Just hours after returning from Panama, Medina flies to Caracas
Local December 16, 2013 | 10:09 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina will fly to Caracas, VenezuelaMonday afternoon to attend a meeting of leaders of the countries in the AlbaTCP-Petrocaribe agreement.
The head of State[...]
As mulattos, Dominicans can’t be racist: Mulatto former president
Local December 16, 2013 | 9:48 am
La Vega, Dominican Republic.- Former President LeonelFernández on Sunday said Dominican Republic can’t be a racist nation andinstead called the Dominican people a symbol of struggle and resi[...]
Patriotic groups want those in assassin gaffe punished
Local December 16, 2013 | 9:12 am
Santo Domingo.- Several organizations which fought RafaelTrujillo’s tyranny on Sunday demanded punishment for those who dedicated a graduationof cadets, to one of the dictatorship’s most feare[...]
Police arrest 3 as TV anchor’s slaying likely gay violence(Update)
Local December 16, 2013 | 8:20 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Police on Sunday announced thearrest of Oscar Pérez (Yandel), 19; Luis Manuel Estévez (Macuto or Anderson), 20,and Joel Rafael Miliano (Pateo), 18, who allege[...]
Convict’s ‘missing’ file pits Prosecutor, Supreme Court justice
Local December 16, 2013 | 8:01 am
Santo Domingo.- Former National District prosecutor AlejandroMoscoso on Sunday said the originaldocuments of the plea bargaining agreement with money laundering convict SobeidaFélix were left[...]
Medina attends SICA-EU Summit in Panama
Local December 14, 2013 | 12:17 am
Panama City.– President Danilo Medina attended Fridayafternoon the 42nd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the CentralAmerican Integration System (SICA), taking place in Panama[...]
Medina creates Special Committee for Los Haitises
Local December 14, 2013 | 12:09 am
Santo Domingo.– President Danilo Medina designates a SpecialCommittee for the Los Haïtises National Park via decree 360-13, with the aim ofconducting a census to establish the cur[...]
Dominican Republic boosts patrols along Haiti border for the holidays
Local December 13, 2013 | 4:21 pm
Santo Domingo.- Army chief of staff Ruben Paulino on Friday announced heightened vigilance alongthe Dominican Republic-Haiti border in January, when thousands of Haitians returnto the country af[...]
Dominican Republic military quickly fixes gaffe on assassin(Update)
Local December 13, 2013 | 11:26 am
Santo Domingo.- Less than 12 hours after DominicanRepublic’s President and Defense Minister attended a graduation of cadetsdedicated to one of the country’s most loathsome figures, the Air Forc[...]
Medina off to Panama for Central Amierca summit
Local December 13, 2013 | 8:39 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina will fly toPanama today Friday to attend the 42nd Summit of Heads of State andGovernment of the Central American Integration System (SICA).
He is slate[...]
Dominican Republic has 668,145 people of Haitian origin: Survey
Local December 13, 2013 | 8:26 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s population is 5.4% immigrant,or 524,632 people, says the first national survey of immigrants (ENI) 2012, disclosedby National Statistics Office (ONE) dire[...]
Dominican president, defense chief honor a most feared assassin
Local December 13, 2013 | 7:55 am
Santo Domingo.- He was one of Dominican Republic’s mostfeared assassins during dictator Rafael Trujillo’s reign of terror, butpresident Danilo Medina and Defense minister Sigfrido Pared saw fit[...]
In a visit with Dominican leader, A-Rod upbeat on resolving suspension
Local December 12, 2013 | 5:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- Beleaguered slugger Alex Rodríguez on Thursdaysaid he’s optimistic that his suspension by Major League Baseball Commissioner BudSelig will be solved favorable, during a visit[...]
Zero tolerance for drug traffickers: Dominican Republic’stop prosecutor
Local December 12, 2013 | 12:44 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Justice Minister on Thursday rebuffed criticism on his challenge ofreleasing money laundering convict Sobeida Félix on parole, noting that the waron drug trafficking requir[...]
Official scrubs auction of seized drug traffickers’ properties worth millions
Local December 12, 2013 | 11:08 am
Santo Domingo.- Drugs Council president Fidias Aristy on Thursdayannounced the suspension of an auction slated for tomorrow Saturday, where severalproperties worth millions seized from various drug[...]
Scattered showers, high surf, mild temps continue
Local December 12, 2013 | 8:57 am
Santo Domingo.- The trough located over the western partof the country and the prevailing east wind will continue to cause scatteredshowers with some wind in all regions except the Northwest.
Despite major busts, traffickers still use the country as their drug bridge
Local December 12, 2013 | 8:36 am
Santo Domingo.- Despite Dominican Republic’s major blowsagainst drug traffickers, they continue to use the country as a bridge to shipdrugs to the United States and Europe, as evidenced by Antina[...]
Senate chief says only Medina should refer to controversial ruling
Local December 11, 2013 | 11:02 am
Santo Domingo.- Senate president Reinaldo Pared on Wednesdayurged officials to let president Danilo Medina handle the fallout from the constitutionalcourt ruling on the conditions for Dominican nat[...]
Puerto Rico calls off search for 14 Dominican boatpeople lost at sea: AP
Local December 11, 2013 | 10:04 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Coast Guard has calledoff a four-day search for 14 Dominican migrants bound for Puerto Rico whoreportedly went missing at sea, AP reports.
Spokesman Ricardo C[...]
Only 10% of women domestic violence victims call police,Chief
Local December 11, 2013 | 8:58 am
Santo Domingo.- Only 10% of women victims of domesticviolence denounce the aggression to police, chief Manuel Castro affirmedTuesday.
The official stated the National Police’s “tenacious [...]