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Commentary: The Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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I just spent a full week in the Dominican Republic visiting the cities of Santiago and Santo Domingo as well as the towns and the villages in between. The experience was as pleasant as my trip to Trinidad and Tobago during Carnival time. Compared to Haiti, which is still living in the stone age, the Dominican Republic is moving at full speed into modernity and towards development. Jean H Charles MSW, JD is Executive Director of AINDOH Inc a

Indignación

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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No hay otra palabra para describir el estado en el que vivimos los dominicanos a quienes nos duele este país. Cuando creíamos que no se podía llegar más bajo, cuando decíamos “ya este es el fondo de la situación”, nos encontramos con que aún quedan muchos atropellos y atrocidades por cometer, y parece que estamos empeñados en realizarlas todas. Un “secuestro” que parece más sacado de un guión de una telenovela que una historia real, unos “secuestradores” que fueron asesinados…

Futuro del pueblo dominicano: LEA

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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“DominicanGutter”, un lector prendío, nos envía el siguiente análisis muy interesante acerca  de la crisis eléctrica, la economía y la realidad del Estado dominicano. Hace unas semanas los funcionarios del estado vienen estructurando su plan perfecto. Todo comenzó hace unas semanas, cuando Edeeste pasó a ser propiedad estatal, en una negociación, que CLARAMENTE favorecería a TCW [TCW, es una energética y sus siglas provienen de su nombre en inglés “Trust Company of the West”], al final la tajada de los…

Aprende a hablar como Leonel

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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CURSO ACELERADO. Tu también podrás hablar horas y horas igual a Leonel Fernández sin decir nada, pero pareciendo ser un gran “experto”. • Lee una cualquiera de las frases de la columna 1, • seguida de otra cualquiera de las frases de la columna 2, • a continuación otra cualquiera de la columna 3, • y otra cualquiera de la columna 4. • Siga su discurso igual eligiendo otra frase, más otra, más otra y así sucesivamente hasta la eternidad….…

Counterfeit cigars sold in Punta Cana Dominican Republic

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia Consumer warning from Dominican Watchdog; All the “CUBAN COHIBA” cigars sold by Dominican beach vendors are fake! There is a lot of money and corruption in counterfeit cigars. Thats probably why the Government has done nothing to stop this illegal activities of selling counterfeit cigars to tourists anywhere from Punta

Dominican Republic: Against the Cement Factory in Los Haitises

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Dominican Republic: Against the Cement Factory in Los Haitises
By: Rocio Diaz at Globalvoiceonline.org For more than a month, Dominicans have been protesting against the proposed construction of a cement factory in the protected area of Los Haitises National Park, a chalky ecosystem with unique characteristics located in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic. It has been declared Cultural Patrimony for its caves, which contains Taíno art. In addition, Los Haitises is one of the primary sources of…

Abortion Advocates Continue Targeting Dominican Republic Over Pro-Life Amdt

Monday, May 25, 2009

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Abortion Advocates Continue Targeting Dominican Republic Over Pro-Life Amdt
by Susan Yoshihara Santo Domingo, Domican Republic (LifeNews.com) – The Dominican Republic has come under fire from some of the world’s most powerful abortion advocates — aiming to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine legal protection of the country’s unborn. The International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC), backed by European nations, major foundations and the UN Population Fund, has launched an aggressive campaign to thwart proposed Article 30, which would protect human life “from conception.” The country’s national assembly…

Former Miss World Bet, Ada de la Cruz Wins Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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Former Miss World Bet, Ada de la Cruz Wins Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009
Ada Aimee de la Cruz (23) won the Miss Dominican Republic pageant held in Santo Domingo on Sunday, May 16th. The 1.83 m professional model will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas next August. She was crowned by last year’s titleholder (and 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe) Marianne Cruz. The 1st runner-up was Miss Monte Plata, Ana Rita Contreras, and the 2nd runner-up was Miss Distrito Nacional,…

Dominican Republic’s Violence Against Haitians: Time to Act, Not Just Condemn

Friday, May 8, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia by Wadner Pierre- www.haitianalysis.com A Haitian man was beheaded on May 1 in the Santo Domingo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires as onlookers applauded. Some reportedly used their cell phones to film the murder. According to news reports. the murder was in reprisal for the beheading of Dominican man – a crime allegedly perpetrated by a Haitian national who remains…

Vin Diesel in the DR

Friday, May 8, 2009

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Vin Diesel in the DR

Hollywood star VIn Diesel, known for being a big fan of the Dominican Republic, chose the Villa Juana sector of Santo Domingo as the location for the premiere of his short film “Los Bandoleros.” Another reason for choosing Villa Juana was because it is the neighborhood where President Leonel Fernandez comes from. Actress Michelle Rodriguez, actor Las Alonso and rapper Tego Calderon were also present at the Club Mauricio Baez…

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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!
Pagina Oficial: http://www.losmonstruostipicos.com

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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

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!

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Another beautiful DR video!

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