 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 |
| FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators |
| Criminals are posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scam. The criminals always request the money be sent by wire transfer to a designated location, usually in the Dominican Republic....... |
| Read more | 30 Dec 2009 |
| JetBlue Flight in DomRep Delayed After Threat |
| Airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin says the Tuesday morning flight to San Juan was delayed by 40 minutes....... |
| Read more | 30 Dec 2009 |
| Missing Canadian man found alive in the Dominican Republic |
| D'Arcy Wright has been found. He was kidnapped at gun point and drugged in a case of mistaken identify...??.... Latest news - Dominican Police has immediately closed the investigation of this very strange and suspicious case telling Canadian journalists that "Wright just went to visit a friend"....... |
| Read more | 01 Jan 2010 |
| Dominican Republic involved in online gambling ring |
| Bets would be registered in the Dominican Republic, with daily reports of financial transactions produced in Cyprus and distributed in Israel....... |
| Read more | 28 Dec 2009 |
| Food poisoning sickens passengers from Dominican Republic trip |
| Five passengers aboard a WestJet flight from the Dominican Republic were taken to hospital by ambulance Wednesday night after arriving from Punta Cana to Pearson International Airport....... |
| Read more | 24 Dec 2009 |
| RCMP officer is now in the Dominican Republic to help with the investigation |
| The family of a Hamilton man missing in the Dominican Republic has opened a bank account to help with search and reward costs...... |
| Read more | 24 Dec 2009 |
| Spanish fugitive laundered hundreds of US$ millions in Dominican real estate |
| Twenty real estate properties including lots, luxury villas, shopping plazas, residences and apartments were seized from the Spaniard Ricardo Diez Conde, who also went under the name Rubén Ramos Ortega, linked to an international network of narcotics traffickers that used the country to launder hundreds of millions of dollars. Now buyers from around the world stand to lose their investments and Dominican dream home......... |
| Read more | 21 Dec 2009 |
| NY judge rules for Cuban cigars over Dominican copies |
| Dominican Republic, a mega producer of fake Cohiba cigars with the original COHIBA labels, which are sold to tourists by beach vendors all over the island, is running into problems since the U.S. has finally taken the first step to stop Dominican cigar producers from selling cigars in America using the Cuban name/trademark........ |
| Read more | 18 Dec 2009 |
