DL English|20 may|POR Diario Libre

"We are going to put an end to networks of prostitution"

The Attorney General says that he began a serious process to hit the networks of trafficking. He worries that the country is sold as a place for sex. SD. The networks of trafficking of prostitutes and human trafficking are the most organized in the country according to the Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, who calls them "extremely strong and extremely organized. "He indicates that the participation of Dominican women, which are the fourth largest nationality of...

DL English|20 may|POR Diario Libre

Deputies meet today with Plenary of JCE

SANTO DOMINGO. This afternoon, the special commission from the Chamber of Deputies, created to investigate the internal conflicts of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will meet for the first time with the members of this collegiate organization....


DL English|20 may|POR Diario Libre

Gold prices fall to US$1.362

SD. Gold is a safe refuge in times of crisis. Nonetheless, over the last few days the price of the metal has begun to fall on the international markets. Last Friday the price fell for the seventh straight session, its biggest downward streak in...


DL English|20 may|POR Diario Libre

PRD calls for attention to Police reform

SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) called on its deputies to study with great care the legislative proposal for the reformation of the National Police. The legislation was recently submitted to the National Congress by...


DL English|17 may|POR Diario Libre

COE issues a green alert for four provinces

SANTO DOMINGO. The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) declared a green alert for four provinces in the country due to the rains that are falling on them as a result of a low pressure trough. The provinces on alert are Monsignor Nouel, San Pedro...


DL English|17 may|POR Diario Libre

Chamber commission to meet with Plenary of JCE

SD. The special commission from the Chamber of Deputies which is charged with investigating the problems that have arisen between members of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will meet next Monday at 10:00 in the morning with eh Plenary of the...

DL English|17 may|POR Diario Libre

"I had abandoned this dream years ago, but God is who decides when"

SANTO DOMINGO. - At 12:30 p. m. yesterday she arrived alone, driving her all terrain vehicle and quickly entered the parking area of her residence in the Cacicazgos sector. Zoila Martinez Guante got out dressed in a sombrero and casual clothes....

DL English|17 may|POR Diario Libre

Decree to be issued to free housing from Itbis

SD. Soon the Government will issue a decree so that all housing that is sold at prices under RD$2. 0 million will be exempt from the payment of the Tax on the Transfer of Industrialized Goods and Services (ITBIS). The measure will be temporary...

DL English|16 may|POR Diario Libre

Prices of milk, eggs, oils and beans go up

SANTO DOMINGO. The complaints from the people are not just for the high prices of medicines, but also because of the prices for foods, some of which have gone up considerably since January. The greatest complaints are caused by products such as...


DL English|16 may|POR Diario Libre

He cooked a dog and served the barrio

CONSTANZA. A man who cooked a sick dog and gave it to eat to some of the residents of the Kennedy Colony sector in the town of Constanza, was arrested yesterday by the Police after the neighbors tried to lynch him. The arrested man is Jose Diaz...


DL English|16 may|POR Diario Libre

President Medina heads the Farmer's Day meeting

MOCA. President Danilo Medina headed yesterday in the city of Moca a large meeting with producers of farm goods, eggs, and livestock of the country in the celebration of the Day of the Farmer. The activity, carried out in the sports arena of Moca,...


DL English|16 may|POR Diario Libre

Zoila Martinez is the Ombudsman

SANTO DOMINGO. The Senate of the Republic designated yesterday as the Defender of the People (or Ombudsman) the lawyer Zoila Violeta Martinez Guante, who has been the District Attorney of the National District as well as the Dominican ambassador to...


DL English|16 may|POR Diario Libre

Zovatto calls for "protecting the prestige" of JCE

SANTO DOMINGO. The director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Danile Zovatto, asked Dominicans to "recognize, appreciate and take care of" the international prestige...