Tag: Dominican Republic

• Monday, October 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Three LatAm Presidents among scores of leaders and celebrities singled out by “Pandora Papers” research

  

  Current Presidents Sebastián Piñera of Chile, Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic were listed on the so-called “Pandora Papers” among the world leaders and celebrities who have money saved in tax havens, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

• Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:13 UTC

  Highest alert in Brazil with African Swine Fever outbreak in Dominican Republic, which spread from 2 to 11 provinces

  

  Brazil said that it is closely monitoring the outbreak of African Swine Fever, ASF, in the Dominican Republic and is taking the necessary measures, including an alert on the control of imports, international agriculture surveillance, and animal health services.

• Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 07:04 UTC

  African swine fever in the Dominican Republic; Army called in to eliminate thousands of pigs

  

  Alert in the Americas after the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic. ASF has forced China to cull millions of pigs since there is no vaccine to prevent the disease which is also highly contagious.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2020 - 06:16 UTC

  OAS Electoral Mission in the Dominican Republic asked to remain until 15 March

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is considering extending its stay in the Dominican Republic for the elections of March 15, due to the requests it has received from all political sectors of the country.

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:38 UTC

  OAS Electoral Observation mission making preliminary visit to the Dominican Republic

  

  A technical team of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the municipal elections in the Dominican Republic will make a preliminary visit to the country between January 21 and 25.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 19:21 UTC

  US$ 1.3 million found in a Venezuelan airplane in the Dominican Republic

  

  Dominican authorities found 1,378,178 million dollars inside a private plane with Venezuelan registration. It is being investigated if the confiscated money was the product of an international drug trafficking transaction.

• Monday, October 8th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Quake rattles impoverished Haiti, at least 14 dead and extensive damage

  

  A magnitude 5.2 aftershock struck Haiti on Sunday, even as survivors of the previous day’s temblor were sifting through the rubble of their cinder block homes. The death toll stood at 12, with fears it could rise. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the aftershock was located 15.8 kilometers north-northwest of Port-de-Paix, the city hard hit by Saturday night’s 5.9 magnitude earthquake. Sunday’s aftershock had a depth of 10 kilometers.

• Friday, September 14th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  US comes out strongly in support of Taipei in its influence policy dispute with Beijing

  

  The State Department announced last week that it would temporarily recall U.S. ambassadors to the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama for consultations in Washington. The meetings will focus on recent decisions by Latin American countries to no longer recognize Taiwan and ways the U.S. can “support strong. independent, democratic institutions and economies throughout Central America and the Caribbean”

• Thursday, May 3rd 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Dominican Republic drops Taiwan and establishes relations with Beijing

  

  The Dominican Republic and China announced on Tuesday they were establishing diplomatic relations as the Caribbean country became the latest nation to dump Taiwan, leaving it with just 19 diplomatic allies around the globe. Taipei said it was “deeply upset” at the decision, which it blamed on “dollar diplomacy”. The move deepens the island's international isolation while its giant neighbor flexes its economic and political might on the global stage.

• Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 11:05 UTC

  Opposition denies pre-agreement in the dialogue

  

  The pro-government representative in the negotiations in Dominican Republic, Jorge Rodriguez announced that a pre-agreement had been reached and that he was almost certain that on Wednesday the talks would come to fruition. However, the opposition came to deny it.