- McCain’s father led U.S. forces invaded Dominican Republic, Nacional says - 04/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- Rear admiral John Sydney McCain II, father of Republican Party presumptive presidential candidate John McCain, commanded the U.S. occupation forces that invaded Santo Domingo April, 28, 1965, to prevent the victory of colonel Francisco Alberto Caamaño’s constitutionalist forces, said newspaper Nacional.
- Dominican Senate begins historic impeachment vote - 04/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO. - Senate session to decide the fate of four Accounts Chamber members accused of committing irregularities in their functions began at 11:45 a.m., as Senator Ramón de la Rosa requested a one-hour recess to continue studying the case, a proposal that was declined.
- Terrero’s Dominican Chamber of Terror - 03/07/2008
We can only imagine, without looking for sarcasm, what terror Mr. Andres Terrero had been the victim of in the Accounts Chamber since he was appointed its chief more than one year ago.
- Pizzarelli's SOS for 500 Dominican children - 03/07/2008
Santo Domingo .- The restaurant chain Pizzarelli raised RD400,000 which will help maintain more than 500 children of Dominican Republic's aid program SOS Children's Villages.
- Dominican Government congratulates Colombia on Betancourt’s rescue - 03/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Government congratulated the Colombian authorities Wednesday, for the rescue of the Colombian-French citizen Ingrid Betancourt, in an operation in which 14 other hostages were rescued.
- UNESCO taps Dominican great Juan Luis Guerra for peace - 03/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- The United Nations UNESCO will designate Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra Artist of Peace in the coming days, said an ficial source.
- Major money laundered in the heart of Dominican capital - 03/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) yesterday raided the exchange business Los Angeles in the heart of the Capital, and arrested three other people in connection with the bust of a Dominican-Colombian money laundering and drug trafficking that according to the authorities moved millions of dollars out of the country in the last two years.
- Dominican Accounts chief: I was my colleagues' victim - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- Accounts Chamber president Andres Terrero today said he was the victim of a "mechanical majority" whose errands he had to obey, preventing him from exercising its internal leadership.
- Dominican Manny Perez to produce film around hometown - 02/07/2008
- Dominican actress Michel Rodriguez meets the press - 02/07/2008
Santo Doming .- Dominican actress Michel Rodriguez will hold her first press conference with Dominican media today, in Santo Domingo's Hard Rock Cafe.
- Liceo Club, Save the Children Dominican agree joint fund-raising - 02/07/2008
Santo Domingo.- The Liceo club and Save the Children Dominican (FUDECO) signed an agreement to identify opportunities for raising funds and implement activities aimed at projects to improve the quality of life of children and their families.
- First 2008 results show firm tourism demand worldwide - 02/07/2008
Madrid.- According to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the first results for 2008 suggest the relative stability of international tourism. In spite of uncertainties posed by the global economy, international tourist arrivals grew at around 5% between January and April 2008, compared to the same period of 2007.
- Dominican drugs czar’s ‘big bust’ pledge comes in small doses - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- Local antinarcotics (DNCD) agents helped by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested the ringleaders of a Dominican-Colombian narcotics trafficking ring who for years received and traded cocaine in the country, and how had laundered millions of dollars in area businesses.
- Dominican pediatricians mull advances - 02/07/2008
Santo Domingo .- The Dominican Pediatricians grouped in the CDPN analyzed during two days the advances of this medical area in the country and the world, during the First Day of Pediatric Pneumology, held last Friday and Saturday at Hotel Melia Santo Domingo.
- More Dominican Accounts judges resign, avert impeachment - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO. – Just hours before an impeachment proceeding against the Accounts Chamber’s (CC) 6 remaining judges was to begin today, Freddy Almonte Brito and Luis Yepez Suncar tendered their resignation to the Senate. CC vice president Henry MejÃa resigned Tuesday, whereas Jose A. Maceo and Juan A. Lora did so Friday.
- Why so many fugitives? Dominican Chief Justice wants answers - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- Supreme Court president Jorge Subero said the many fugitives from Justice in the streets is a serious situation, "because we cannot have so many people who don’t appear to respond before the courts."
- Dominican Banks chief says strict norms have lowered risk - 02/07/2008
Santo Domingo. - Banks superintendent Rafael Camilo yesterday said the monetary authorities will not vary the financial system’s prudential norms and told those who complain of its rigor that that is in fact what has kept situations of risk from affecting that sector.
- Dominican power companies saving plan includes break-up of distributors - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican State-owned power companies grouped in CDEEE yesterday announced a plan to mitigate the rise in fuel prices, whch includes focusing the subsidy for the poorer population through the Blackouts Reduction Program (PRA), the delivery of 3 million low-consumption light bulbs and a breakup of the distributors.
- Impeachment hearing against Dominican Accounts Chamber sets a precedent - 02/07/2008
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Senate will hold impeachment proceedings against six of the Accounts Chamber’s (CC) nine members today, after deciding the procedure to follow to hear charges of misconduct and serious offenses in the performance of their functions, filed by the Chamber of Deputies, a hearing that sets a precedent in Dominican Republic..
- Seven of every 10 Dominicans have a phone - 01/07/2008
Santos Domingo.-Dominican Republic has 7 million landlines and mobile phones, with a teledensity of 70 percent, or 70 phones per 100 inhabitants, said Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) director Jose Rafael Vargas.
