 Murder Statistic for Santo Domingo City Center |
| New statistics for santo Domingo; homicide rate per 100,000 from Jan-June 2009 in the National District alone was 25.14%, against an average of 22 per month.... |
| Read more | 15 Aug 2009 |
| RBS on Dominican Republic financial situation |
| Despite the upbeat reports by government officials regarding the effects of the international financial crisis on the DR, a report issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says the crisis has heavily impacted the DR....... |
| Read more | 15 Aug 2009 |
| Most of Dominican capital's high rises don’t meet seismic norms, experts say |
| A study by experts contracted by the United States embassy found that most of the country’s high rises don’t meet the norms and security systems in a seismic zone such as Dominican Republic..... |
| Read more | 10 Aug 2009 |
| A 4th Dominican bank chief is sent to jail this year |
| A National District on Friday upheld the 10 year prison sentence prison against former Progreso bank president Pedro Castillo, convicted of defrauding that entity out of more than RD$12 billion...... |
| Read more | 08 Aug 2009 |
| Dominican Republic, highest cost of living, lowest wages, poll |
| Dominican Republic is the most expensive economy among the seven Central American countries and despite having the highest cost of living, has the lowest wages....... |
| Read more | 08 Aug 2009 |
| As much as 52% of a Dominican airfare is tax |
| Dominican Republic is one of the region’s nations were an airfare to anywhere in the world cuts a deep hole in passengers’ pockets, as the tax slapped on a ticket’s real cost is as high as 52%........ |
| Read more | 08 Aug 2009 |
| AT&T Names Top Communications Scams and Offers Prevention Tips to Protect Consumers |
| The 809 area code is a legitimate area code for the Dominican Republic. However, in this scam, consumers usually receive a message telling them to call a phone number with an 809...... |
| Read more | 07 Aug 2009 |
| Annoyance with the Government heightens tension, sociologists warn |
| As to transparency, Catrain said although there’s always been corruption, never as now, “because we’re before a lubricated State whose axels need corruption to move. If the President disarticulates the entire corruption machinery he would have a very harsh political crisis of legitimacy, because that’s how he’s worked since his first Administration.”...... |
| Read more | 07 Aug 2009 |
| New Money Scams In United States From The Dominican Republic |
| If people call you and ask you to wire cash to the Dominican Republic, don’t send them any money because they are liars and thieves and you will never see your money again....... |
| Read more | 04 Aug 2009 |
| HolidayTravelWatch continues to receive many complaints from holidaymakers |
| One couple reports that they saw staff at their Dominican Republic hotel, urinating and defacating behind a beach cabin which was situated in front of their balcony...... |
| Read more | 04 Aug 2009 |
| Privatization at National Park revoked |
| The Superior Land Court sentenced that Carlos Sanchez and associates return to the state 12.5 million square meters of land in the National Park of the East that had been irregularly privatized..... |
| Read more | 24 Oct 2009 |
| Earthquake - Magnitude 3.8 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Friday, July 31, 2009 at 19:56:24 UTC - 20 km (12 miles) WNW (285°) from Azua |
| 01 Aug 2009 |
| Dominican doctors prolong strike for wage hike |
| Government officials in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that specially trained soldiers will assist patients...... |
| Read more | 01 Aug 2009 |
| Dominican Product Sold Illegally In The Unites States |
| Prompted by an emergency room visit of a 22-day-old baby for potassium bromide poisoning, the city health department is warning parents about Monell’s Teething Cordial, or Cordial de Monell para la Dentición, a product from the Dominican Republic that is sold illegally in the United States....... |
| Read more | 30 Jul 2009 |
| Federal judge orders special master to monitor and investigate financial assets and operations of the Elliotts |
| As special master, Scott also serves as the Miami court’s liaison with the courts in the Turks and Caicos and Dominican Republic. Investors have already won several legal victories, including temporary restraining orders freezing the Elliotts’ assets in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 28 Jul 2009 |
| Unrest at the border between Haiti and Dominican Republic |
| Haiti and the Dominican Republic reinforced troops at their shared border after violence broke out at a protest in the Dominican Republic demanding extradition of a Haitian man accused of murder in both countries, Haiti's foreign minister said on Monday....... |
| Read more | 28 Jul 2009 |
| More Complaints Over Lifestyle Holidays and LH Escrow Company |
| New Post on Ripoffreport.com: Lifestyle Holidays - LH Escrow Company Don't be scammed!!! Contact Federal Trade Commission for this Company...together we can stop this!! Playa Cofresi, Puerto Plata ...... |
| Read more | 26 Jul 2009 |
| Judges sentences former Dominican Republic bank director |
| SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The president of a collapsed Dominican bank has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud and ordered to pay more than $82 million in compensation....... |
| Read more | 25 Jul 2009 |
| Human Rights Watch, Dominican cops use onions to torture |
| The National Commission of Human Rights said it documented 70 cases of alleged torture so far this year, compared to 300 for all of 2008. It said the cases involving onions have occurred at the police station in Santo Domingo and five other detention centers......... |
| Read more | 25 Jul 2009 |
| Three ex Blackouts Reduction Program officials charged with embezzlement |
The Justice Ministry’s Anti-Corruption Department (DPCA) on Monday charged the former director of the now defunct Blackouts Reduction Program (PRA), Marcos Lara, as well as the financial director Nicolas Conception and administrative manager Sauris Rodriguez with embezzling State funds......... |
| Read more | 21 Jul 2009 |
