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Dominican Republic News Archives for April 2008

Wednesday Apr 30 | KAAL

Vin Diesel endorses Dominican president for re-election

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Actor Vin Diesel has stopped chasing bad guys long enough to endorse the president of the Dominican Republic for re-election. Diesel appears in a Dominican campaign ... via KAAL

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Tuesday Apr 29 | Ocean Resources

Dominican Republic Reviewing E&P Opportunities

“We have not discovered deposits.”

The Dominican Republic is reviewing proposals from companies interested in exploration and production opportunities in the Cibao, San Juan, Bani-San cristobal and San Pedro basins, reports Business News ... via Ocean Resources

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Sunday Apr 27 | National Post

Daily Disc: La India Canela, Merengue T pico from the Dominican Republic

Merengue TA pico from the Dominican Republic, La India Canela Smithsonian Folkways Recordings In an unexpected bit of curatorial tomfoolery from a label better-known for pushing Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger ... via National Post

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Friday Apr 25 | Slam Sports

Top family beach resorts

“Great kids' programs and perks are no longer exclusive to resorts with high price tags.”

More beach resorts are offering pools with water slides, no-cost children's programs and other amenities that make them attractive, affordable alternatives for families looking for one-stop vacations, according ... via Slam Sports

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Travel, Winter Sports, Curling

Wednesday Apr 23 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Delta deals to Bahamas, more

Delta Air Lines offers up a handful of great vacation destinations at super affordable rates - and all of these rates are good on trips you plan to take through March 20, 2009. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Travel, Bahamas Travel, Dominican Republic Travel, World News, Central America

Monday Apr 21 | The Epoch Times

In Quest of Treasure

“Our first objective is to find a mystery ship on the Navidad Bank”

Coins salvaged from the wreck of the Spanish galleon Concepcion, which sank off the Ambrosia Banks in 1641. via The Epoch Times

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Saturday Apr 19 | Coffee and Conservation

Coffee growing on Hispaniola

The two nations of the island of Hispaniola -- the Dominican Republic and Haiti -- tend to be forgotten lands in the minds of U.S. coffee drinkers. via Coffee and Conservation

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Related Topix: World News, Agriculture, Science

Friday Apr 18 | EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Fairmont hotels & resorts & Roco Ki to develop new luxury resort

“We are honored to have Fairmont join the Roco Ki community of distinctive residences”

Roco Ki, the ultimate luxury residential and resort community being developed in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic, is welcoming the addition of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in ... via EHotelier Global Hospitality News

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Related Topix: Travel, Dominican Republic Travel, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Travel, World News, Central America, Hotels, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

Friday Apr 18 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Iglesias says Kournikova keeps rebuffing marriage proposals

“I always try, but she pays me no attention.”

Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias says he has tried repeatedly to convince his girlfriend Anna Kournikova to marry him - with no luck. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Enrique Iglesias, Anna Kournikova, Hot Chicks, World News, Central America, Julio Iglesias, Latin

Friday Apr 18 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Groundhog Day - Santiago - Santiago, Chile

Must be groundhog day - still 12th and still in-flight. No photos yet - have to get the cable out of baggage! Flew in to Santiago over over snow-capped Andes - spectacular, and a rapid descent. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

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Wednesday Apr 16 | Home News Tribune

Luis M. Diaz, 61, Perth Amboy

Luis M. Diaz, 61, of Perth Amboy died Friday, April 11, 2008, at home. Born in Tavera, La Vega, Dominican Republic, he lived in Perth Amboy for the past 30 years. via Home News Tribune

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Apr 14, 2008 | The Post and Courier

Ex-bishop returning to roots

“It was kind of thought that anybody who threw everything out and went overseas was a kook.”

The Rt. Rev. William Skilton stands with the Rt. Rev. Julio Cesar Holguin, bishop of the Episcopal Church of the Dominican Republic, on Feb. via The Post and Courier

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Related Topix: World News, Cuba, Bluffton, SC

Apr 12, 2008 | KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Boulder man suspected of stealing $1 million from friends

A Boulder man arrested in the Dominican Republican is suspected of conning friends out of more than one million dollars. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Boulder, CO, Boulder County, CO

Apr 11, 2008 | Hotels

Fairmont To Manage Residential Resort In Dominican

“Fairmont's extraordinary history as a premier hotelier with locations in culturally rich areas and Roco Ki's commitment to its local heritage will continue to pave the way for luxury tourism development in the Dominican Republic.”

Roco Ki, the ultimate luxury residential and resort community being developed in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic, is welcoming the addition of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in ... via Hotels

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Related Topix: Travel, Dominican Republic Travel, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Travel, World News, Central America, Hotels, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Travel/Tourism

Apr 11, 2008 | Ann Arbor District Library

First novelist, Junot Diaz, wins 2008 fiction Pulitzer

It is a special writer who can make his readers care so much about a character you already know, from the title, is dead, a character who is such a social outcast it makes one wince to read of his many flaws ... via Ann Arbor District Library

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Apr 9, 2008 | Edmonton Sun

Shocking end to trip

A vacation to the Dominican Republic for a Sherwood Park man and his two daughters after the death of the girls' mother came to a shocking end, say court papers. via Edmonton Sun

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Apr 8, 2008 | The Hindu

Indians lose bronze medals

KOLKATA: The Indian men's recurve team and Tarundeep Rai failed to come up with any medal from the first World Cup archery championship at Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic on Saturday. via The Hindu

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Apr 6, 2008 | Newindpress

Tarundeep Rai keeps Indian hopes alive

NEW DELHI: Experienced Tarundeep Rai put up a series of consistent performances to keep India's hopes alive for an individual medal in the first edition of the Meteksan Archery World Cup in Santo Domingo, ... via Newindpress

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Apr 4, 2008 | The Economist

A storm brews

HATIEN AND SANTO DOMINGO From The Economist print edition Worrying about an American recession, inflation and Venezuelan aid THE market bustles. via The Economist

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Haiti

Apr 2, 2008 | Travel Agent

Bluebay Hotels & Resorts

BlueBay Hotels & Resorts provide the ideal environment to indulge in the simple yet refined pleasures of life. via Travel Agent

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