Dominican News

US agents arrest a Dominican with 30 Ks of drugs in pots and pans

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:40:00 GMT
NEW YORK.- Customs and Border Protection Agents (CBP) arrested the Dominican Bernardo González in Kennedy International Airport, for trying to smuggle 30 kilos of cocaine with a street value of US$1.4 million.

Hurricane alert issued for Eastern Caribbean

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT
Miami.- Still far out over the Atlantic, Danielle, a Category 4 storm, is still expected to bring dangerous rip

US$1 million to mitigate climate change effects in Americas

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:17:00 GMT
Washington.- The U.S. government announced an aid worth US$1 million to support

Dominican nationals and other Caribbean migrants sent home

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:08:00 GMT

Tropical Storm Earl joins Danielle in the Atlantic Ocean

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:58:00 GMT
Miami.- Tropical Storm Earl formed Wednesday afternoon, joining Hurricane Danielle in the Atlantic Ocean. Earl was located near latitude 15.2 degrees north and

OAS to co-host renewable energy meeting

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:21:00 GMT
Washington.- The Organization of American States (OAS)

US officers arrest Dominican with false immigration documents

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:17:00 GMT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An alien from the Dominican Republic will be indicted today in the US District Court, facing charges of fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents.

Dominican music icon's song eases Chilean miners' anxiety, CNN reports

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:50:00 GMT
Copiapo, Chile.- The network CNN reports that some of the miners trapped some 700 meters below the surface could be heard playing songs from Dominican merengue artist Juan Luis Guerra and other tunes sent down by officials, who are expected to distribute on Wednesday copies of a video that the miners sent for their relatives.

Climbers scale rig in freezing seas as energy giants eye Arctic oil rush

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:40:00 GMT
Baffin Bay, Greenland.- Campaigners have evaded a huge military security operation to scale a controversial oil rig in the freezing seas off Greenland. At dawn this morning four expert climbers in inflatable speedboats dodged Danish Navy commandos before climbing up the inside of the rig and hanging from it in tents suspended from ropes, halting its drilling operation.

Sumatra's volcano eruption kills 2, threatens international aviation

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:52:00 GMT
Jakarta.- Two people were killed and more than 30,000 were displaced when a

Dominican champ swims across the five continents

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:21:00 GMT
Moscow.- Dominican champ Marcos Diaz became the first person in the world to swim

Dominican man charged in roulette scheme in US

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:21:00 GMT

Dominican Pulitzer winner backs Gomez for NY State Assembly

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:05:00 GMT
New York.- Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Diaz, who is revered in Upper Manhattan for his writings about Dominican culture, threw his support behind Julissa Gomez Thursday in the race to represent Washington Heights and Inwood in the State Assembly.According to Diaz, Julissa is fierce, knowledgeable, far-sighted, "no one will fight harder for the district and no one is more ethical." The author of “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" is celebrated for his writings about Dominican culture and the lives of immigrants living in the tri-state area, including Washington Heights.