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Ma to visit Dominican Republic, Paraguay, LA

DIPLOMACY: Ma Ying-jeou will make a stopover in Los Angeles as part of a trip to attend the inauguration of the presidents of Paraguay and the Dominican Republic By Jenny W. Hsu STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Jul ...

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Food, fellowship mix to make Hispanic-American festival a hit

The Spanish-language music from Our Lady of Providence Church could be heard down Ridge Avenue.

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Crowds, cows make Dominican driving fun

While in the Dominican Republic, we headed for Puerto Plata, the nearest city of any size.

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Dominican Republic: Airport Development Land

Luperon is on the move! As Luperon expands and as the population grows in unison the need for a municipal airport or airstrip becomes more and more necessary.

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AAA Travel Professionals Say Travelers Adjust Plans in Response to Rising Gas Prices

Two new surveys of AAA travel agency and auto travel managers reveal that rising fuel prices are affecting Americans' travel plans this summer.

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Miss Universe is Crowned

Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza is Miss Universe 2008. She was crowned Sunday night in Vietnam.

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IMF Announces Closure of the Dominican Republic Resident Representative Office

Erik Offerdal, the International Monetary Fund resident representative for the Dominican Republic, issued the following statement today in Santo Domingo: "The IMF has decided to close its resident ...

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crochet

The beautiful white sand beach of Punta Cana was chosen as the site for the wedding of Nellie Sophie Latiolais and Paul Aillet Crochet.

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Tired of bored teens on vacation? Stay at a resort.

More resorts are catering to teenagers with beauty stations, DJ booths, Wii video games, and other cool things.

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Cruisers converge on Luperon

Luperon in the Dominican Republic is a favorite stopover for cruisers either coming south from the Turks and Caicos or headed north from the Caribbean.

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Judge will not allow Samir Cabrera to work in Dominican Republic

Two former bosses of real estate agent Samir Cabrera want to hire him to work in the Dominican Republic, but a judge won't let Cabrera travel out of the country.

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is officially a member of the A's

After weeks of speculation, the Athletics' signing of 16-year-old Dominican righthander Michel Inoa is official.

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Dominican Republic Punta Cana Very Hot Travel Spot and Relatively...

Located off the southern tip of Florida some 1000 miles away, the Dominican Republic is about a 3 hour flight.

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Dominican Republic: Credit Card Fraud Up

The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo reported a surge of thefts of credit and debit card numbers from Embassy staff and the expatriate community, but no single location of card usage has been tied to the thefts.

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Dominican Republic's Celebrated Beaches Offer Diverse Vacations on One Exotic Island

This exotic island is surrounded by diverse coasts that please discerning beach-goers and attract sports champions and celebrities alike.

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Convicted child rapist captured in Caribbean

German Reyes disappeared in October 2006, just hours before an Essex jury convicted him of raping his daughter.

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Dominican Republic: Gay pride 2008, pt. II

On Tuesday I reported on the seemingly impromptu LGBT pride march that took place at El Conde Street in downtown Santo Domingo on Friday, June 20th.

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Doctors bring hope to Dominican Republic

Dr. Tony Torres makes it his mission to offer free health care to those in need.

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American Eagle to stop service at HIA

American Airlines will cut back flying later this year at many airports, including service at Harrisburg International Airport, as it attempts to cope with record high fuel prices.

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American Economic Woes Hit Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the ...

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Whaling conference ends with decisions delayed

In this Feb. 2007 photo released by the International Fund For Animals Welfare , a humpback whale swims in the Silver Bank whale sanctuary, a breeding zone of humpback whales just north of the Dominican ...

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Airline cutbacks cause concern in the Caribbean

Could airline cutbacks send Caribbean beachgoers elsewhere this winter? That's the growing concern of Caribbean tourism industry leaders as they grapple with a double whammy of reduced air service and a ...

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Building a future: Youth Corps spend summer working on riverwalk

It's not your average summer job. While their peers are flipping burgers or delivering pizza, half a dozen teens are padding their resumes with city of Bloomfield jobs.

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The Dominican Republic: Wide Open and Ready to Do Business

People who love the Dominican Republic like to refer to the country as the "best-kept secret" in the Caribbean but the beans are beginning to spill: The Dominican Republic is fast becoming a tourist destination ...

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster

Why join? Find a problem with our new site? Tell us! Bigger, Stronger, Faster: Movie review ROUNDUP REVIEW: BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER A 2002 trip to the Dominican Republic should have left me with a sense of ...

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Dominican Republic Announces US$1 Billion Investment in Tourism Infrastructure

Tourism in the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic will get a US$1 Billion boost.

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Continental Air Drops 15 Cities Worldwide, Reduces Flights at Hubs on Fuel

Continental Airlines Inc. , pressing ahead with plans for cutbacks to blunt surging fuel costs, is pulling out of 15 cities around the world and trimming flights at its hub airports.

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Expensive jet fuel and flight cuts may hurt Caribbean tourism

Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the vacationers that many tiny islands ...

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Haiti: Avian Flu NOT from Dominican Rep

Santo Domingo, Jun 15 Bird flu may have come to Haiti from anywhere, and not necessarily from the Dominican Republic, Haitian Ambassador Jose Serulle said.

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Your News: Photo exhibit to benefit injured FGCU professor

Where: Arts for ACT Gallery, 2265 First Street , Fort Myers, FL Cost: Free Age limit: All ages Full event details>> A photo exhibit of the street children of the Dominican Republic by photographer Chip Hoffman ...

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Dominican President receives CPV delegation,

The Dominican Republic 's President Leonel Fernandez on June 13 received a delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by the head of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, Tran Van ...

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