Dominicans head to polls early, eagerly
Local May 20, 2012 | 9:08 am
Santo Domingo.- More than 6.0 million Dominicans are eligible to vote for a President and Overseas deputies to a term of four years today Sunday, concluding the most peaceful electoral campaign in [...]
Alberto prods Atlantic hurricane season to an early start
Local May 19, 2012 | 6:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- Tropical Storm Alberto, the Atlantic hurricane season’s first tropical storm, has formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.[...]
DNCD agents arrest major drug leader
Local May 19, 2012 | 2:54 pm
Santo Domingo.– An alleged Italian drug trafficker, presumably the head of a network that smuggled cocaine from South America, was arrested by the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) at the Las [...]
Three Dominicans arrested by Bahamian authorities
Local May 19, 2012 | 12:39 pm
Nassau.– Bahamian authorities seized US$1,000 worth of dangerous drugs and arrested four illegal immigrants, including three Dominicans, at an apartment in the Lucaya area, in Freeport.
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Free bus service on election day, OMSA director said
Local May 19, 2012 | 12:12 pm
Santo Domingo.– Tomorrow Sunday the buses of the Metropolitan Bus Service Office (OMSA) will run for free, due to the election day, the Office for the Reorganization of Transportation (Opret) ann[...]
Major opposition party ends campaign will massive rally
Local May 19, 2012 | 11:22 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s major opposition party (PRD) ended its electoral campaign with a massive march–motorcade Friday, where thousands of supporters waked and drove through sever[...]
Six candidates eye Dominican Republic’s presidential office
Local May 19, 2012 | 8:19 am
Santo Domingo.– Even though the electoral race will be among six presidential candidates, only two of them have chances of becoming the next Dominican President, when registered voters cast their[...]
Foreign electoral observes meet with Fernandez
Local May 18, 2012 | 2:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez met Friday afternoo with the 101 international observers who arrived in the country since the start of this week to participate in Sunday’s presidential[...]
Dominican First Lady, VP candidate leaves country (Update)
Local May 18, 2012 | 1:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s First Lady and ruling PLD party vice presidential candidate Margarita Cedeño arrived Friday at Las Americas Airport to board a private flight to the U.S.[...]
Son of rebuked ex Police Chief shoots Health chief’s nephew
Local May 18, 2012 | 12:54 pm
Santo Domingo. - A son of the former Police chief Pedro de Jesus Candelier shot and injured a nephew of the of Public Health minister Bautista Rojas, during an argument around 2am Friday, local med[...]
Electoral Board: 1st poll results “long before” 9am Sunday
Local May 18, 2012 | 11:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Central Electoral Board president Roberto Rosario on Friday vowed to announce the first bulletin of the presidential election’s results long before 9pm Sunday.
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Dominicans in NYC take election frenzy in stride
Local May 18, 2012 | 11:08 am
NEW YORK.- Without cronyism, I.D.s which can’t be bought or sold, cushy government jobs aren’t available as most don’t need them, no official intimidation and where a box of food can’t buy [...]
Two major parties founded by Juan Bosch aim for 28 years in office
Local May 18, 2012 | 10:23 am
Santo Domingo. – Sunday’s elections will be pit the two parties both founded by Dominican Republic’s most prolific writer and ex president Juan Bosch, and the two have governed each 12 during[...]
Company slapped RD$7.0M fine for tourism enclave fuel spill
Local May 18, 2012 | 9:54 am
Baní, Dominican Republic.- The Environment Ministry yesterday accused the company Ciramar International Trading for the Monday night fuel spill at the estuary Las Calderas Bay (south), which a[...]
Young adults push for conscientious vote
Local May 18, 2012 | 9:18 am
Santo Domingo. - To spur young adults to exert their right to vote in Sunday’s presidential and Overseas deputies elections, the entities ProJuventud, Public Policies Youth Observatory (OJPP) and[...]
Rain for most of the country through the weekend
Local May 18, 2012 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (Onamet) forecasts an increase in rains into the weekend, including election day Sunday.
It said the low pressure system over the country will [...]
Electoral Board announces street closing, detours
Local May 18, 2012 | 8:38 am
Santo Domingo.- The Central Electoral Board JCE announced street closings and detours around its headquarters and the National District Board, a security measure taken during every elections.
First Lady’s accuser would now vote for her ticket mate
Local May 18, 2012 | 8:25 am
Santiago.- Marcos Martinez, the lawyer who had accused the First lady and ruling PLD party vice presidential candidate Margarita Cedeño of having US$73.0 million euros in a Danish bank account[...]
Ruling party closes campaign, opposition’s turn Friday
Local May 17, 2012 | 9:11 pm
SANTO DOMINGO. - President Leonel Fernandez, Dominican Republic’s ruling PLD party candidates Danilo Medina and Margarita Cedeño and political allies headed a motorcade-rally which began 4pm[...]
OAS, Catholic Church slam ex Police Chief’s “cockiness” on vote threat
Local May 17, 2012 | 2:09 pm
SANTO DOMINGO.- Organization of American States (OAS) Observers Delegation chief rebuked as intolerable for any democracy that a retired general challenges or threatens to use any mechanism to inti[...]
