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National Black Light Theater Prague to Perform in Dominican Republic

Prensa Latina - Friday 24th May, 2013

4 de mayo de 2013, 00:01 Santo Domingo, May 24 (Prensa Latina) National Black Light Theatre Prague will perform again in Dominican Republic next June 8, with the show Aspects of Alicia, reported local media. The play, to be exhibited at National Theater Eduardo Brito, is a version of Alice in Wonderland, the legendary creation of Lewis Carroll. Under the direction of Czech Pavel Marek, the ...
UNDP Rejects Glencore Exploration at Dominican Nickel Mine

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

Glencore Xstrata Plc (GLEN) at a mine in the Dominican Republic is incomplete and ferronickel exploration at the site should be reconsidered. Glencore's environmental study at the Falcondo Lomo Miranda mine failed to consider the social and environmental impact of extraction at the mine, UNDP said in ...
Dominicans arrest 4 in global smuggling case

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic : Dominican authorities have arrested four men from Sri Lanka accused of smuggling at least 60 migrants from India and the Middle East into the U.S. and Canada using fake ...

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SXM first Caribbean airport to receive International Transport Award

eTN - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Simpson Bay, St. Maarten - Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) became the first Caribbean airport to receive the International Transport Award given by the Global Trade Leaders' Club (GTLC) since the award was established 15 years ago. It was also the only airport to receive the award this year out of a total of 15 awardees. Receiving the award on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Madrid, ...

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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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RFK Center Releases Documents Outlining US Actions to Block Life-saving Funds to Haiti

progressive newswire - Saturday 25th May, 2013

RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights and 2002 RFK Award recipient, Loune Viaud of Zamni Lasante, release U.S. Department of Treasury documents revealing that the U.S. and the Inter-American Development Bank deliberately obstructed $146 million in approved IDB financing. WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Zamni Lasante released internal U.S. ...
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia With Busy Agenda in Cuba

Prensa Latina - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Kenny Davis Anthony, will arrive on Monday to Cuba, where he will have a very busy agenda that includes dialogues with authorities and visits to places of scientific, medical and educational interest. According to the program released to the press, the president will remain on the island until June 1, to strengthen the bilateral ...
Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City

Prensa Latina - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ...
LPGA Bowie Young Cavalleri tied in the Bahamas

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. The slogan for the LPGA Tour is, "See why it's different out here." Was it ever. Bowie Young and Cavalleri were tied for the lead at 6-under 39, which by numbers alone broke the LPGA scoring record by 20 shots. Not to worry. Annika Sorenstam's 59 in Phoenix in ...

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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...
UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...
Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they ...

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June 28 to see News Corp split into two companies

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...
Audit records of Chinese firms to be made accessible to US regulators

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

BEIJING - Chinese regulators Friday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with their US counterparts giving American authorities increased access to documents from Chinese audit firms. The signing of the MOU between China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a significant ...
Investments being sought by Croatia for oil exploration in Adriatic Sea

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

ZAGREB/LONDON - Croatia, soon to become the 28th member of the European Union,- is looking to undiscovered oil and gas fields in the Adriatic Sea to revive its ailing economy, according to the country's president. Ivo Josipovic told CNN that Croatia is searching for partners in the energy sector to help reveal oil and gas "green fields" in the waters that separate the Balkan nations and ...
Fan fiction authors to find platform on Amazon

Dominican Republic News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - Amazon, the largest online retailer of books, movies, music and games, Friday offered its Kindle e-book platform to fan fiction authors to sell some of their work. Fan fiction is literature inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. Publication outside of blogs and online fanzines is often difficult because of copyright issues. Amazon Publishing has ...