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Puerto Plata Carnival boost from the city

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (156)
Puerto Plata’s Carnival will receive a boost from the Council of  RD $ 200,000.00 for the installation and development of this vital expression of culture and traditions in the city.Alderman Carl...
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Aventura: the new Rolling Stones?

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (87)
Perhaps the comparison of Aventura with The Rolling Stones is bold, but they share the distinction of being one of  the few bands who have filled Madison Square Garden in New York to it’s 20 thou...
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Earthquake in California

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (63)
An earthquake measuring 6 degrees on the Richter scale shook northern California yesterday, according to a preliminary report of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. organization responsible fo...
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10 American missionaries in jail in Haiti for child abduction

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (94)
Ten Americans arrested in Haiti while trying to leave the country with 33 children were charged with abduction, a lawyer said Thursday. Edwin Coq said after a court hearing on Thursday that the A...
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Toyota, or Tayota? Is the Dominican Republic’s favourite car maker losing its grip on reliability and safety

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (43)
Toyota estimated the recall and repair of more than 5.6 million vehicles will cost about $1.1 billion, and shaken consumer confidence could result in $770 million to $890 million from lost sales....
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Legal process continues for the former owners of Sun Village at Cofresi

by Royston on Feb 5 2010. Viewed (306)
The FBI and Federal prosecutors are investigating the case in south Florida where many investors live who claim to have lost vast sums of money at the hands of Frederick and Derek Elliott, a father an...
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They tried to kill me and my wife said Victor

by alex111 on Feb 4 2010. Viewed (272)
On Monday a car with three Dominicans arrived  the auto service "VICTOR's" in Sosua at around 5pm and they asked for their car to be serviced. The owner of the car service Victor Lazarev and his ...
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Refidomsa shows profits and private sector interest grows

by Royston on Feb 3 2010. Viewed (165)
The Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) closed the year 2009 with a gross profit of RD $ 2,190 million, which, after paying taxes in the DR was $ 1.651 billion, Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa an...
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Fire destroys bar in Sosua, firemen arrive on motos

by Royston on Feb 3 2010. Viewed (570)
The early hours of Friday saw the “Wild Coyote” bar  in Sosua reduced to ashes. The premises owned by Dolfy Migh on Calle Pedro Clisante had been rented by a German resident.The firefighter C...
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Mayor Walter Musa announces access road improvements at Costambar

by Royston on Feb 3 2010. Viewed (123)
The access road to Costambar is to be re-built by the city of Puerto Plata announced the Mayor Walter Musa this week..Before starting the road construction, a new storm drain will have to be installed...
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