 Dominican drug mule jailed for 9 years in Malta |
| Keep your drugs in the Dominican Republic - Richard Andrews Perez Oberght, a Dominican Republic national who resided in Spain, had been arrested in a Sliema hotel on Malta. Medical examinations at Mater Dei Hospital confirmed that he had swallowed 80 drug-filled capsules..... |
| Read more | 27 Oct 2012 |
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| Dominican Republic sees at least 325 new dengue cases each week |
| TRAVEL WARNING - The World Health Organization has said that the global incidence of dengue has increased “extraordinarily” in recent decades, and although there is no specific treatment, early detection and timely medical attention can reduce the rate of mortality..... |
| Read more | 27 Oct 2012 |
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| Dominican hair shop shooting in Florida, 4 dead |
| A gunman opened fire at Dominican beauty salon, killing three women and wounding the manager, who had asked for a restraining order against him, police said. After the rampage, the gunman went to a friend's house and killed himself.... |
| Read more | 27 Oct 2012 |
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| Luxury high-rise condos; more Dominican Government scandals as 179 Million also is missing in BN |
| Lets see if Danilo Medina has the balls to stand up to the extreme corruption problems left by ex president Leonel Fernandez!!! We still don't know the construction price of these 180 luxury apartments with each 3 parking spaces, but Senior military officials and leaders of the PLD party pressured to be included on the list to get one of these 157m2 luxury condos despite the fact that it violates several articles of the Constitution..... |
| Read more | 27 Oct 2012 |
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| German national dies in shootout with Dominican police in La Mulata, Sosua |
| Neighbor protection program in one of the most dangerous residencial areas of Sosua ended with police confrontation - In fact the Police has been slow to protect foreigners living in La Mulata, resulting in many robberies and murders. Ask any realtor on the North Coast, for years it was almost impossible to sell properties in that part of Sosua..... |
| Read more | 27 Oct 2012 |
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| Dominican charged in New York ATM scam, stole US$ 110,000 |
| This idiot Gene Carlo Pena worked for a company filling ATM machines in New York. He stuffed the CHASE MANHATTAN ATM's with photocopies of dollar bills which were even blank on one side!!!! - Kept US$110,000 and went on holiday in his home country. When arriving back to New York with JetBlue the police was waiting for him. Another genius Dominican.....!!! |
| 27 Oct 2012 |
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| First to Fall, Major Bavaro tourism project developer gets 3 years in prison on fraud |
| Ilonka Castillo, developer and president of the Dominican Realtor organization scammed probably for as much as USD 20 million. She kept checks and maintenance fees form home owners in several developments to buy luxury villas and pay off personal debts. Who is next developer to get jailed? Cap Caca, Roco Ki, White Sands, Villa Bavaro, Punta Perla, Sun Village, the list just goes on and on...... |
| Read more | 14 Oct 2012 |
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| Xstrata Falcondo from Canada to challenge DR courts after getting SCREWED! |
| Another large scale investor got "PLD FUCKED" in Dominican Republic - Falcondo bought 1,386 hectares at Loma Miranda in 2008, for which the court's ruling violates the constitutional right of private ownership, since it allows third parties unrestricted access to their property. José Luis López noted that Falcondo has no mining activity at Loma Miranda and therefore no operation to halt...... |
| Read more | 14 Oct 2012 |
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| Dominican woman arrested in murder that rocked Puerto Rico |
| Aida De Los Santos Pineda, 57, is the main suspect in murder of the wife of a retired Puerto Rico higher court judge. She presented herself for admission at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport after arriving from the Dominican Republic. Law enforcement databases revealed that Ms. De Los Santos was sought for the homicide of the wife of a retired Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court Judge and she was arrested and handcuffed. |
| 13 Oct 2012 |
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| Over 500 Dominican Police, Soldiers Dismissed for Drug Ties in 5 Years |
| Retired generals need bodyguards because of “mischiefs” committed - Ex president Leonel Fernandez appointed hundreds of useless generals because he feared the army. US ARMY NEWS - Dominican police dismantle huge international narco-trafficking ring. A failed president must be held responsiable when the army's primary business is dealing drugs..... |
| Read more | 14 Oct 2012 |
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| US man killed in his home in Sosua, Dominican Republic |
| STAY AWAY!!! Another Tourist Killed in Dominican Republic - Police say Raffaelle Foria was killed in the popular tourist town of Sosua after four men broke into a house he shared with 70-year-old Stanley Leonard, who also was shot but is expected to recover. According to our chornologic tracking, this foreigner investor or tourist #21 to be killed in the DR within the last 3 years...... |
| Read more | 05 Oct 2012 |
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| Dengue Fever Increase in the Dominican Republic, 45 Deaths |
| TRAVEL WARNING: Dengue affected 6 999 people during the 2012 in the Dominican Republic and caused the death of 45, reported today Deputy Health Minister Rafael Schiffino. People with fever, headache, muscular pains, and other symptoms shouls immediately go to the doctor and take all relevant measures.....
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| Read more | 15 Oct 2012 |
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| Not even a Miss Universe competition can they organize in Dominican Republic |
Official: Miss Universe contest to be held in Las Vegas, not the Dominican Republic! The morons in the new government just lost one of their biggest chances to promoting the country. Maybe security was also an issue as earlier
Miss Dominican Republic was injured in attempted kidnapping.....
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| Read more | 27 Sep 2012 |
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| Puerto Plata is DEAD, Largest hotel chain RIU desperate to sell their mega complex |
| RIU hotels in Puerto Plata closing down after loosing Class A Lawsuit and drop in guests - Tourism business leader Jose Polanco said that 50 percent of the businesses related to tourism have closed their doors in Puerto Plata. Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia is nothing but a dream machine! Deputy Jose Ignacio Paliza stated that “puertoplateños” themselves are responsiable. Bad behavior and lack of education..... |
| Read more | 26 Sep 2012 |
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| Chief Justice admits chaos in Real Estate Jurisdiction |
"There’s such chaos in Dominican Republic’s Real Estate Jurisdiction that it has become be an inefficient agency" said Chief Justice. Tell us something we don't know. Foreign investors have lost hundreds of millions of Dollars in the last years on unfinished property developments, title fraud and useless title guaranty companies operating in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| BBC NEWS, Dominican Republic Profile |
| Media ownership is concentrated in a few economically or politically-powerful hands - There were 4.6 million internet users by December 2011. Access is unrestricted, though not widely available outside major cities and towns. Journalists reporting on possible links between the drugs trade and officials have faced intimidation, and some have been killed...... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Propane gas plants scam customers as much as 50% |
Major gas supplier charged with fraud back in court next week - gas plants swindle customers out of as much as 50 percent of the money paid for each gallon, affecting 2.2 million homes. To halt the fraud against Dominicans her agency ordered each station to have a scale so customers can weigh their tank before and after filling…..
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| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Two Patients with Cholera Symptoms Die in Dominican Republic |
CHOLERA DEATH ATTACKING DOM REP AGAIN - ccording to a spokesperson for the Jose Maria Cabral Hospital, the two patients who died arrived at the health center with a symptom of severe diarrhea. Since the beginning of the cholera epidemic about 26,712 Dominicans have been affected by the disease, and 169 deaths have been confirmed......
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| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Two highway robbers killed, cases prompted new U.S. warning |
New Travelers Warning by the U.S. Embassy - Yamilka Castillo, 31 and the American Walter Gregory Lewis, 46 told Police they were assaulted around 4am when they arrived at their residence at Cerros de Villa Mella. Police agents shot and killed two of four men sought for assaulting passengers departing from Las Americas International Airport...... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Gas explosion in hotel Grand Paradise Bavaro injures 16 kitchen workers |
| Grand Paradise Bavaro spokesman Luis Lopez says five workers were hospitalized as a result of the blast. Lopez says hotel technicians are trying to determine the cause of the explosion, which occurred Sunday while the workers were getting ready to serve dinner. There was no fire but the explosion left the kitchen in ruins....... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Corrupt officials should give 10% of what they steal to the poor, pastor |
| Corrupt Dominicans couldn't care less about the poor in DR - The Rev. Angel Salvador Sanchez asked corrupt government officials to contribute at least 10% of what they steal to help fight poverty. The prelate urged president Danilo Medina to call corrupt officials to meet secretly with him and admit: "Look, I stole so much, and I will offer 10% to help the poor."..... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Watch out for sand in your sugar, Tainted sugar sold in Dominican stores |
| WTF, First the Salami, then the Meat and now the Sugar, all in one month !!! Dominican authorities have warned consumers not to eat a brand of sugar imported from Brazil after tests found that it was tainted. Read why you should be very careful what you eat when visiting the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 23 Sep 2012 |
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