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Spanish citizen busted for drugs at Punta Cana

by Royston, Today at 12:07pm. Viewed (42)
A Spanish citizen was arrested at Punta Cana airport as he tried to travel to Madrid with nearly 8Kg of what were suspected to be drugs in his hand luggage.Nelson...
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Sosua's finances, a 'disaster'

by Royston, Today at 12:02pm. Viewed (73)
The new mayor of Sosua has declared that the town's financial position is a "disaster" and blamed the previous administration for the "precarious" situation....
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Bengoa requests urgent approval of US$100million disaster recovery fund

by Royston on Sep 1 2010. Viewed (57)
The Minister of Finance asked Congress on Monday to meet  "with the urgency warranted by the current situation"  to agree the US$100 million disaster contingency loan which would be set up a...
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Police recover jeep stolen from Canadian

by Royston on Sep 1 2010. Viewed (136)
The National Police have recovered a jeep stolen from a Canadian tourist, Ucelo Berco, 29, staying at a Sosua hotel. The vehicle was registered in the name of Veljko Uzelac. The Mitsubishi Montero ...
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Free concert of live music free concert on Cabarete beach this Saturday

by The Reporter on Aug 31 2010. Viewed (129)
If you like live music, then head down to Cabarete beach this weekend for the 2nd World Music Festival. The free concert starts at 9pm on Saturday (Sept 4), and will include a fusion of rhythm...
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Swiss man attacked in his Puerto Plata home

by Royston on Aug 31 2010. Viewed (235)
A Swiss national was wounded in the leg and his left side by three attackers who broke into his home. Andre Stocklin, 60 years old, was in his house in calle Primera, Puerto Plata, when the men b...
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German shoots himself in Sosua

by Royston on Aug 31 2010. Viewed (250)
A German tourist has committed suicide in his Sosua hotel room. Marc Andre Daniel Sakschewski was found dead in his room at Casa Marina Hotel, apparently having shot himself in the mouth with a 25mm r...
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Earl continues North West, away from Dominican Republic

by Royston on Aug 31 2010. Viewed (179)
The center of  Hurricane "Earl", which has reached Category 4, stayed away last night from the small islands of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico, although it caused heavy rains and flooding th...
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Hurricane Earl strengthens in Caribbean

by The Reporter on Aug 30 2010. Viewed (230)
Hurricane Earl strengthened as it began buffeting the Northern Leeward islands in the Caribbean on Monday and was seen becoming a powerful storm within the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane C...
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Infrastructure program adjusted in line with IMF accord

by Royston on Aug 29 2010. Viewed (129)
The Dominican government announced on Friday it is establishing the priority list for major construction works to be re-activated in the budget for this year and 2011. ...
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