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Dominican News
Miami to have its own "Little Santo Domingo" before year end, EFE
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:00 GMTMIAMI. - Adding to Miami neighborhoods such as "Little Havana" or "Little Haiti" that already draw tourists to southern Florida's multicultural city, will be its own "Little Santo Domingo" before year end," EFE reports.
Haiti, Dominican leaders launch ambitious reforestation program
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:51:00 GMTSan Juan de la Maguana, Dom. Rep. - After heading the ceremonies to mark World Environment Day in San Juan de la Maguana (west), president Danilo Medina invited by Haiti par Michel Martelly, went to the town of Ouanaminthe, in Haiti's northeast.
Official announces construction of nurseries, watchtowers, visitor centers
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:30:00 GMTSan Juan de la Maguana, Dom. Rep. - President Danilo Medina marked World Environment Day by cutting the ribbon on Wednesday for the nursery at Los Gajitos, western province of San Juan.
Hoteliers say yanking hookers won't hurt North Coast businesses
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:04:00 GMTPuerto Plata.- The president of the Sosua and Cabarete Hotels and Restaurants Association (ASHORESOCA) on Wednesday rebuked former Sosúa mayor Vladimir Céspedes' assertion that getting rid of prostitutes in the tourist region would spell disaster for the area's businesses.
Medina heads World Environment Day events near his hometown
Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:26:00 GMTSanto Domingo.- President Danilo Medina heads the ceremonies to mark World Environment Day in Sabaneta, near the chief executive's hometown, Arroyo Cano, in San Juan de la Maguana province (west).
Emboldened Dominican priests eye national park at nixed nickel mine
Tue, 4 Jun 2013 17:04:00 GMTSanto Domingo.- A group of six priests, emboldened from the victory against Xstrata Nickel Falcondo's planned mine at Loma Miranda, on Tuesday delivered a petition with thousands of signatures asking the Chamber of Deputies to declare the rugged mountains a National Park.
Jarabacoa's real estate tourism soars to US$90.0M yearly
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:22:00 GMTJARABACOA, Dominican Republic.- In this town pulsating at the very heart of the Central Mountains, real estate tourism surged a decade ago, moving around US$90.0 million per year, on land transactions and the construction of villas, hotels and apartments.
Punta Cana among the most expensive travel cities
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:02:00 GMTNew York.- Punta Cana has been named one of the most expensive travel destinations for this summer, according to a list by TripAdvisor, which analyzed the cost of a one night's stay abroad
Tour operator launches "MINI Convertible" excursions
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:29:00 GMTPunta Cana, Dominican Republic - Tour operator MINItours launched an innovative guided "MINI Convertible" excursion to tour the east region's most dazzling scenery: Punta Cana, Altos de Chavon, Bayahibe and Boca de Yuma.
Environment plants trees at Santiago's Yaque river walk
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:58:00 GMTSantiago.- The Environment Ministry began bulldozing 17,000 cubic meters of material still remaining on the North Yaque river's banks of the 72,000 extracted by the City Council.
American Airlines launches new service between Miami and Milan
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:52:00 GMTFORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines today announces daily nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Milan - further strengthening American's position as a premier provider of international travel to Europe. Through American's extensive network out of Miami, customers traveling from Milan will now have access to more than 100 destinations throughout the United States, Caribbean and Latin America. Customers can begin booking travel on the new route June 2, for travel beginning Nov. 21.
Casa de Campo gets TripAdvisor's kudos for 2013
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:40:00 GMTSanto Domingo.- The resort Casa de Campo on Wednesday announced receiving the award Certificate of Excellence 2013 by TripAdvisor, the world's leading network of opinions and classification for tourism destinations.
East Region tourism fosters environmental code of conduct
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:04:00 GMTPUNTA CANA, Dom. Rep. - Several East Region tourism organizations agreed to create a voluntary environmental code of conduct for Bavaro and Cap Cana hotels, as part of the "Second Conference on Sustainable Marine Management and Adaptation to Climate Change 2013."
