDomingo East to t[...]
Hot weather to continue – Onamet
Local August 19, 2014 | 10:12 am
SantoDomingo.- The National Meteorology Office (Onamet) isforecasting high temperatures of more than 35 degrees Celsius and small chanceof rain for Tuesday.
ForWednesday, forecasters say a we[...]
Prosecutor questioned on gun planting video
Local August 19, 2014 | 9:21 am
SantoDomingo.- The district prosecutor for San José de Ocoa, José Miguel CuevasPaulino, was interrogated yesterday at the Attorney General’s office followingthe publication of a video s[...]
Donated school uniforms must not be sold
Local August 19, 2014 | 8:50 am
Santo Domingo.- In response to complaints from parentsthat individuals have been selling donated school uniforms, the director of theNational Student Welfare Institute (Inabie) René Jáque[...]
Changes announced to armed forces top brass
Local August 19, 2014 | 8:10 am
Santo Domingo.- The president has made several changes to the higher ranks of the armed forces. Decree 300-14 appoints General Maximiliano William Muñoz as the country's new Defense Minister ,[...]
Senators reintroduce Loma Miranda bill
Local August 18, 2014 | 2:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- Thirty senators have reintroduced the Bill to declare Loma Miranda a National Park, thus fulfilling thepromise they had made before the end of the past legislative session.
Th[...]
Authorities seize assets
Local August 18, 2014 | 9:49 am
SantoDomingo.- More buildings and vehicles were seized on Friday from Juan PabloFerrer, an alleged member of a drug-trafficking network based in Spain, accordingto the director of the Anti-Asset La[...]
Police kill three robbery suspects
Local August 18, 2014 | 9:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Three men were shotdead by police agents early Sunday morning in the María Auxiliadora sector ofthe city. The Police says that the men are believed to have mugged severalwomen [...]
Police raid counterfeit 25 peso coin “lab”
Local August 18, 2014 | 8:08 am
Santo Domingo.- The Police hasdismantled an underground laboratory being used for forging 25 peso coins, followinga raid on a house in the Sabana Perdida neighborhood of Santo Domingo North.
[...]
Ex-president Fernández to Guatemala
Local August 18, 2014 | 7:43 am
SantoDomingo.- Former Dominican president Leonel Fernández travels to Guatemalatoday to attend the II Esquipulas Regional Forum for Central AmericanIntegration
Hewas invited to the event[...]
Dominican Navy intercepts illegal boat trip
Local August 18, 2014 | 7:34 am
Santo Domingo.- the Dominican Navy(Armada) has arrested 49 Dominicans ( 29 men and 20 women) in the Playa Grandearea in the municipality of Cabrera in the northeastern province of MaríaTrinida[...]
Experts to evaluate city buildings
Local August 18, 2014 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- TheDominican government now has its first technical team for the evaluation of “SafeStructures”.
The group is made up of 12 professionals from theNational Seismic Evaluati[...]
Back to school
Local August 18, 2014 | 6:25 am
SantoDomingo.- The new school year, which officially starts today, will beinaugurated by president Danilo Medina later this morning. 2014-2015 opens withmany students in the state sector going to s[...]
Dominican Republic celebrates its second Independence.
Local August 16, 2014 | 2:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- Today Saturday, Aug. 16, the Dominican Republic celebrates another year since the Restauracion of the Republic, waging a a guerrilla war from 1863 to 1865 against Spain, which had [...]
Vargas says President Medina has not solved people’s basic problems
Local August 16, 2014 | 8:59 am
Santo Domingo.- Opposition PRD party president Miguel Vargas affirmed today that even though President Danilo Medina has introduced certain changes during his two years in office, he has not yet pr[...]
