Geneva.- The Vatican’s responsibility in child abuse cases isn’t limited to its territory and covers abuses committed in third countries as long as the Holy See "exercises effective control" over the perpetrator, UN Committee to prevent torture affirmed Friday, EFE reports....
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La Vega, Dominican Republic.-The Government’s Social Assistance Plan on Thursday sent aid to families in several north region communities drenched by the downpours which have damaged nearly 400 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people thus far. ...
Santo Domingo.- The Senate Wednesday night unanimously approved the bill for the Law to naturalize people born in the country but registered irregularly in the Civil Register. The 26 lawmakers present voted for the legislation....
Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) issued severe flash flood warnings for central La Vega and Monseñor Noel provinces and maintains alerts for Hermanas Mirabal and Duarte, as downpours from a trough drench that part of the national territory since early Wednesday....
Santo Domingo.- Former president Leonel Fernández will be the candidate for Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD) party in the 2016 election, according to 47.3% of its rank and file....
Santo Domingo.- The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday elected the attorney Vinicio Castillo Seman, less than 24 hours after heated debate unleashed by lawmakers of the opposition PRD party who say his father, Marino (Vincho) “caused serious harm” to their late leader Jose Francisco Peña Gomez....
Santo Domingo.- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) gathered its experts in New York Thursday to release the agency's outlook for the six-month storm season that officially begins June 1, AP reports....
Santo Domingo.- The deputy and business leader Juan Hubieres exploded in insults at the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, and denied taking part in Tuesday’s traffic chaos unleashed by passenger vehicles and accused journalists of taking bribes to smear his image....
Santo Domingo.- Haitian prime minister Laurent Lamothe on Thursday said Port-au-Prince hails the legislation approved Wednesday by the Dominican Republic’s Congress, which fast tracks naturalization for people born in its territory but enrolled irregularly in the Dominican Civil Registry....
Santo Domingo.- Minou Tavárez Mirabal, ruling party deputy and a symbol of the country’s fight against Trujillo's bloody tyranny Wednesday night announced her resignation from Dominican Republic’s ruling party (PLD)....
La Vega, Dominican Republic.-The Government’s Social Assistance Plan on Thursday sent aid to families in several north region communities drenched by the downpours which have damaged nearly 400 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people thus far. ...
Santo Domingo.- The country’s media turned their attention to the actions by National District Land Court judge Alba Luisa Beard, when on Tuesday she refused to subpoena Dominican Agrarian Institute former directors Jaime Rodríguez Guzmán and Wilton Guerrero and former Justice minister Abel Rodriguez, in the hearing of Dominican Republic’s biggest ever land fraud case, Bahía de las Águilas, Pedernales...
Santo Domingo.- From industry moguls to lawmakers and even the country’s top traffic cop, the chaos unleashed by several drivers’ unions that ground the busy 27 de Febrero artery to a halt and roiled the morning commute was met with the usual gripes and calls for government action, but no penalties are expected....
Santo Domingo.- The National Weather Office (ONAMET) forecasts continuing downpours Wednesday with thunderstorms for much of the country, from trough over the national territory....
Santo Domingo- National Police patrols were posted at the approaches to the overpasses and tunnels from early Wed. as well as on the capital’s busiest avenues, to reinforce traffic police (Amet) and prevent drivers’ unions from again blocking the 27 de Febrero Av. as occurred Tuesday....
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina early Wednesday boarded a helicopter to tour and inspect the numerous public works across the country....
Santo Domingo.-The Emergency Operations Center (COE) on Wednesday said the downpours in several provinces during the last several days have displaced 5,560 people and affected nearly 400 homes, with flash flood warnings issued for 16 provinces....
Santo Domingo.- The high cost of items is the problem that worries Dominicans the most, according to a survey by Asisa Research conducted from May 9 to 11....
Santo Domingo.- Groups of drivers of passenger vehicles have blocked the 27 de Febrero Av. sending the major thoroughfare into chaos, backing up traffic east and west of the Olympic Center....