 Earthquake not far from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| A tremor of 4.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale shook the country’s East region at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, the second moderate tremor registered in the last week...... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2009 |
| Pilots: Dominican Republic Exposing Itself to Air “Catastrophe” |
| The Dominican Republic is exposing itself to an air “catastrophe” if it does not correct the existing deficiencies with the radar at the eastern Punta Cana international airport, where several planes have passed too close to one another in recent months, pilots said on Monday........ |
| Read more | 03 Oct 2009 |
| Dominican consul shot in HAITI |
| The Dominican consul in Ouanaminthe, Haiti – Rafael Antonio Luna – is in stable condition in a hospital in this capital where he was operated on after being shot..... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2009 |
| A "poor" Dominican lawmaker can afford a Rolls Royce |
| Nine deputies have requested tax exemptions to import luxury vehicles, a Rolls Royce among them, whose total cost is RD$79.3 million...... |
| Read more | 06 Sep 2009 |
| Nationwide blackout hits Dominican Republic, 10 detained |
| Authorities in the Dominican Republic have detained 10 people for questioning following a countrywide blackout....... |
| Read more | 04 Sep 2009 |
| AA flight makes emergency landing in Dominican Republic |
| An American Airlines flight en route to Miami has made an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 03 Sep 2009 |
| Dominican Republic amoung TOP 10 most dangerous places |
| Italian travel blog states: Petty crimes have long been considered common in the Dominican Republic, but violent crimes against foreigners are becoming increasingly common. In fact, buses and taxis are known for allowing criminals to rob tourists while in their small, enclosed spaces. view source |
| 01 Sep 2009 |
| Esteban Rosario book tells all - 100% pure corruption |
| The mayor of Santiago, Jose Enrique Sued allegedly distributed contracts for RD$26 million among his brothers, cousins, nephews, and husbands of relatives and other favorites...... |
| Read more | 30 Aug 2009 |
| Man, well-known in community, taken by Dominican scammers |
| The scam artists would call continuously from their location in the Dominican Republic, Vicki said, numbering up to a dozen or more calls each day...... |
| Read more | 30 Aug 2009 |
| DENGUE ON THE INCREASE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Until July this year, 304 people were taken care in hopitals. Three of them, all children, died....... |
| Read more | 28 Aug 2009 |
| AH1N1 causes 3 more deaths in Dominican Republic |
| Dominican health officials have confirmed that the deaths of another 3 persons were the result of the AH1N1 virus, which raises to 8 the total number of fatalities in the country....... |
| Read more | 28 Aug 2009 |
| KIVA fraud in the Dominican Republic |
| Loan to the Alejandrina Suarez Asencion's Group in the Dominican Republic has been defaulted. From what we understand there was fraud happening at Kiva's field partner FMSA by one of their senior management personnel...... |
| Read more | 25 Aug 2009 |
| Moderate quake rattles Dominican Republic |
A moderate earthquake has shaken densely populated towns in the eastern Dominican Republic, but no injuries or damage have been reported.....
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| Read more | 23 Aug 2009 |
| Honeymoon couple's holiday from hell in the DR |
| A couple have told of their heartbreak after their dream honeymoon became a holiday from hell when the groom was rushed to hospital with dysentery....... |
| Read more | 21 Aug 2009 |
| Ex Dominican Central Banker charged with embezzling RD$10.6B |
| The Justice Ministry’s anti-corruption department (DPCA) yesterday charged former Central banker Jose Lois Malkún, the ex Central Bank lieutenant governor Felix Calvo, the ex manager Cesar Apolinar Veloz, and the ex legal adviser Manuel Rubio Cristóforis with embezzling RD$10.6 billion........ |
| Read more | 21 Aug 2009 |
| The unsafe life of Dominican journalists |
| Dozens of journalists and press workers headed by Juan Bolivar Diaz, gathered in front of the National District Office of the Prosecutor, to protest the aggression..... |
| Read more | 22 Aug 2009 |
| Several military busted in Las Americas Airport luggage theft ring |
| Military from different branches assigned to the Las Americas International Airport are part of a ring which pillages the luggage of arriving passengers, admitted one the agents arrested in the case......... |
| Read more | 21 Aug 2009 |
| Santo Domingo’s Bishop Emeritus sees threats lurking |
| The Santo Domingo Archdiocese’s Bishop Emeritus yesterday warned that corruption, a rise in drug trafficking and consumption, the permanence of widespread poverty...... |
| Read more | 17 Aug 2009 |
| Tourist killed while drawing money from ATM machine in Santo Domingo |
| Ten people have been questioned by the Dominican police on the case of the Bulgarian engineer Constantine Alexander, who was murdered in Bella Vista Mall last week....... |
| Read more | 16 Aug 2009 |
| Flu cases now number reach 182 |
| With the confirmation of 28 new cases of the A (H1N1) human influenza, the total number of cases reached 182 persons infected by the new virus.... |
| Read more | 15 Aug 2009 |
