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The Dominican Republic is already considering a leading Caribbean golf destination and the addition of two new courses in Punta Cana will only enhance this further.The White Sands Golf Course is located in the Bavaro Beach area near the Ocean Blue property. It is a par 72 9-hole course designed by Pepe Gancedo, six time Spanish champion and designer of the Barcelo Bavaro course. Nine more holes will be added by summer.A par 72 18-hole course designed by Nick Price…
Yesterday we reported the Minister of Tourism was preparing to face charges before the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic, today Felix Jimenez is defending himself. The charges are referring to his exploitation of the Dominican Republic’s National Park in the east (one of the protected areas in the DR) for his own personal financial gain and construction of a hotel project. In response Mr. Jimenez said that selling off protected areas is done in dozens of other countries with…
Dominican Drug Busters the DNCD, made another arrest involving their own vehicle getting rammed as the suspect attempted to get away!! The National Drugs Control Agency arrested Dominican man, Juan Carlos Garcia Soriano, who is currently also wanted in the Untied States on drug trafficking charges. He was spotted driving in Santo Domingo on Sunday afternoon along the Isabel Agular Avenue where he commenced to ram his luxury vehicle into the DNCD‘s vehicle in an attempt to flee. Soriano is…
The wedding fans have been waiting for may happen in the east coast Dominican resort town of Punta Cana this fall. Hugely popular Latina singer Shakira is rumoured by several media sources to be planning to marry her long-time fiancé Antonio de la Rúa at her Punta Cana mansion sometime in September, though the date has not been confirmed. The couple have been engaged for seven years. We'll be watching out for our invitation!
A massive dengue-prevention is to take place this coming weekend with over 200,000 people working together in operation to prevent and eradicate the deposits that produce the dreaded dengue mosquito hoping to include 3 million homes around the whole of the country. With dengue nearly reaching an all time high level in the Dominican Republic the Dominican Health Minister has met with health officials and health service professionals and companies to outline specific measures and actions needed to treat dengue patients. …
Another GOLD medal for the Dominican Republic as local lad Lin Ju beat Argentinean number two seed Liu Song and showed just who was boss in Rio de Janeiro at the Pan Am Games. Lin Ju is the current top seed and kept his place as just that in the Men's Table Tennis Singles. Tactically the rallies were short and Lin Ju won in seven games, it was of course ANOTHER gold for the Dominican Republic and unbridled joy!
Dominican First Lady Margarita Cedeño will receive the "Global Information Society" award from the International Telecommunications Union at a ceremony to be held tomorrow in Geneva.Her award is in recognition of her efforts in providing technological services to some of the poorest regions in the country and encouraging IT projects that benefit women thus allowing these parts of the population to become active participants in the process of economic, social and cultural development. She has contributed to the creation of…
Concern is being expressed by bar and nightclub owners in the Colonial Zone about the recent implementation of breathalyzers. With many already experiencing losses due to the new earlier closing hours, they feel the new breathalyzer program can only affect their bottom line even more adversely. They would also like the Metropolitan Transport Authority to specify how many drinks a person can have before registering a positive result so signs can be posted warning their customers of the number of…
Yesterday in Punta Cana, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez met with former US President Mr Bill Clinton. The meeting took place at the beautiful Punta Cana Resort and Club at the home of DOminican Fashion Designer Mr Oscar de la Renta. Also present were both presidents wifes, New York Senator Mrs Hilary Clinton and the Dominican First Lady Senora Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez. Along with hotelier Frank Rainieri and his wife Haydee Kuret de Rainieri. The Dominican Republic has been a favourite…
Delta Airlines only began operations in the Dominican Republic two and a half years ago but already the country has become it's fourth largest destination outside the United States. The country places behind Mexico, Canada and Germany in number of flights and destinations. Delta has seven daily flights into the Dominican Republic - three to Santo Domingo, two to Punta Cana, one to Puerto Plata and one to Santiago. It has announced a new direct flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santo Domingo…
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 shook Haiti yesterday afternoon. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas and the Northern Hemisphere, are waking up today to the aftermath and are able to veirfy the extent of the damage caused. The earthquake's epicenter was located just 15 km from Port au Prince, the capital. The earth shook for about a minute more. Reuters have reported that several buildings have collapsed in the Haitian Capital, including a hospital. In addition, there have…
A probe led by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell is requesting the medical records of dozens of Major League baseball players including Dominican slugger Sammy Sosa according to the New York Times. Other players included in the investigation are Rafael Palmeiro (who played with Sosa for Baltimore in 2005), Jason Grimsley, David Segui and Fernando Tatis. The Orioles have been requested to release all their medical records to Mitchell. The Daily Times reports that former Oriole Jerry Hairston Jr. has…
Isn't it wonderful that weather forecasters get it wrong more than they get it right? Other than a few minor glitches it was a pretty nice week. We particularly enjoyed the light show that Mother Nature put on on Wednesday night. Still the humidity levels must be on the rise because it sure felt a lot hotter than the predicted highs.Okay, on to the weekend -Saturday 12th - a partly cloudy day with a chance of late afternoon or evening…
Cohiba a name familiar with many cigar aficionados is a brand for two kinds of premium cigar, one that is produced in Cuba for Habanos SA which is the Cuban State owned tobacco company and the other which is produced in the Dominican Republic for General Cigars. The name Cohiba itself comes from the Taino word for ‘tobacco’. The Cuban brand is filled with a top quality tobacco which has undergone an extra fermentation process unique to Cohiba.
Coffee exports for the 2005-2006 season saw an increase of 197% over 2004-2005, generating US$20 million in revenue last year.This was reported by Fausto Burgos, executive director of the Dominican Coffee Council (CODOCAFE), which represents approximately 50,000 coffee producers in the country. Assistance from the French Development Agency in the amount of €17 million was used to enhance coffee growers technical knowledge and help them better position their product in the international markets.
Spearheaded by former Dominican basketball player Jose Vargas, Brazillian companies are interested in investing in excess of US$100 million to bring ethanol production to the Dominican Republic. Vargas, now a prosperous businessman in Brazil, met with Industry and Commerce Ministry Director for Non-Conventional Energy Salvador Rivas and Sports Vice Minister Soterio Ramirez. Vargas represented Brazil's Colorado Group and the company Camen who are involved in sugar cane and ethanol production in that country. He feels bringing these groups to the…
The question is:- Are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie getting married in the good old Dominican Republic? Everyone for their own personal reasons in the Real DR newsroom are certainly hoping so and some are even going so far as believing they will even get an invitation to the event - really - must be Easter madness..... Spokeswoman for Brad Pitt has however denied any rumours that their wedding will take place in the Dominican Republic, but not according to…
Christian Nicolai who is the consultant of the United Nations Economic Center for Latin America (CEPAL), dictated a conference for the technical personnel of the Dominican Telecom Institute (INDOTEL) yesterday in the Captial. Subject in mode was the ‘advances of de la Voice technology of IP in Latin America and the Caribbean’. The president of INDOTEL Jose Rafael Vargas, and the director of the Las Americas Technological Institute (ITLA) Jose Armando Tavares, also headed the event.
An incredible story here about Official Government Documents that are being openly traded on eBay. Usually the documents and private correspondence are in connection with the notorious Dictator Rafael Trujillo, of which these papers should be kept under lock and key in the National Archives. Dominican newspaper El Nacional has reported that internal communications between the National Palace Officials and letters sent to the President, presidential appointments and engagements, requests, dismissals and dispositions are all being auctioned off on the…
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London UK - The Secretary of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez, has announced 2 new weekly flights direct from London to Puerto Plata from mid November. The announcment was made after two days of meetings at the World Travel Centre in London. During the aforementioned meetings Garcia Fernandez met with Spanish businessmen who are expected to raise US$300million for the restructure of Air Dominicana.
The Dominican Republic´s tourism has grown significantly in recent years due to ease of communication offered by the Internet, according to the expert in public relations and marketing, Yesawich Meter. The development of tourism has changed lately with the tools offered by Internet, such as rapid access to information, in addition to various tourist services, such as last minute offers and details about what the person is about to visit or buy.
Well, this is one time we were glad we were wrong. What a glorious sunny weekend it was! Just what we needed after last week. While official forecasts are still calling for chances of rain or thunderstorms our feeling is it will threaten, may even be the odd shower, but overall it should be a lovely sunny week.Here's what those pessimistic meteorologists have to say though - Tuesday 1st - mostly sunny, 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms. High of 85F…
Let’s face it – the only thing predictable about tropical weather is its unpredictability! Anyway, here’s our attempt at forecasting the weather for the coming week – use at your own risk. Tuesday 6th – A good day for all you beach bums. Lots of sun with a few clouds mixed in for a bit of variety and a high of 87F. A ‘stray’ shower or thunderstorm could try to find a good home here but you can always take…
Just as we thought - in spite of predictions of showers and thunderstorms we've seen more sun than cloud lately. The odd dark cloud and threatening rumble but nothing that would keep us away from Happy Hour!This week continues along the same pattern - Monday 7th - a 60% chance of late afternoon or evening thunderstorms. High of 85F and low of 72F.Tuesday 8th - pretty much a repeat of yesterday but temperatures are rising. High of 88F and low…
