 Parrot detained as a key witness in Dominican Republic murder |
| Amazed by Dominican police detectives? - A parrot and its alleged revelations on a murder has become the talk of the city, and have even led to the bird’s arrest and detention in the Central Police Command........ |
| Read more | 02 Sep 2010 |
| BBC Program - STATELESSNESS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Thousands of people of Haitian descent are suffering systematic discrimination by authorities in the Dominican Republic. Denied official recognition of their nationality, they are unable to attend school, vote, travel, get married, register the birth of their children or even access the judicial system...... |
| Read more | 31 Aug 2010 |
| Hurricane alert issued for Eastern Caribbean(Update evacuation started) |
| The Dominican Republic's authorities began on Monday the evacuation of hundreds of families living in vulnerable zones and suspended flights to Puerto Rico due to the bad weather caused by the hurricane Earl. Earl has winds of 195 kilometers per hour, so the COE has suggested not to use small boats and avoid aquatic sports........ |
| Read more | 31 Aug 2010 |
| Dominican police charge former major league pitcher with kidnapping attempted murder |
| Police have charged former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison...... |
| Read more | 29 Aug 2010 |
| Italian man kidnapped in Dominican Republic |
| Kidnappers have seized an Italian citizen and are demanding $1.5 million for the release of Federico Dalmasso. The 36-year-old is married to a Dominican woman and owns a restaurant in Boca Chica....... |
| Read more | 29 Aug 2010 |
| Dengue fever in tropics sparks New York City travel warnings |
| “There is no vaccine or cure for dengue, so the best way to protect yourself is to avoid mosquitoes while traveling,” said City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. New York City’s known cases of dengue favor have all been in travelers, most often people arriving from Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic......... |
| Read more | 25 Aug 2010 |
| U.S. citizen’s harrowing encounter with Dominican “justice” |
| The message from his story is that foreigners, especially US citizens, should be wary of doing any business in the Dominican Republic, where the legal rights of residents and citizens alike, have no value, and are not protected by laws........ |
| Read more | 24 Aug 2010 |
| Anti-corruption group says officials must prove what they say they have |
| It affirms that it’s a recurrent practice that elected officials declare assets they don’t own, but plan to acquire during their tenure. By doing it this way they can hide corruption and money received........ |
| Read more | 24 Aug 2010 |
| UN to monitor free school meals in Dominican Republic |
| International health officials on Monday began monitoring free school breakfasts given to poor students in Dominican public schools after dozens of youngsters fell ill for unknown reasons....... |
| Read more | 24 Aug 2010 |
| Puerto Rican kingpin “owned” the Dominican antinarcotics agency |
| Jose Figueroa Agosto’s drug trafficking network virtually owned the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD), as a group of 12 agents and officers provided him information on gathered intelligence and operations....... |
| Read more | 24 Aug 2010 |
| Dominican Republic allows US extradition of missionaries' lawyer |
| Jorge Puello attracted international attention in February when he served as the spokesman for 10 Baptists, mostly from Idaho, who were detained in Haiti on child kidnapping charges after the earthquake........ |
| Read more | 19 Aug 2010 |
| Arrest warrant issued for Ricardo Miranda Miret in regards to Punta Perla(Update) |
| UPDATE! See Original arrest warrants on Spanish businessman Ricardo Miranda Miret. The arrest also includes the land of Punta Perla, and all bank accounts in his name or the name of Paraiso Tropical ...... |
| Read more | 24 Aug 2010 |
| Dominican Republic’s south coast has “highly dangerous” seismic activity(Update 10 earthquakes) |
| Oceanographic study supported by the Spanish Government revealed that an active deformation has developed along Dominican Republic’s south coast which degenerates into highly dangerous seismic upheavals and may even set off a tsunami. 10 small earthquakes in only 5 days. Dominican Watchdog has now started a cronologic watchlist........
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| Read more | 16 Aug 2010 |
| Dominican newspaper closed, hope they can protect the editor from being killed(Update 2) |
Police general's actions over the past 12 months can easily be compared to those of the worst African nations. Now Clave Digital has closed trying to protect their editor. Update - US Embassy reveals it funded Calve Digital, interested in freedom of press in the Dominican Republic.......
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| Read more | 14 Aug 2010 |
| German woman raped, corrupt officials wont jail the drug dealer and rapist |
| An Altagracia province Assistant DA revealed Tuesday that as a prosecutor in a case of the rape of a German woman, was forced to abandon it because “somebody” told him that the accused couldn’t go to jail....... |
| Read more | 04 Aug 2010 |
| Dominican police general shooting businessman at Tony Roma's restaurant in Santo Domingo(update) |
| When the victim arrived at the restaurant he was met with two bullets, one in the back and another in the abdomen, in what he described as a crude attempt to avoid paying USD 850,000.00 that the general's friend owes him......... |
| Read more | 05 Aug 2010 |
| Monitor your credit cards for fraud after visiting the Dominican Republic |
| El Dia is alerting credit card holders to closely monitor their credit cards for possible cloning. The newspaper quotes bank security officers as saying that fraud occurs more frequently after cards are used at gasoline stations and restaurants....... |
| Read more | 03 Aug 2010 |
| Officials, shippers arrested in Customs fraud of more than RD$100M(Update) |
| Four Customs employees and an unspecified number of businesspersons in Santiago are under arrest and being questioned today by in connection with a fraud of more than RD$100 million, and for alleged bribes paid to dodge import taxes....... |
| Read more | 29 Jul 2010 |
| Flooded Dominican towns fight disease outbreaks and deaths |
| Officials in the Dominican Republic are warning people living near low-lying areas flooded by recent rainstorms to be on alert for two diseases that have already killed 53 people and sickened thousands including Lucía Olivero Montero, who has won modelling competitions and was a candidate last year for Miss Dominican Republic........ |
| Read more | 29 Jul 2010 |
| British investor murdered in the Dominican Republic |
| Another tourist and investors killed in Dominican Republic. Denise D'Courtenay, 60, was stabbed to death before being buried in bushes on a beach in Sosua. She was owner of a famous strip club in London and several apartments in Cabarete.......... |
| Read more | 29 Jul 2010 |
