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Haitian Refugees Test Dominicans' Hospitality

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Feb. 17) -- Willie José, 26, speaks perfect Dominican Spanish, has a Latin-sounding last name and dresses stylishly like many Dominican men in tight blue jeans, a bright red T-shirt and a white cap bent inward to frame his face. But his heritage lies across the border, where style --...

Attorney Says 10 US Baptists Charged in Child Case

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Feb. 4) - Ten members of a U.S. missionary group who said they were trying to rescue 33 child victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake were charged with child kidnapping and criminal association on Thursday, their lawyer said. Edwin Coq said after a court hearing that a judge found sufficient...

Alex Rodriguez Out 10 Weeks to Have Cyst Removed From Hip

Alex Rodriguez was bound to have a difficult 2009 season, even if his on-field performance met the typical MVP standards the slugger has established throughout his career. His steroid admission ensured that.But now that Rodriguez's brother, Joe Dunand, has alerted the media that A-Rod will miss the first 10 weeks of the...

'Boli' Not Sold in Dominican Republic, According to D.R. Pharmacists

"Boli" (also known as "Primobolan") is the drug that Alex Rodriguez admitted injecting into his body while playing with the Texas Rangers. During his recent press conference, he alleged that his cousin, Yuri Sucart (right), purchased the drug over-the-counter in the Dominican Republic and brought it to America.However,...

Pedro Martinez Aiming for August Return

Things are moving quite nicely with the Mets. Even after Tuesday's loss they're still in first place by a game and a half, and their starting pitching is performing well overall. But it doesn't hurt to look at the possibilities at the end of the season. While breaking ground on a new team academy in the Dominican Republic,...

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Dominican Republic Elections: Danilo Medina Wins President Vote Amid Fraud Accusations

Dominican President-elect Danilo Medina thanked his supporters Monday for a first-round win in an election that left many in the main opposition party bitterly claiming fraud and his main opponent refusing to concede.

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Dominican Republic Elections: Ex-President Hipolito Mejia Challenges Danilo Medina

Dominicans formed orderly lines at voting stations across the country Sunday as they chose a new president from a field that includes a brash former president whose last term ended with an economic crisis and a favored technocrat from a ruling party that has spent the past eight years on a public works spending spree.

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05/28/12 JICA to fund emigration monument Source: The Japan Times A monument fully financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency is expected be built in the Dominican Republic this year to mark the ill-fated emigration program that lured hundreds of Japanese to the Caribbean island nation in the 1950s.
05/24/12 MLB to host doubleheader for prospects in Santo... Source: MLB - Cleveland Indians As part of Major League Baseball's prospect league for unsigned players, a day-night doubleheader has been scheduled for Thursday, May 31 st in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
05/24/12 Water@Work To Install Three Water Purification Systems... Source: PRWeb Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 During the first of week of June, three Water@Work lead team members from Atlanta plus a number of local volunteers will install three state-of-the-art water purification systems in a 'batey' (sugar cane camp) and other locations in the Dominican Republic.
05/24/12 Update: GoldQuest drills monster gold-copper hole in... Source: Mineweb GoldQuest hails the Romero discovery with a long gold-copper intercept in the Dominican Republic.
05/23/12 GoldQuest Reports Drilling Results from the Dominican... Source: International Business Times (Australia) 231 metres grading 2.4 g/t gold including 160.3 metres grading 2.9 g/t gold and 0.62 % copperMay 23rd 2012, Vancouver, British Colombia â GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV: GQC) is pleased to announce results from a 15 hole drill program at its 100 percent owned Las Tres Palmas project, summarized in this release's Table 1.The most northerly hole, LTP 90, tested a new geophysical target and discovered the Romero gold and copper sulphide mineralization.