Dominican News

Dominican Republic's most wanted had Puerto Rican politicos in his pocket

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- None of the politicians of the city of Bayamón who in the mid 1990s asked then governor Pedro Rosselló to pardon the convict Jose Figueroa Agosto sought to learn of the serious crimes he committed, said yesterday one of those implicated.

Cable theft prompts Dominican Republic ban on scrap metal exports

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Customs Agency suspended copper exports until the scrap metals market is regularized, a measure taken to prevent the theft of cables which has led to hundreds of millions of pesos in losses to the telecoms and the State-owned power companies.

Dominican business leaders say pact boosts trade with British Commonwealth

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:53:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The bi-national chambers of commerce of the Commonwealth of Countries in Dominican Republic signed an agreement on Monday to jointly promote bilateral relations with nations which have burgeoning trade a population of more that two billion people.

Government distinguishes 10 women

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:02:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - President Leonel Fernandez yesterday bestowed the Woman's Medal of Merit on 10 women who stand out for their contributions to the country's development in diverse areas, in an event held out in the National Palace, to mark International Woman's Day.

Cocaine bust n Spain prompts searches in exclusive sectors

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:44:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The National District Office of the Prosecutor and the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) conducted at least six searches, including the the luxury condo tower Atiemar, of the upscale sector La Esperilla, looking for evidence leading to the traffickers who shipped 1,200 kilos of cocaine from Dominican Republic, seized in Spain last week.

Dominican generals on “lists" of U.S. authorities

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The United States will reportedly question Prisons director, retied general Manuel de Jesus Perez, for the hundreds of phone calls on drug trafficking operations allegedly made from Dominican jails, as the alleged involvement of some of the country's generals in drug trafficking now focuses on “lists."

Police Chief taps a new top traffic cops

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO. - Police chief Rafael Guzmán on Wednesday designated Assistant chief Henry Peralta interim director of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (Amet).

Residents say Dominican Government officials own condos in tower under probe (UPDATE)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.-National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso said Wednesday afternoon that the owners of the 1,200 kilos of cocaine seized last week in the port of Valencia, Arturo del Tiempo and Núñez Cebria, are now being held in a Barcelona jail.

After Chavez's snub, Dominican leader gets Uribe's thanks

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT
Bogota. - The Government of Colombia expressed its gratitude to Dominican Republic chief executive Leonel Fernandez, for his mediation to ease the strained relations between Bogota and Caracas.

Signed pact seeks a transparent nation

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO. - The National Ethics and Anticorruption Commission (CNECC) and the Santo Domingo Technological Institute (INTEC), signed an agreement on Tuesday, to promote ethical values in the academic sphere, aimed at students of the different universities.

Dominican Government fails transparency test, civic group says

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The civic movement Citizen Participation (PC) conducted two studies which show that more than 42 percent of Government agencies don't conduct purchases and contracts correctly, as stipulated in Law 340-06.

Spanish, Dominican authorities suspect major players in 1,200 kilo bust

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO.- Local authorities asked Spanish pars for information on the confiscation of 1,200 kilos of cocaine from Dominican Republic, as unconfirmed reports attribute it to Arturo del Tiempo, owner of the luxury condo building Torre Atiemar, located in the upscale Esperilla sector, and who is being held in Spain allegedly in connection to the case.

Dominican leader's shuttle diplomacy woos a pouting Hugo Chavez

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:52:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Government today said it regrets any concern or annoyance caused unintentionally with Venezuela over president Leonel Fernandez's shuttle diplomacy to quell tensions between that nation and Colombia, as Hugo Chavez has yet to directly communicate his stance on the effort .