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/this-and-that/2009/11/22/33950/Jacksons-marriage-certificate-to-be-auctioned-in-January New York.– The marriage certificate of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley will soon be auctioned. The This and That Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/11/22/33950/Jacksons-marriage-certificate-to-be-auctioned-in-January http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/11/20/33940/Christmas-Symphony-to-fest-Puntacana-Groups-40tth-year La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.- The famed conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra will direct a Concert of Christmas Carols hosted by the Punta Cana Foundation, as part of the Puntacana Group’s 40th anniversary activities. This and That Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/11/20/33940/Christmas-Symphony-to-fest-Puntacana-Groups-40tth-year http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2009/11/20/33936/Nuclear-expert-warns-of-safety-flaws-in-Arevas-reactor-design International.-- An independent expert, commissioned by Greenpeace, has concluded that two nuclear reactors, currently under construction in Finland and France, suffer from serious safety flaws. World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2009/11/20/33936/Nuclear-expert-warns-of-safety-flaws-in-Arevas-reactor-design http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/11/19/33927/Progreso-banks-basketball-team-wins-double-crown Santo Domingo.- The Progreso bank’s basketball team performed flawlessly in Bancentralianos Games Santo Domingo, winning in several the sport’s categories of annual activity hosted by the Central Bank. Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/11/19/33927/Progreso-banks-basketball-team-wins-double-crown http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2009/11/22/33949/Dominican-mule-detained-in-Malta-with-80-cocaine-capsules Valletta, Malta.– Two foreigners were arrested in Sliema, on the north east coast of Malta, after one of them was found with cocaine capsules in his stomach, the local police reported. World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:10:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2009/11/22/33949/Dominican-mule-detained-in-Malta-with-80-cocaine-capsules http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33935/Ruling-party-taps-a-turncoat-for-Senate-candidacy Santo Domingo.- The ruling PLD party on Friday announced Rafael Calderon as its Azua province (south) senatorial candidate for next year’s elections, after the ex senior leader of the opposition PRD had expelled him on Wednesday. Local Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33935/Ruling-party-taps-a-turncoat-for-Senate-candidacy http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/20/33934/Austrian-bank-has-100M-eurosfor-renewable-energy-in-Dominican-Republic Santo Domingo.- Austria’s Development Bank has 100 million euros available for the Dominican Government or businesses interested in investing in renewable energy, whose only requirement is to present a well structured business plan. Economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/20/33934/Austrian-bank-has-100M-eurosfor-renewable-energy-in-Dominican-Republic http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33930/Four-more-arrests-in-case-of-plane-seized-at-sugarcane-fields-Update Santo Domingo.- Antinarcotics agents arrested a Mexican and a Colombian in a hotel in the Colonial Zone last night, in connection with the small plane seized in a sugarcane filed near Higüey (east), bringing to nine the drug trafficking suspects detained so far. Local Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33930/Four-more-arrests-in-case-of-plane-seized-at-sugarcane-fields-Update http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33933/Video-of-prosecutor-allegedly-pocketing-cash-reveals-official-turf-war Santo Domingo.- The National District prosecutor on Thursday affirmed that Forensics confirmed that the video the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) provided to blame one of his officials isn’t real, an incident which reveals a growing turf war the local media has reported recently Local Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33933/Video-of-prosecutor-allegedly-pocketing-cash-reveals-official-turf-war http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/11/20/33932/Omar-Sharif-gets-Dominican-Republics-official-kudos Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government on Thursday bestowed the Heraldic Order Cristóbal Columbus on the legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, in recognition of his successful film career . This and That Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/11/20/33932/Omar-Sharif-gets-Dominican-Republics-official-kudos http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33931/Two-Brazilian-planes-arrive-next-week-to-intercept-drug-flights Santo Domingo.- Armed Forces minister Pedro Rafael Peña announced that several Dominican pilots will fly to Brazil next week to bring the first two of the nine Super Tucanos airplanes the country acquired to intercept drug trafficking flights. Local Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33931/Two-Brazilian-planes-arrive-next-week-to-intercept-drug-flights http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33929/Dominican-Republic-Haiti-main-drug-bridge-to-US-Europe-US-official SANTO DOMINGO. – U.S. officials warned on Thursday that Dominican Republic and Haiti have become the main bridges to traffic drugs from Venezuela to his country and Europe, a criminal link which includes West Africa and the Caribbean. Local Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/20/33929/Dominican-Republic-Haiti-main-drug-bridge-to-US-Europe-US-official http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/19/33928/Dominican-power-companies-to-get-first-US100M-of-debt-today Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Electrical Industry Association’s (ADIE) Council of Directors met Wednesday with State-owned Power Companies (CDEEE) executive vice president Celso Marranzini, to deal with the topic of the Dominican energy sector’s current and future situation. Economy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:04:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/19/33928/Dominican-power-companies-to-get-first-US100M-of-debt-today http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33926/Judge-keeps-El-Gringo-in-prison Santo Domingo.- The judges of a National District court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling which sent Manuel E. Mesa Beltre (El Gringo) to prison, on money laundering and drug trafficking charges. Local Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33926/Judge-keeps-El-Gringo-in-prison http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/19/33924/After-refinery-stake-Shell-also-sells-Dominican-Republic-stations SANTO DOMINGO. - The Shell Company WI Ltd agreed to sell its commercial and industrial service stations, its distribution and marketing of lubricants in the Dominican Republic to the group Sol, though the negotiations don’t include Lubridom. Economy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/19/33924/After-refinery-stake-Shell-also-sells-Dominican-Republic-stations http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33925/Relentless-traffic-cops-impound-thousand-of-autos Santo Domingo.- As of Thursday noon Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) agents have impounded 2,438 vehicles nationwide, for being on the roads without the license plate renewal label, in the second day of a relentless operation. Local Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:33:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33925/Relentless-traffic-cops-impound-thousand-of-autos http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33923/As-Dominican-Republics-opposition-bickers-and-shrivels-ruling-party Santo Domingo. – While tensions from the raging dispute for internal posts continue in the country’s biggest opposition party PRD, and the once powerful but now skeletal PRSC hangs on to the hopes of reaching government posts to survive, the ruling PLD appears to increasingly enjoy the trimmings of being in power. Local Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33923/As-Dominican-Republics-opposition-bickers-and-shrivels-ruling-party http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/21/33942/Shell-subsidiary-in-Dominican-Republic-sells-137-gas-stations Santo Domingo.– A Dominican subsidiary of Royal Economy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:14:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2009/11/21/33942/Shell-subsidiary-in-Dominican-Republic-sells-137-gas-stations http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/21/33948/21-million-persons-vaccinated-against-tetanus-Health-Minister-says Santo Domingo.– Nearly 2.1 million persons have Local Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/21/33948/21-million-persons-vaccinated-against-tetanus-Health-Minister-says http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/11/21/33945/International-Codetel-Marathon-is-today Santo Domingo.– Over 1,600 athletes from six countries, including the Dominican Republic, will participate today in the 24th Sports Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:22:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/sports/2009/11/21/33945/International-Codetel-Marathon-is-today