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/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/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/local/2009/11/19/33921/Sobeida-Felixs-husband-off-to-jail-Puerto-Rican-fugitives-wife-also SANTO DOMINGO.- National District Instruction Court judge Clara Luz Almonte sent Eddy Brito to the jail at Najayo, in connection with the money laundering and drug trafficking case also involving his ex wife Sobeida Felix and the Puerto Rican Jose Figueroa Agosto, both fugitives. Local Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33921/Sobeida-Felixs-husband-off-to-jail-Puerto-Rican-fugitives-wife-also http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33917/Drug-trafficking-takes-its-toll-on-Dominican-authorities Santo Domingo.- The sheer number of drug trafficking cases and the recent investigations have exposed a fierce struggle between the law enforcement agencies and criminal persecution entities. Local Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/19/33917/Drug-trafficking-takes-its-toll-on-Dominican-authorities http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/18/33912/Agents-seize-small-plane-arrest-2-Colombians-near-Higuey Higüey. - In a raid headed by Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) chief Rolando Rosado in a sugarcane plantation today agents seized a small, Venezuelan registry plane presumably loaded with drugs, for which a Dominican and two Colombians were detained. Local Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/18/33912/Agents-seize-small-plane-arrest-2-Colombians-near-Higuey http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/21/33947/Canadian-Embassy-in-Dominican-Republic-has-new-headquarters Santo Domingo.– The Embassy of Canada relocated to the 18th floor of the Citigroup Tower at Local Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:57:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/11/21/33947/Canadian-Embassy-in-Dominican-Republic-has-new-headquarters 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/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/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/2009/11/20/33930/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/2009/11/20/33929/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/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