Articles Tagged “Dominican Republic”
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TV mogul, former Tourism Minister jailed in domestic violence case
After an interrogation of more than one hour, former Dominican Republic Tourism minister Frank Jorge Elías was escorted from a Justice Ministry branch office in the sector Bella Vista to the National District Office of the Prosecutor, where he was taken directly to a courthouse cell. The cable TV mogul arrived in an unmarked black [...]
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Guadeloupe to host Third Annual International Congress of Caribbean Writers
The third International Congress of Caribbean Writers will take place at the Langley Resort Fort Royal in Deshaies, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, from April 10 to 13, 2013. Held under the theme “Our Fight for Freedom, A Collective Epic”, the prestigious event takes places every two years under the auspices of the Regional Council of [...]
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Dominican Republic’s booming Sex Tourism lures millions of visitors annually!
The next time your man says he’s going on a boys trip to the DR, you might want to hide his passport or let him stay there! Here’s an interesting article from Caribbean360… While many Caribbean countries are exploring innovative approaches to boost their tourism industries, the Dominican Republic reportedly continues to attract large numbers [...]
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MoneyGram reduces fees to zero for Caribbean countries. Full deets inside…
MoneyGram (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company announced today that it is temporarily waiving send fees for its online transfers from the UK to several Caribbean countries. This initiative was taken to support customers sending money from the UK to families and friends that were severely affected by Hurricane Sandy, starting from today, [...]
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America Hurricane Sandy kills 44 in Caribbean, heads for US
Across the eastern US, Americans are making frantic preparations today (Saturday) for a possible superstorm as Hurricane Sandy heads north after leaving 44 people dead in the Caribbean. On Wednesday, Sandy unleashed its wrath on Jamaica, where one person died, and on Haiti, where 29 people died. Two people were reported dead in the Dominican [...]
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Hispaniola recovers from death of 10 people, while Hurricane Isaac hits US coastline
On the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which brought widespread devastation after the colossal failure of the system built to protect the city, New Orleans on Tuesday night once again found itself facing the impending arrival of a huge and deadly storm. Isaac was a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of [...]
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The Caribbean’s a force to be reckoned with in Track and Field. All medals inside..
Track and Field is definitely a Caribbean thing! Caribbean athletes, both male and female, have dominated the London 2012 Olympics in Track and Field races garnering four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, after 19 of 47 events in the sport. On Monday, Kirani James got Grenada’s first-ever Olympic gold by winning the 400 metres; [...]
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PHOTOS: Full List of Caribbean representatives for 2012 Miss World pageant
The pre-competitions are already in the process for the 62nd Miss World pageant, taking place on August 18th in Ordos, China. Contestants from all over the world are preparing for the big day and you know there can’t be any international pageant without Caribbean beauties! Check out our full list of Caribbean and Caricom delegates [...]
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London Caribbean Export to host Caribbean Soul Fusion with 6 new artistes!
Six emerging artistes and two headline acts will showcase regional talent during the London 2012 Olympics as Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) hosts Caribbean Soul Fusion on August 9, 2012, at Grosvenor House in London. This event, which forms a part of the agency’s London Engage initiative, will highlight a wide range of Caribbean [...]
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Dominican Republic Welcomes New President – Danilo Medina
The governing party’s candidate in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election, Danilo Medina, has declared victory. Mr Medina won 51% of the vote, avoiding a run-off next month. But the result is being contested by the opposition, which accuses the governing party of buying votes and other forms of fraud. Mr Medina’s main rival, former President [...]
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DRAMA: Did Oakland Raiders QB Jason Campbell leave his Fiancee at the altar in Domincan Republic?
“Basketball Wife” Kesha Nichols may have a friend to swap stories with, since the blogs are buzzing about Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell, allegedly leaving his bride to be, Jenny, at the altar all the way in the Dominican Republic! This past weekend they were supposed to become husband and wife. But 30-year-old [...]
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Man from DR charged with plotting to kill cops and soldiers with bombs!
A lone wolf with an anti-American grudge was charged Sunday with plotting to kill cops and soldiers with bombs he was building in his Manhattan apartment from an Al Qaeda recipe, officials said. Jose Pimentel was within an hour of finishing a powerful pipe bomb when the NYPD busted him as he worked at a [...]
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FIFA Bans Four Caribbean Football Officials
Four Caribbean football officials have been banned by Fifa for their part in a cash-for-votes scandal in the run-up to the governing body’s presidential election this year. The longest ban was the 18 months handed to Franka Pickering, president of the British Virgin Islands FA. Jamaica’s Horace Burrell was banned for six months, three of [...]
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11 CONCACAF Teams eliminated from World Cup qualifiers.
Trinidad and Tobago hauled themselves back into contention with an emphatic crushing of Barbados but 11 teams were eliminated from contention from the next round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in the latest round of games on Tuesday. Entering the game at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on the heels of a surprise loss to [...]
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CONGRATS: T&T Top Model Lands ELITE Model Management Deal!
Top Model Trinidad and Tobago 2010 Crystal Noreiga was awarded a five-year management contract with Elite Latin and South America at the Elite Model Look World Final in Shanghai, China, on October 6. In an unprecedented move she received the contract four days before the World Final from John Bilboa, director – Elite Latin and [...]
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Top Ten Best Cost Effective Caribbean & Central American Countries of the Future.
Roseau, the capital of Dominica. Photo by Frederick Francis Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Intelligence Division has ranked El Salvador in the number one spot of the top best cost effective Caribbean and Central American countries of the future. Dominica was ranked at number eight, right on the heels of St. Lucia which was ranked at [...]
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Haiti braces for Tropical Storm Emily!
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Wednesday August 3, 2011 – Evacuations have been ordered across Haiti as Tropical Storm Emily continues on track to pass across the island late today, bringing heavy rains that Director of the National Meteorological Centre Ronald Semelfort warned represents “a great danger for the country still fragile from the January 2010 earthquake.” A [...]
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He Smuggled 6lbs of Coke Where???? Read the craziness inside….
A 21-year-old major league baseball prospect was busted trying to smuggle more than six pounds of cocaine into JFK Airport. US Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Christian Martinez after they found the drugs stuffed inside the soles of four pairs of sneakers after he flew in from Dominican Republic on June 29. Officials valued [...]
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US Puts $77 Million More Into Caribbean Security
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) United States Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton announced on Wednesday that her country was committing $77 million (US) to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) in the next fiscal year. Ms Clinton was speaking at a High Level Meeting between Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and [...]
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As Tropical Storm Adrian forms, flooding kills 23 people in Haiti
At least 23 people were killed in flashfloods and mudslides Tuesday in Haiti, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue crews rushed to areas of the capital Port Au Prince where houses and shanties had collapsed under torrential rains and storm winds. The Associated Press said the casualties came as Haiti suffered its [...]
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SHAGGY and ALISON HINDS for today’s “Design Caribbean 2011″ in the Dominican Republic.
Two of the Caribbean’s leading entertainers, Shaggy and Alison Hinds will perform today at the Novo Centro Complex in the Dominican Republic for the formal launch of Design Caribbean 2011. Design Caribbean 2011 is the Caribbean’s “foremost trade show for showcasing the creativity and craft products of the Caribbean, mainly for the benefit of international [...]
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Dominican kids getting on scandalous!
Check out this viral video found on WSHH, with two kids in the Caribbean wining, grinding and getting on wotless! The little girl was surely no match for the lad, however, where did she learn to dance like that? i can’t really get mad. From birth you are taught to wine and dancing is a [...]
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5.3 Earthquake hits D.R.!
Source: Caribbean360 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Wednesday March 16, 2011 – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Dominican Republic this morning just days after experts warned that the country is at risk of experiencing a quake similar to the one that hit neighbouring Haiti last year. There were no immediate reports of major damage or [...]
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