Dominican Republic

Venezuela to build 2,000 homes in Dominican Republic

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Santo Domingo.– Venezuela plans to build 2,000 homes for poor families

Dominican Republic offers private aviation as a tourist attraction

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Santo Domingo.– After working for years trying to attract pilots to tour the country by air, the efforts of Dominican tourism officials are finally

Jamaica beats Dominican Republic as honeymoon destination

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Kingston.– Jamaica´s Sandals Resorts International was again voted the best Caribbean vacation destination, for the 10th consecutive

Dominican Republic qualifies for elite handball championship

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Santo Domingo.– Canada built a big half-time lead of 19-12 and then held off Puerto Rico for a 29-27 victory. In the other semifinal, the Dominican Republic beat Mexico 35-32. The wins qualified both Canada and the Dominican

Dominican Republic town blames U.S. firm for birth defects

What Really happened (Free subscription) | yesterday

A civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Delaware charges that toxic levels of waste dumped at the Arroyo Barril port has made people nearby sick. After years of repeated miscarriages, women whose blood levels show abnormal levels of arsenic are giving birth to babies with cranial deformities, with organs outside their bodies or missing limbs. WRH permalink

Dominican Republic Town's Birth Defects Caused By US Coal Company

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

A civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Delaware charges that toxic levels of waste dumped at the Arroyo Barril port has made people nearby sick. After years of repeated miscarriages, women whose blood levels show abnormal levels of arsenic are giving birth to babies with cranial deformities, with organs outside their bodies or missing limbs.

Friends of Live Earth Featured Event: Dominican Republic

Live Earth (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

We are proud to begin highlighting the wonderful Friends of Live Earth Run for Water events being planned around the world for April 18, 2010. The 2010 Friends of Live Earth Run for Water Race in Santo Domingo will be a high-level event, helping the Dominican community to acknowledge the importance of prevention regarding the world water situation and reaching the top of mind of the public by helping...

Magnificent Island Estate in the Dominican Republic to Be Sold at Auction on January 19th

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lion's Gate, a magnificent 23,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece, situated in an extraordinary recreational setting within the coveted gated community of Sea Horse Ranch on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, will be sold at public auction by New York based Sheldon Good & Company -- America's Real Estate Auctioneer. The auction has been set for Tuesday,...

Pioneers of Prosperity launch Dominican Republic, Central America program

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Santo Domingo.- The end of October was the final date to receive requests for the contest in the program Pioneers of Prosperity in Dominican Republic and Central America.

Dominican Republic town blames U.S. firm for birth defects

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

ARROYO BARRIL, Dominican Republic -- Maximiliano Calca&ntilde;o is 2 and was born with no arms.<p/> ``When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,'' said Maximiliano's mother, Anajai Calca&ntilde;o, 20. ``My tooth cracked and fell out. Then my baby was born like that, without arms. Nothing like that had ever happened here before.''

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

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

ARROYO BARRIL, Dominican Republic -- Maximiliano Calca&ntilde;o is 2 and was born with no arms.<p/> ``When I was pregnant, I was dizzy, vomiting and could barely walk,'' said Maximiliano's mother, Anajai Calca&ntilde;o, 20. ``My tooth cracked and fell out. Then my baby was born like that, without arms. Nothing like that had ever happened here before.''

Dominican Republic marks its spot in London’s World Travel Fair

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Santo Domingo.- A 200 square meter promotional stand will mark Dominican Republic’s spot in London’s International World Travel Market Fair 2009 from November 9 to 12, said Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia yesterday.

VIDEO: Coal ash from U.S. blamed for Dominican town's birth defects

The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | yesterday

By GottaLaff This is excruciating to watch, but it's a must: Villagers in the Dominican Republic say coal waste from a U.S. power plant has caused birth defects. [...] It has been six years since a contractor from Delray Beach, Fla., brought the black dusty residue to the province of Samaná, and three years since the ash was cleaned up. Several civil lawsuits and criminal cases later, just when...

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USFWS Releases Updated List of Candidate Species

A DC Birding Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Yesterday the US Fish and Wildlife Service released an updated list of candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Candidates for endangered species listing meet the requirements for listing but have not been listed because other species have a higher priority. These species will not benefit from ESA protections, but their listing as candidates should encourage federal land managers and...

Dominicans among largest groups of US permanent residents

Dominican Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

New York.– Filipinos comprise the second biggest number of legal permanent