Dominican Republic asks countries’ help to quell major forest fire
Local July 28, 2014 | 12:39 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry said Monday it requested international assistance to quell the blaze affecting a national park near the highland town of Constanza since Friday.
In a [...]
Business leader, bishop hail Law helps Haitians’ descendants
Local July 28, 2014 | 11:33 am
Santo Domingo.- A bishop and a business leader consider the recently passed Immigration Regularization and Naturalization Law the legal instrument toward understanding between Dominican Republic an[...]
Dominican Bronx Parade promotes back-home culture abroad
Local July 28, 2014 | 11:00 am
New York.- Ruling PLD party political leader and Dominican Alternate envoy to the UN Luis Lithgow on Sunday urged his countrymen to promote their culture abroad.
During his starring role in [...]
Rebuilt, expanded southern dam ready for Medina to cut ribbon
Local July 28, 2014 | 10:44 am
Azua, Dominican Republic.- The dams and canals agency (INDRHI) affirmed Monday that president Danilo Medina is expected to inaugurate the reconstruction and expansion of the hydroelectric facility[...]
Hot, sunny skies Monday; possible showers Tuesday
Local July 28, 2014 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (Onamet) forecasts sunny skies over most of the country Monday, “because of tropical conditions that preclude any precipitation.”
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Another fatal collision on the Southern Highway kills 3
Local July 28, 2014 | 8:58 am
Santo Domingo.- Just two weeks after a collision claimed the lives of five people, another crash on the Southern Highway today Monday has killed three and hurt more than 20 others, when a bus full[...]
Forest fire in Dominican Republic central mountains ‘too critical’
Local July 28, 2014 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The forest fire which has charred large parts of Valle Nuevo National Park, Constanza (central) during the last few days has devastated more than 1,200 hectares of pine forests, loc[...]
Justice Ministry to destroy 2,000 guns; slams ‘weapons culture’
Local July 28, 2014 | 8:09 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Monday will destroy with a steamroller 2,000 guns seized in operations across the country, and will then build a "monument of peace" with the remna[...]
President Medina asks parents to fight adversities that threaten family
Local July 26, 2014 | 4:26 pm
Santo Domingo.– On the occasion of tomorrow's Father's Day, Dominican President Danilo Medina urged parents to be alert to fight aspects that threaten family.
"Nowadays when disintegr[...]
Dominican Republic makes progress in protecting human rights
Local July 26, 2014 | 10:37 am
Santo Domingo.– Justice minister Francisco Dominguez Brito said Friday that in recent years the Dominican Republic has made progress in ensuring the human rights of citizens in general.
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Little known agency reveals Dominican government’s largess
Local July 26, 2014 | 9:39 am
Santo Domingo.- The astronomic salaries in the recently created agency in charge of bolstering the country’s competitiveness –as high as RD$500,000 monthly for its president- reveals the Domin[...]
President Medina breaks ground for the construction of housing project
Local July 26, 2014 | 9:00 am
Santo Domingo.– President Danilo Medina attended Friday afternoon the ceremony to inaugurate the construction of a housing project in Los Americanos sector, in Los Alcarrizos, 15 kilometers north[...]
Priest leads Dominican Republic children in push for a National Park
Local July 25, 2014 | 3:22 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dozens of children some as young as one, headed by radical priest Rogelio Cruz rallied in front of Congress Friday to demand that lawmakers pass the bill to created Loma Miranda Nat[...]
Espaillat; immigration advocates call for humane solution to child migrants crisis
Local July 25, 2014 | 2:36 pm
New York.- NY State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, the New York Immigration Coalition, Hispanic Federation, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, Northern [...]
Ex president prevents minority party split with ruling bloc: Nacional
Local July 25, 2014 | 2:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former president Leonel Fernández persuaded the heads of the pro-government FNP party to not resign from their Government posts and remain in the political bloc headed by Domin[...]
Police admit what citizens fear: organized crime is winning
Local July 25, 2014 | 12:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- National Police chief Manuel Castro admitted Friday what many sectors have been saying for the last few years: that organized crime’s activities overwhelm its capacity to respond,[...]
Feisty official names companies that scam Dominican consumers
Local July 25, 2014 | 9:23 am
Santo Domingo.- In an unusual show of gumption, the head of Dominican Republic’s consumer protection agency –ProConsumidor- on Friday named names and companies which she affirms continue to sca[...]
Conservative party mum on threat to split from government bloc
Local July 25, 2014 | 8:05 am
Santo Domingo.- A senior leader of the pro-government conservative FNP party on Thursday kept mum on their threat announced Wednesday that their members would resign from their Government posts and[...]
Dominican capital’s water supply takes a 75% plunge
Local July 25, 2014 | 7:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The months-long drought parching the country and the critically low levels of the dams has led to a 75% plunge in the water supply for most sectors of Greater Santo Domingo.
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Israeli envoy rebuffs Chamber of Deputies ‘unfair’ resolution
Local July 24, 2014 | 3:22 pm
Santo Domingo.- Israel Ambassador Bahij Mansour on Thursday rebuffed yesterday’s resolution by the Chamber of Deputies against Israel as unfair, and in his view addresses just one of the points [...]