 Dominican Republic: Life on the Margins |
| Many Haitian women – as well as men and children – are involved in sex work, one of the only ways to earn cash in these forgotten sugar communities....... |
| Read more | 08 Feb 2010 |
| Government corruption no longer astonishes Dominicans |
| The executive director of the civic movement Citizen Participation (PC) is concerned with what he calls the people’s blasé attitude with the constant acts of corruption involving officials in the various branches of Government...... |
| Read more | 06 Feb 2010 |
| Dominicans caught in Caracas linked to Bahia de las Aguilas scandal |
| The scandal over the US$28 million in bonds a former Dominican general was allegedly going to cash in at Venezuela’s Central Bank accompanied by two Dominican diplomats was advance payment for lands in Oviedo, southwest Pedernales Province, which Colombian investors bought from Puro Pichardo, one of the main players in the land-grabbing scandal at Bahia de las Aguilas..... |
| Read more | 06 Feb 2010 |
| Malaria is currently prevalent in parts of the Dominican Republic |
| Last-minute travel is a great way to vacation at a fraction of the regular cost. One downside is last-minute travellers have a limited choice of destinations. Another is travellers may not be aware of tropical diseases at sun destinations. Or they may assume they'll be immune because they'll be staying at five-star resorts or on cruise ships......... |
| Read more | 06 Feb 2010 |
| Army finds stolen USAID container with water for Haiti and arrests Dominican woman |
| The container, rented from `JJ Trailer Express' containing 1,800 crates of bottled water, was found in the community El Abanico, in Constanza (Central) Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 05 Feb 2010 |
| Venezuela reportedly arrests Dominican diplomats with forged bonds |
| Foreign Relations minister Carlos Morales yesterday confirmed that two Dominican diplomats were arrested in Caracas, Venezuela. The diplomats, who allegedly tried to cash US$28 million in forged bonds........ |
| Read more | 03 Feb 2010 |
| Cooking gas swindlers in the Dominican Republic don't get jailed. |
| Despite that the National Consumer Rights Protection Institute (Pro-Consumidor) announced that nearly half of all propane gas stations rip off users, the agency’s director Altagracia Paulino yesterday said “we aren’t looking to get anyone in jail.”....... |
| Read more | 03 Feb 2010 |
| FBI starts investigation of Sun Village alleged 'Ponzi-style' scheme |
| The Sun Village, Puerto Plata and Juan Dolio scheme was a "two-tier criminal enterprise. "Catledge and his group, along with the Elliotts, created, developed, marketed, and sold a Ponzi-style scheme, bilking millions upon millions of dollars from investors," ...... |
| Read more | 30 Jan 2010 |
| Sanctuary Cap Cana Golf & Spa Reviews From Tripadvisor |
| The Sanctuary is a beautiful hotel. Nice place to go as a couple for three days if you want some peace and quiet, but not a family destination. The place really is deserted. Do not waste your money or time in this resort! For the amount of money we paid to stay here, we received nothing!...... |
| Read more | 30 Jan 2010 |
| Dominican Republic businessman accused of paying two men to murder cameraman |
| Dominican journalists continue to be exposed to serious reprisals, especially when they tackle sensitive stories such as corruption and drug...... |
| Read more | 17 Jan 2010 |
| American Airlines to Implement Bag Embargo to Dominican Republic and Haiti for 30 Days |
| In an effort to ensure all customers' bags are accommodated on their scheduled flight, American Airlines said today it will impose a 30-day bag embargo on all excess, oversize, and overweight baggage on flights to Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.......... |
| Read more | 15 Jan 2010 |
| Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Haiti and shakes Dominican Republic |
| A powerful magnitude 7.0 quake struck Tuesday off the coast of Haiti, and it was felt in a wide part of the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 14 Jan 2010 |
| FBI, Elliotts and Sun Village in the Dominican Republic |
| Everyone who has lost money on Elliotts, should write to the FBI to get attention to their loses in the Sun Village ponzi scheme, here is the address: Todd Miller,todd.miller@ic.fbi.gov |
| Read more | 06 Jan 2010 |
| Violent crimes up in December |
| A total of 70 deaths were caused by bullet wounds. Of the victims, 117 were Dominicans, 23 were foreigners and 6 have yet to be determined..... |
| Read more | 05 Jan 2010 |
| Rare form of TB comes to U.S. |
| The high rate of MDR-TB in the Dominican Republic coupled with high HIV rates in neighboring Haiti are a health crisis in the making.... |
| Read more | 04 Jan 2010 |
| Canadian killed in Dominican Republic |
| A trip to Sosua in the Dominican Republic turned into a nightmare when John Gagne, 41was murdered in his bed in a small private villa on Dec. 30. The private security guard for the villa was involved in the plot together with a second man the police is still searching for. This was the second murder of a foreigner in the Puerto Plata area within hours on DEC 30th......... |
| Read more | 05 Jan 2010 |
| Data charges in the Dominican Republic can get out of control |
| I was in the Dominican Republic from August 16-21. When I returned I was perplexed to receive a $2,835 cellphone bill, of which $2,286 represented "data charges'' during the five days I was in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 02 Jan 2010 |
| Norwegian beaten to death in Puerto Plata |
| Norwegian resident and businessman in the DR, was found dead, bound hand and foot inside his apartment in Costambar. Police say the body showed evidence of being beaten with a blunt instrument and had several puncture wounds...... |
| Read more | 02 Jan 2010 |
| Mission trip to the Dominican Republic |
| Dominican Republic has one of the largest economies in the region. But despite living in one of the Caribbean's leading tourist destinations, the Dominican people are suppressed by unemployment, government corruption, and inconsistent electric service. Haitians living in the Dominican are subject to human trafficking, slavery, and racial violence....... |
| Read more | 01 Jan 2010 |
| Dominican authorities confiscate and destroy counterfeit cigars |
| Finally some action is taken about fake cigars in the Dominican Republic. It's a drop in the ocean and over 10 years since the last clap down on the counterfeit cigar industry. In the mean time million of dollars are made and thousands upon thousands of tourists getting cheated........ |
| Read more | 31 Dec 2009 |
