Dominican Republic prosecutor says drug cartel plans to kill him
Source: Dominican Today
La Romana :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-05-20 14:34:13 -0700 | disasters-news
He said Justice minister Francisco Dominguez and Police chief Jose A. Polanco already provided increased protection for him and his family, from the threat by the so-called "Cartel of the East." "We decided to confront organized crime," the official said,...
Unions warn of walkout as wage talks stall
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-05-07 13:58:54 -0700 | disasters-news
Tuesday announced they'll cut off talks with employers unless they make a counteroffer to their demands of a wage hike. Rafael Pepe- Abreu said their only hope for a 30% wage increase is Congress, for which they're asking lawmakers to...
Barrick Gold ships US$496M since Dominican leader's warning
Source: Dominican Today
Cotuí :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-30 13:00:22 -0700 | disasters-news
From: Dominican Republic, United States Medina can not bark like a chihuahua, and not follow up with a nasty bite in the ankles. If he would hold the shipments then they would deal, there is still time, since the famous...
Agents seize transgenic marijuana mailed from the U.S.
Source: Dominican Today
Puerto Plata :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-30 13:00:20 -0700 | disasters-news
Tuesday said it seized transgenic marijuana plants mailed to a man deported from the U.S. for drug trafficking and now living in Higuey (east). It said the drug was sent to ex con Teofilo Antonio Zorrilla, deported from the U.S...Zorrilla...
Industries call recent protests unjustified vandalism
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-25 14:49:26 -0700 | disasters-news
Thursday called the recent protests across the country vandalism, affirming that there're no situations in the towns to justify such demonstrations. Ligia Bonetti and vice president Circe Almanzar said the protests in various parts of the country haven't harmed the...
Deputy convicted of statutory rape is back in Congress
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-23 16:14:24 -0700 | disasters-news
Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday reinstated deputy Ramon A. Fernandez, after the legislator served six months in prison on a statutory rape conviction, The Santiago Rodriguez province lawmaker served his one year prison sentence in Najayo on...
Police arrest 3 in murder of 2 brothers near bank in upscale sector
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-23 16:03:18 -0700 | disasters-news
Three people were apprehended Monday in connection with the assault and murder of two brothers, after they withdrew RD$228,000 from a bank in the upscale sector Bella Vista last week. Danilo Antonio Paulino (El Trepador), 21; Bladimir Diaz Lopez (El...
UASD: Protests At University Bring Injury, Death
Source: Epoch Times
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-23 11:08:10 -0700 | disasters-news
Protests on a Santo Domingo State University campus have been ramping up. A police officer died after being shot in the face, and a student and possibly others were injured during demonstrations at the university on April 23, according to...
Dominican Republic needs a US$10.0B energy fix, top official warns
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-18 14:36:37 -0700 | disasters-news
He said US$1.2 billion are needed just on the power lines and transformers of the grid, "which should've been changed more than 50 years ago." Jimenez Bichara said it's time to design a comprehensive plan with all the sector actors:...
Robbers shoot and kill man in upscale sector
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-16 12:39:19 -0700 | disasters-news
Santo Domingo.- One man was shot and killed and his brother seriously wounded in a spectacular robbery around 11:30am Tuesday in the exclusive sector of Bella Vista, where investigators seek clues to the whereabouts of at least two robbers who...
Agents seized 279Ks of cocaine is operation left one smuggler dead
Source: Dominican Today
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-12 23:36:02 -0700 | disasters-news
Navy announced Friday morning the confiscation of 279 kilos of cocaine, part of a haul thrown overboard by three men near Boca Chica on Thursday, when one them drowned after jumping in the water with his two companions...Dominican Abraham Aquino...
Needle exchange bill inching forward in the Florida Legislature
Source: Miami Herald
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-04-02 17:28:54 -0700 | disasters-news
Florida legislators are considering a bill to allow needle exchanges as a way to curb HIV, hepatitis and other blood diseases among injection drug users. If approved, a five-year pilot program would be based in Miami-Dade. Two Dominican Republic maids...
Alleged prostitute denies he had sex with Senator Bob Menendez
Posted by: rsa76
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-03-06 13:56:23 -0800 | disasters-news
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A Dominican woman who appeared in a video claiming that he paid for sex with Senator Robert Menendez U.S. federal and Florida health Melgen Solomon filed Monday in court testimony in which he said that...
Three suspects arrested in the death of former MLB pitcher Pascual Perez
Posted by: George Vieto
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated 2013-03-13 17:16:39 -0700 | disasters-news
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Police in the Dominican Republic said on Saturday they have arrested three men in the death of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pascual "Paco" Perez, 55, during an attempted robbery of his home. Criminal investigations director...
Dominican Tour Bus-Train collision leaves 3 French Tourists dead, 10 injured
Posted by: NadeemIftekhar
San Rafael del Yuma :: Dominican Republic | updated 2012-07-27 13:28:27 -0700 | disasters-news
On Thursday, at least three people were killed when a bus carrying French tourists in Dominican Republic collided with a train. The tragic incident occurring in the eastern region left other 10 passengers injured, informed civil defense officials. According to...
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