 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 15 Mar 2010 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 27 Nov 2010 |
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| 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 |
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| Dominican authorities bust a major deed forgery ring including top government officials |
| An alleged ring which forged property titles, involving a suspect of conning the baseball player Julio Lugo out of RD$50 million, Judicial Branch employees, a Supreme Court auditor among them, and a Police colonel, was uncovered, with four people arrested and two others being sought.......... |
| Read more | 18 Dec 2009 |
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| Canadian goes missing in Dominican Republic after taking over local business |
| The Canadian Embassy in Santo Domingo and the Canadian Honorary Consulate in Puerto Plata are in contact with local authorities. "I think it is a robbery gone bad," says Beland. "D'Arcy has been robbed here before at gunpoint."....... |
| Read more | 01 Jan 2010 |
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| Ex-Councilman Miguel Martinez Sentenced to 5 Years in Theft of $106,000 |
| Former Councilman for the Dominican's in New York was sentenced for stealing money intended for a non-profit organization. It would be nice if swift and long sentences was also given to corrupt officials in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 16 Dec 2009 |
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| Dominicans demand government solve plane mystery |
| Several days after the disappearance, Dominican authorities said Jimenez, the pilot, was allowed to take off even though he had only a U.S. student pilot's license. Officials suspended three aviation officials and detained two other pilots...... |
| Read more | 16 Dec 2009 |
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| No Cure No Pay service for defrauded real estate investors in the Dominican Republic |
| If our associates don't reach a settlement with a developer or estate agent in less than 100 days, then you pay absolutely nothing...... |
| Read more | 11 Dec 2009 |
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| Case moves on, charges sought against Elliotts and others over Sun Village fraud as the result of forensic analysis report |
| The report, submitted Nov. 12, reads: "There is enough and sufficient information available which establishes a reasonable and supportable conclusion that criminal activities have occurred and/or are still ongoing. According to the forensic analysis report, over 58 million in commissions were paid from 2004-09 to the Elliotts, Mr. Catledge and/or their related companies..... |
| Read more | 05 Dec 2010 |
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| Crime's curse on the Caribbean |
| In the Dominican Republic, month after month, senior members of the armed forces, the police and others involved in supporting narcotics trafficking continue to find ways to escape justice...... |
| Read more | 06 Dec 2009 |
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| Most of the money is probably hidden away in the Dominican Republic |
| Marie Morey of Lawrence is a courthouse accounting clerk who devised a "very elaborate, intricate and sophisticated scheme" to embezzle more than $2 million from the Lawrence probation department over three and a half years, a prosecutor said yesterday....... |
| Read more | 04 Dec 2009 |
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| Dominican Republic’s bad boat rep hurts marinas, hotelier says |
| “The Dominican Republic has a bad reputation as maritime destination due to the inconvenience of its ports, the problematic entry procedures and the regulations for tourist boats, more than eight agencies or authorities receive a boat when it arrives in the country, Customs, Immigration, Animal Health, the Navy, and Drugs Control (DNCD) among others.... |
| Read more | 03 Dec 2009 |
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| Failed bank’s ex chief claims ailments, delays start of US$600M fraud case |
| Diarrhea, backaches and a vertebra hernia are just some of the ailments which according to the medical certificate, the former banker Manuel Arturo Pellerano complains of in the last few months and which have delayed the start of the trial for alleged fraud of around RD$22 billion (US$600 million)..... |
| Read more | 03 Dec 2009 |
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| When Crime Comes to Paradise |
| The Caribbean is aware of its crime problems and is trying to get them under control. In the Dominican Republic pickpocketing and mugging are the most common crimes against tourists.... |
| Read more | 02 Dec 2009 |
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