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2010 Dominican Census to count 10 million inhabitants
Santo Domingo.– The National Statistics Office (ONE) director Pablo Tactuk said the 11th National
As Haiti quake news wanes, Dominicans again feel Washington's whip
WASHINGTON.- Corruption in its security forces is the greatest threat to the respect for human rights in Dominican Republic, says a U.S. Government report disclosed today, which just two months after the quake in Haiti again lashes out at Santo Domingo for its alleged mistreatment of Haitians.
Ritzy building to be seized, others in Dominican prosecutor's crosshairs
Santo Domingo.- Prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso today asked a National District court the luxury condo Torre Atiemar, property of the Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo, being held in his country in connection with the 1,200 kilos of “highly pure cocaine shipped from Dominican Republic and seized in the port of Valencia, while other buildings are now the target probes.
Dominicans' 'good nature bodes well for tourism
BERLIN.- Dominican Republic's tourism industry's weathered the 2009 crisis with a 0.32 percent growth in arrivals while 2010 appears "promising for tourism" by promoting the "Dominicans' good nature."
Thursday dawn 4.1 tremor shakes Dominican Northwest
Santo Domingo. - A 4.1 magnitude tremor was felt at 2:20 a.m. Thursday in Dominican territory, with the epicenter located to 10 kilometers deep, 15 kilometers from Montecristi (northwest) and 225 from Santo Domingo, the United States Geodetic Survey (USGS) reported.
U.S. networks air plight of Dominican woman weighs over 1,000 pounds
NEW YORK. - The plight of the Dominican Yubelkis Vargas, 40, who weighs more than 1,000 pounds as the result of chronic obesity, has been made public by Hispanic television networks in the United States.
Dominican Government responds mildly to Washington's scathing report
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Government today rejected as "unfair and little objective" Washington's report calling corruption an ill shared by it's law enforcement agencies, which threatens the respect for human rights in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Dominican beach town joins to reject a candidate
Letter to Leonel Fernandez, President the PLD party and Carlos Morales Troncoso, President of the PRSC party:
Foreigners beware of frauds, Central Bank warns
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Central Bank warned Friday on fraud against mostly European foreigners, though bogus real estate sales and Time Sharing vacations, using its logo and that of the Finance Ministry, and the fake signatures of officials.
Investigators link La Romana gangland killings to Puerto Rican fugitive
Santo Domingo.- Investigators say one of the two men found riddled with bullets yesterday in Batey 16, of the Central Romana Corporation (east) is Alfredo Rodriguez (a) Niño La Fragrancia or Niño pata de palo, 41, linked to the fugitive Ramon Antonio Puente (a), Toño Leña.
Judge orders luxury condo building confiscated
Santo Domingo. - Starting today Friday the National District Office of the Prosecutor will physically and legally control the luxury condo building Torre Atiemar, whose owner, the Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo, is being held in Madrid for the case of the 1,200 kilos of cocaine shipped from Dominican Republic and seized in Spain.
Major League Baseball's money vs. Dominican Republic's corruption
Santo Domingo.- The economic boon of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams' currently spending of around US$70 million per year to run their academies and to sign young players, in addition to creating more than 1,000 direct jobs may vanish as the scandals of banned substances, document forgery and the uncontrolled fraud against the prospects flourish.
Human rights is priority, says U.S. Ambassador-designate in Dominican Republic
Washington.- President Barack Obama's choice as Ambassador in the Dominican Republic appeared on Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he listed his priorities once confirmed in the diplomatic post.
Santo Domingo.– The National Statistics Office (ONE) director Pablo Tactuk said the 11th National
As Haiti quake news wanes, Dominicans again feel Washington's whip
WASHINGTON.- Corruption in its security forces is the greatest threat to the respect for human rights in Dominican Republic, says a U.S. Government report disclosed today, which just two months after the quake in Haiti again lashes out at Santo Domingo for its alleged mistreatment of Haitians.
Santo Domingo.- Prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso today asked a National District court the luxury condo Torre Atiemar, property of the Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo, being held in his country in connection with the 1,200 kilos of “highly pure cocaine shipped from Dominican Republic and seized in the port of Valencia, while other buildings are now the target probes.
Dominicans' 'good nature bodes well for tourism
BERLIN.- Dominican Republic's tourism industry's weathered the 2009 crisis with a 0.32 percent growth in arrivals while 2010 appears "promising for tourism" by promoting the "Dominicans' good nature."
Thursday dawn 4.1 tremor shakes Dominican Northwest
Santo Domingo. - A 4.1 magnitude tremor was felt at 2:20 a.m. Thursday in Dominican territory, with the epicenter located to 10 kilometers deep, 15 kilometers from Montecristi (northwest) and 225 from Santo Domingo, the United States Geodetic Survey (USGS) reported.
U.S. networks air plight of Dominican woman weighs over 1,000 pounds
NEW YORK. - The plight of the Dominican Yubelkis Vargas, 40, who weighs more than 1,000 pounds as the result of chronic obesity, has been made public by Hispanic television networks in the United States.
Dominican Government responds mildly to Washington's scathing report
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Government today rejected as "unfair and little objective" Washington's report calling corruption an ill shared by it's law enforcement agencies, which threatens the respect for human rights in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Dominican beach town joins to reject a candidate
Letter to Leonel Fernandez, President the PLD party and Carlos Morales Troncoso, President of the PRSC party:
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Central Bank warned Friday on fraud against mostly European foreigners, though bogus real estate sales and Time Sharing vacations, using its logo and that of the Finance Ministry, and the fake signatures of officials.
Investigators link La Romana gangland killings to Puerto Rican fugitive
Santo Domingo.- Investigators say one of the two men found riddled with bullets yesterday in Batey 16, of the Central Romana Corporation (east) is Alfredo Rodriguez (a) Niño La Fragrancia or Niño pata de palo, 41, linked to the fugitive Ramon Antonio Puente (a), Toño Leña.
Judge orders luxury condo building confiscated
Santo Domingo. - Starting today Friday the National District Office of the Prosecutor will physically and legally control the luxury condo building Torre Atiemar, whose owner, the Spaniard Arturo del Tiempo, is being held in Madrid for the case of the 1,200 kilos of cocaine shipped from Dominican Republic and seized in Spain.
Major League Baseball's money vs. Dominican Republic's corruption
Santo Domingo.- The economic boon of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams' currently spending of around US$70 million per year to run their academies and to sign young players, in addition to creating more than 1,000 direct jobs may vanish as the scandals of banned substances, document forgery and the uncontrolled fraud against the prospects flourish.
Washington.- President Barack Obama's choice as Ambassador in the Dominican Republic appeared on Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he listed his priorities once confirmed in the diplomatic post.
