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Santo Domingo.- US ambassador James Brewster on Wednesday denied any links between his government and all actions and the persistent accusations by former drug kingpin Quirino Paulino. The US envoy?s statement comes after weeks of speculation that Washington was behind Paulino?s stunning...

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Santo Domingo.- A delegation of the US House of Representatives headed by minority leader Nancy Pelosi will visit Chamber of Deputies president Abel Martinez and other local lawmakers Friday morning US ambassador US James W. Brewster and Political Section chief Brian S. Quigley will accompany...

Santo Domingo.- The National Sovereignty Defense Network on Thursday rebuffed alleged death threats denounced by journalists Amelia Dechamps, Huchi Lora, Roberto Cavada and Juan Bolivar Diaz last Monday, and the announced investigation of the people linked to the organization. They also refuted...

Santo Domingo.- The Labor Ministry on Wednesday banned checks of credit history of a person as a criteria for companies to give a job. Resolution 02/2015 dated February 2 says the practice of checking a job applicant?s credit history is discriminatory because it?s an exclusion and contrary to...

Santo Domingo.- The Army on Monday announced the deployment of 600 additional troops to the Dominican Republic-Haiti border area, to bolster Operation Shield. It also reported the arrest of 22,608 foreigners trying to cross the border illegally, including Haitians, Chinese, Cubans, Nigerians...

Santo Domingo. ?Torontosun.com is reporting that more than half of Quebec's most wanted criminals are hiding in the Dominican Republic, citing to police in Canada. It says of the 10 people on the most wanted list, six are members of the Hells Angels who fled the province during a massive...

Santo Domingo.- Interior and Police minister Jose Ramon Fadul on Tuesday called an foreign-funded NGO?s construction of houses for undocumented Haitians in Dominican territory, unusual and in violation of immigration laws. "It's like building a home for a fugitive from Justice." In a phone...

Just getting settled in on the NE coast. Great DR resource here, links have come in handy. As an aside, I have no money and I know nothing. Nothing. May the day find you in good spirits. Your Fren, Marcion