No cement license
The Ministry of Environment has officially revoked the building permits for the cement plant at the Los Haitises National Park. This move officially brings to an end a process, which saw many Dominicans, both young and old, join in a fight against what could have been an ecologically disastrous construction. The Ministry heeded the advice from a United Nations Development Program multi-sectorial task group that concluded the factory would only be beneficial for its promoters. The builders of the cement…
HolaDR.com goes Bilingual
Thursday, July 23, 2009
HolaDR.com original purpose was to promote and share what the Dominican Republic is all about. We want to share with the world every little detail about this beautiful country right in the middle of the Caribbean. Its people, culture, flora, fauna,politics,music,art, and much more. As we continue to work for exposure and readership,we have come to the conclusion that a bilingual site will serve our readership much better. We will continue to work now in both languages for the enjoyment…
International Film Festival
Thu, Aug 5, 2010
A Dominican film, Tropico de Sangre, opens the International Festival of Fine Arts Movies set for 26 August to 1 September at the new Novocentro Mall on Lope de Vega Avenue in Santo Domingo. For the festival, 21 productions that have won awards at international film festivals will be screened. They include: Por tu culpa, Dos hermanos, Musica en espera, Tetro, Del amor y otros demonios, Rabia, Tres dias con la familia, Celda 211, El mal ajeno, Agora, Petit Nicolas,…
Figueroa’s porn videos
Tue, Aug 3, 2010
Pirated videos with pornographic scenes showing Puerto Rican convicted murderer Jose David Figueroa and his Dominican lover Sobeida Felix are for sale on city streets for RD$50. Photos of Figueroa Agosto and Sobeida Felix are on the cover of the videos. El Dia reported that Figueroa Agosto had a sophisticated video filming system installed in Apartment 14B of the Alco Paradisso tower in La Esperilla. There has been a great deal of speculation about other people featured in the other…
Discretionary application of Petrol Law
Tue, Aug 3, 2010
Image via Wikipedia El Caribe reports that Hydrocarbons Law 112-00 was drafted to end the discretional management of the calculation of fuel prices to truly reflect the fluctuations on the international market. But El Caribe reports that the government has consistently failed to implement the law and has applied it with discretion. El Caribe says that the law…
Dominicanos HOY: Aerodom realiza simulacro emergencia aeronáutica
Thu, May 20, 2010
Aerodom realiza simulacro emergencia aeronáutica Noticias, * | jue, 20-may 18:12 Por: Redacción DH Aerodom realizó un Simulacro de Emergencia Aeronáutica en el Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas-JFPG (AILA), con el objetivo de medir la capacidad y tiempos de respuesta tanto del personal interno como de las instituciones externas en caso de la ocurrencia de una emergencia real. El simulacro se realizó este…
Dominicanos HOY: EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico
Tue, May 11, 2010
EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico Noticias, * | mar, 11-may 17:22 Por: Redacción DH Una delegación del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos visitó este martes al procurador Radhamés Jiménez Peña, a quien le expresó su disposición de ampliar el apoyo que ofrecen al país en la lucha contra el narcotráfico y otros temas de interés. La representación estuvo…
Dominicanos HOY: EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico
Tue, May 11, 2010
EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico Noticias, * | mar, 11-may 17:22 Por: Redacción DH Una delegación del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos visitó este martes al procurador Radhamés Jiménez Peña, a quien le expresó su disposición de ampliar el apoyo que ofrecen al país en la lucha contra el narcotráfico y otros temas de interés. La representación estuvo…
Dominicanos HOY: EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico
Tue, May 11, 2010
EEUU reforzará Dominicana en lucha contra narcotráfico Noticias, * | mar, 11-may 17:22 Por: Redacción DH Una delegación del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos visitó este martes al procurador Radhamés Jiménez Peña, a quien le expresó su disposición de ampliar el apoyo que ofrecen al país en la lucha contra el narcotráfico y otros temas de interés. La representación estuvo…
Washington pledges to help find Dominican Republic’s most wanted couple
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Attorney General of the United States coordinated with Dominican par RadhamJimz the assistance to capture the Puerto Rican fugitive Jose Figueroa Agosto and his Dominican paramour Sobeida Felix. Eric Holder, in a meeting with Jimenez in Brasilia where they addressed several topics of interest for both nations, said the FBI, the DEA and U.S. Marshals will be instructed to work in coordination with Dominican authorities. Jimz described Figueroa%u2019s case,…
Earthquake closes gulf between Haiti and Dominican Republic
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Earthquake closes gulf between Haiti and Dominican Republic Albor Ruiz – Ny Local Sunday, January 17th 2010, 4:00 AM Related News Articles Brooklyn pastor can’t get in touch with relatives Haiti earthquake relief effort a ‘race against time’ France moves closer to banning full Muslim veil Wyclef Jean ‘denounces’ attacks on…
HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sisters in Catastrophe
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sisters in CatastropheBy Elizabeth Eames Roebling SANTO DOMINGO, Jan 15, 2010 (IPS) – The Dominican Republic, which has historically regarded its Haitian neighbour with suspicion, has turned toward Haiti with a tremendous outpouring of aid and love since a devastating earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. All of the…
American Airlines Bans Oversize Bags on Flights to Dominican Republic and Haiti
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
Excess, oversize, and overweight baggage will be banned for the next 30 days on American Airlines flights to Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, and the embargo also will also apply to flights to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when service resumes. The embargo will be in effect between Jan. 14 and Feb. 14, 2010. For the next 30 days, customers traveling to these destinations will be allowed to…
Aid expected to reach Haiti by land via Dominican Republic
Sun, Jan 17, 2010
JIMANI, Dominican Republic, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — International relief aid is expected to reach Haiti by land via the Dominican Republic as air transport is jammed, reports said Friday. Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has promised land access for aid delivery to Haiti during a Thursday meeting with his Haitian counterpart, Rene Preval, at the Port-au-Prince international airport. Poor infrastructure at the Port-au-Prince airport is making it hard for enough emergency aid…
Injured Haiti earthquake victims stream across border to Dominican Republic for medical attention
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
Injured Haiti earthquake victims stream across border to Dominican Republic for medical attention BY Erica Pearson DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, January 15th 2010, 12:11 AM
US takes charge in Haiti — with troops, rescue aid – Yahoo! News
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and the U.S. moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti on Thursday, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid to try to keep order as well as rescue the suffering in a country dysfunctional in the best of times. Tested by the first large-scale humanitarian disaster of his presidency, Obama ordered a relief effort of historic proportions despite the strains it was sure to put on both…
Dominican Republic appeals to international community for aid to Haiti
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — The spokesperson of the Dominican president on Tuesday made an urgent appeal to the international community for humanitarian aid for Haiti that was hit by the region’s ever-recorded strongest earthquake. Rafael Nunez, spokesperson from the presidential office, said on television that “the situation in Haiti is difficult so we request aid from Latin America and around the world to help our neighbor.” The Dominican Republic shares…
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Ok, excelente tipico, mis panas Hendry y RayMambo en Vivo rompiendo la tarima en este homenaje a Fefita La Grande. Peeero, algo mas bello de este video….um, bueno..mejor veanlo! 
me dan las gracias despues!
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By: MerengueKongMambo.com
Yo no puedo negar que a mi me gusta Omega. Pero el merenguito esta un poco rapido no?
Hittler se entera del problema Cementera en los Haitises y dice “NO” a la cementera!! Uno de los videos mas jocosos que he visto..Espero lo disfruten.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOEWg499eow
Los Haitises
Dominican Republic-Inexhaustible!
By far the best I’ve seen so far. I’ve seen many videos of the Dominican Republic, however, this one blows the rest out of the water. The department of tourism truly accomplished their goal here. It makes you want to call your airline, hop on a plane , and enjoy this paradise. Just beautiful!
Another beautiful DR video!
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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