http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. en-us Copyright 2008 DominicanToday.com Merit Designs ICM 60 News http://www.dominicantoday.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/opinion/2012/2/10/42622/Change-and-Cuba Last March, Cuba’s Sixth Party Congress took what its leadership described as an irrevocable decision: to adopt a large number of economic guidelines that will gradually reform, decentralise and liberalise aspects of the Cuban state. The process is intended to accelerate economic growth and remove bureaucracy while continuing to relate development to nationally planned objectives. Opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/opinion/2012/2/10/42622/Change-and-Cuba http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/9/42617/Walter-Reed-Hospital-local-surgeons-to-attend-the-needy-in-March SANTO DOMINGO. - The United States Walter Reed Military Medical Center and the Armed Forces Hospital will conduct the seventh round of reconstructive and plastic surgery know as “Medrete” from 8am to 5pm March 4 to 14. Poverty Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:41:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/9/42617/Walter-Reed-Hospital-local-surgeons-to-attend-the-needy-in-March http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2012/2/9/42614/Kite-surfers-strut-their-stuff-at-Puntacana-Kite-Fest Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. - During two days of pure adrenalin local and international kite-surfers strutted their talent one the water, in the third annual Puntacana Kite-Fest. Sports Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:26:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2012/2/9/42614/Kite-surfers-strut-their-stuff-at-Puntacana-Kite-Fest http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/people/2012/2/9/42613/Tropicalia-Foundation-lauds-efforts-to-help-schools Miches, El Seibo.- The Tropicalia Foundation celebrated the accomplishments of its School Maintenance and Recovery Program (PRyME), which recently reached its third anniversary, as well as the community work for quality education in Educative District 12-04. People Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/people/2012/2/9/42613/Tropicalia-Foundation-lauds-efforts-to-help-schools http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42625/Major-hacking-probe-targets-prominent-Dominican-media-figure SANTO Domingo.- The prominent media figure Guillermo Gomez, producer and host of the TV program Aeromundo on Colorvision, and closely linked to the opposition PRD party, is the target of a major hacking probe, local media report Friday morning. Local Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42625/Major-hacking-probe-targets-prominent-Dominican-media-figure http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2012/2/8/42596/DT-readers-differ-on-the-Winter-Baseball-Season Santo Domingo.- For the most part, DT readers didn’t voice an overwhelming opinion on Dominican Republic’s recently concluded the Winter Baseball Season, which this year had the added excitement of the Caribbean Championship, concluded Wednesday night with the local team Leones of Santo Domingo taking the crown. Sports Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:38:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2012/2/8/42596/DT-readers-differ-on-the-Winter-Baseball-Season http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42595/Top-official-slams-US-funded-agency-as-unfit-to-observe-election SANTO DOMINGO.- The Minister of Interior and Police and senior member of the ruling PLD party asked the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to reject Citizen Participation (PC) as an observer in the next presidential election, affirming that it has lost the objectivity which those organizations should ascribe to. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:38:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42595/Top-official-slams-US-funded-agency-as-unfit-to-observe-election http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2012/2/8/42594/Google-leads-latest-Greenpeace-climate-ranking-of-IT-industry Amsterdam.- Greenpeace today released the 5th edition of its Cool IT Leaderboard, which sees Internet search engine giant Google overtaking on climate issues, followed by Cisco and Ericsson. World Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:04:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2012/2/8/42594/Google-leads-latest-Greenpeace-climate-ranking-of-IT-industry http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42593/Naval-Auxiliaries-join-search-for-boatpeople-onerescued Santo Domingo. - Dominican Naval Auxiliaries (AND) actively participated in the operation to search for and rescue the boatpeople whose makeshift craft sank in Samaná Bay Saturday. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:53:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42593/Naval-Auxiliaries-join-search-for-boatpeople-onerescued http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42586/Traffickers-based-in-famous-resort-bought-drugs-from-Cali-Cartel Santo Domingo. - The group of drug traffickers that operated out of Dominican Republic’s most famous resort Casa de Campo, in eastern La Romana obtained cocaine from the once powerful Cali Cartel and was dismantled after three years of surveillance by the DEA, which detected suspicious financial transactions in Grand Cayman by those detained Tuesday. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:56:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42586/Traffickers-based-in-famous-resort-bought-drugs-from-Cali-Cartel http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/8/42592/Local-Peace-Corps-team-among-LatAms-biggest-visiting-chief-says Santo Domingo.- U.S. Peace Corps world director Aaron Williams, who visits Dominican Republic to mark 50 years of voluntary work abroad, said Wednesday its 180 volunteers who teach computers, statistics, health and youth development make it one of Latin America’s biggest local teams. Poverty Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/8/42592/Local-Peace-Corps-team-among-LatAms-biggest-visiting-chief-says http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42591/Widely-scattered-showers-today-decreasing-Friday SANTO DOMINGO. – Starting Wednesday afternoon cloudiness will increase over several zones of the country, with widely scattered showers more frequent for the East and Northeast regions. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:41:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42591/Widely-scattered-showers-today-decreasing-Friday http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42590/As-row-over-aqueduct-material-rages-official-are-mum Santo Domingo.- The small and medium businesses grouped in Codopyme yesterday joined the Industries Association which on Tuesday stated its opposition to the imports of materials the Spanish contractors Abi-Karram Morilla has started for the construction of the aqueduct at Peravia (south), without notifying the local industry which produces these materials on a competitive quality and price. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:17:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42590/As-row-over-aqueduct-material-rages-official-are-mum http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42589/Illegal-denial-of-beach-access-now-affects-surfers Santo Domingo.- Dominican surfers grouped in Fedosurf say the work being done by the Group Playa Grande Rio San Juan, province, affects the coastal ecosystem and forest cover. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42589/Illegal-denial-of-beach-access-now-affects-surfers http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42588/First-Lady-major-figures-fall-victim-to-hackers-Listin-reports Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry and senior national security officials Wednesday night launched a widespread investigation to arrest hackers of the email accounts of the First Lady Margarita Cedeño, several ministers and personalities in the world of business, newspaper Listin reports quoting sources. Local Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/8/42588/First-Lady-major-figures-fall-victim-to-hackers-Listin-reports http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/8/42587/Boatpeople-deaths-reach-26-captain-a-repeat-offender Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic.- The Navy and rescue crews found four more bodies Tuesday, bringing the number of drowned Saturday night in Samaná Bay to 26, and announced it will charge today the alleged captain of the yola type boat which sank, leaving as many as 21 boatpeople still missing. Poverty Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:15:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2012/2/8/42587/Boatpeople-deaths-reach-26-captain-a-repeat-offender http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2012/2/7/42585/Fernandez-lauds-Barricks-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 (northeast). Economy Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2012/2/7/42585/Fernandez-lauds-Barricks-investment-to-extract-gold http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/7/42584/55-boatpeople-paid-detained-captain-nearly-US1000-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 Samaná bay Friday. Local Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/7/42584/55-boatpeople-paid-detained-captain-nearly-US1000-each-for-fatal-trip http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42618/US-to-trim-funds-to-Dominican-Republics-war-on-drugs-despite-major SANTO DOMINGO.- United States ambassador Raul Yzaguirre revealed Thursday that Washington will trim funding to Dominican Republic’s war on drug trafficking, for which the Caribbean nation will have to confront the problem with more efficiency and dedication. Local Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42618/US-to-trim-funds-to-Dominican-Republics-war-on-drugs-despite-major http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42623/Authorities-confirm-probe-into-email-hacking-of-top-officials-moguls Santo Domingo.- The authorities yesterday confirmed an investigation into the hacking of emails of the First Lady Margarita Cedeño, several ministers and tycoons, by the use of sophisticated equipment to tap phone calls and other communications. Local Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/2/10/42623/Authorities-confirm-probe-into-email-hacking-of-top-officials-moguls