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Dominican Republic eyes growth to slash poverty

Dominican Today - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

SANTO DOMINGO.- Economic growth that translates into poverty reduction and a stronger middle class in the Dominican Republic was at the center of a series of concrete actions presented Tuesday in a high-level national ceremony hosted by the country at the Presidential Palace. The presentation is part of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF), a two-year regional platform for dialogue to foster higher ...
Haitian Government Alerts Residents To Tropical Wave

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

SANTO DOMINGO, May 22 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) -- Haitian authorities Tuesday called on communities in western Haiti to stay alert to possible downpour and thunderstorms caused by a tropical wave over the southeastern region. Haiti's National Meteorological Centre (CNM) announced Monday night the formation of the year's first tropical wave, located south of the Caribbean Basin, saying ...
Cable Wireless Comms targets Caribbean cost cuts

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Wed May 22, 2013 2:27am EDT LONDON May 22 (Reuters) - Cable & Wireless Communications met expectations with a 1 percent rise in full-year core earnings, and said it would cut $100 million of costs from a business now focused on the Caribbean and Central American. The company, which has sold its Macau and Monaco and Islands businesses, posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ...

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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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Beyonce shares anniversary pics of controversial Cuba trip with Jay-Z

Dominican Republic News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Beyonce, who celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary last month in Cuba with her husband Jay-Z, has shared pictures of the controversial trip on Tumblr. The trip drew fire from conservative Cuban-American lawmakers. The photos feature the pair looking stylish and effortlessly fresh as they make their way through Old Havana, the New York Post reported. The 31-year-old singer, who has since ...
Indian Caribbean Museum in Nat Geo list of 500 sacred places

Dominican Republic News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as "a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity to see history come alive", has been cited by a National Geographic publication that showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places and guides travellers who wish to visit them. "This is a fitting recognition in just seven years of our existence, especially as we celebrate ...
Ricky Martin calls for gay rights law in Puerto Rico

Dominican Republic News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative body to approve a bill which would prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation on the island. The letter, which was released by Martin's representatives in San Juan, was made public at a time when the bill has run into opposition by a group of lawmakers in the lower ...
Cuba bridgade information session

Green Left Online - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Find out about the 31st Southern Cross Brigade to Cuba (an annual trip organised through the Australia Cuba Friendship Societies), 29 Dec 2013 - 20 Jan 2014. Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street, West Perth Are you interested in: Agricultural sustainability? Food security? Global social justice? Universal health care? Education? Organic Gardening? Socialism in practice? The brigade offers the ...

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Search for survivors nearly over in Oklahoma as damage estimate is $2bn

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...
Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects shot dead by FBI

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...
Senate panel approves plan to ease hiring of foreign techies

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

WASHINGTON - A US Senate panel has cleared a proposed legislation that relaxes restrictions on IT companies to hire foreign techies, thus clearing one of the major hurdles to ushering changes in American immigration law in a generation. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill after its authors won a bipartisan support with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats in the 18-member ...

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Bernanke says more positive signs needed before scaling back stimulus

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke Wednesday said it was too soon to scale back the monetary stimulus and the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking a decision. A decision to scale back the $85 billion in bonds the Fed is buying each month could come at one of the central bank's "next few meetings" if the economy looked set to maintain ...
Higher exports fail to plug widening Japan trade deficit

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit rose substantially more than expected in the month April to 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), which is a 70% jump over the trade deficit during the corresponding month a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.. The deficit, for the tenth consecutive month, was wider than what many economists had forecast. A survey from the Nikkei business daily ...
Vitamin C offers hope of tackling drug resistant TB

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

WASHINGTON - Adding vitamin C to existing tuberculosis drugs regime could shorten the therapy for drug resistant TB, claims new research findings published in the online scientific journal Nature Communications. The striking discovery, by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB bacteria in laboratory ...
IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme

Dominican Republic News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...