2013News

68 policemen fired, many involved with Sosua sect case

President Danilo Medina, following recommendations from the Higher Police Council, ordered the dismissal, forced retirement and/or dishonorable discharge of 68 members of the National Police, including three colonels and one lieutenant colonel. The orders also included a major, 11 captains, 34 first and second lieutenants, 11 sergeant majors and sergeants, two corporals and five privates. …
2013News

Coastal Cleanup Day in the Dominican Republic

The Vida Azul Foundation is organizing the 6th International Coastal Cleanup Day, set for 21 September 2013. Nationwide crews of volunteers will promote awareness of keeping riverbanks and coastlines garbage-free. Fundacion Vida Azul president Oscar Oviedo says that the Dominican effort is part of a worldwide campaign spearheaded by Ocean Conservancy that in 2012 motivated …
2013News

President inaugurates first wine tourism project

Ocoa Bay, a joint US-Dominican project, is being described as the first wine-tourism development in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean region. President Danilo Medina inaugurated the project yesterday, Monday 26 August. Promoters say they will be investing US$167 million, according to the government press release. The project’s area will cover 1.4 million square meters …