Saturday 28th January, 2012
The Caribbean: Come on in, the water's lovely!
The Caribbean often provides families with their first taste of the tropics, within the safe confines of resorts that offer all the requisite comforts (kids' clubs, watersports, a variety of ...
Candidate Guillermo Moreno calls to reject traditional parties
Santo Domingo.- Guillermo Moreno, the presidential candidate from the Country Alliance Party, called to reject the traditional political organizations, which rule without taking into account the ...
Travellers warned about crime at Dominican Republic airports
Travellers are being warned to be vigilent at the Dominican Republic’s major airports in the wake of several criminal incidents there that have targetted ...
At OAS, Dominican Republic Joins Inter-American Agreements on Adoption of Children and against the Death Penalty
OASJanuary 27, 2012 The Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Robert Saladin, today presented the Secretary General of the OAS, ...
Michel Camilo On Piano Jazz
General SourcesMichel Camilo has made a name for himself as an inventive and ferocious jazz player. His amazing skills at the piano, forged at the Dominican Republic's National Conservatory and National ...
Scientists: Haiti might see several big quakes
General SourcesHaitians place a cross and a wreath atop a hill Jan. 12, 2012, at Titanyin, Haiti, at the commune site of displaced victims of the 2010 earthquake. (AFP/Getty ...
Traveller's guide: Affordable Caribbean
The IndependentThe Caribbean's reputation for high prices can certainly hold true. At this time of year, the cheapest double room at the luxurious Sandy Lane on Barbados sells at about 875 a night. But you ...
Eastern Caribbean Promotes Economic Strategy for Further Development
Prensa LatinaCastries, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is now advancing in the preparation and implementation of a strategy for economic growth and development for the ...
The Cardinal calls same sex marriage supporters “hustlers”
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo East.- Dominican Republic's only Cardinal today called those who approve of same sex marriage "hustlers," who consider that attitude as something normal. Nicolas de ...
Despite denials, the country braces for a long weekend of blackouts
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Though the announced major maintenance on two units of AES Dominicana's power plants at Andres and Los Mina will mean 550 megawatts fewer energy until Tuesday 31, data from the ...
Scientists: Haiti, DR may facing big quake period
General SourcesDominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is ...
Fuel prices unchanged a second straight week
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday announced that all fuel prices will again remain the same for the week from January 28 to February 3, when premium gasoline will cost ...
102 kilo cocaine bust of Colombian, Puerto Rican ring nets 5
Dominican TodaySANTO DOMINGO. - The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) on Friday said it seized 102 kilos of cocaine and it arrested 5 individuals who form part of a drug trafficking ring based in the Capital ...
Students run car over, kill two alleged gunmen
Dominican TodaySantiago.- Several university students ran their car over and killed two alleged gunmen riding on a scooter in the northeast sector Thursday night, after being assaulted at gunpoint, the city's ...
Penn, Schoen & Berland poll finds contradictions
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- While 63% of the people polled by Penn, Schoen & Berland say the country is not headed in the right direction, 52% are satisfied with the Government's efforts, a ...
Mild temperatures, sunny skies continue
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Temperatures will continue mild from the prevailing east-northeast wind which will also drag some cloudiness over the island, and widely scattered showers to the north, northeast and ...
More large quakes could hit Haiti, Dominican Republic
General SourcesCindy Tersme throws herself on the rubble of Ecole St. Gerard after the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, screaming as she searches for her brother. (Carol Guzy/Associated ...
Nature.com: Hispaniola shakes herald quakes
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Nature.com reports that the latest spate of quakes in Dominican Republic and the magnitude-7 quake that devastated Haiti in January 2010 may herald a prolonged period of heightened ...
Puerto Plata US$65.0M Carnival cruise port full steam ahead
Dominican TodayPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic.- Executives of the cruise ship company Carnival Corporation yesterday reiterated they'll build a tourist terminal in nearby Maimn Bay, and expect it to bring ...
Opposition party disconnect hobbles campaign
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- The head of Dominican Republic's major opposition party (PRD) Thursday said its presidential candidate Hiplito Meja is entirely responsible for leading it to victory in ...
Arab leaders boost Dominican archaeologist’s quest for Cleopatra
Dominican TodaySANTO DOMINGO.- Egypt's new military authorities have reissued the license to Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez to resume the excavations in the historic search for the tomb of ...
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