 Freedom of the Press 2011 in Dominican Republic, Really? |
| This article is sloopy and covering only half the truth. The fact is that English media in the DR often alter or remove content from their websites after pressure from "special interest groups"....... Also See full list of attacks and murders of journalists in the DR....... |
| Read more | 19 Sep 2011 |
| Dominican Republic man found in Manitoba field of Canada |
| The bizarre story of a tourist from the Dominican Republic who vanished in Saskatchewan took another strange twist this week when RCMP found the man dehydrated and sick in a field south of Thunderhill, Man. Last Sunday, Santos Nunez, 50, jumped out of a moving vehicle and ran into the bush near Arran, Sask., just two days after arriving in Canada on a visitor's visa....... |
| Read more | 18 Sep 2011 |
| Dominican charged with murdering five Chinese nationals in Panama (UPDATE) |
Domincian police is looking for other suspects. The young Chinese were murdered and burried under the floor of the Dominican's house after the ransom was collected. The name of the victims are Yesenia Lou Kam, 19 years; Young Wu Ken, 27; Sammy Zenq Chen, 19; Yoel Liu Wung, 19; and Georgina Lee Chen, 18 years....... Dominican Lied In His Statement About His Accomplice......
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| Read more | 11 Oct 2011 |
| Dominican grandparent scam steals US$ 8400 from U.S. Woman |
| Claudia Beach, 79, said it started with a phone call from someone who claims to be a relative. Beach wired the money to a so-called lawyer using the name Angel Rosario. The Dominican Police is doing nothing to find these scammers........ |
| Read more | 14 Sep 2011 |
| Canadian couple sue over ‘holiday poisoning nightmare’ on dream trip to Dominican Republic |
| Cheryl Palmer-Hughes, the solicitor and travel law expert at Irwin Mitchell who is dealing with the case, said: “Jessica and Aaron’s story is every holidaymaker’s worst nightmare – suffering serious injury just days into a dream break which not only ruins their trip but also continues to impact on their health for a long time afterwards....... |
| Read more | 14 Sep 2011 |
| Little Mexico, formerly known as The Dominican Republic |
| Welcome to "Little Mexico" as Dominican Watchdog started to rename the DR one month ago after a serie of brutal murders and wiki leaks showing generals connected to the drug trade. Finally the failed Dominican leader admits fears of Mexican drug cartels and the citizens are scared. This is all due to the extreme corruption of police, military and judges during the last 7 years with Leonel as President....... Follow the money and jail the corrupt!
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| Read more | 13 Sep 2011 |
| Illegal Haitian workers in great demand in Dominican Republic |
| “We don’t want them, but we need them,” Thousands of illegal Haitians works in the Dominican Republic. The picture shows one working at the government constructing of the new Santo Domingo subway - 90 percent of construction workers in big cities are Haitian! Sugar fields and tourism are other industries which rely heavily on cheap Haitian labor. Bribes to military guards at immigration checkpoints is part of daily life....... |
| Read more | 13 Sep 2011 |
| Cholera Still a Serious Threat in Dominican Republic |
| The death of 20 people in two weeks in the Dominican Republic does not offer an optimistic control panorama for the cholera epidemic, said here on Monday Doctor Senen Caba, president of the Dominican Medical College (CMD)....... |
| Read more | 12 Sep 2011 |
| Dominican in driver lisence scam get 12 months prison in U.S. |
| Assistant Attorney General Karin Eckel said Thursday that Sanchez and others who got fraudulent licenses in the scheme first obtained a Puerto Rican birth certificate and a Social Security number belonging to someone else....... |
| Read more | 12 Sep 2011 |
| Heinous murder exposes Dominican Republic’s corrupt judges |
| UNLIMITED CORRUPTION, The judges in the Dominican Republic are as corrupt as the government allow them to be. All the crimes, murders and drug problems are directly related to President Leonel Fermandez failed administration....... |
| Read more | 12 Sep 2011 |
| Fugitive trader from the U.K hiding in Dominican Republic, Update - jailed for fraud in DR |
Michael Brown a fugitive trader from the U.K. who bankrolled the Lib Dems and gave £2.4m to party is now hiding in the Dominican Republic under a false British identity. Michael Brown has been on the run for three years after being convicted of a multimillion pound theft...... Update - Jailed for fraud in the Dom Rep but Dominican Police didn't know he was also wanted in the U.K........ BREAKING NEWS - Arrested in Punta Cana
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| Read more | 07 Jan 2012 |
| Venezuelan consul robbed in Dominican Republic |
| Marcos Villegas was robbed on the Carretera Sanchez, near Yaguate in San Cristobal. As reported he was intercepted in his Honda CRV by a group of four armed men who stole an undisclosed amount of money, his luggage and jewels...... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2011 |
| “Worsening security” swamps Dominican Republic’s competitiveness, report |
| Dead bodies found everywhere - citizens demand a halt to crime wave! The escalating drug trading in the Dominican Republic and the corruption of the police and military has led to worsening security for citizens and visitors to the Dominican Republic according to World Economic Forum...... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2011 |
| Miami-Dade firefighter claims to be a victim of a hate crime |
| Firefighter Miguel Rodriguez arrived for work at the Miami International Airport station, he found an unsigned note in his locker. In big, bold block type, it read, "Hey you fucking black Dominican monkey do not come back to C shift nigger lover like you do not deserve to have this job you did not get enough last time ?????????? If you come back to C shift we will finish what we started."...... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2011 |
| High Commissioner visits UNHCR operations in Dominican Republic |
| High Commissioner António Guterres meets people of concern at a sugar plantation in Dominican Republic. During his visit with President Fernández, the High Commissioner encouraged him to develop concrete pledges on asylum and on the prevention of statelessness ahead of a landmark ministerial-level meeting to be organized by UNHCR in Geneva this December....... |
| Read more | 08 Sep 2011 |
| Dominican Republic’s is the only Lottery to go broke |
| Scandal after scandal under Leonel's government - Dominican Republic’s National Lottery has earned the ominous title of being the first such agency to go broke, and forcing president Leonel Fernandez to transfer its administration to the Internal Taxes Agency, ironically considered the most official of all government entities...... |
| Read more | 07 Sep 2011 |
| Frenchman who killed fugitive in Dominican Republic was also on the run(Update) |
French citizen Thierry André Eugene Barde, who gunned down a fugitive Marcos Antonio Gutiérrez in the Piantini sector Thursday, was wanted by INTERPOL, to face drug trafficking charges in his country....... Update - something in this story seems fishy.....
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| Read more | 07 Sep 2011 |
| Dirty and Dangerous Water Threatens Dom Rep's Health |
| “The water doesn’t receive the treatment that is needed to make it suitable for human consumption,” said David Perez Julis, mayor of the municipal district that oversees bateyes 7, 8 and 9, where nearly 700 Haitians have settled since the 2010 earthquake in their country....... |
| Read more | 05 Sep 2011 |
| Puerto Ricans Accused of Hired Killings in Dominican Republic |
| At the trial, district prosecutor Candida Ramos described the crimes, which were all committed in broad daylight in public places in Santo Domingo, including the parking lot of a busy shopping mall....... |
| Read more | 03 Sep 2011 |
| Leaked WIKI cable: Leonel Fernandez feared the generals, many involved in drugs! |
| The truth is out, now we know why Leonel keeps promoting these morons to generals despite public outcry!! Leonel Fernandez told the U.S. Ambassador "the well-known practice of the military keeping 10% or more of the contracts," that it was a situation "beyond my (Fernandez) capacity to intervene" and "I fear for an attack on my life"......
This must have been the most embarrassing day for President Leonel Fernandez, 12 years and no results!!..... |
| Read more | 12 Oct 2011 |
| 330 Pounds of Cocaine Smuggled in Ballet Shoes from Dom Rep |
| WELCOME TO LITTLE MEXICO - French police seized 330 pounds of cocaine hidden in ballet shoes in an eastern Paris apartment today. The drug was smuggled into France by citizens of the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 02 Sep 2011 |
| In Dominican Republic, Dark Skin and ‘Strange’ Name Lead to Landmark Ruling |
| This is only a drop in the ocean, but finally the The Inter-American Court forced the Dom Rep to issue documents for Haitians born in the DR. Six years after the ruling, the Dominican government has paid $22,000 in damages: $8,000 to each girl and $6,000 for their legal fees........ |
| Read more | 01 Sep 2011 |
