Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

A community portal about Dominican Republic with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Dominican Republic, is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti... [more]

A community portal about Dominican Republic with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Dominican Republic, is a country located on the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, bordering Haiti. Hispaniola is the second-largest of the Greater Antilles islands, and lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative rule lasted for much of the 20th century ; the move towards representative democracy has improved vastly since the death of military dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo in 1961. Dominicans sometimes refer to their country as Quisqueya, a name for Hispaniola used by indigenous Taíno people. The Dominican Republic is not to be confused with Dominica, another Caribbean country.

 
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Plant With Purpose/Floresta is featured in the New York Times today! In his informative article, reporter Nathanial Gronewold delves into the many environmental and economic problems that plague the border region connecting Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Check out the article and see how Plant With Purpose is working in the region to provide much needed jobs and restore the devastated environment. Environmental Destruction, Chaos Bleeding Across Haitian Border By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD of Greenwire MALPASSE, Haiti -- In October, three Haitian men were shot dead and a fourth was wounded just across the Dominican Republic border from this dusty and impoverished town. The men ... Read Full Story
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Lovely Villa in Dominican Republic (Sosua - Sosua, Puerto Plata, DO) Details This Beautiful 3 Bedroom Villa in the Caribbean is just what your looking for. On a 1013 sq. meter lot with nice mature garden and a big pool. The house has 140 sq. meter construction with spacious bedrooms, bathrooms, living room, dinning room, open kitchen and big terrace. Completely furnished and ready for you to move in. Buy this magnificent property for you and your family and when it's not in use turn around to offer a fabulous rental property as the neighborhood is filled with vacationers. Can assist you with listing ... Read Full Story
 
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OE My One Ear Wonder Dog I fell in love with my rescue dog OE when we were volunteering at a spay in neuter clinic  at  AAAS Sosua, Dominican Republic.  My husband and I had the job of searching for dogs and cats in the area  to be spayed and neutered.  This was our first time volunteering since we moved to our new home in Sosua and were shocked with some of the things we encountered on our journey.  We were preparing to leave for the day when a pick up truck rolled in and two young boys got out.  In the back of the truck was this poor skinny dog just standing there.  Everyone was trying to get him to get ... Read Full Story
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Excellent oppertunity to own one of the only freehold bars available in the sosua area. "freehold" means that you are buying the bulding not just the "business". This corner bar is being offered for $79,000. Seats 35, has small kitchen, acess to backup power, turn key operation. email questions to mstolow@aol.com lots more photos available upon request Read Full Story
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Plant With Purpose and Floresta have been featured in Christianity Today for the second time this month! For those of you who haven't been able to pick up a print version of the magazine, the article highlighting our transformational work in the Dominican Republic is now online. Check it out below. Trees of Life by Deann Alford, Christianity Today The rain started to hit Jimaní, a town along the heavily deforested border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, in late May 2004. After three days and 20 inches of torrential rainfall, the surrounding water-saturated mountains suddenly released tons of debris. Flash floods swept up ... Read Full Story
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Family and friends are scouring the Dominican Republic for a 46-year-old Hamilton man who has been missing for more than a week. D'Arcy Wright moved to a town near Puerto Plata in October to take over a property management company. One week ago, he left his office early, visited a friend, went to the beach and a bar, then vanished. The only sign of him since then has been two aborted calls from his i...  
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NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has applied for authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide new international service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston's Logan International Airport (a).  
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Santo Domingo.- The United Nations System’s resident coordinator and representative of the UN Development Program last night acknowledged the advances on immigrant rights such as education, but said the laws to benefit the foreigners living in the country need to be enforced.  
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Santo Domingo.- The Government, with the help of international organisms, yesterday submitted another bill to amend Law 82-79 on the Sworn Financial Statement, which defines the penalties for corruption, 30 years after it was passed.  
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Purfresh, a provider of clean technologies that purify, protect, and preserve our food and water, today announced that Purshade, a family of unique products scientifically engineered to protect fruits, vegetables, and other crops from harmful solar ...  
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