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Our Modern Latina Bride Heads to the Dominican Republic!

Our Modern Latina Bride Heads to the Dominican Republic!

By Verky Arcos | 06/15/2011 - 13:28 | 1 Comment

Last weekend I was super excited to go to a destination wedding in Paradisus Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic. For one, I haven’t been away in about a year and was desperate for a tanned glow. More importantly, I was excited to see one of my BFFs get married. The plan was perfect, the ceremony was set to begin...

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Introducing Rita Indiana
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Introducing Rita Indiana

By Johanna Ferreira | 03/08/2011 - 08:41 | 0 Comments

When was the last time you listened to some exciting, new merengue? Well, Rita Indiana Hernandez is about to change all that. The 6-foot-tall Dominican singer and her group Rita Indiana y Los Misterios have created their very own experimental version of the genre using electrifying techno beats, 80’s pop ensembles and Afro-...

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Cholera Spreading Through Hispaniola
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Cholera Spreading Through Hispaniola

By Fox News Latino | 11/22/2010 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

The President of the Dominican Republic called an emergency meeting today to address the spread of cholera that has crossed over the border from Haiti into the neighboring country.

According to the Listin Diario, President Leonel Fernández met with the country's health, agriculture and tourism ministers. Officials are reportedly considering...

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Dominican Republic Takes Precautions After First Case of Cholera Hits Country
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Dominican Republic Takes Precautions After First Case of Cholera Hits Country

By Fox News Latino | 11/17/2010 - 12:28 | 0 Comments

A Haitian citizen who lives near the tourist mecca of Punta Cana was the first confirmed case of cholera in the Dominican Republic.

The man, identified as Wilmo Louwes, a 32-year-old construction worker, was being treated in a hospital in the eastern town of Higüey. Louwe was home in Haiti – which has been devastated by the disease – on vacation and returned by bus...

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Manny Perez Wants His New Film 'La Soga' to Bring Change to the DR

Manny Perez Wants His New Film 'La Soga' to Bring Change to the DR

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 08/20/2010 - 14:00 | 1 Comment

With his dark hair and brows and piercing green eyes, actor Manny Perez (Bella, El Cantante) is the perfect guy to play the intense, tortured title character in La Soga, open in limited theaters across the U.S. Luisito, a.k.a. La Soga, is a sensitive-soul-turned-government-assassin seeking revenge for his father’s...

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Sugar & Baseball

By Angie Romero | 05/21/2010 - 18:00 | 1 Comment

The other day I watched a short from the Columbia University Film Festival about baseball players in the Dominican Republic called The Ballplayer, which, in turn, reminded me of another film which I still rave about to this day: Sugar. Along the same lines, a new book by award-winning author Mark Kurlansky, who is known to find meaningful...

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Hot Headlines: Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Calls on Catholic Church To End Celibacy Rule

By Mariela Rosario | 04/09/2010 - 18:36 | 4 Comments

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Says Catholic Church Should End Celibacy Rules for Priests

Oscar Arias, the president of Costa Rica, recently stated that he believes the time has come for the Roman Catholic church to cease demanding...

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Sound Check: Juan Luis Guerra Turns Japanese. Well, Sort Of.

By Grace Bastidas | 04/08/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Bachata king Juan Luis Guerra is back, and he’s speaking Japanese. The first single from his upcoming eleventh studio album (out June 8 on Capitol Latin) is called “Bachata En Fukuoka.” It was inspired by the legendary singer’s trip to Japan last year, during which he visited the capital of Tokyo and Fukuoka, a city on the...

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