Court denies parole for country’s most famous inmate
Local July 24, 2014 | 12:03 pm
San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.- Dominican Republic’s most famous inmate has been denied parole by Conviction execution judge Willy de Jesus, rejected internal.
Mery Peláez, who is[...]
Conservative party could announce split from pro-government bloc
Local July 24, 2014 | 11:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The pro-government minority party FNP, which as voiced scathing rebuke to president Danilo Medina’s issuing the Executive Order to enforce the Foreigner Regularization and Natural[...]
Economy Minister to leave post for presidential bid ‘next year’
Local July 24, 2014 | 10:05 am
Santo Domingo.- Ruling PLD party presidential candidacy hopeful and Economy minister Temístocles Montás on Wednesday said he’ll resign his post, but after the campaign to select the can[...]
Youngest of merengue dynasty found alive in NJ hospital(Update)
Local July 24, 2014 | 9:37 am
anto Domingo.- Rafely Rosario’s relatives located him a hospital in New Jersey, said Los Rosario manager René Solís Thursday afternoon. He said police agents informed of finding ding, w[...]
Relentless drought means water rationing
Local July 24, 2014 | 8:16 am
Santo Domingo.- If the current the drought parching the country continues, the water supply already in crisis will get even more severe for Greater Santo Domingo’s population.
The dire warn[...]
Medina signs enforcement for controversial Naturalization Law
Local July 24, 2014 | 7:48 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wed. signed Executive Order 250-14 that creates the rules to enforce the controversial Foreigners Naturalization Law.
After consultations with num[...]
World leaders ‘pressure’ Haiti-Dominican Republic conundrum
Local July 23, 2014 | 12:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- The conundrum that the myriad issues posed by Dominican Republic and Haiti ties, often called “a matrimony without divorce,” has attracted three world leaders in less than one m[...]
Artworks seized from Cubans in US$100M Social Security scam on sale
Local July 23, 2014 | 11:03 am
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Wednesday announced the sale of 134 works of art by local and foreign masters on Thursday, seized from the Cuban nationals Benitez brothers, and in the Cresp[...]
Top general’s statement on crime boosts gun merchants
Local July 23, 2014 | 10:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Gun merchants got a boost Tuesday with Defense minister Sigfrido Pared’s “on target and timely" assertion that 98 percent of crimes in the country are committed with illega[...]
Defense buys helicopters to patrol the border
Local July 23, 2014 | 9:17 am
Santo Domingo.- Defense minister Sigfrido Pared revealed Tuesday that two helicopters with integrated cameras were acquired to bolster surveillance at the Dominican-Haiti border.
He said als[...]
Officials say forest fire at Central Mountains being controlled
Local July 23, 2014 | 8:53 am
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Tuesday said a forest fire affecting an area of the Central Mountains is expected to be completely controlled by Thursday, since more than 100 firefighte[...]
Opposition party in damage control after violent convention
Local July 23, 2014 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- A commission of Dominican Republic’s opposition party (PRD) handed over to the producers of the SIN news network a video retained by the party’s security agents during Sunday’[...]
Seed of trust will sprout with Haiti: Dominican Republic leader
Local July 23, 2014 | 7:33 am
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- "President Martelly, it’s time for us to look at each other eye to eye, shake our hands and work shoulder to shoulder to strengthen each of our countries,&qu[...]
With Europe’s blessing, Haiti, Dominican leaders pledge closer ties
Local July 22, 2014 | 4:23 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- The meeting between Dominican Republic, Haiti and the European Union held in Punta Cana (east) concluded Tuesday afternoon, when presidents Danilo Medina and Miche[...]
U.S. deploys air patrol craft to help Dominican Republic
Local July 22, 2014 | 2:28 pm
Santo Domingo. - At the Dominican Government’s request the United States on Tuesday announced the deployment of a new aircraft to bolster the capacity for air patrols and surveillance over the co[...]
More than 200,000 locals, foreigners can’t leave the country
Local July 22, 2014 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- At least 200,000 Dominicans are banned from leaving from the country, while 12,000 foreign residents mostly European, face the same situation, as a result of pending litigation.
Audit uncovers electric utility morass: Diariolibre.com
Local July 22, 2014 | 10:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The accounting firm KPMG revealed that it "wasn’t able to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence" on the financial statements in 2010 from Dominican Republic[...]
Dominican journalist’s trial unveils Medina’s corrupt administration
Local July 22, 2014 | 9:01 am
Santo Domingo.- Journalist Marino Zapete on Tuesday slammed Dominican Republic’s government for in his view keeping dangerous and corrupt officials in the Administration, despite evidence of embe[...]
Journalists slam Dominican Republic’s opposition party for aggression
Local July 22, 2014 | 7:59 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Journalists Guild on Monday condemned the aggression against two reporters and a cameraman of the SIN news network, during the convention of Dominican Republic’s maj[...]
Give it up, come with us: Group tells opposition party members
Local July 21, 2014 | 4:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- One of Dominican Republic’s fastest-growing independent organizations on Monday urged the rank-and-file of the opposition party PRD to leave the organization’s "acronyms&qu[...]