Asonahores reacciona ante alerta de EEUU a turistas

SANTO DOMINGO. El vicepresidente ejecutivo de la Asociación Nacional de Hoteles y Restaurantes, Arturo Villanueva, aseguró que tienen “controlado la situación” de delincuencia en los hotels, pero que investigarán la alerta que hace el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos a sus ciudadanos sobre el auge de soborno y atraco de que podrían ser víctimas [...]

Dominicanos conquistan Broadway

El musical “In The Heights” fue nominada en trece categorías para los precios Tony Awards
SANTO DOMINGO.-La comunidad dominicana de Washington Heights, Nueva York, Estados Unidos espera ansiosamente la premiación de los Tony Awards, los “Oscar” del teatro, este domingo, en el que la obra musical “In The Heights,” que trata sobre la dominicanidad, fue la [...]

Dominican “DEA” Destroys Drugs

The Dominican National Drug Control Agency, DNCD, burned yesterday approximately $10 millions dollars in pure cocaine, marihuana, heroine and various other illegal substances and paraphenalia seized from people within the island, some caught as they tried to transport the drugs to points outside the country.

Dominican drug control agent stands guard while narcotics burn in the [...]

Fernandez inaugurates Latin American economic conference

SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez addressed members and participants of the 32nd Session of the Economic Comisión for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) this week and attributed some of the current global economic woes to the growth China and India, and the lack of regulation of Wall Street investment banks.

Dominican President Leonel Fernandez [...]

First came the flood, then the metro

The recent overflows of the Isabela River flooded the homes of the residents of La Zurza in the northeast region of the capital city of the Dominican Republic. Now the threat for residents, who have chosen to return to the water’s edge, comes from the construction of the roadway adjacent to the new metro line, [...]