2013News

Billy bookcase costs the most in Santo Domingo store

Bloomberg’s annual Billy index shows that the Swedish furniture chain’s signature Billy bookcase costs more in the Dominican Republic than anywhere else. The Billy bookcase costs 34.95 euros (US$46.48) in Slovakia and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic topped the list, which is based on the 2014 catalogue on Ikea’s website, with a price of …
2013News

Cibao strike victims

Three people were killed, five were injured and dozens were arrested during protests yesterday, Tuesday 22 October in Navarrete, Ciruelitos, Santiago and San Francisco de Macoris, in support of a 48-hour strike called by the Popular Front (Falpo) and other groups, all demanding a long list of social changes. The victims were Derlin de la …
2013News

Major drugs haul

Coast Guard cutter Venturous returned to its homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesday morning, 22 October, with a contraband drug haul worth at least US$23 million on the street. The 28 bales of cocaine weighing 1,500 pounds were seized from drug smugglers just south of the Dominican Republic during the crew’s 40-day migrant and …