Trump ‘ta loco’: China’s envoy to Dominican Republic
Local March 18, 2020 | 5:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- China’s ambassador to the Dominican Republic on Wed. called US president, Donald Trump, “crazy,” for referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” Zhang Rung quoted[...]Dominican-born congressman supports Joe Biden
Local March 17, 2020 | 5:30 pm
New York.- Dominican-born congressman Adriano Espaillat on Tue. announced his support for Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden, citing the former US president’s "solid history and stron[...]Punta Cana has 9 of the 20 best family resorts in the Caribbean
Local March 15, 2020 | 8:04 am
Going on vacation to the Caribbean seemed to be an adults-only option overall, but resorts across the area cater to families. Today, thousands of families are finding resorts in [...]Most coronavirus patients recover
World March 14, 2020 | 8:30 am
Amid all the fears, quarantines, and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus that is spreading worldwide.[...]The Caribbean raises the risk of coronavirus transmission in the region to “very high”
Local March 8, 2020 | 7:53 am
San Juan The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), based in Trinidad and Tobago, raised the risk of coronavirus transmission (COVID-19) in the region, from moder[...]World’s biggest travel trade fair canceled: report
Tourism February 28, 2020 | 4:48 pm
Berlin.- Organizers of the ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, billed as the world's biggest, said Friday they were cancelling the event over coronavirus fears, outletFear of the virus spreads throughout the world and first case comes to Latin America through Brazil
World February 27, 2020 | 7:51 am
The new coronavirus arrived in Latin America yesterday through Brazil, with a case confirmed in Sao Paulo, amid a wave of worldwide alarm at the rate of contagion focused on Italy and several co[...]United States Ambassador Robin Bernstein’s mother dies at 93
Local February 25, 2020 | 6:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- Karolyn Schoenhaus (née Karolyn Valentine Dickman) has passed away in Boynton Beach, Florida. She was 93. Born on Valentine’s Day, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Karolyn is [...]Panama recaptures Dominican mass murderer
Local February 13, 2020 | 3:51 pm
Panama.- The Panamanian Police has recaptured the Dominican Gilberto Ventura Ceballos, convicted of the kidnapping and murder of five young people of Chinese descent. He had escaped Feb. 3, for the se[...]Plane with 14 Chinese passengers lands in Haiti(Update)
World February 3, 2020 | 7:46 am
Portugal has accepted the plane Santo Domingo.- A plane with 14 Chinese passengers on board landed at Toussaint Louverture airport in Port-au-Prince after being barred from landing in The Bahamas, [...]At least three dead and two wounded during Toronto shooting
World February 2, 2020 | 7:16 am
Three people died and two were injured during a shooting Friday night in downtown Toronto, the economic capital of Canada, police said. The three deceased were shot by a firearm [...]Public Health redouble preventive measures in airports of the country by coronavirus
Local January 29, 2020 | 7:31 am
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Public Health together with the World Health Organization redoubles preventive measures [...]Tsunami warning as 7.7 quake rocks Cuba, Jamaica
World January 28, 2020 | 4:28 pm
Santo Domingo.- A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake was detected, south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica Tuesday afternoon. Reuters reports that the quake has triggered a tsunami warning for Jamaic[...]Canada announces its first case of the new coronavirus in Toronto
Tourism January 26, 2020 | 7:45 am
TORONTO (EFE) .- Canadian health authorities announced today that they have detected in Toronto the first case of the new coronavirus responsible for the infectiou[...]PAHO urges to be prepared in the Americas to detect cases of the new coronavirus
Local January 25, 2020 | 6:18 am
Washington, DC.-The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa Etienne, urged on Friday the countries of the region of the Americas to be prepared to detect early, isolate [...]Dominican chef will represent the country in culinary olympics in Germany
Local January 21, 2020 | 9:32 am
For those who did not know is the "Countess of gastronomy," since its subtle and at the same time strong and convincing form reaches a union lineage that all of the sectors give distinction and [...]PAHO asks the country for surveillance against viruses detected in China
Local January 21, 2020 | 8:24 am
Santo Domingo, DRThe country must keep an eye on the surveillance of the[...]The DR wins two awards in Paris for the quality of its cocoa
The governor of Puerto Rico signs emergency declaration of major disaster
A 6.6 quake shakes Puerto Rico
Arab community of DR calls for peace in the face of EU-Iran conflict
Santo Domingo, DRCitizens with Arab ancestry in the Dominican Republic yesterday called for sanity and p[...]Parasite that ended the life of actor Sebastián Ferrat was contracted from consumption of poorly cooked or raw pork
People December 31, 2019 | 9:36 am
The consumption of poorly cooked or raw pork is one of the main reasons for a person to contract the infection known as cysticercosis (T. solium), which ended with the life of the soap opera act[...]Investment in renewable energy in Latin America reaches historical levels
Local December 30, 2019 | 7:34 am
- Although hydropower will be critical, wind [...]
