U.S. would change extradition treaty with Dominican Republic, official
Local January 27, 2014 | 12:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- Washington has stated its interest to change its extradition treaty in effect with the Dominican Republic since 1909, said Justice Ministry Extradition Unit director Gisela Cueto [...]
Transport unions announce strike in Santiago Wednesday
Local January 27, 2014 | 11:12 am
Santo Domingo.- Drivers of “publico” cars, taxis and moto-taxis will halt Wednesday morning’s commute and freight transport in Santiago and other Cibao (north) provinces, to demand legislatio[...]
US$850M debt shows need to strike energy pact: Power companies
Local January 27, 2014 | 9:32 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s power companies grouped in ADIE on Sunday reminded the country on the need to forge an energy pact as part of the nation’s development strategy and which in[...]
Environment agents make major busts at ravaged rivers
Local January 27, 2014 | 9:05 am
Santo Domingo.- Environment minister Bautista Rojas on Monday vowed to break the law “if that’s what it takes” to halt the devastation of rivers by people and companies who extract aggregates[...]
Drug lord’s release tests U.S.-Dominican Republic relations
Local January 27, 2014 | 8:42 am
Santo Domingo.- The announced release of drug trafficking convict Quirino Paulino in New York has stoked heated reactions in Dominican Republic, prompting a senior official to state “to hell with[...]
Cardinal slams Dominican ‘traitors’ on Founder’s day
Local January 27, 2014 | 7:56 am
Santo Domingo.- Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez on Sunday slammed Dominicans and the many NGOs for selling their conscience against the homeland, and reminded them tha[...]
Dominican immigration plan will protect all, ambassador says
Local January 25, 2014 | 1:59 pm
Washington.– The United States isn’t the only nation in the Americas grappling with the challenges of immigration reform and the complexities of addressing undocumented people living within its[...]
Reinaldo Pared rejects division of Greater Santo Domingo
Local January 25, 2014 | 10:12 am
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), rejected the proposal of PRD deputy Arelis Duarte of dividin[...]
Danilo Medina to visit Honduras and Cuba
Local January 25, 2014 | 8:10 am
Santo Domingo.– President Danilo Medina will travel to Tegucigalpa on Sunday to attend the inauguration ceremony of Honduran president-elect Juan Orlando Hernandez on Monday, and then will leave [...]
Former Dominican President dealt another major setback
Local January 24, 2014 | 5:32 pm
Santo Domingo.- In the latest defeat of former president Hipolito Mejia, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) on Friday refused to hear a request for injunction by deputy Jorge Frías, expelled f[...]
Top official ‘bites the hand that feeds him’ on political party law
Local January 24, 2014 | 11:21 am
Santo Domingo.- In a “bite the hand that feeds you” repeat, one of the most senior leaders Dominican Republic’s ruling PLD party on Friday called Central Electoral Board –JCE- president Rob[...]
Notorious ex Dominican Army Capt. set free in NYC
Local January 24, 2014 | 9:55 am
Santo Domingo.- Former Dominican Army Capt. Quirino Paulino has reportedly been released in the U.S. where he’ll stay for six months, living in New York City, and has kept its own identity, loca[...]
Opposition party purge goes before Human Rights Commission
Local January 24, 2014 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- The constant and stunning defeats in the country’s high courts have prompted a group of Dominican Republic’s opposition PRD party leaders to denounce the expulsion of former pre[...]
Electoral Board chief blames ruling party for not passing political parties law
Local January 24, 2014 | 8:28 am
Santo Domingo.- Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario on Thursday blamed the ruling PLD party for failing to pass the law on political parties, noting that it has no excuse since [...]
Dominican Republic troops on alert as protests in Haitian town rage
Local January 24, 2014 | 7:36 am
Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Dominican military is under heightened alert along the border with the Haiti, where protesters demand drinking water, electricity and other services in the town o[...]
High court convicts former senior official linked to ex president
Local January 23, 2014 | 4:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court sentenced ruling PLD party leader and former Dominican diplomat Aristipo Vidal to six months in prison, convicted of writing a bad check for RD$6.0 million in viol[...]
Government now treats deported Dominicans ‘more humanely’
Local January 23, 2014 | 2:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- Justice minister Francisco Domínguez on Friday received the 4th group 50 Dominican deportees from the United States, who served time on convictions for various crimes.
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Xstrata Nickel bribes lawmakers, journalists, officials: Senator
Local January 23, 2014 | 12:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- La Vega senator Euclides Sanchez on Thursday accused Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic operation (Falcondo) of bribing lawmakers, journalists, and Government officials, which he[...]
‘Nonsense’ tax protests halt a 3rd Dominican Republic region
Local January 23, 2014 | 11:17 am
Barahona, Dominican Repubilc.- Stores and other businesses in the city and other towns of the south-western Enriquillo Region are taking part in a protest which started 6am Friday against the manda[...]
U.S.- Dom. Rep. flights ‘back to normal: Airports manager
Local January 23, 2014 | 10:16 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican airports management contractor (Aerodom) on Thursday said the flights by airlines based in U.S. cities are back to normal, after disruptions from by the latest snowstorm.<[...]