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Caribbean T20 League builds momentum
Caribbean Premier T20 League operations manager Carlisle Powell says the key stakeholders in the six franchise countries have thrown their support behind the inaugural tournament which bowls off in July. Powell and other CPL officials recently held meetings with cricket board executives, stadium management, tourism representatives and government ministers in Antigua amp; Barbuda, Barbados, ...
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Avoiding hidden flight hotel fees
The last few years have been tough economically for many people. Unemployment fears combined with plunging home, stock and retirement account values caused many to forgo big vacations - even though stressful times are when we most need to recharge our batteries. But with the economy turning around, many families are cautiously dipping their toes in the travel pool once again. Hotel occupancy ...
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Dominican Republic prosecutor says drug cartel plans to kill him
Dominican Republic.- La Romana province prosecutor Jos Polanco Ramrez said Monday drug traffickers and killers-for-hire plan attempts on his life and those of his family, for which he was assigned more bodyguards. He said Justice minister Francisco Dominguez and Police chief Jose A. Polanco already provided increased protection for him and his family, from the threat by the so-called ...
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See giant leatherback turtles rebound in the Caribbean
In this May 2, 2013 photo, a tourist takes photographs of a leatherback turtle as it heads to the ocean after burying her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. Officials with the U.S.-based Sea Turtle Conservancy say Trinidad is now likely the world s leading tourist destination for people to see leatherbacks. (AP Photo/David ...
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Allegedly corrupt Police Col. gets the boot on tough journalist’s report
Santo Domingo.- The National Police on Monday relieved Col. Francisco Colon Perez of his duties as head of its Retirement Committee, after veteran investigative journalist Nuria Piera denounced the officer's alleged corrupt actions. Col. Juan Solis was named Colon's replacement. Police chief Jose Polanco said the measure is pending a recommendation by a commission of senior officers ...
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Palladium Hotels Resorts Brings Award Winning Childrens Series Raggs To Mexico Jamaica And Dominican Republic
NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding its commitment to providing the finest (and most fun!) in family services and facilities to its ...
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Ombudsman another highly-paid bureaucrat or real defender
Santo Domingo.- A survey by elnational.com.do found what has been stated for years regarding the designation of an Ombudsman, that most people see it as just another highly-paid bureaucrat with little power to help people harassed by big government. The outlet's poll found that 78 percent of its readers called the post unnecessary while 22% agree with it. The Senate designated Zoila ...
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Earthquake Shakes Eastern Caribbean Islands
Port of Spain, May 20 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale shook several Eastern Caribbean islands without causing damage or casualties, the Seismic Department of the University of the West Indies reported today. The institution stressed that the quake?s epicenter was located southwest of Barbuda, part of the Antigua and Barbuda federation. At the end of last month, ...
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NYC photo exhibit features Dom. Rep. folk dances
NY.- A wide-angle photos exhibit will feature folk dances from the Dominican Republic, co-sponsored by VICINI and the City College of New York Dominican Studies Institute will be staged until August 17 at the campus' historic Amsterdam Plaza, in Manhattan. The exhibit, which is free of charge, opened on Friday, in the square is located next to City College Amsterdam Avenue between 136th ...
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Medina upbeat on Security Plan’s results albeit long term
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Monday said he's confident that the National Security Plan will have great results, even though they'll be long term. He said he expects the installation of surveillance cameras together with the 911 emergency calling systems will be fundamental to the Plan's success. Medina asked the population for patience, since the initiative will ...
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City Techs 2013 Valedictorian Does Best When Competition is Most Intense
more news from this source Newswise — Brooklyn, NY -- When Dany Salas left the Dominican Republic for New York in January 2008 to attend college, he was uncharacteristically silent for the first couple of months in his new country. That's because he was afraid to speak English; his thick Spanish accent wasn't understood and he felt self-conscious.But 25-year-old Salas found a way ...
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Central province gets US$187.0M boost for roads works
San Francisco, Dom. Rep.- The Government will spend around RD$5.8 billion (US$187 million) in infrastructure, services, roads and highways in central Duarte Province, to meet the demands of numerous organizations and community groups. State Works Supervisory Office (OISOE) director Miguel Pimentel the RD$700.0 million reconstruction of the San Francisco-Nagua highway will start Monday morning, ...
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Deputies meet today with Plenary of JCE
SANTO DOMINGO. This afternoon, the special commission from the Chamber of Deputies, created to investigate the internal conflicts of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) will meet for the first time with the members of this collegiate organization.The meeting is set for 5:00 in the afternoon and will be held in the Political Party Hall at JCE headquarters. At first they had called the meeting for ...
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Gold prices fall to US$1.362
SD. Gold is a safe refuge in times of crisis. Nonetheless, over the last few days the price of the metal has begun to fall on the international markets. Last Friday the price fell for the seventh straight session, its biggest downward streak in four years. It closed at US$1,362.20 the ounce, losing US$23.90, a 1.72% drop from the day before.This data from the commodity market of the New York ...
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PRD calls for attention to Police reform
SANTO DOMINGO. The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) called on its deputies to study with great care the legislative proposal for the reformation of the National Police. The legislation was recently submitted to the National Congress by President Danilo Medina.Miguel Vargas, the president and spokesman for the White Party, said that given the importance of the police reform, the PRD deputies ...
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We are going to put an end to networks of prostitution
The Attorney General says that he began a serious process to hit the networks of trafficking. He worries that the country is sold as a place for sex.SD. The networks of trafficking of prostitutes and human trafficking are the most organized in the country according to the Attorney General of the Republic, Francisco Dominguez Brito, who calls them "extremely strong and extremely ...
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First post-baby appearance for Andrea and Tatiana
show in Monaco on Sunday. The glowing new mum beamed as she turned up to the fashion event with her equally happy fiance. She had opted to cover up in a red cape and baggy black trousers. Andrea, meanwhile, was dapper in a blue suit and red ...
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Ring beat and forced Haitian children to beg in Dominican capital
Santo Domingo.- The members of the dismantled network who trafficked with Haitian children beat them savagely if they returned home without money, after being forced to beg at busy intersections of the capital, many having spent entire days without being given anything to eat. The ring kept the more than 58 rescued minors under a reign of terror, so much so that despite the beatings and ...
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Meeting on Caribbean Biological Corridor in Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba, 20 May (Prensa Latina) The 4th Ministerial Meeting on the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) will be held May 21st-May 23rd in this city of eastern Cuba, said authorities from that regional initiative. The previous meetings were held in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the two countries that, along with Cuba, form the initial nucleus of CBC, which aims, since its creation in ...
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Jimenez and Aquino draw in Santo Domingo
In a thrilling, all-Dominican war, Norberto Jimenez(14-8-2, 4 KOs) and rising prospect Eliezer Aquino(14-0-1, 8 KOs) fought to a five round tecnical draw in a battle for the WBA Fedecentro super flyweight title, property of Jimenez. The bout, held in the capital city of Santo Domingo, proved to be a memorable ...
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Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster
The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent ...
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Dominican businesses expanding role in Haiti reconstruction
The Dominican Republic is already a regional leader in Central America and now looks poised to play an even greater role in the future of disaster-hit Haiti. The two countries are already major trade partners, and this relationship looks set to expand into rebuilding the country as well.
The Dominican Republic has one of the strongest economies in Central America and is one of the major trade partners of earthquake-beleaguered Haiti. For this reason, political leaders in the country have pointed out that it is vital for local businesses to continue or expand their involvement in Haiti’s reconstruction, or the country would lose an important source of revenue. Read more
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