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Ecologistas dominicanos apoyan demanda contra AES

Carlos Rodriguez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:44:57 +0000

Santiago (RD).- Ecologistas dominicanos aplaudieron hoy la acusación presentada ante los tribunales estadounidenses contra la compañía eléctrica de ese país AES por un vertido tóxico que supuestamente causó muertes, graves deformaciones y problemas de salud a habitantes del norte del país caribeño.
La demanda, interpuesta el pasado miércoles en el Tribunal Superior de Delaware (EE.UU.) por once demandantes, acusa de ocho delitos a la empresa, una de las 500 más grandes del mundo según la revista Fortune, considerada responsable del…

FLYING TOURISM PICKING UP IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Carlos Rodriguez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:19:45 +0000

Dominican Republic tourism officials have worked for years to attract pilots to tour their country by air, and efforts are finally paying off. The government had designatedCaribbean Flying Adventures to lead tours and provide information.

“For private aviation, it is a paradise,” said Jim Parker of Caribbean Flying tours. Flying physicians, pilot clubs, and private tour groups have brought their planes to the country. There have been seven guided tours this year. For two people wishing to travel six days, five nights,…

Venezuela to Build 2,000 Homes in the Dominican Republic

Carlos Rodriguez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:09:25 +0000

SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic – The Venezuelan government plans to build 2,000 homes for poor families in the Dominican province of Montecristi, on the border with Haiti, Gov. Alejandro Toribio said on Saturday.
Toribio said that the houses will be “equitably” distributed among low-income people in the towns of San Fernando, Villa Vasquez, Castañuelas, Guayubin and Las Matas de Santa Cruz.
The governor said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has already sent a commission to begin construction of the 2,000 houses, which will be prefabricated.
The…

Friends of Live Earth Featured Event: Dominican Republic | Live Earth

Carlos Rodriguez — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:13:07 +0000

Friends of Live Earth Featured Event: Dominican Republic | Live Earth

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Dominican town blames U.S. power company AES for birth defects

Carlos Rodriguez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:15:10 +0000

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ARROYO BARRIL, Dominican Republic — Maximiliano Calcaño is 2 and was born with no arms.

“When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,” said Maximiliano’s mother, Anajai Calcaño, 20. “My tooth cracked and fell out. Then my baby was born like that, without arms. Nothing like that had ever happened here before.”

By “before,” Calcaño means before a U.S. power company’s coal ash arrived at a nearby port, sitting there for more than two years.…

Constitución, constitución, constitución…

Carlos Rodriguez — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:10:51 +0000

Hoy vuelve a aparecer la Constitución en todos los periódicos nacionales. Esta vez no para hablar de la tan famosa y sonada reforma, sino para recordar sus orígenes y principios. Un día como hoy, hace 165 años la República Dominicana escribió su primera Constitución. Un texto que ha recibido más modificaciones que la cara de Cher y hoy poco se parece a esa versión original.

14 gobiernos a lo largo de la historia republicana se han dedicado a modificar el texto.…

Thumbs down on new Constitution

DR1 - Daily Dominican Republic News — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:16:38 +0000

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Lawyers Nassef Perdomo, Cristobal Rodriguez, Eduardo Jorge Prats and Josue Fiallo explained to students the pros and cons of the new Constitution that is due to go into effect on 11 December, as reported in Hoy. At the gathering, “Constitutional Reform: Progress or Setback,” Perdomo and Rodriguez spoke up on the cons of the new Constitution, including clauses that impede citizens from protesting its violations and the approval of the Art 38 (formerly 30) that bans any…

Intercept planes ready to join Dominican Republic’s war on drugs

Carlos Rodriguez — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:21:03 +0000

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Santo Domingo.- The first two Super Tucano airplanes, of eight bought by the Government in Brazil, are ready for their flight to the Dominican Republic.

The intercept planes will be immediately deployed in the war on drug trafficking, once concluded the test and training process of the personnel who’ll operate them.

An Armed Forces source said the company Embraer, manufacturer of the popular craft, formally informed the authorities that “the trial flights of the first two A-29 Super Tucano have concluded…

Dominican men cheat

DR1 - Daily Dominican Republic News — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:13:25 +0000

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The perception that Dominican men are unfaithful to their wives might be the elephant in the room, but a study by Omnicom Media Group is proving some initial figures into how big the elephant really is. According to the survey of 2,400 people, 73% of men admitted cheating on their partners, while only 26% of women admitted to their infidelity. There is a 5% margin of error in the study, one of few on Dominican sexual behavior. Participants…

Dominicans look to Pemex for help

Carlos Rodriguez — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:27:13 +0000

The Dominican Republic has asked Mexico for help with efforts to explore for oil and gas in its territory, the Caribbean nation’s economy minister said.

Temistocles Montas said his country is totally dependent on foreign suppliers of gas and oil and therefore the search for these resources is an urgent policy matter.

“The idea is to be able to reach agreements with the Mexican authorities,” said Montas, who did not rule out the involvement of state-owned Pemex, reported the Latin American Herald.

“We…

Dominican Republic Tourism Office Opened Its Office For The Markets Of Central & Eastern Europe In The Czech Republic

Carlos Rodriguez — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:25:00 +0000

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 1, 2009 –

At the end of June 2009 the office of Dominican Republic Tourist Office was opened in Prague. The office will be responsible for the promotion of the Dominican Republic as the tourist destination mainly in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and other Central & Eastern European countries.

“The decision to open office in the Central & Eastern Europe is due to the continued growth of incoming tourists to the Dominican Republic. Our main objective…

Research and Markets: The Dominican Republic Is Suffering Less Than Many Other Caribbean Countries from the Tourist Slowdown According To Report Caribbean Tourism Report Q4 2009

Carlos Rodriguez — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:38 +0000

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/057c84/caribbean_tourism) has announced the addition of the "Caribbean Tourism Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.

The Caribbean Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, tourism associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Caribbean’s tourism industry.

2009 Arrivals Continue To Suffer The Caribbean is continuing to suffer heavily from the downturn in the global tourist industry.…

Cement mining puts Dominican Republic park at risk

Carlos Rodriguez — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:16:59 +0000

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A cement mine, granted under questionable circumstances, is putting one the Caribbean’s most important forest parks at risk, warns a group of NGOs and attorneys working to stop the project.
Work on the mine, which lies in the forested buffer zone of Dominican Republic’s Los Haitises National Park, was temporarily suspended by court order earlier this year but environmentalists and legal advocates say the ban could be lifted, allowing operator Consorcio Minero Dominicano to resume extracting limestone from…

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Protests Surround New Constitution

Carlos Rodriguez — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:18:45 +0000

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct 23 (IPS) – The Dominican Republic passed the 38th version of its constitution Thursday evening, amending more than 40 articles that drew public protests and opposition from civil society groups and many average Dominicans.
Drafted by sitting President Leonel Fernandez and his main political rival, Miguel Vargas, it met with little political opposition in Congress.
The last constitutional revision, in 2002, allowed a second consecutive presidential term. The new constitution allows for unlimited re-election of a president as…

A taste of the tropical: The Dominican Republic revealed

Carlos Rodriguez — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:13:07 +0000

Another great post from a British website:

Sammy Davis Junior is a friend of mine. I met him last week in the Dominican Republic. He poured me Santo-libre cocktails while balancing on the tailgate of a fast-moving truck. Santo-libres are the rum-and-Sprite cousin of the more familiar rum-and-Coke Cuba-libre. They taste just as good. I had not expected to find Sammy Davis Junior alive, well, and extreme-bartending in the Dominican Republic, but I knew precious little about the country before I…