Can anyone help with some info?

In the Hoy Digital edition February 20, 2005 there is a report on the arrest of 199 people in yolas trying to go to Pto.Rico. Their names are listed in the article. Here is the link:

http://www.hoy.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37129

Badpiece,
There was another group if 159 people picked up also. All the yola reports I've read in the past week have talked about people being picked up by US Coastguard & DR Navy.........I have read no reports of loss of life or even dehydration. Also read some reports of some organisers of trips being apprehended........could be they're holding on to travellers in order to nail the organisers.

El Nacional's report of same group above, or rather 2 groups, one from east & one from south....
http://elnacional.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=25232

And if you STILL have no information by the weekend, let me know & I'll put my sleuth (in the other office & who scours the news daily) on to it to see what SHE cabn find out for you!! Hope all is well & am (fairly) convinced none have been travelling recently due to all the activity down there!! ~ Grahame.

El Nacional reports on a group of 11 that left on the 10th of this month and are still missing.

http://69.59.165.79/(pnb3gbu0i0fxgy45birnoyjt)/app/article.aspx?id=25521

Badpiece,
This group thought they were in PR & were on Bavaro Beach, some more names included.........dates don't tie with yours but El Nacional could have got departure dates wrong.
http://elnacional.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=25890