Wednesday 8th September, 2010
Dominican military chief denies radar glitch, dodges reporters
SANTO DOMINGO. - Armed Forces minister Joaquin Perez Felix denied on Wednesday that the radar brought recently from Israel to control the airspace and halt drug bombing isn’t functioning. Speaking ...
Ceyba Park’s Meeting Point August 28 and 20, 2010
MICHES, Dominican Repubilc.- International organisations, local authorities and a group of investors met last weekend in Miches to raise a sustainable development strategy oriented towards conservatio...
US sex offenders see sanctuary in Caribbean sun
By MIKE MELIAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Jeffrey Allen Weathers moved from Alaska to an oceanfront apartment in the Caribbean, but his new neighbors soon suspected the heavyset...
Winston Paulino comes home for urban mambo blast
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- The Environment Ministry included merengue singer and composer Winston Paulino to perform urban mambo in its Green Summer concerts staged in the inaugurations of the various Ecological...
Top traffic cop works to quell chaos, but Dominican lawmakers want his head
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s top Transit cop is in hot water for seeking to enforce the traffic law, with several legislations lashing out against his recent statement of setting a record in...
USAID helps border residents protect forests, earn income
Dominican TodayDAJABÓN, Dominican Republic - In a joint investment project the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed RD$2.4 million to support the Sustainable Agriculture Center (CE...
With 235 works Dominican Tourism Journalism Prize sets a record
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- This year’s 235 works submitted to compete for the “Epifanio Lantigua” Tourism Journalism Prize sets a record, and deal with topics relating to Dominican Republic’s leading ind...
Criminals cut more than 6 hectares of forests in Bahoruco National Park
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- More than six hectares of virgin forests were leveled in the protected area Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, where 15 varieties of trees were cut down, the local Environment Ministry ...
Presidential hopeful gets a tip from Lula
Dominican TodayBRAZILIA.- As part of his visit to Brazil to observe the campaign of the Workers Party candidate Dilma Rousseff, the Dominican Republic’s ruling PLD party presidential hopeful Danilo Medina met with...
Viva Wyndham Tangerine Resort Offers Special Rate for the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival 2010
General SourcesAll-Inclusive Resort Provides Incredible Deal to Music Enthusiasts during the Popular Event in Cabarete, Dominican Republic Along with an Unforgettable Viva Wyndham Experience
One system brews in Atlantic, no Mexico Gulf threat
General SourcesNEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring one tropical system in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday which did not show any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf ...
3 airline workers charged in cocaine smuggling
General SourcesOn Wednesday September 8, 2010, 9:19 am NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Federal authorities in New Jersey have seized approximately 125 kilograms of cocaine and arrested three current and former airline emplo...
It's a Deal: Flights to the Caribbean for $39, to Bermuda for $99
General Sourcespost-Labor Day sale from JetBlue Airways , discounted flights include one-way fares starting at $39 between Fort Lauderdale and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, $49 (Boston to Charlotte, Long Beach ...
Dominican Government to downsize agencies
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- The Presidency’s Chief of Staff revealed yesterday that as part of the plan to modernize and reform the government, to a project to fuse ministries and eliminate deputy ministries is...
Surge zaps air surveillance radar bought in Israel
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo. - A surge in the Dominican Air Force’s electrical system took the modern radar bough in Israel out of operation, when the bank of batteries that power it installed two weeks ago under...
Major Leagues deal another harsh blow to Dominican Winter Baseball
Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Major League Baseball struck another hard blow to Dominican Republic’s Winter Baseball League by releasing a list of 75 players who cannot participate in the season for having suffer...
Public Health denies measles outbreak
Diario Libre. The Dominican Republic has not registered a case of measles in 10 years, and for four years there has not been a case of German measles and although the viruses reach the country there exists a poss...
Rojas: "Migration increased malaria"
Diario LibreThe government estimated yesterday that this year there have been 1600 cases of malaria in the country, a situation that is attributed to the increase of illegal Haitian migrations.
DGII seeks to close gaps from poor use of fiscal invoices
Diario LibreThe majority of the norms that are emitted by the Director General of Internal Taxes (DGII), such as 05 and 06-2010, seek to close the fiscal gap, in the face of wrong interpretations that companies a...
Major League Baseball prohibits 75 ballplayers from playing in the DR
Diario LibreMajor League Baseball has given a hard blow to the Winter Leagues, when it released the names of 75 ballplayers that cannot participate in the winter tournament due to extreme fatigue or injuries.
Deputies condemn abuses and excesses by AMET agents
Diario LibreThe Chamber of Deputies approved yesterday a resolution that condemns the abuses, excesses and the violations of fundamental rights that are committed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (AMET) agai...
Objection to judge paralyzes Agosto case
Diario LibreThe magistrate dismissed the hearing until the Penal Chamber of the Court of Appeals decides on the request to designate another judge in the case, as requested by the defense lawyer Felix Portes. At...
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanA delegation of Caribbean tourism representatives will wrap up talks with British officials on Wednesday, over planned increase to the UK's air passenger tax.
Reds report: Inside pitch
General SourcesReds hours before his Tuesday start, went six innings and allowed four runs (three earned) in a 4-3 loss to the Rockies.Cueto left immediately after his last start to return to his native Do...
Bus accident kills at least 10 in Haiti
General SourcesAt least 10 people died and 17 others were injured in a bus accident on the Haitian border with the Dominican Republic, official sources said on Tuesday.According to official information from Port-au-...
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