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https://almomento.net/mas-de-20-turistas-heridos-en-accidente-en-autopista-coral-proximo-a-peaje-de-higuey/ Don't open if you don't like the sight of blood. Most of the injured are Russian tourists. Their 70 seater coach was hit from behind by a truck. Matilda

The number of femicides in this country is appalling, and it is in the news even more now, with 2 cases in San Pedro de Macoris where female fiscals forged signatures allowing men out of jail who had been jailed for the attempted murder of their wives - and as soon as they were let out, they...

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All this talk of brussel sprouts on the Matilda's blog thread has made me long for them. But there are none where I live. Anyone any ideas for how to make the Dominican vegetables I can buy, somewhat more palatable and interesting? Talking about okra, tayota, eggplant/aubergine, guandules...

Five Americans and Two Serbians arrested in Haiti with automatic weapons and other articles. https://listindiario.com/las-mundiales/2019/02/18/554047/siete-extranjeros-y-un-haitiano-son-detenidos-en-haiti-con-armas-automaticas Matilda

The country is currently suffering from a rabies outbreak with 3 people dead over the past few months and a child gravely ill. Salud Publica are currently touring the country vaccinating all dogs who do not have the rabies vaccine free of charge. They use one needle for all the dogs, and many...

I have several email addresses/ google accounts, some are mine and some for clients. All of my documents are stored on Google Drive but I am unable to access them from any other computer as Google just defaults to one of the addresses which is not the one which stores the documents. I need to...

The main populist movements are calling for a major strike tomorrow across the whole of the Cibao, telling businesses to close, children not to go to school and transport to stop running. It is to protest about fuel prices and price increases across the board. No idea if it will be as big as...

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/inside-the-tropical-paradise-island-thats-become-famous-for-a-sinister-reason/news-story/9a7eb2808dab13dd3e4909d308b69cb8 Not nice and is repeated across the world today in a range of publications. Matilda

Dominican Republic has the 9th largest economy in Latin America. 1 Brazil: 2 Mexico: 3 Argentina: 4 Colombia: 5 Chile: 6 Peru: 7 Venezuela: 8 Ecuador: 9 Dominican Republic Any more number 9? Matilda

Not easy! Only thing I can find is a United States occupation lasted eight years between 1916 and 1924. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_the_Dominican_Republic_(1916%E2%80%9324) Matilda

The traditional Dominican stew - sancocho has 7 types of meat in it. Beef, goat, pork, lorganiza, ham, pork ribs, chicken. Recipe by Aunt Clara here. https://www.dominicancooking.com/125-sancocho-de-7-carnes-7-meat-hearty-stew.html Any more number 7? Matilda

Dominican Republic is the sixth of the 12 countries that exceeded 100,000 tourist visas to travel to the United States in 2017, and fourth in Latin America. The US consulates last year issued 9.7 million nonimmigrant visas, of which 80% corresponds to the tourist category, according to US State...

This one isn't easy.All I have found is: Christopher Columbus landed in La Isabela on 5th December 1492 Bartholomew Columbus founded Santo Domingo on 5th August 1498 There are only five superior land courts throughout the country: El Seibo, Santo Domingo, Santiago, Azua, and San Francisco de...

No water here for six weeks and no delivery trucks either. Matilda