Dominican News

Miss Bavaro Caribe off to Curazao for Carnival Queen Pageant

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:23:00 GMT
SD. The Miss Bavaro Caribbean Tourism 2011, Priscila Gomez will fly to Curazao on Sunday to represent Dominican Republic in the “International Carnival Queen Pageant," competing with 40 candidates from different countries.

Think tank researcher to speak on Anti-Corruption Initiative

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:35:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - Daniel Kaufmann, the lead researcher of the Brookings Institute's Initiative on the World Economy and Development, will be the keynote speaker for the workshop to evaluate the “Initiative on Participative Anti-Corruption (IPAC)."

A new approach to UK Caribbean relations

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:47:00 GMT
Two weeks ago four British ministers including William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, plus a large number of senior officials and representatives of UK companies met with Caribbean Foreign Ministers, officials and others in Grenada. The event, the much delayed biennial UK Caribbean Forum, sought to reset Britain's agenda with the region.

Avaya launches Avaya Flare® Communicator for iPad

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:59:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Avaya, the global supplier of collaboration and business communication systems and services, on Tuesday announced the launch of Avaya Flare® Communicator for iPad.

DR becomes Russia's partner country for Moscow tourism fair

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:08:00 GMT
Moscow.- The 19th Moscow International Travel and

Massachusetts man faces rape, murder charges in Rosana Camilo's death, boston.com reports

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:18:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- A man from Roxbury, Massachusetts faces rape and murder charges in the death of Dominican woman Rosana Camilo, who relatives say had moved to Boston to get medical care for her son, boston.com reports.

Not empty promises: Venezuelans, Dominicans have most helped Haiti

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:56:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Despite their economic limitations Venezuela and Dominican Republic are the nations which have most contributed to Haiti's reconstruction, the ambassador from Caracas affirmed Thursday.

Boatpeople mishap in Samana, several injured, arrests

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:34:00 GMT
Samana, Dominican Republic.- Navy sailors and other military arrested a group in Samaná, from where they tried to reach Puerto Rico illegally in a yola type boat that ran aground in the Mona Passage, with two people of them hospitalized with various injuries.

Transfer station links both subway lines opens for test Saturday

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:53:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The Transit Reform Office, Opret, will open to the public the transfer station between the Metro's (subway) lines 1 and 2 from Friday, January 3 to Saturday the 18th.

Southwest charcoal traffickers get jail time, lose truck

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:33:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - Agents of the Environment Ministry Bahoruco Province office made two arrests for the illegal transport of 148 sacks of charcoal, said Army major general Francisco Ventura.

Fernandez heads Funglode Awards ceremony

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:48:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - President Leonel Fernandez headed the Funglode (Global Foundation Democracy and Development) 2011 Awards ceremony Wednesday night, in the categories poetry, essay, story, journalism, photography and documentary.

Top road toll scandal continues, group wants answers

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - Justice and Transparency Foundation (FJT) president Trajano Potentini yesterday called the Government's 30 year concession contract with roads builder and concessioner company Codacsa, “leonine, harmful and injurious" to the national interest.

Mild tamps continue, widely scattered showers possible

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:48:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The National Meteorology Office (ONAMET) for Thursday forecasts widely scattered showers for the northeast, southeast and Central Mountains, brought by a weakening high pressure system, which along with the prevailing east-northeast wind continues to influence the weather.

Colonial Zone hospital gets US$15.0M revamp

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:32:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez yesterday unveiled the Colonial Zone's Padre Billini hospital, rebuilt at a cost of US$15.0 million and noted that the work will benefit the health of thousands of people from greater Santo Domingo and different parts of the country.

Play ball! In the Caribbean today

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:16:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The capital's Quisqueya Stadium has been tidied up and ready to host the opening game of the 54th annual Caribbean Series of baseball today Thursday, with this year' champions Tigres of Aragua (Venezuela), Indios of Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), Yaquis of Obregon (Mexico) and the local Leones del Escogido.

Ruling against tariffs won't mean penalties, top exporter says

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - The president of the Dominican Exporter Association (Adoexpo) yesterday affirmed that the decision from the World Trade Organization (WTO) favoring the Central American countries in a tariffs dispute doesn't imply any penalty for the country, but noted that the Government will have to relinquish the levy.

Dominican Government asks the US' help to fight a Mexican drug cartel

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:47:00 GMT
Washington.- Dominican authorities have detected cells of Mexico's Sinaloa drug Cartel in the northern part of their country, said its ambassador during a congressional hearing in the United States Wednesday.

Immigration registers 380,000 Haitians, eyes solution to “stateless"

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The Immigration Agency director on Wednesday said it collaborated with companies and producers to register 380,000 Haitians who work in all of Dominican Republic.

Experts feel confident in new inflation target

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:20:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Central Bank voted to leave interests rates unchanged on February 2, its first meeting since introducing a new inflation-targeting framework.

All fuels except gases to cost more

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:48:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO. - For the week from January 14 to 20 premium gasoline will cost RD$225.30 or RD$2.70 more per gallon and regular goes to RD$209.00, or RD$2.50 higher per gallon.