Dominican News
Legendary Bee Gees Robin Gibbs passes away
Mon, 21 May 2012 00:28:00 GMTEngland.- Robin Gibb part of the legendary trio The Bee Gees has passed away moments ago.
Irene is no longer a storm name
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:47:00 GMTMiami.- Irene is no longer a storm name. The World
Dominican leader's view on speculation spurs UN General Assembly to debate
Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:47:00 GMTNew York.- The United Nations General Assembly will hold on Wednesday a high level debate on financial speculation and volatility of the prices of foods and other staples, the UN announced Monday.
Chavez returns to Cuba for treatment
Sat, 7 Apr 2012 13:38:00 GMTCaracas.- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said he is heading back to Cuba tonight
Cholera cases increase in Haiti due to the rainy season
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:21:00 GMTPort-au-Prince.- Cholera cases are increasing in Haiti as the country heads into the annual rainy season, the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its
U.S. Customs arrests 3 individuals with counterfeit US visas
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:02:00 GMTDisco icon Donna Summer dead at 63
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:38:00 GMTLos Angeles.- The powerful voice which launched the disco era standards "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money" stopped entertaining today, US media report.
Puerto Rico agents seize 6 Ks of cocaine aboard ferry from Dom. Rep.
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:18:00 GMTSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized Monday 6.42 kilos (14 pounds) of cocaine found inside a Mazda pickup vehicle arriving on board the Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic ferry in San Juan.
Conference on energy independence and sustainable development of small island developing states taking place in Barbados
Tue, 8 May 2012 14:06:00 GMTBridgetown 7 May 2012—Small island developing states (SIDS) need to free themselves from dependence on fossil fuel imports and transform their energy sectors to encompass modern, efficient, clean and renewable sources of energy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message to an audience of prime ministers, ministers, international experts, civil society leaders and business executives at the Barbados Conference today.
Laurent Lamothe named Haiti's prime minister
Sat, 5 May 2012 17:34:00 GMTPort-au-Prince.- Haiti's former Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe has been named the country's prime minister by presidential decree.President
Dominicans in US could decide presidential election
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:21:00 GMTNew York.- Current Dominican laws
Martelly to return to Haiti after recovering from surgery
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:54:00 GMTMiami.- After spending two weeks in Miami recovering from a blood clot in
Puerto Rico agents seize 33Ks of drugs on ship left Dominican port
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:17:00 GMTSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized last night two gym bags with of cocaine and heroin inside a container arriving from the Dominican Republic.
