Official watchdog slams Electoral Court’s high salaries, perks
Local February 19, 2014 | 8:05 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s official fiscal watchdog (CCRD) called the high salaries and perks given to the Superior Electoral Court’s (TSE) justices illegal, a recent audit revealed.<[...]
Diplomats in Dominican Republic ‘snub’ gay U.S. envoy
Local February 19, 2014 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- Numerous envoys had scoffed at the idea of attending Dominican Republic’s diplomatic corps’ annual gala on concerns the openly gay U.S. Ambassador James Brewster showed up with [...]
Dominican Republic must ‘hit drug traffickers where it hurts most -their wallet’
Local February 19, 2014 | 6:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Antinarcotics agency (DNCD) president Julio César Souffront on Tuesday said Dominican Republic needs a review of some laws, others amended and more technology to effectively wa[...]
Dominican Republic Protestants stoke anti-gay fray
Local February 18, 2014 | 3:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- Protestant church leader Domingo Paulino Moya on Tuesday said US Ambassador James "Wally" Brewster’s meeting with leaders of the gay community, is the start of a[...]
A 4.6 magnitude quake rattles San Pedro province
Local February 18, 2014 | 1:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- An of 4.6 magnitude quake rattled San Pedro province (east) Tuesday afternoon with neither reports of injuries, damages nor aftershocks.
Local authorities discard the possibil[...]
Poland indicts priest on 2 counts of pedophilia in Dominican Republic
Local February 18, 2014 | 9:36 am
Warsaw.- The Warsaw Office of the Prosecutor on Tuesday indicted Polish priest Wojciech Gil on four counts of pedophilia and against the sexual freedom of children, two of them in Poland in 2006,[...]
Scattered showers, mild temperatures
Local February 18, 2014 | 8:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (Onamet) on Tuesday forecast increasing showers over the country throughout the week, from the east-northeast wind.
It said there will be scatt[...]
Senate chief is third in ruling party to announce bid for the Palace
Local February 18, 2014 | 8:29 am
Santo Domingo.- Vowing to continue the trail blazed by President Danilo Medina, and as an example for Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD), Senate president Reinaldo Pared officially launch[...]
Supreme Court upholds ruling clearing embattled senator
Local February 18, 2014 | 7:46 am
Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court’s 2nd Penal Chamber on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that dropped the embezzlement charges against embattled Senator Félix Bautista, relating to allege[...]
Dominican Repubilc to seek 12 years in prison for Polish priest
Local February 18, 2014 | 7:01 am
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez on Monday said he’s pleased with the arrest of Polish priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto), and vowed to do all that’s needed to get the[...]
Venezuela’s right wing, the U.S. plot Maduro’s overthrow, Ambassador
Local February 17, 2014 | 12:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- Venezuela’s right wing backed by Washington again hatches a plot to overthrow the government headed by Nicolas Maduro, said Caracas’ ambassador Alberto Castellar on Monday, call[...]
Journalist: Arrest of priest sought by Dominican Republic surprised Poland
Local February 17, 2014 | 12:24 pm
Santo Domingo.- Polish journalist Miroslaw Wekly on Monday said his country’s public opinion was surprised with the arrest of countryman priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto) on Sunday, on charges [...]
Scattered showers, rising temperatures
Local February 17, 2014 | 10:17 am
anto Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (Onamet) forecasts scattered showers for the Southeast, Southwest Northeast, border region and Central Mountains, from a trough Northwest of the count[...]
Battle weary ex-president is dealt another political defeat
Local February 17, 2014 | 9:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The registration of candidates for leadership posts in Dominican Republic’s opposition party (PRD) ended on Sunday and left out several of that organization key figures, especial[...]
U.S.-gays-Vatican-Cardinal scandal reveals Dominican Republic’s greenhorn diplomacy
Local February 17, 2014 | 8:17 am
Santo Domingo.- A gay activist organization on Monday slammed Dominican Republic’s envoy to the Vatican for the diplomat’s claim that they, together with gay U.S. Ambassador James Brewster, plo[...]
Poland arrests priest on sexual abuse charges in Dominican Republic, thenews.pl
Local February 17, 2014 | 6:38 am
Santo Domingo.- Polish priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto) was arrested in his country Monday in connection with charges of sexually abusing several boys in a town of the Dominican Republic, outlet[...]
Pared Perez says his pre-presidential candidacy will be invincible
Local February 15, 2014 | 10:37 am
Santo Domingo.– Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez on Friday said that the launch of his presidential candidacy for Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD) will be invincible.
Pared P[...]
Foreign Ministry describes Grimaldi’s statements as “unfortunate”
Local February 15, 2014 | 8:59 am
Santo Domingo.– The Government yesterday disavowedthe statements made by DominicanRepublic’s envoy to Pope Francis, VictorGrimaldi, against his US counterpartJames W. Brewster.
Gays, the Pope, Washington, Dominican Catholics in widening row(Update)
Local February 14, 2014 | 12:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s envoy to Pope Francis on Friday railed against his immediate superior in the Foreign Ministry, the latest chapter in a row stretching from Washington to the V[...]
Dominican consumer watchdog warns against use of drug Sinutab
Local February 14, 2014 | 11:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The consumer protection agency (ProConsumidor) on Friday warned people against the use of the flu medicine Sinutab and Sinutab PLUS tablet, made by Johnson & Johnson, on con[...]