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Washington pledges to help find Dominican Republic’s most wanted couple

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, for which Holder pledged all the help required…

Earthquake closes gulf between Haiti and Dominican Republic

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 Yele Haiti Foundation Graphic: Scope of earthquake damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti earthquake struck as Harlem couple neared end of painstaking adoption journey “A very difficult situation,” said Sirana Dolis, trying to control her emotions by…

HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sisters in Catastrophe

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 major television stations have news teams in the Haitian capital. Regular programming is interrupted to announce another collection point for canned food and medicines. The three major phone companies have all opened text…

American Airlines Bans Oversize Bags on Flights to Dominican Republic and Haiti

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 check two pieces of baggage of normal checked-bag size and weight…

Aid expected to reach Haiti by land via Dominican Republic

    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 to fly into the country. Severe damage to…

Injured Haiti earthquake victims stream across border to Dominican Republic for medical attention

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 Maisel/News Agony is written all over face of Haitian woman yesterday as she holds injured boy at Dominican Republic hospital, where hundreds of casualties sought treatment. Related News Articles Husband rescues wife from earthquake rubble, only to see her die in his arms Brooklyn woman fears worst for 10 relatives who went to bury mom in Haiti Eyewitness report from Haiti earthquake aftermath:…

US takes charge in Haiti — with troops, rescue aid – Yahoo! News

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 the stretched U.S. budget and military forces fighting two…

Dominican Republic appeals to international community for aid to Haiti

    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 the Espanola Island with Haiti, the poorest country…

Marine Exploration Announces Dominican Republic Confirms “Great Discovery” of 1690 Shipwreck; Treasures of Incalculable Value

MIAMI – (Business Wire) Marine Exploration, Inc. and joint venture partner Hispaniola Ventures, LLC announce the Dominican Republic has confirmed the Company’s recent discovery of a valuable shipwreck from the 1690s. The treasure includes silver coins, gold, pearls and diamond jewelry. “The most important find in Dominican waters since the discovery of Captain Kidd’s ship Quedagh Merchant in 2007,” states Wilfredo Feliz, Director of the Dominican Republic Ministry of Culture Sub-aquatic Patrimony Office in a December 30 news story in Listin…

Secrets Opens First Caribbean Property in Dominican Republic

Secrets Resorts & Spas announced Tuesday the opening of Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic. The property becomes the award-winning brand’s first resort outside of Mexico. Located on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic, the 175-suite, five-star luxury resort offers the largest selection of unique suite types of any hotel in Cap Cana. Rooms range from 72 Ocean View Junior Suites to the 600 square-foot Castle Suite to the grand 5,550 square-foot Island Suite situated on its own impressive private island. Secrets Resorts &…

10 Things to Do While Visiting Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – Associated Content

Check out this website I found at associatedcontent.com Posted via web from Todo Dominican Republic

Dominican President Foresees Economic Recovery in 2010

Dominican Republic’s President Leonel Fernandez said Thursday that 2010 would see the recovery of the country’s economy and urged all sectors to stand up to challenges, local reports said. Government stimulus measures were necessary for economic sectors to actively participate in the process of recovery to achieve a sustained economic growth, Fernandez said. The president said the world economic crisis had affected the expenses of private sectors, fiscal incomes and general welfare of the people in the Caribbean country. Dominican Republic…

Asuntos Dominicanos: Los ciclos corruptos de los Partidos Tradicionales

Los ciclos corruptos de los Partidos Tradicionales William Jerez NYC 12/27/09 www.dominicanissues.com www.wjerez.blogspot.com Dentro de poco, otra vez los dominicanos seremos distraídos, mentidos y engañados. Parece ser que ya estamos acostumbrados debido a que llevamos unos 50 años recibiendo la misma dosis por los dirigentes de los tres Partidos Políticos Tradicionales y corrompidos del país. O mejor dicho, por las tres “corporaciones’” políticas para hacer dinero que existen en la República Dominicana (RD). Dentro de poco entraremos en un ciclo más. Pero…

Great Helicopter Ride in Punta Cana

via ckwms.blogspot.com Great helo-ride in the Punta Cana area. You can see the Moon Palace/Hard Rock Hotel & Casino which is supposed to be the newest, biggest, and most spectacular resort in the Dominican Republic. Posted via web from Todo Dominican Republic

Vacationing In The Dominican Republic

Author: Creztor Tessel Vacationing in the Dominican Republic has many things to offer that taking a vacation elsewhere can’t. The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean’s largest tourist destination, attracting tourists not only from the surrounding Caribbean, America and Canada, but also from all over the world that come looking to admire and take in the beautiful scenery and sights that can be found there. If you are thinking of heading to the Dominican Republic for your next vacation, then there are…