Dominican Republic News Archives

“Now we'll be 100-per-cent vertically integrated from tour operator to travel agencies, airline and hotels ... a strategy fully aligned with all shareholders' interests.”

CHIECKING in with the D.R., Mexico. Vacation travel operator in joint venture with Barcelona's H10 Hotels ROBERT GIBBENS, Freelance Transat A.T. Inc., Canada's leading vacation travel group, stepped decisively ... via Montreal Gazette

Omar Minaya spent the past several days in the Dominican Republic. Here's a message I just received from a source in that country: "Omar Minaya has been here since last Wednesday and he was seen at several ... via New York Daily News

SDOP backs storm-battered partners in Dominican Republic National committee appropriates emergency $300,000 for tropical storm Noel relief by Cynthia White Coordinator, Self-Development of People and Jerry L. ... via Worldwide Faith News

“This joint venture is what we were looking for. It allows us to secure a number of quality hotel rooms and maximize the gains we derive from being vertically integrated.”

BARCELONA and MONTREAL, Nov. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - International tourism companies H10 Hotels, based in Barcelona, and tour operator Transat A.T. Inc., based in Montreal have agreed to create a joint venture to own ... via Canada NewsWire

“Unfortunately the Tourism Ministry's statutory law doesn't give us the faculty to intervene in a different manner and we do so indirectly.”

Tourism minister Felix Jimnez gave a deadline until December for Puerto Plata hotel owners to present their plans to renovate their hotel rooms, or risk being re-classified as one and two stars. via EHotelier Global Hospitality News

“We are monitoring his status very closely”

Indians pitcher Juan Lara was involved in a serious car accident Saturday night in his native Dominican Republic. via Major League Baseball

“My commander handed me a large wooden pestle used for pounding grain. I was terrified because if I did not follow the order I would be killed. So I did as I was told.”

ON this day in 1960, three sisters were brutally murdered for opposing the dictatorship of General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo who had ruled the Dominican Republic for 31 years. via The Star Online

A security operation conducted Tuesday at King Airport netted two suspected immigrant traffickers just before they were to take off in a small plane with four Dominicano women who were in the territory ... via Virgin Islands Daily News

Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias Sanchez, on Wednesday signed into law the Tratado de Libre Comercio - free trade agreement with its Central American neighbors, the United States and the Dominican Republic. via Inside Costa Rica

“I was home on leave and I went to the funeral”

Fairfield's American Legion Post 74 has been attempting to memorialize a greater number of Fairfielders who died in combat, and the long road may soon come to an end. via Minuteman

“This was my first trip. I took the seven-hour ferry from Jacmel. I went to Santo Domingo and sold perfume and clothes that I had brought from Haiti. I made enough money to pay for the trip, so I will return”

ANSE A PITRES, Haiti, Nov 20 - At 11 a.m., five hours after the start of the market day on the southern border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the driver of the bright red Haitian truck named "God of ... via Inter Press Service

SANTO DOMINGO, Nov 19 - An outbreak of the waterborne disease leptospirosis has killed at least 25 people in the Dominican Republic and sickened nearly 200, the Caribbean nation's health minister said.Bautista ... via Reuters

Highlights from this year's festival include feature screenings of Manny Perez's Bella and Joe Pantoliano's Canvas, award recipient Dania Ramirez and Crocs, Inc. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Dominican Republic fights disease fed in part by Tropical Storm Noel SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is dealing with a deadly outbreak of a waterborne disease . via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“I am ready to get in there and show off my skills.”

Ring returns highlight tonight's prizefighting card at The Borgata in Atlantic City. via Home News Tribune

“We are not suggesting that Shell has been a bad partner”

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic : The Dominican Republic is seeking to acquire full control of an oil refinery jointly owned with Royal Dutch Shell PLC in a bid to stabilize domestic fuel prices. via International Herald Tribune

Starting March 6, 2008, JetBlue will fly daily between Orlando, Fla., and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- the only nonstop flights available between the two cities. via About.com

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund, headed by Mr. Andrew Wolfe, visited Santo Domingo November 1-9. The purpose of this visit was to initiate the 8th and final review of the Stand-By Arrangement ... via International Monetary Fund

“The Coast Guard is charged with securing America's borders along more than 95,000 miles of coastline”

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that in the first year of operation, its biometrics-at-sea program has been a success and accomplished its intended goals. via United States Coast Guard

Airspan Networks has announced that Tricom, a telco based in the Dominican Republic, has awarded it a contract to supply its WiMAX solutions in the licensed 3.5GHz frequency band. via TeleGeography CommsUpdate

Four employees of a privately run immigration detention center have been charged on accusations that they used company vehicles to smuggle illegal immigrants through checkpoints, a U.S. attorney said Tuesday. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

Santo Domingo, Nov 8 The Dominican Republic government thanked Cuba on Thursday for its donation of 5.3 tons of medications for Dominicans affected by Tropical Storm Noel. via Prensa Latina

More than 100 Bikers from the Dominican Republic with guests from Puerto Rico, Italy and the United States of A merica , are currently in Haiti taking part in a Friendship Rally organized by the Hispaniola ... via Topics from 192 countries

U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republican, on Nov. via DefenseLINK News

“I mean Colombia, Mexico, and, unfortunately, Chile”

By Daniela Estrada SANTIAGO, - The Multilateral Convention on Social Security, to be signed at the 17th Ibero-American Summit in Chile, is an important step toward improving the quality of life of poor people ... via Inside Costa Rica

Telling Miami-Dade residents to ''answer the call for relief to our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean,'' county Mayor Carlos Alvarez pleaded Friday for donations to victims of Tropical Storm Noel. via The Miami Herald

“To all of Mexico, Colombia, from the heart _ to all Latinos: From here, no one will remove us.”

Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra took home three honors at the Latin Grammy Awards Thursday and was vying for two more and a potential sweep, while fellow nomination-leading artists Ricky Martin and Calle 13 each picked up an award.

Guerra and his band, 440, won the trophy for record of the year and tropical song for the playful, upbeat 'La Llave De Mi Corazon.' The album of the same name also garnered the award for best merengue album.

'I want to dedicate this award to the Dominican Republic,' said Guerra of his homeland upon being named the Latin Recording Academy's person of the year, recognizing career and personal achievements. Guerra talked about Tropical Storm Noel, which recently thrashed the Caribbean nation and killed several dozen. Read more

Playa Hotels & Resorts announced its acquisition of the 540-guest room, all-inclusive Occidental Allegro Punta Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic. via Travel Agent

U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescue crews supporting humanitarian and search and rescue efforts in the Dominican Republic saved 42 lives and delivered 15,900 food rations to storm victims Friday, after Tropical ... via United States Coast Guard

“Many of these people have been seriously injured or their family members have been killed. They've lost their homes. They have nowhere to go. They need emergency medical assistance. MAP is providing that.”

Source: Medical Assistance Programs International - USA MAP International Website: http:/ / www.map.org MAP International is rushing to deliver emergency supplies to the Dominican Republic, where thousands of ... via AlertNet

“They should stay in Europe or the United States, we don't need that social trash, we don't need it.”

Someone give Jesus Lopez Rodriguez an anti-gay medal! The Dominican Republic's Cardinal definitely deserves one for his blasphemous comments yesterday. via Queerty

“Puerto Plata is a famous resort destination that offers guests a complete vacation experience in a beautiful setting, including world-class golf”

PR Newswire November 5, 2007 Monday 1:59 PM GMT 986 words Playa Hotels & Resorts Resort in the Dominican Republic; Resort Hotel PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain and MCLEAN, Va. via Hotels

U.S. Coast Guard aircrews medically evacuated a pregnant woman and a nine-year-old boy from San Jose de Ocoa to San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic Monday, and they transported seven doctors and needed ... via United States Coast Guard

“The situation remains critical in many areas. We are searching for people listed as missing with the help of volunteers but it continues to be difficult”

The death toll from devastating floods in the Dominican Republic unleashed by Tropical Storm Noel could exceed 100, officials said on Friday, as rescuers on boats and helicopters continued to try to reach ... via Wimmera Mail Times

“Whatever you have, whatever touches your heart to give, we need”

Residents struggle to cross a flooded river due to heavy rains caused by tropical storm Noel, in Leogan, southern Haiti By Ashley Coleman First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL -- At the Puerto Plata Restaurant, ... via WTLV

“The walls were rattling, but we rode it out pretty well”

A powerful Caribbean storm drenched the Bahamas and Cuba on Thursday while rescue workers in the Dominican Republic headed out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities isolated by floods and ... via Massillon Independent

Mexico City/Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -A week-old tropical storm that became Hurricane Noel over the Caribbean, and two weeks of rain in Tabasco, on the southern Gulf coast of Mexico, have left more ... via Earth Times

“We don't expect the center to cross the U.S. coast. The track would take the center of the system over Nova Scotia”

Hurricane Noel, the deadliest Atlantic storm this year, was traveling north on Friday, parallel to the United States' eastern coast and losing strength as it headed toward Nova Scotia. via National Geographic

Booking an all-inclusive in the Caribbean can be all-consuming. Unlike a standard hotel, there are myriad variables to consider: Do you want a full bar in your room or will bottled water suffice, full or ... via The Journal News

“Hurricane Noel is expected to lose its tropical characteristics and become a powerful extratropical storm within the next 24 hours”

It added however that Noel was "growing in size". The centre ranked Noel a category one hurricane, the lowest on a five-point scale. via Gulf Times

“It rained for two days without stopping”

Thousands of Haitians sought shelter in schoolhouses Saturday as the death toll from Tropical Storm Noel rose to 143 across the Caribbean. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“We're still getting rain but no significant flooding.”

Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved across Cuba Tuesday, dumping torrential rain on already water-logged areas of the Caribbean island after killing at least 18 people in flashfloods and mudslides in the ... via Canada.com

“They should stay in Europe or the United States, we don't need that social trash, we don't need it”

In an article published yesterday in El Nacional on the views of Dominican Republic Cardinal Jes s L pez Rodr guez the lead issue was whether political figures should disclose where they get their earnings. via Blabbeando

“It looks like it's going to be horrible. People who live near rivers or in homes that are not in good shape need to move”

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti : More rain pounded waterlogged Haiti, drenching a country still reeling after Tropical Storm Noel killed at least 48 people here and left thousands homeless. via International Herald Tribune

“The primary effect is some coastal erosion and some flooding issues, but we don't have any other real big concerns”

People walk in a flooded street of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Two men are seen in a flooded street of Santo Domingo, Wednesday, Oct. via WPRI-TV East Providence

Coast Guard personnel deployed to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Tuesday to support Dominican Republic authorities during salvage operations of Liberian gas carrier SCF Tomsk which ran aground Monday. via United States Coast Guard

The Rating Outlook is Stable. The notes were issued to help fund the construction of the Santo Domingo-Samana toll road in the Dominican Republic . via PR-inside.com

“We'll try to reach places where we don't know what's happened because we haven't had access since Monday”

Residents walk next to their houses after their houses were flooded due to rains caused by tropical storm Noel in Lucas Diaz, west of Santo Domingo, Monday, Oct. via Southern Illinoisan