 Hurricane season may be “extreme,” AccuWeather says |
| In its early forecast for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season AccuWeather.com says it will be not only more active than last year, but sees the potential for an "extreme season" with above-normal threats....... |
| Read more | 14 Mar 2010 |
| Foreigners beware of frauds, Central Bank warns |
| The Central Bank warned Friday on fraud against mostly European foreigners, though bogus real estate sales and Time Sharing vacations, using its logo and that of the Finance Ministry, and the fake signatures of officials........ |
| Read more | 14 Mar 2010 |
| March 11, Earthquake 4.1 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| The earthquake happened at sea about 60 miles from Puerto Plata. Follow links in text below to see map with exact location...... |
| Read more | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Real estate boom or money laundering in Dominican Republic?(Update 16) |
| Arturo del Tiempo, Torre Atiemar and 1200kg of cocaine sent from the Dominican Republic to Spain is the probably just the top of the iceberg behind the recent years construction boom in Santo Domingo. What's more interesting is that President Lionel Fernandez has stated that this project was a model for foreign investments in his country....... |
| Read more | 02 Sep 2010 |
| Dominican Government fails transparency test, civic group says |
| Corruption levels are still far from under control. More than 42 percent of Government agencies don’t conduct purchases and contracts correctly..... |
| Read more | 10 Mar 2010 |
| March 8, Earthquake 3.5 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| The earthquake happened at sea about 30 miles from Punta Cana. Follow links in text below to see map with exact location...... |
| Read more | 09 Mar 2010 |
| Drugs are behind yanked visas, retirement of at least 10 generals, lawyer says |
| The United States cancelled the visas of more than 10 now retired generals, for their alleged link to the case of ex Army captain Quirino Paulino, but which the government will never divulge....... |
| Read more | 09 Mar 2010 |
| Dominican Authorities Arrest Band That Sold Drugs in Counterfeit Cigars |
| Anti-drug authorities announced Sunday that they had broken up a network that sold counterfeit cigars labeled with well-known brand names but stuffed with marijuana, cocaine and other controlled substances....... |
| Read more | 08 Mar 2010 |
| US issues alert on drugs and corruption in DR |
| The Department of State say that the Dominican Republic continues to be a center for drug trafficking........ |
| Read more | 07 Mar 2010 |
| Police dismantle credit card cloners in Dominican Republic |
| Who said Dominican's are lazy and backwards? They are very fast learners when it comes to criminal acitivites...... |
| Read more | 28 Feb 2010 |
| Punta Perla - More questions than answers plus a few hard facts! |
What's going on? Investors in the delayed Punta Perla "development" are getting more and more frustrated.....
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| Read more | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Lack of payment led to blackouts - No more money from the World Bank |
| Electricity superintendent Francisco Méndez on Sunday said several factors have caused the latest spate of blackouts, which even affected the National Palace, but acknowledged that delays in payments to the power companies are among them........ |
| Read more | 23 Feb 2010 |
| Drug traffickers infiltrate Dominican Government, senior adviser again warns |
| Marino Vinicio Castillo, who also heads the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission, warned of upheaval and difficulties, because many dangerous things roam about the country, the third time the official makes a similar warning this year...... |
| Read more | 22 Feb 2010 |
| Earthquake Magnitude 3.7 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Another in a serie of small Earthquakes happened Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 10:55:00 AM with epicenter 60 miles from Punta Cana...... |
| Read more | 22 Feb 2010 |
| 112 developments surveyed, 43 reported no sales for 2009—zero, nada |
| This is the statictics from Mexico, but Dominican Republic is pretty much in the same trend......... |
| Read more | 22 Feb 2010 |
| New Earthquake Magnitude 3.4 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Another earthquake was registered on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 06:14:05 PM with offshore epicenter between La Romana and Punta Cana..... |
| Read more | 21 Feb 2010 |
| Negativ macroeconomic forecast Dominican Republic |
| During the first half of 2009, total FDI into the Dominican Republic fell some 60% compared to the same period in 2008. Tourism, commerce, finance and real estate all saw heavy declines in FDI levels...... |
| Read more | 21 Feb 2010 |
| Taking children to the Caribbean can expose them to these diseases |
| Malaria is a major health risk for children, says Dr. Rick Rowland, manager of health services at Algonquin College in Ottawa. Parts of the Dominican Republic is currently considered malaria zones......... |
| Read more | 20 Feb 2010 |
| 400 UK families in 'holiday from hell' claim after trip to Dominican Republic |
| The claimants, who hail from across the UK, are suing First Choice in a potential £3million High Court action after a holiday in the Dominican Republic which they say left them ill........ |
| Read more | 22 Feb 2010 |
| Anti corruption movement smells fish in trash pickup contracts |
| The companies contracted to collect trash in Santo Domingo East and Santo Domingo North financed the campaigns of the mayors Juan de los Santos and Jesus Felix, respectively, affirmed the Dominican Alliance Against Corruption (Adocco) Thursday...... |
| Read more | 19 Feb 2010 |
