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[...]
Memo casts doubt over notorious drug lords’ release
Local February 14, 2014 | 8:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Drug trafficking convict Quirino Paulino has yet to be sentenced on any of the 20 counts, as evidenced by New York South District Court documents, registered as "USA v. Castill[...]
Letter to the Pope widens Dominican Republic catholic, gay rift
Local February 14, 2014 | 7:34 am
Santo Domingo.- Just 12 hours after reports that U.S. ambassador James ‘Wally’ Brewster met with the country’s gay and lesbian community, Dominican Republic’ envoy to the Vatican warned th[...]
Gay US envoy, husband meet Dominican Republic’s LGBTs
Local February 13, 2014 | 3:02 pm
Santo Domingo.- U.S. ambassador James ‘Wally’ Brewster and his husband Bob Satawake received Thursday representatives from 15 gay, lesbian and transgender (LGBT) organizations and discussed the[...]
Tax printer row: Retailers threaten boycott of manufacturers
Local February 13, 2014 | 2:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Retailers Federation warned Thursday that if the Internal Taxes Agency fails to meet their demands in their proposal to install the tax receipt printers, the[...]
Dominican Republic leader wants ‘only the people’s wellbeing’
Local February 13, 2014 | 12:37 pm
Barahona, Dominican Republic. - President Danilo Medina said Thursday he’s not looking to become a leader or his re-election with his Administration’s work and instead the Dominican people’s [...]
Trough brings downpours mostly along Caribbean coast
Local February 13, 2014 | 10:30 am
Santo Domingo.- A trough will bring downpours over several parts of the country today, the National Meteorology Office (Onamet) forecast Thursday.
It said Greater Santo Domingo and other citi[...]
Supreme Court suggests time limits for prosecution
Local February 13, 2014 | 8:37 am
Santo Domingo.- The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested amendments to the criminal procedural code (CPP) regarding the time limits of the proceedings and case files.
The high Court said it b[...]
Dominican Republic eyes energy production business
Local February 13, 2014 | 7:30 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wednesday sent to Congress a bill which restores the ability to invest and in and own power plants to Dominican Republic’s State-owned Electric Utility[...]
Dominican Republic has a freer press: Reporters Without Borders
Local February 12, 2014 | 4:42 pm
Santo Domingo.- A new Reporters Without Borders index cites hot spots in the Middle East, Africa and Asia as being among the worst offenders of press freedom, and improved Dominican Republic’s st[...]
Government, big business slam gas station owners on ‘extortion’
Local February 12, 2014 | 12:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- National Business Council (Conep) president Manuel Díez and Industry and Commerce minister Jose del Castillo on Wednesday slammed the gas station owners (Anadegas), for demandi[...]
Scattered showers Wed., Thur., increasing Fri.
Local February 12, 2014 | 9:14 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (Onamet) forecasts scattered showers for Wednesday mostly over the Central Mountains, the Northeast and the Southeast.
It said the low probabi[...]
Spain outlaws notorious gang of Dominicans
Local February 12, 2014 | 8:03 am
Madrid.- The international gang Dominican Don't Play is a conspiracy, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, for which they’ll be dealt with like other similar groups such as the Latin Kings w[...]
Ex senators: Opposition party leader in US$1.0M ‘piece of scandal’
Local February 11, 2014 | 4:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- Eight former senators who wrote the draft for the Monetary and Financial Law passed in 2002 asked State-owned Reservas bank CEO Enrique Ramirez to avert a "financial pirouette&[...]
Owner of famous cosmetic surgery clinic jailed on malpractice charges
Local February 11, 2014 | 1:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- Franklin Polanco, owner of the cosmetic surgery clinic Efecto Brush was incarcerated on Tuesday by the National District Prosecutor's Office, on medical malpractice charges filed b[...]
Medina turns cronyism-infested agency into a development bank
Local February 11, 2014 | 11:47 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday said the State-owned National Housing Bank (BNV) will become an agency to promote national exports, fund competitiveness and strengthen the produc[...]