This guy should really keep these things to himself if he believes the DR will be spared. However, he has history to make him so sure of this.
Historically, Hurricanes hit the DR straight on (the major storms that wreck havoc from end to end on the island at least) every 20 years or so. The last major storm was George in 1998 and before that it was Hurricane David in 1979 and before that it was Hurricane San Zinon (or something like that) in 1930, which btw, allowed Trujillo to declare himself absolute ruler during the disaster period. The only problem is that once the country was rebuilt, he kept the title.
Back to the topic, he could rest assure that no major hurricane will hit the country because if history says anything, there is still enough time left between Georges and the next one.
However, climates are changing thanks to global warming. For example, last year there was a Hurricane in the southern Atlantic (south of the Ecuator) that hit a remote area of Brazil. If that doesn't surprise you, maybe this will. It was the first hurricane to form in the Southern Atlantic ever! There are no records of Hurricane there ever, not after the Europeanization of South America and not before Colonial times either because the wall paintings depicting major events by indians don't ever show presence of these storms, unlike in the Caribbean where they are very prevalant. So, taking that into consideration, that guy should keep his info to himself to avoid humiliations.
Also, last year there was a hurricane that form in the Caribbean during December, the first ever also!
Folks in NYC should also be on the look out, usually (if I remember correctly) they get a hurricane up there every 60 years or so. The last one was in the 1930s paralizing what was then the fastest growing city in the world, (ie. NYC).
And to finish, have anyone ever wondered how Taiwanese manage with the Hurricanes there (known as Typhoon in the Pacific)? I mean, the get up to 5 storms every year. So far this year, Taiwan has been hit twice with mega typhoons! Makes Florida's Hurricane history look like peanuts compared to Taiwan!