UK DETECTIVES are today probing an alleged £1.4m mortgage fraud. Two businessmen have been arrested in connection with the possible scam, and homes and offices have been raided.........

Two people were killed including a minor in the sprawling barrio Capotillo north of the capital and a Police major injured in Mirabal province (north), as protests sparked by the extensive blackouts continue nationwide..........

A nationwide blackout lasting 17 minutes affected the Dominican Republic at 11:34 yesterday morning. The blackout ended at 11:51am. However, Diario Libre says that according to official data, the blackout started earlier........

General placed under arrest for 10 days by Police chief Rafael Guzmán, who accused him of attacking the Armed Forces in opinion articles of a political nature published in newspaper Clave Digital.......

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez yesterday asked the government to investigate denunciations of corruption and establish responsibilities in the cases in which a crime has been committed........

Almost 10 years ago 4 factories in Santiago was closed for illegal cigar production, however the counterfeit cigar production in the Dominican Republic is bigger than ever......

According to BBC World News a probe into President Leonel is on its way...... See Article

34 civil society, business and professional organizations made a call to put a halt to the moral deterioration of the Dominican Government. "No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or if police can be bought off by drug traffickers," OBAMA recently said......

Former presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno says there is a pandemic of uncontrollable acts of corruption in the current administration, because corruption is the easiest way to achieve wealth in the Dominican Republic.......

Hacienda minister Vicente Bengoa yesterday said the trafficking with fuels involving the power company Itabo and Cemex Dominicana reveal that the corruption is a generalized problem in Dominican society.......

Travel warnings for certain areas of the Dominican Republic as protests intensify after an elderly woman died of respiratory failure yesterday, as result of police use of tear gas against protestors in the province of Santiago.....

SFO(Serious Fraud Office) investigation against the firm Mabey and Johnson, which is owned by one of Britain's richest families, has resulted in that the firm intends to plead guilty to corruption offences also involving Dominican Republic......

Human Watch; many foreign tourists used as drug mules in the Dominican Republic; Maya has been transferred to serve her sentence in the new model prison for women in the RD read more

A White Sox official was arrested for bringing cash into the United States in his shoes, an investigation is being conducted by Eddie Dominguez of MLB Security into corruption and fraud in the Dominican Republic........

UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in Paris, Dr Miguel Escala, Rector of the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, described how universities were receiving awards - in exchange for US$5,000.

A UK couple who went on a luxury holiday to celebrate their first wedding anniversary are taking legal action against tour operator First Choice after staying at the four star Gran Ventana Beach Resort Hotel in the Dominican Republic......

Now there is a lawsuit against James Catledge, the group that brought the lawsuit against the Elliotts known as the ECC, and Michael Diaz Jr http://www.ratupdate.com/Pacer%20complaint.pdf

An Air France jet carrying more than 200 passengers had to return after 40 minutes into its flight to Paris, with mechanical problems in one of its engines.........

CDEEE vice-president Radhamés Segura this week admitted having around 40 relatives on its payroll, after an exposé by the journalist Nuria Piera......