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 Emergency phonesDominican Republic Ambulance 809-532 0000 Fire Brigade: Santo Domingo 809-682 2000 Boca Chica 809-523 4626 Puerto Plata 809-586 2312 Police: Santo Domingo 809-682 2151 Puerto Plata 809-586 2331 |
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Ocean view restaurant in Cabarete, Dominican Republic
The finest resturant in the Caribbean
No hype, no advertising: this resturant has the finest views and location in the Caribbean. Just astonishing, your travel pays its rewards here. Decorated with great taste (the nature doing the main part). Just walk the main street in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, and you'll find it. Then sit in font of the ocean and enjoy your meal or drink.
Beach nearby, accommodation for all purses, too. If there is something as a Caribbean flavor on the holiday - that's it.
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Looks great, but what about the prices? Is it a sea-food restaurant? 2010-05-31 09:31
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You get a langosta if you als for sea-food, but we had excellent chicken meal with italian white wine. 2010-06-03 06:20
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Dominican Republic receives more travellers in March
More travellers arrive in the Dominican Republic
In March 421.829 foreign visitors arrived to the Domincan Republic, 15.559 more then in the same period of the previous year (+3,83%) Tourism grows, but try to guess which airport recevied most vacation travellers? Punta Cana!
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Four sweet school kids on a motorbike
Your sight is not quadrupled!
 Yes, you are seeing right: one rider and 4 (four) children. This is daily life in the Dominican Republic: to save the fare on the way to school four studens share a ride on a motoconcho. The fare is 20 RD$ to 30 RD$ and the savings can be spent on ice cream in this hot country. The stunned travellers grab for photo cameras, but the kids want some reward. Buy them some sweets, don't be stingy.
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Latin restaurant in Puerto Rico... to meet real latinas
If you
Then try Café Restaurante de Parque. It is the palce to meet single women (and men), too. Great latinas, culonas de infarto, too, can be seen on weekends. Music starts playing around 11 p.m. Most meals under 10.00 US$ The address: Calle der Parque (debajo de Teatro el Josco) entre Ave. Ponce de Loeon y Fernandez Juncos Santurce San Juan, Puerto Rico Tel. 787 - 727 8858
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Been there. Great women, music and food, but too loud. Conversation imposible, it doesn't matter if you speak spanish or not. 2010-03-24 08:26
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Is is safe to go there at night? 2010-05-19 04:14
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Police in the Dominican Republic
Police in the Dominican Republic
 While the press reports cases of police corruption in the Dominican Republic, a brighter picture can be seen on the streets from time to time. On this photo a policeman helps students to cross a busy street in the Dominican Republic. Certainly a much needed hand, as reckless driving continues to flourish across the country
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How nice... ;-) Don't understand why so many reports about the corruption... 2010-04-22 02:15
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Well, the kids don't bribe... Or I'm wrong? 2010-04-22 02:18
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Haitian shoe polish makes only RD$ 15 per job in the D.R.
The surviviors of the earthquake from Haiti
Natenael, a haitian boy of 15 lost all his family and now lives in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, his shack just behind the gas station. He went to school for 5 years and can even write his name. You can see his only home on the picture. He works as a shoe polish, earning 15 RD$ per job. Some generous clients give him 20. The other picture shows him with all the tools he needs for the job. He cooks his food behind the shack. To eat, he buys rice (RD$ 30 a pound), eggs (RD$ 5 each), cooking bananas (RD$ 4 each).
Asked what he needs most he replies: “a birth certificate. Then I could buy a house”. Many tourists see those shoe cleaners in the D.R. Be generous with them. 
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Holes in Pavements in the Dominican Republic
Black holes under your feet
 Watch your step while walking the pavements in the Dominican Republic. Night AND day. Thiefs steal the sewage taps from pedestrian pavements and you might suddenly fall into something you don't really want. This picture was taken in Puerto Plata (January 2010) in one of the main avenues connecting the city with Playa Dorada beach resort.
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I wonder what animals live beneath...? 2010-04-22 02:49
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26 patients die at hospital in Cuba
Cold: 26 patients die at hospital in Cuba
With temperatures as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit (4 Celsius) 26 mentally ill patients died in Havana, Cuba due to cold. The deaths occures in the Psychiatric Hospital in Boyeros (Havana). Cubas party newspaper Granma announced on Janary 16th that Health Ministry will create a commission to investigate the deaths, threatening criminal procedures against those responsible.
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Wher did the blankets go to? 2010-01-21 15:09
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Half a year later... no news from the "official commission". Just silence. 2010-06-11 04:53
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Help earthquake victims in Haiti
EARTHQUAKE - Please help our brothers in Haiti
Don't go to the pub today, don't buy cosmetics or movie tickets: spend the money on humanitarian help for our neighbours in Haiti. They are terribly affected by the earthquake today - you may be affected tomorrow.Swiss Organisation Glückskette can be trusted, if you have money in Switzerland pay to the Postkonto 10-15 000-6 with remark «Haiti», if not go to their website Glückskette (english). Please donate.
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Donate food (powdered milk, baby food, canned food) to "Defensa Civil" in Puerto Plata, Tel. 809-796-8087. Hugo Gonzalez will bring it to Haiti today. Donations in Sosúa through Real Estate agent "Century 21 Juan Perdomo", Tel. 809-571-2100 (Ina Hapke) and Defensa Civil, Tel. 809 - 485-2235 (Hector Vasquez) 2010-01-14 02:25
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Mobile phones work again ion the Port-au-Prince (Jan. 18th) 2010-01-18 12:59
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Thank you all generous people. Have seen the diaster. 2010-04-21 11:08
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US-Army and cuban medics working together - who would have thought that possible? 2010-04-21 15:53
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Dominican Boat Immigrants carrying drugs and arms detained in Cuba
Dominican Immigrants detained in Cuba
96 dominicans who left their country on the way to Puerto Rico on the November 13th, 2008 are supposedly serving jail terms in Cuba. Bad weather had them change the course on the Mona canal after leaving the Samana, in the north of Dominican Republic. According to Eriko Cuba, the spokesmen of the familes affected, the dominican navy had the knowledge that drugs and arms were transported on the boat. Source: Dominicanos Hoy
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Cubans get the green card as soon as they show up in the US, legally or illegally. Why not Dominicans? 2010-01-07 23:51
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Gas prices in the Dominican Republic
Current gas prices in the Dominican Republic
Premium gasoline: RD$151.80 , Regular gasoline: RD$142.80. Prices per gallon.
There is no much change at the moment (Dec. 23, 2009).
Money exchange: 1.00$ USD = RD$36.23 (peso dominicano).
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Air Comet bankruptcy: 7000 affected
7000 passengers affected by Air Comet bankruptcy
Spanish airline Air Comet went out of business on Dec. 22nd, 2009 leaving 7000 passengers without any attention and about 640 employees without jobs.
Air Comet was a Spanish low cost carrier serving Latin America. In the Caribbean the airline was flying to Havana. Iberia is picking up most Air Comet passengers in Cuba.
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Soliidarity with the unpaid workers. Pay them now! 2009-12-27 03:30
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There are still abour 30 passengers in Havana who didn't get a replacement ticket on Iberia. Spanish government stopped its support for distressed passengers of Air Comet on Dec. 26th, but the group has protested in the spanish consulate, asking to bring them back to Madrid. 2009-12-31 04:06
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Cuba esasies cigar export for tourists
Cigar smokers: up to 50 puros can now be exported
 New regulations in Cuba increase the number of cigars allowed for export without invoice. The new numbers:Up to 20 No problem in any case Up to 50 No invoice needed, but original box with hologram required More then 50 Invoice from a an official store required A Caribation tip: try a pack of 20 tabacos from a local currency (bodega en moneda nacional) store in Cuba. Price: 20 pesos, about 1.00$ (for 20). Some say it's the value for money. Also, be aware of falsifications when you buy cigars on the street, especially in Santiago de Cuba. Aduana (spanish)
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Tourism in Cuba grows 3.3% in 2009
Cuba: 3.3 percent growth in tourism for 2009
 Manuel Marrero, Cuban Tourism Minister announced a 3.3% growth for 2009. 2 425 000 visitors are reported for this year.
The biggest source market of tourists to the island remains Canada (900 000), followed by the UK and Spain. Private Homestays (Bed & Breakfast) are preferred mostly by european travellers. Two thousand new rooms were completed in 2009 in the major tourist centers, most in Havanna. 200 000 workers are employed in the Cuba's tourism industry. New investments are planned in Varadero, Guardalavaca, Cayo Coco, Trinidad and Havana. The planning includes new golf courses.
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