Dominican pleads guilty of conspiring to sell US identity documents to illegal aliens
Local February 22, 2018 | 1:10 pm
Washington.- A Dominican national pleaded guilty Feb. 16 for his role in a scheme to sell the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents to individuals illegally res[...]US Marshals nab ‘most dangerous’ trafficker in Dominican Republic
Local February 14, 2018 | 4:01 pm
San Juan, PR - The U.S. Marshals Service led Puerto Rico Violent Offenders Task Force (PRVOTF) announces the arrest of Jorge Acevedo Martinez aka “Champu” in an exclusive residential area of the D[...]Dominican Rep. leader says Venezuela crisis talks failed
Local February 7, 2018 | 8:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wednesday said the talks between Venezuela's Government and the opposition entered a phase of "indefinite recess," resulting from the parties' failure to rea[...]Venezuela crisis talks in Dominican Republic extended again
Local February 7, 2018 | 12:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina Tues. night announced that the Venezuelan opposition was given until 10:30 a.m. Wed. to make observations to a proposed agreement drafted by he, former Spanish [...]On-again off-again Venezuelan talks on again
Local February 6, 2018 | 2:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- Everything is ready to resume at 2pm the sixth round of the on-again off-again talks between the Venezuelan Government and the opposition in the Foreign Ministry of the Dominican capit[...]Venezuelan foes leave mediators waiting in Dominican Republic
Local February 6, 2018 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican commission that mediates in the talks to resolve Venezuela's crisis were left waiting for that country's government and opposition representatives to arrive, despite ha[...]Doubt cast on Venezuela crisis talks in Dominican capital
Local February 5, 2018 | 5:48 pm
Caracas.- Former Democratic Unity Table (MUD), secretary Jesus "Chuo" Torrealba, on Monday asked why the entity that groups Venezuela's major opposition political parties, has not yet Tell the country[...]Dominican Republic at center of Venezuela’s expectations
Local February 5, 2018 | 11:54 am
Santo Domingo.- Venezuelans' expectations are focused in the Dominican Republic on Mon. as the opposition and the government weigh whether to sign an agreement to put an end to the oil-rich nation's m[...]Venezuela rivals to resume Dominican Republic talks in Caracas
Local January 31, 2018 | 8:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday announced that he already "has custody" of a draft agreed on by the rival factions in the crisis of Venezuela and will be submitted for consultatio[...]Venezuela crisis talks resume, seek elusive agreement
Local January 30, 2018 | 11:32 am
Santo Domingo.- The talks between delegations of the govt. and the opposition aimed at easing Venezuela's crisis will continue 9am Tues., in search of definitive agreements proven elusive thus far. [...]“No threat” to Dominican Republic relations, says Taiwan
Economy January 26, 2018 | 1:02 pm
Taipei.- Diplomatic ties between Taiwan and its eleven Latin American and Caribbean allies “remain stable” and have not been affected by the recent meeting between the foreign ministers of El Salv[...]Upcoming Venezuelan elections halt Dominican Republic talks
World January 24, 2018 | 2:09 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Mexican government has ended its participation in the talks being held in the Dominican Republic between the Nicolás Maduro administration and the opposition after the authorities[...]‘Rogue cop’s’ killing scrubs Venezuela talks, reports
Local January 18, 2018 | 12:39 pm
Santo Domingo.- Venezuela's opposition grouped in the Democratic Unity Table (MUD) will not attend the talks with Govt. representatives and several countries as observers set for the Dominican Republi[...]Venezuela opposition asks Dominican president to ‘call for respect’
Local January 18, 2018 | 2:39 am
Santo Domingo.- Venezuela's Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), which groups the main opposition parties on Wed. asked president Danilo Medina, who mediates the talks with that country's government, to[...]Dominican Republic ready to host drawn-out Venezuela talks
Local January 17, 2018 | 7:20 pm
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas on Wed. announced that the stage is set to continue the dialogue over the Venezuela crisis on Thurs. He said Dominican Republic is ready to host the t[...]Dominican-born US lawmaker slams ‘Trump era racism’
Local January 15, 2018 | 3:10 pm
Washington DC - Dominican-born congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) on Mon. slammed the "Trump era racism," the latest fallout from the US President's derogatory statement against Haitians, Salvadori[...]Venezuela govt.-opposition talks extended to Sat.
Local January 13, 2018 | 3:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- The talks between Venezuela's government and the opposition resumed Sat. several minutes behind schedule, headed by Dominican Republic president, Danilo Medina and attended by several [...]Dominican-born lawmaker seeks colleagues’ help for US ‘dreamers’
World January 11, 2018 | 2:58 pm
New York.- Dominican-born lawmaker in the House of Representatives Adriano Espaillat on Wed. asked his colleagues in Congress to support a law that guarantees permanent residence status and future cit[...]Dominican Govt. recognizes Honduras’ reelected president, EFE reports
Local January 11, 2018 | 1:08 pm
Tegucigalpa, Honduras.- The Dominican Republic on Thurs. recognized and congratulated Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, reelected in the Nov. 26, 2017 polls, EFE reports. "Receive the w[...]Venezuela talks resume in Dominican Republic Thurs.
Local January 11, 2018 | 1:39 am
Santo Domingo.- Foreign minister Miguel Vargas affirmed Wed. that everything is ready to resume the talks on Venezuela, to conclude with a solution to the standoff between the Government and the oppos[...]