Travel – Page 453

Zoe Saldana, of ?The Terminal?, ?Pirates of the Caribbean? and ?Center Stage? fame, will be in the Dominican Republic in October in the lead role in the film, ?La maldicion del padre Cardona,? a romantic comedy produced by Dominican Felix German production. New Jersey-born to Dominican parents, Saldana lived many years in the DR where …

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In an interview with Diario Libre, Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez advanced that his department has plans to hire a Spanish advertising agency to handle Dominican travel advertising in Spain. Likewise, he said that President Leonel Fernandez himself recommended an advertising company located in Florida to be in charge of advertising in the United States and …

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Susanne Mai of Cabarete, Puerto Plata representing the Dominican Republic, won the 2004 Red Bull Queen of the Air award, the max for a women kiteboarding in the world during the competition held in Maui, Hawaii. Mai becomes the first woman to repeat in the competition. The event was held at Ho?Okipa beach. She competed …

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USA Today ?Virtual Voyager? columnist, Laura Bly stressed in a 24 September column the need for timely, specific and honest information on the status of tourism destinations affected by this year?s many hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin. She comments on several forums that are providing forthright information, that is lacking by official tourist boards. She …

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DR1 is providing constant updates on the status of hotels affected by Hurricane Jeanne in the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo hotels were not affected, Puerto Plata and Sosua hotels suffered minor landscaping damages, in Cabarete recovery has been quick now that power has been restored. La Romana has rebounded quickly and is back to normal, …

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The Dominican Republic last Thursday, 16 September joined the long list of Caribbean countries that have been hit this summer in minor or greater degree by hurricanes affecting the area. This year, a record number of Caribbean islands have been affected. In addition to Florida, and other areas in the United States, islands in the …

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Hurricane Jeanne came at the DR as a boxer. In the fistfight for the first time several coastal destinations were affected. The 16 September storm affected primarily the Punta Cana/Bavaro/Uvero Alto area, although an estimated 65% of the hotel rooms remained operational. The Punta Cana International Airport suffered damages, but repair crews quickly restored operation …

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DR1 is providing continuous weather updates at http://www.dr1.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=34 Forecast for this week is for sunny skies, and computer models show that Hurricane Lisa, that was making its way west northwest from Africa, may keep away from the Caribbean thanks to Hurricane Karl.

The Ministry of Environment has just published new informational material on the Dominican Republic. Publications include the laws and regulations governing the environment, several books on recent happenings regarding the environment, as well as a large Atlas, which is a collection of essential information, including vulnerable areas and hurricane tracks affecting the DR since the …

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Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan, the three big storms affecting the Atlantic Basin area this year, have spared the DR. As the big storms make their way west, after originating usually along the west coast of Africa, the Caribbean is on the way and hurricanes are part of fall in this region. This year, the …

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