The Dominican Republic has made significant strides in its fight against money laundering, but gaps remain, according to Aileen Guzmán Coste, director of the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF), attached to ...

President Luis Abinader officially inaugurated the 31 km Comendador-Guaroa-Macasías highway on Friday, 14 February 2025. The road is key to the population of 65,000 that lives in the border province ...

As an exception, in the final days of the Biden administration, the Dominican Republic imposed tariffs on US rice imports that would have entered tariff-free. The measure will continue to be in effect ...

As reported, the pills go for around EUR12 in Europe, while in the Dominican Republic, 92 pills can be purchased for around US$60. Pharmacies do not require prescriptions to sell Viagra-type meds. The ...

Herrera Industries Association says it will introduce wage adjustment proposals at the tripartite talks this week. The wage discussions have been going on for months with the major stumbling block ...

The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) significantly strengthened its canine units (K9) with the addition of 55 highly trained dogs from Colombia to work in the fight crime.

In ruling No. 1303-2024-SSEN-00306, the court ordered Rodríguez to pay RD$2,000,000 to Zapete, concluding that the former prosecutor had exerted undue pressure that led to the suspension of his ...

He added, “José Cestero is a free spirit. Even at 88, though he faces difficulties, he still has the ability to walk through the Colonial City, the place where he was born. He’s full of life, but at ...

Ortiz Nova was arrested in the city of San Jose de Cucuta in Colombia, after passing through Panama. The arrest came through Interpol working in conjunction with the Money Laundering Division of the ...

Two-time Dominican Olympic gold medallist Félix Sánchez and his wife, fellow Dominican star athlete María Dimitrova, have announced that they are expecting a baby. As reported in Noticias SIN, the ...

History recalls that back then local caudillo Benito Moncion asked his officers for suggestions, and the one that he put into play effectively ended cattle rustling for many years. Instead of killing ...

Just a few kilometers to the west of downtown Santiago de los Caballeros, there is a very popular Flea Market, open on Thursdays, that is visited by thousands and produces about RD$40 million in sales ...