| UN-backed census aims to improve lives of Dominican refugees A United Nations-backed census has been launched in the Dominican Republic to improve to the lives of hundreds of refugees and asylum-seekers.
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| Large Seizure of Drugs in Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) A network of drug traffickers who sent drugs to Puerto Rico, was dismantled in the east of the Dominican Republic. The National Drug Control Office (DNCD)... |
| Boatpeople confirmed dead 22; at least 29 still missing Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic.- Rescuers found the bodies of two women and a man noon Monday, two of which couldn't be identified because of their advanced decomposition. The number of... |
| Convicted ex banker denies pardon bid, diariolibre.com reports SANTO DOMINGO.- "I've neither signed any request for a pardon, nor have I authorized anybody else to do so in my name. Apparently, I was included by error, because I would hate to think... |
| Local man, woman, face 75 years in prison in IRS tax fraud worth millions NEW YORK.- Federal authorities have charged a Dominican man and woman of defrauding the IRS out of millions, and face as much as 75 years in prison if found guilty. Carlos de Leon and Judith... |
| Convicted bankers seek Presidential pardons Santo Domingo.- Manuel Arturo Pellerano and Andres Aybar Bez, convicted of fraud in two of the country's three worst ever bank failures, figure on a list with 371 inmates who've asked a... |
| Months-old flap ends; 1st ever presidential candidates’ debate looms SANTO DOMINGO.- Several months of griping by the opposition PRD party on the designation of Franklin Frias as head of the Central Electoral Board's (JCE) Informatics center came to an Monday... |
| Mine wil produce more than 1.0M Oz. of gold yearly, Barrick CEO says Santo Domingo.- Barrick Corporation president and CEO Aaron Regent arrived in the country Tuesday to tour the miners' operations in the Pueblo Viejo (central) gold mine, in its final stage of... |
| Ricketts visits Dominican Republic for talks on new facility Dominican Republic , which soon will house the country's largest baseball academy when the team completes its 50-acre complex. Ricketts toured the building site in La Gina, which will be a... |
| At least 17 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 6 (Reuters) Dominican officials are investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that left 17 people dead and another 20 or more missing off the Dominican... |
| DR wins another Caribbean Series title Going into today’s final day of competition, the Dominican Republic had already clinched the 2012 Caribbean Series championship. The Dominican team won its first four games in the CS then... |
| Fashion Startup Moda Operandi: Now Opening to the World Vogue contributing editor Lauren Santo Domingo, is in transition. Once accessible only via application, the year-old site is opening its doors and bolstering its content offerings in an attempt to... |
| Death toll rises to 21 following migrant boat accident in waters off Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The number of victims who died after a boat overloaded with migrants capsized this weekend near the Dominican Republic has risen to 21, officials said... |
| Fernandez lauds Barrick’s investment to extract gold COTUI, Dominican Republic. - President Leonel Fernandez on Tuesday defended the Government's contract with the miner Barrick Gold, which is poised to extract gold in Pueblo Viejo, Cotui... |
| 55 boatpeople paid detained captain nearly US$1,000 each for fatal trip Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Navy announced the arrest Monday of the captain of the makeshift boat (yola) that sank with 55 people on board in Saman bay Friday. It said David Cepeda Calcao is a... |
| Anticorruption initiative mulls one year of achievements, challenges SANTO DOMINGO.- The Executive Branch today hosted the official opening of the final evaluation workshop of the Participatory Anti-Corruption Initiative (IPAC) to mark at this stage the... |
| Dominican shipwreck death toll rises to at least 21 SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The death toll from the weekend capsizing of a boat ferrying migrants from the Dominican Republic to the neighboring island of Puerto Rico climbed to at least 21 and about... |
| The Caribbean: Come on in, the water's lovely! The Caribbean often provides families with their first taste of the tropics, within the safe confines of resorts that offer all the requisite comforts (kids' clubs, watersports, a variety of... |
| Major ring shipped drugs from icon Dominican resort Santo Domingo. - The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) yesterday busted an international drug trafficking ring based in the country's icon resort Casa de Campo, La Romana (east), seized 122... |
| Low chance of rain, coastal advisories continue Santo Domingo.- The high pressure system over the Atlantic coast continues to limit cloud formation and rain activity, but some widely scattered showers can be expected in the northeast, southeast... |
| Prominent entity also demands the Fist Lady leave her post Santo Domingo.- The vice president and spokesman of the prominent Institutionalism and Foundation Justice (Finjus) on Monday said it would be healthful for the electoral process if the First Lady... |
| Seven of the victims of the shipwreck in Samana are buried in SFM SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS. In the midst of pain and sorrow of relatives and friends, yesterday in San Francisco de Macoris and in Nagua, they buried seven bodies of the shipwreck last weekend of a... |
| Gang from PR, DR and Russia is busted up SD. The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) reported that yesterday it busted up a gang of drug traffickers that sent drugs to Puerto Rico and arrested 29 persons, among them five Puerto... |
| Hundreds seek pardons on the 27th SANTO DOMINGO. The Pardon Commission has received hundreds of case files of persons that hope to be granted a pardon next 27 February, and be set free.In the majority, the request have come from... |
| ANJE confirms a debate in April; they await Hipolito's answer SD. The Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) confirmed yesterday that they have set April as the date of the first debate of presidential candidates ever carried out in the country, with the... |
| Agreement between LF and MVM ends impasse over JCE computer management SD. After several months of contradiction over the appointment of Franklin Frias in the director's position of the Computer Center at the Central Electoral Board, the presidents of the Dominican... |
| Traveller's guide: Affordable Caribbean The Caribbean's reputation for high prices can certainly hold true. At this time of year, the cheapest double room at the luxurious Sandy Lane on Barbados sells at about 875 a night. But you can... |
| 29 drug dealers captured in the Dominican Republic, 17 of them are referred to as "Russians" CARACAS, February 7 (Itar-Tass) - Twenty-nine people were arrested in a large-scale anti-drug operation in the Dominican Republic on Monday, and 17 of them are referred to as "Russians,"... |
| L. America, Caribbean nations to pool funds in development bank CARACAS, Venezuela--An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit 1 percent of their international reserves into a jointly administered development bank... |
| Calls to Apprehend Illegal Trip Organizers in Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Community and Religious organizations asked the Navy to be more vigilant to stop the departure of illegal vessels, in order to prevent cases like the shipwreck... |
| At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or more... |
| Dominican Republic and Cuba for Greater Trade Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Secretary of State and Executive Director of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic Eddy Martinez expressed his interest in promoting trade,... |
| 17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes Rescuers scouring the white-capped waters off the Dominican Republic's coast have found 17 bodies and 13 survivors from a boat overloaded with migrants that capsized almost two days ago,... |
| Mexican Navy rescues 6 Cuban migrants in Caribbean Mexico City - The Mexican Navy rescued six Cuban migrants who were adrift in the Caribbean off Isla Mujeres, near the resort city of Cancun, the Navy Ministry said... |
| Caribbean to Have Greater Presence in ALBA Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The future joining of three countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as full members proves the... |
| Union leader calls “ruthless” Social Security a “fraud” Santo Domingo. - Dominican Republic's Social Security (SS) system yesterday received another blow to its image, just two days after the Transparency and Justice Foundation called it... |
| Take 'America Saves Week' to heart After four years of coping with a stagnant economy, probably the last thing you want to hear is how important it is to sock away money for a rainy day - you already know that. But hear me out, just... |
| “We’ve dried up the Dominican market,” top drug cop says Santo Domingo.- Antinarcotics Agency (DNCD) president Rolando Rosado on Monday said "there's no drug in the country," to specify that the purity of that narcotic which enters Dominican... |
| Trade with Cuba jumps to US$61.4M, but target is US$700.0M Santo Domingo. - Trade between Dominican Republic and Cuba jumped to US$61.36 million or 45% more compared with the previous year, though the government's target is US$700 million, so that both... |
| Global financial crisis doesn’t stymie tourism sector Santo Domingo.- Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia said the national tourism sector had one of its best economic performances last year, given the global financial crisis. He said the... |
