2013News

A mining nation?

The Medina administration is expediting the issuing of permits for mining explorations and concessions in the Dominican Republic. A report in Hoy newspaper today, Wednesday 4 September indicates the location of several of the key mining exploration concessions. The report indicates that the Department of Mining had granted 141 concessions for exploration through July 2013. …
2013News

Monsignor Nunez: Nuncio was dismissed for abuse of minors

The Roman Catholic Church hierarchy in the Dominican Republic has been mute on several recent cases of priests accused of pedophilia. Usually very outspoken, the head of the Church Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez has not commented on the issue. Yesterday, Tuesday 3 September Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado confirmed that the apostolic nuncio Jozef Wesolowski of …