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The Philadelphia Phillies have a new, young, Dominican (Hato Mayor) pitcher named "Antonio Bastardo". His fast ball is amazing. But is he, by transliteration, really a "bastard"? I've never heard this surname before - in any Spanish speaking country. I believe it is generally accepted...

The Diario Libre article, in criticising the purchase of new Braslian Super Tucano "fighters", misses the real point. The jist of the article is that pockets are being lined (shocking!) and that the FAD should refurbish the existing, long out-of-service, fleet (4 aircraft, though not all may be...

Doing a long-term project in the Baltimore area. The Latino areas are dominated by Mexicans and Salvadorans. Anyone know where the mangu-eaters might be?

Leonel has jumped ship from PetroCaribe and Hugo Chavez - opting, with Colombia and Central America, to join a new petroleum assistance group led by Mexico as proxy for the United States. http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=17012 Some may recall a few years back when...

I was reading up on my Dominican history recently - in particular the period from the assasination of the dictator Ulises "Lilis" Heureaux until the first US occupation (1899-1916). Seems that ol' Lilis had secretly bankrupted the country before he was summarily dismissed from office with a...

Turning to Congress' most important work ;) , a bill has been introduced to create 5 new provinces: Constanza, Haina, Esperanza, Santo Domingo Oriental and Villa Riva. The last administration, in its infinite wisdom, decided that San Jose de Ocoa needed to become a province. Its only town...

Anybody know why?

Similar to the Nextel thread, does anyone know if Virgin Mobile (USA) phones can be unlocked and activated in the DR. I know they operate on the same CDMA system as Verizon and Tricom, but I believe they are sold "locked".

From last Thursday's Listin Diario: "Mientras, en Barahona un agente de la Polic?a mat? de un balazo en el pecho al joven Wilkins F?liz, residente en el sector Pueblo Nuevo. Al?nson Ramos Cuevas le dispar? en momentos en que, seg?n la Polic?a, ?ste fue apresado en medio de un allanamiento. La...

So sorry to see that Pan Am's hometown newspaper has turned on them. But, I guess, that's what cheating pilots out of a contract, falsifying a surety bond and filing false bank statements with DOT will do for them. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/07312005/business/55487.htm Anyone here...

The G8 says it will initiate a new program to pay off the debt of the world's poorest countries. The justifications for this relief include that the debt is odious (meaning the people who benefited from it are not the same people who now have to pay it back, i.e. it was stolen by corrupt...

I'm just back from Ecuador, where dollarization seems to have been a qualified success. First, some background. Ecuador has a political system that is, if you can believe it, actually worse than the DR's (and I got my first whiff of teargas to prove it). It's institutions are so weak that no...

In the recent "Malecon Center" thread, Robert repeatedly asked "what Marina"? Well, here it is: http://www.clavedigital.com.do/Secciones/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=2549 See also: http://www.globalgrp.com/ciudamar/home.html The whole concept makes me sick - though it might not if they...

As reported in DR1. Hombre I hope not. With the Mexicans buying Productos Sosua, soon the only Dominican-owned business on the North Coast will be the corner colmados. And what should we expect from Bacardi if its true? I see two scenarios. One has Bacardi introducing its own brand into...

Is DR1 trying to expose what might be a witch hunt in Boca de Yuma? In yesterday's DR1, we learned that, amongst the accusations of abuse are included a claim by a 6-year-old of wild orgies including sex with pet dogs. For me, that raised an eyebrow. Then, today, we learn: "Currently, there...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20041026/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ntsb_flight587 Lawsuits will drag on for years still, but this report is very bad news for AA's insurance carriers.

Yes, the AP managed to hit them both with one story: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041011/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/dominican_columbus__graves "Researchers studying genetic evidence from 500-year-old bone slivers said this month that preliminary data suggests Columbus might be buried in...

Those of us who earn (or, in the case of millions of Dominicans with family overseas, in essense, receive) dollars and euros and spend pesos are feeling the pain right now. So, I presume, are Dominican export businesses (the few left) as the cost of labor and other local inputs is going up...

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=a4f777f9-958a-4538-9c71-7f6d797676e8

According to El Caribe. For those of you Sosuans, what old time Dominican-Jewish-owned businesses will there be left in the Puerto Plata/Sosua area after Productos Sosua changes hands?