Spain, Dominican leaders to talk Venezuela: EFE
World January 28, 2019 | 4:12 pm
Madrid.- Spain president Pedro Sanchez will tomorrow Tues. embark on a trip to the Dominican Republic and Mexico, two countries that have adopted different positions over Venezuela's crisis unleashed [...]Foreign Minister, Pompeo meet, Venezuela crisis on tap
Local January 28, 2019 | 8:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas met Sunday in New York with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to discuss various issues, especially Venezuela's crisis. "We have had a broad and pr[...]Dominican Republic recognizes Venezuela’s Guaido
Local January 24, 2019 | 4:13 pm
Washington DC.- The Dominican Republic on Thurs. told the Organization of American States (OAS) is that Venezuela's crisis can only be defused through talks in which all Venezuelan political actors pa[...]Venezuelans rebuke Maduro in the Dominican capital
Local January 23, 2019 | 3:52 pm
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of people called to gather in Santo Domingo by the Venezuelan community in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday protested against the government of Nicolás Maduro, as part of [...]Rep. Espaillat calls on colleague to resign from Congress
World January 16, 2019 | 8:45 am
Press Release Washington D.C. - Today, representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement calling for Rep. Steve King of Iowa to resign and step down from Congress following [...]Normal operations of consulates in DR despite US government closure
Local January 4, 2019 | 8:06 am
The consular services offered by the United States Government in the Dominican Republic are operating normally, as was confirmed yesterday. The US embassy announced TODAY that although the federal [...]Trump undermines nutrition for immigrant families: Espaillat
World December 12, 2018 | 9:19 am
Press Release Washington, DC ─ Today representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in opposition to the Trump administration's proposed rule to redefine public charge,[...]US agents nab 212 pounds of cocaine on Dominican-Puerto Rico ferry
Local December 7, 2018 | 4:12 pm
Press Release San Juan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers seized Monday 212 pounds (96 kilos) of cocaine found inside an inbound container from the Dominican Republic. The e[...]World Bank announces US$200. 0B over 5 years for Climate Action
World December 3, 2018 | 12:32 pm
Press Release Washington DC .- The World Bank Group on Mon. announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in support for[...]Haiti orders a freeze on bank accounts, including Dominicans
Local November 13, 2018 | 8:39 am
Port-au-Prince.- Port-au-Prince prosecutor, Clamé Ocnam Dameus on Mon. ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of 36 companies linked to the alleged network of corruption detected in Venezuela's [...]Dominicans handily reelected in NYC
Local November 7, 2018 | 10:01 am
New York.- Democratic candidates for Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, the Dominicans Adriano Espaillat, congressman for the 13th district, and the state assemblymen Carmen de la Rosa and Víctor Pichard[...]NGO urges Dominicans to vote, mark a difference
Local November 6, 2018 | 2:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- "Dominicanos USA" (DUSA) director Eddy Cuesta on Mon. called on Dominicans and Latinos to vote in today's mid-term elections throughout the US, where they could mark the difference in [...]Espaillat condemns bomb plots in NY as terrorism
World October 24, 2018 | 3:14 pm
New York. - Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to numerous explosive devices located throughout New York City. "This is a serious matter and the FBI [...]Building houses CNN in New York is evacuated on bomb threats
World October 24, 2018 | 10:18 am
New York.- Bomb threats and explosive devices found in several cities have prompted the evacuation of the Time-Warner building, home to CNN. The suspicious package was found in the mail room of CNN, l[...]Haiti leader unscathed in attack; bodyguard hurt: AP
World October 17, 2018 | 3:32 pm
Port-au-Prince.- One of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse's bodyguards was hurt when hit in the head by a stone thrown by a protester after a wreath-laying ceremony on the monument of independence leade[...]Hurricane Leslie heading toward Portugal and Spain
World October 13, 2018 | 6:39 pm
Miami.- Hurricane Leslie, which has surprised with its twists and turns, is heading toward Portugal and Spain, bringing heavy rains and high winds to the western parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Alt[...]Weather Channel: catastrophic hurricane churns toward Florida Panhandle
World October 10, 2018 | 12:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Weather Channel reports Wed. that Hurricane Michael is close to a catastrophic, unprecedented Category 4 strike on the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend with a life-threatening storm [...]Quake kills 11 in Haiti NE; after shakes in Dominican NW
Local October 7, 2018 | 10:16 am
Port-au-Prince.- A 5.9 magnitude earthquake Saturday night north of Port de Paix, in Haiti's northwest, has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 100, according to Haitian communication se[...]US agents arrest Dominican stowaways in Eastern Puerto Rico
Local October 4, 2018 | 9:29 am
Press Release San Juan.– U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers found Wednesday three alien stowaways on board the vessel M/T Derg arriving into the Yabucoa port from San Pedro de Macoris, D[...]Dominican Republic rejects military option in Venezuela
Local September 19, 2018 | 1:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic rejects a possible intervention in Venezuela as a mechanism to solve the crisis that is pounding that country, Foreign minister, Miguel Vargas affirmed Tues. [...]
