Dominican Republic News Archives

“Honestly, with all the efforts that have been done, I don't think he's alive anymore.”

Friends of a Vancouver man missing in the Dominican Republic say the Canadian Embassy and local authorities failed him after he disappeared while trying to rescue another man caught in a riptide. via Vancouver Sun

“We asked Dr. Palder if he would donate his services, and he agreed.”

David Lauriano-Cedeno had undergone nine intestinal surgeries during his seven years of life in the Dominican Republic and was facing a lifetime of digestive problems. via Courier News

“This is one of the worries and trends that we've seen for several years: the growing collusion between terrorist groups and criminal networks.”

At the Santo Domingo airport in the Dominican Republic, a foreign visitor makes his way through the Immigration line. via MSNBC

“I would not attempt to have a fresh Chisel after breakfast.”

I'm flying out of Miami early this afternoon, but I had time to fit one last meeting into my schedule before I left. via Cigar Aficionado

Tropical storm Noel struck the Caribbean as a slow-moving tropical storm, growing into a Category-1 hurricane, leaving 118 people dead. via AlertNet

Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews rescued six of seven Venezuelan passengers reportedly aboard a downed aircraft that crashed into the water Friday, approximately 32 nautical miles south of La Romana, ... via United States Coast Guard

“It's definitely a step in the right direction for Juan”

Indians reliever Juan Lara was moved to the Cleveland Clinic on Friday almost one month after he was injured in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. via Major League Baseball

“They were just off the coast of Andros when they had an engine failure”

Two flying missionaries bound for South Florida escaped injury after their Cessna 208 lost power and went down in the Atlantic near Andros Island in the Bahamas on Thursday afternoon. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Next year I hope to be able to spend more per gift”

Almost 100 children in the Dominican Republic will be receiving surprise gifts this year, thanks to a Poquoson Middle School student who started a drive to help make their holiday season special. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 Former Seattle Mariner relief pitcher Julio Matteo has admitted beating his wife in a New York hotel in a plea deal that spares him a jail term. via Earth Times

U.S. Coast Guard personnel aboard cutters and aircraft, working with their partners in the Caribbean Border Interagency Group , Puerto Rico and with Dominican Republic Navy Law Enforcement authorities, made ... via United States Coast Guard

Over the last few years, the Dominican Republic has pumped out enough luxury products to make it a viable contender with Turks and Caicos for arguably the Caribbean's most luxurious destination. via Travel Agent

“It's hard. We don't have water, so now the problem is the river”

December 14, 2007 A month and a half ago in the Dominican Republic there was water everywhere, but there is still very little to drink. via NY1

The Vestal Senior Citizens Club is seeking participants for a nine-night cruise to the eastern Caribbean scheduled for May 29 to June 7. The cruise includes several ports of call including San Juan, Puerto ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

A Birmingham, Alabama company, Masada Resource Group has teamed with RJ Zapata & Associates S.A. to develop and operate commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol and electricity production facilities in the Dominican ... via Tehran Times

The number of people killed by tropical storm Olga in the Caribbean has risen to 38. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

Survivors of a devastating flood lashed out at authorities Thursday for not warning them that a dam's floodgates were being opened during Tropical Storm Olga, unleashing a deadly wall of water that killed as ... via Seattle Times

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

The death toll in the Caribbean from Tropical Storm Olga has risen to 38 . Previous NP coverage here. via NowPublic

The death toll from Tropical Storm Olga rose to 22 in the Dominican Republic, including 17 in the second-largest city Santiago, the Emergency Operations Center said Thursday. via People's Daily Online

“Colombia has officially asked Denmark to initiate an investigation and punish those responsible for financially supporting the FARC”

A Bosnian Serb general who ordered the relentless shelling, sniping, and indiscriminate terror that rained down on Sarajevo during the final phase of a 44-month siege was convicted of war crimes yesterday and ... via The Boston Globe

“I thought it was the same thing when I plugged it into the computer and used it as a modem - I guess not.”

Buy Daily Star photo reprints Soldiers carry the coffin of Maj. Gen. Francois Hajj, who was killed Wednesday in a car-bomb blast, in a procession at an army hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. via Arizona Daily Star

Tropical Storm Olga triggered floods and landslides on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and forcing thousands to flee their homes, authorities said.

“It's not completely unusual to have a storm form in December”

Tropical Strom Olga : photo courtesya NOAA Atlantic & Pacific hurricane outlook Track it Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 13 December, 2007 : - - As of 11 p.m. EST, Tropical Depression Olga was located at 18.9 ... via Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

Dominican authorities reported 11 more deaths Thursday in floods caused by Tropical Storm Olga, raising the Caribbean-wide death toll to 25.

Tropical storm Olga has caused floods and landslides in the Caribbean since hitting the region on Tuesday, 10 days after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season.

“There are dead and missing, but we still don't have the precise number because we are limited to rescuing those who are alive”

At least 11 people have been killed and several were missing in the heavy floods caused by tropical storm Olga in the northwestern region of Dominican Republic, Spanish news agency EFE reported Thursday. via Earth Times

Tropical Storm Olga kills at least eight in Caribbean Times of India Santo DOMINGO: Tropical Storm Olga, a rare December cyclone, left eight people dead in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico on Wednesday as ... via Bahamas News.Net

Source : Oasis Hotels & Resorts group From large-scale meetings to small-scale incentive trip there is a hotel to fit every need. via 4 Hoteliers

As much of the southeast US enjoys record setting temperatures in December, maybe it's only appropriate that a late subtropical storm make an appearance in the Caribbean Sea.A Subtropical Storm Olga is being ... via Lawrenceville Weather Blog

The government of the Dominican Republic has issued a tropical storm warning for the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano westward to Bahio de Manzanillo at the border of Haiti. via NOLA.com

Ana F. Grullon, 68, of Perth Amboy died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. via Home News Tribune

“There are no constraints on what we can do.”

HARTFORD -- At a recent gathering of scientists trying to protect a rare bird species, there was a new organization at the table. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

I'm grateful for the opportunity to write an occasional "Words from..." piece. Our work together supports many mission initiatives that aren't very well known, and I'd like to share one of these hidden gems ... via Church Herald

The 4,700-square-foot home where Antonio Miguel Arias lived in the Pine Top section of Bethlehem gives the appearance that he was like thousands of other wealthy men who commute to New York City to run a business.

But the FBI said Thursday that Arias' business in the Bronx was part of a ring that used his fruit distribution and trucking companies to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Bridgeport, Conn., from Colombia.

Arias, 36, also known as Gilberto Miranda, was arrested Tuesday by Bethlehem police and federal agents from Allentown at 471 N. Pine Top Circle after a five-month investigation and the seizure of nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine, authorities said. Read more

“He was very open to it. He ate, drank and slept with doctors and patients. I planted the seeds for him.”

Some of us dream of saving the world; others take action to do the same. Fairfield's own Dr. via Fairfield Citizen-News

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic : Intelligence from Venezuelan and U.S. anti-drug agents led to the seizure of more than 1,280 pounds of cocaine at a port in the Dominican Republic, a spokesman for the ... via International Herald Tribune

“We thought we had all the approvals in place, but we missed one. We jumped the gun - our fault”

As WestJet Airlines Ltd. shares hit a record high yesterday, chief executive officer Sean Durfy said the carrier intends to maintain the momentum by expanding into sun destinations and embarking on foreign ... via Globeinvestor.com

“Juan has showed mild improvement from the lung trauma he suffered in the accident”

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Cleveland Indians reliever Juan Lara showed some improvement but remained in critical condition Friday, nearly a week after his car crash in the Dominican Republic. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

The Dominican Republic Mission Team will host a free screening of a new documentary titled "The Price of Sugar" Dec. via Record-Journal

This is the second facility in Mexico to offer this therapy; HIFU is also available at Hospital San Javier located in Puerto Vallarta. via Rehab Management

JetBlue Airways is offering Bostonian snowbirds more options this winter. The low-cost carrier has added seven more flights per week from Logan International Airport to the Caribbean through April 30, bringing ... via Boston Globe

“When I first came here, it was a desperate, desperate place”

Millions of US dollars are given to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to help in the fight against AIDS, yet restrictions like requiring the condemnation of sex work keep the money off the streets and away from ... via Taipei Times