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  1. Dominican Republic: Energy Crisis ContinuesRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

    The problems of electric power outages in the Dominican Republic continue, and many are growing restless with the leadership which has been unable to resolve the situation.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News, Barahona, Dominican Republic

  2. Giants prospect/murder suspect visa nixedRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Philly.com

    ... that 19-year-old Angel Villalona can't join the team in the United States because the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic has revoked his visa. Dominican prosecutor Jose Antonio Polanco said Tuesday that Villalona offered the family of the man he ...

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  3. Former GreenJacket Villalona loses visaRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Augusta Chronicle

    ... GreenJacket Angel Villalona can't join the team in the United States because the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic has revoked his visa. Dominican prosecutor Jose Antonio Polanco said Tuesday that Villalona, 19, offered the family of the man he ...

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  4. Commentary: The Republic of Haiti and the Dominican RepublicRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | Caribbean Net News

    By Jean H Charles 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.

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    Related Topix: Haiti, World News, Central America, Travel, Dominican Republic Travel, Non-Profit, Leonel Fernandez

  5. Villalona has U.S. visa revokedRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Major League Baseball

    ... told the AP that Villalona, 19, can't join the team in the United States because the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic has revoked his visa. According to the report, Dominican prosecutor Jose Antonio Polanco said Tuesday that Villalona offered ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Sports, Major League Baseball, World News, Central America

  6. Giants official: Dominican prospect loses US visaRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Newsday

    DIONISIO SOLDEVILA Quick Summary Giants official says prospect Villalona stripped of US visa amid murder allegations SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic a ' A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants has been stripped of his U.S. visa after he was charged with killing a man in his Caribbean homeland.

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  7. Giants Prospect Accused Of Murder Loses U.S. VisaRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | CBS 5

    Share + Nov 13, 2009 8:39 pm US/Pacific SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic 1 of 1 Baseball player Angel Villalona walks with his hands bound as he is escorted by police officers in La Romana, Dominican Republic.

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  8. Torres: Al Horford making noiseRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | ESPN

    For decades, the Dominican Republic has been known for supplying a pipeline of talent to the baseball diamond in the big leagues.

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    Related Topix: Summer Sports, Carmelo Anthony (2008 Beijing Olympics), Sports

  9. 16:41 Dominican Minors Invo...Read the original story

    22 hrs ago | Prensa Latina

    Santo Domingo, Nov 13 The Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Dominican Republic reported raids in poor areas of the city, which left 110 people arrested, 13 of them minors.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Central America, World News

  10. Students share visions of renewal and hopeRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Norwalk Citizen News

    It is spring in the Dominican Republic. With his machete glittering slashes of silver in the mid-day sun and beads of sweat dripping his brow, Marco Garcia hacks his way through the vegetation of Agua Larga, a pueblo of 150 people in the province of Santiago.

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Norwalk, CT, Fairfield County, CT, Wilton, CT

  11. Model: JonathanRead the original story

    Yesterday | Monaga

    ... up to see their program. In terms of design and appeal, I really lik... style.com 5 hours ago Cabarete, Dominican Republic.- Clini-Clowns want to be there for sick, bedridden or disabled children in our local hospitals and hospices. We see that one ...

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    Related Topix: R-N-B, R. Kelly, Black Entertainment, World News, Central America, Ghana, Africa, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Twilight

  12. AIC equity fund invests in condo complexRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Jamaica Gleaner

    Michael Lee Chin, billionaire investor. - File Michael Lee Chin's Caribbean equity fund has closed a US$35-million acquisition deal for part ownership of a condominium complex under construction in Dominican Republic, a month after AIC executives said an announcement was pending.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News

  13. ModelRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Monaga

    The life and times of a gay American ex-patriate living and learning in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Friday, November 13, 2009 Model Ford Modeling Agency had their annual contest in the Dominican Republic, which has seen a swell of Dominican girls on the international runways.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News

  14. Kansas City Royals Agree to Terms with Wilson Betemit to Minor League ContractRead the original story

    Thursday | Minor League News

    ... signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent in 1996, the resident of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has a career .258 average with 42 home runs and 154 RBI in parts of seven Major League seasons with the Braves (2001, 2004-06), ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Wilson Betemit

  15. Royals Sign BetemitRead the original story

    Yesterday | NBC Action News

    ... Betemit was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has played parts of seven Major League seasons with the Braves, Dodgers, Yankees and White Sox. Betemit is a career .258 ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Wilson Betemit

  16. AP Realigns its Latin American, Caribbean News OperationsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Editor & Publisher

    ... and the world will continue to be covered in both English and Spanish from San Juan and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he said. In addition, the AP maintains its bureau in Havana and some Caribbean coverage is provided from bureaus in Florida, ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico

  17. Royals Agree To Minor League Contract With Infielder Wilson BetemitRead the original story

    Yesterday | WIBW-TV Topeka

    ... signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent in 1996, the resident of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has a career .258 average with 42 home runs and 154 RBI in parts of seven Major League seasons with the Braves (2001, 2004-06), ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Wilson Betemit

  18. $18 R/T Spirit Sale Fares*Read the original story

    Thursday | SmarterTravel

    ... early to mid-December , and the second for travel in April and May . $18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Santiago, Dominican Republic Spirit $18 Boston, MA Atlantic City, NJ Spirit $92 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Kingston, Jamaica Spirit $108 Ft. Myers, FL US Airways ...

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    Related Topix: Atlantic City, NJ, Travel, World News, Aruba Travel, Aruba, Central America, Jamaica Travel

  19. Flight 587 victims remembered at ceremonyRead the original story

    Thursday | WABC 7

    ... ceremony in the Rockaway Park section of Queens. Flight 587 was destined for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic when it crashed on Nov. 12, 2001, after taking off from Kennedy International Airport. The air disaster jarred city residents still ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Rockaway-Park, NY

  20. Flight 587 victims to be remembered at Queens ceremonyRead the original story

    Thursday | The Patent Trader

    ... ceremony in the Rockaway Park section of Queens. Flight 587 was destined for Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic when it crashed on Nov. 12, 2001, after taking off from Kennedy International Airport. The air disaster jarred city residents still ...

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    Related Topix: New York, NY, Rockaway-Park, NY