 Dominican born U.S. fugitive saved by Supreme Court, arrested on murders and released |
The justice joke of the week in the Dominican Republic! - WANTED by U.S. MARSHALS, see the poster here...... Dominican born U.S. fugitive saved by Supreme Court, arrested on gruesome murders of two young men and then released by judge... Who said Banana Republic? |
| Read more | 13 Oct 2011 |
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| The top 5 misconceptions about Christopher Columbus and his whereabouts |
| LiveScience on MSNBC.com - Columbus didn't 'discover' America, but he did earn a place in history, he remains might not even be in the monument build for him in Santo Domingo....... Monday is Columbus Day, so much of what we say about Columbus is either wholly untrue or greatly exaggerated....... |
| Read more | 11 Oct 2011 |
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| Woman killed in Dom Rep over negative comments on Facebook |
| The incident occurred on Sunday night at a party in Santo Domingo's Villa Duarte sector, though police were not clear about which of the two posted the remark that sparked the fight. The note said that the victim, 20-year-old Cristina Cabrera, got angry with Bety Morel Bilomal for putting the remark on Facebook....... |
| Read more | 11 Oct 2011 |
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| Dominican grabs cop's gun during gambling raid in US |
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Alejandro Nunez-Castillo, A bouncer for a small-time Dominican gambling operation and an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who's been living on nearby Parker Avenue, was released on $35,000 bail pending a Municipal Court date.......
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| Read more | 11 Oct 2011 |
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| Family of Canadian student killed in Dom Rep awarded $340,000 |
| François-Jacques Roussin was 18 and a student at Champlain-St-Lawrence College in Sainte Foy, Quebec when he started the internship with Plan Nagua as part of his studies. He died when a wall collapsed during construction work at a school in the Dominican....... |
| Read more | 10 Oct 2011 |
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| Churches pledge strong support for sugar workers in Dom Rep |
| "Tourists don't see this community of cane cutters yet it is only minutes from the upscale resort area," - in the Dominican Republic, up to one dozen Haitian sugar cane workers can be found living in houses 10 feet by 14 feet, "Churches in North America and the Caribbean plan to bring pressure on governments and businesses to change that."...... |
| Read more | 10 Oct 2011 |
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| Dominican Republic 1,098 kilos cocaine bust year's biggest (Update) |
| THE FRENCH CONNECTION - The container where the drug was distributed on nine suitcases has the number SUDU7522562 and would be mounted on the motor vessel Columba to be shipped to the port of Le Havre, France, a city in Upper Normandy....... Cali Cartel has to come here to make its deals, antinarcotics chief says........ |
| Read more | 12 Oct 2011 |
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| Americas and Caribbean top global murder rates, CNN reports |
| Across Central America, homicide rates have increased in five out of eight countries over the past five years, with Honduras seeing homicide rates more than double between 2005 and 2010. Mexico saw a 65% increase over the same period. Homicide rates have also surged in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic....... |
| Read more | 10 Oct 2011 |
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| Government corruption harms the country the most, World Bank says (UPDATE) |
This must have been the most embarrassing day for President Leonel Fernandez, 12 years and no results!!
-The World Bank’s managing director Thursday said government corruption is what most harms Dominican Republic’s quality of life and competitiveness........ SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m well aware that there are very serious concerns about the human rights of Haitians, and in particular those who have been here long enough to be citizens....... Less money for education..... Priest slams Government officials’ squandering of taxpayers' money...... |
| Read more | 12 Oct 2011 |
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| Rifle find revives mysterious murder cases |
| Government killings? The finding of a rifle and several bullets in the community Sabana Cruz, near the town of Guayubín and which is believed belongs to the kidnappers of Eduardo Antonio Baldera two this years ago, has revived one of the most unclear murder cases in recent history. The weapon was taken to the military post four days ago, the case is handled mysteriously........ |
| Read more | 06 Oct 2011 |
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| 9 year old girl raped and murdered in Boca Chica, Dom Rep |
A 52 year old man kidnapped the child in Boca Chica. The child's body was found naked, raped, and with the head crushed with signs of severe beatings.......
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| Read more | 06 Oct 2011 |
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| Dominican Republic still uses child labor, U.S. report |
| U.S. Labor secretary Hilda Solis disclosed the list in Washington on Monday, the AP reports, which also reveals on the worse forms of child labor, including specific descriptions on 140 countries and for the first time, a section on the most dangerous work involving minors....... |
| Read more | 05 Oct 2011 |
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| Slain Haitian student's mom seeks support in Miami |
| The mother of a Haitian student raped and killed in the Dominican Republic is in Miami to seek support from the Haitian-American community. Police detained two suspects, including a member of the Dominican air force...... |
| Read more | 05 Oct 2011 |
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| US Consular office in Punta Cana |
| The new Consular Agency is located in Palma Real Shopping Village, in the Bavaro area of the Punta Cana tourism destination. The Punta Cana office will provide services to visiting US citizens who have been hospitalized, victims of crimes, document notarizations and receive requests for passport renewals...... |
| Read more | 04 Oct 2011 |
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| Assaults with court papers continue, East coast hoteliers warn |
| Tourists scared away - “They entered the property violently through the public beach without identifying themselves creating an atmosphere that frightened the local and foreign guests who didn’t understand the action carried out with the characteristics of an assault.”........ |
| Read more | 04 Oct 2011 |
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| Fraud still rampant among Dominican baseball prospects |
| Of the 500 Dominican baseball prospects who are investigated each year, more than a third are rejected because of paperwork discrepancies...... |
| Read more | 04 Oct 2011 |
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| Cut international help. Stop corruption and TAX the rich families instead |
| Plagued by poverty and limited health care resources, the Dominican Republic is a small Caribbean island nation with an alarmingly high disease burden. Since 1990, AmeriCares has delivered $390 million in medicines and supplies to the Dominican Republic, reaching hundreds of chronically under-resourced hospitals......, now when the US need the money to fix own problems it's time to stop corruption and tax the rich in the DR......
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| Read more | 11 Oct 2011 |
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| German man killed wife, daughter, 3 pets before committing suicide |
| The bodies were found at the couple’s home in Casa Linda Sosua, a coastal city north of the capital popular with German citizens. The family had been living there for about two months, said police spokesman Jesus Cordero........ |
| Read more | 29 Sep 2011 |
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| BIGSMOKE, second largest marijuana plantation in DR's history, 14.830 plants! |
| Welcome to "Little Mexico" - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have uncovered the second largest marijuana plantation in the country's history. Police says the three Mexicans found there were hired by an unidentified person to care for the plantation....... |
| Read more | 29 Sep 2011 |
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| Dominican drug smuggler, 23 gave birth in prison on Malta |
| Jury finds Dominican woman, Sugeidy Castillo, guilty of importing drugs to Malta and sentenced her to 14 years...... Living in Spain and desperately short of money, she took an opportunity to prostitute herself in Amsterdam, then to travel to Malta with drugs...... |
| Read more | 28 Sep 2011 |
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| Crime and government goes hand in hand in DR |
| YOU MUST READ THIS UPDATED ARTICLE !! - Federation of Industrial Associations (FAI) deplored the fact that citizens linked to government are ever present in cases of assault, robbery, drug trafficking, fraud, corruption and violence. Further to that, in the last couple of weeks alone, the corrupt judiciary released 12 suspected criminals, despite evidence in the cases of murder, rape of a minor, and drug trafficking........ |
| Read more | 18 Oct 2011 |
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| Dominican Scam Victims Ante Up $100,000 To Avoid Prosecution |
| DEA officials say the scope of the scam is massive -- 2,000 people have complained about being victimized in the last year alone. Of course, the DEA has no idea how many panicked victims paid the "fines" without ever complaining....... Money was wired to the Dominican Republic....... |
| Read more | 27 Sep 2011 |
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