The Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO.- Two prestigious ecologists yesterday warned that Dominican Republic must protect its forests to prevent droughts and the extinction of many endemic species, threatened by the high depredation levels.

Biologist and National District Environmental Information Center director Milcíades Mejía, and Botanical Garden director Ricardo Garcia, in a ceremony to mark Arbor Day, said there’s a need to face the danger of extinction of Dominican Republic’s different species. Read the rest of this entry »

Cabarete.– The annual Cabarete Kiteboarding World Cup will take place from 24-29 June at Cabarete Beach, which features the perfect combination of wind, water and waves in the Dominican Republic.

Known as the latest craze in extreme sports, kiteboarding involves a large parachute-like kite that pulls a surfboard across the water. Kite size varies with wind velocity, and when laid flat they can measure 40 to 66 feet in length. Depending on wind speeds, riders can travel up to 35 mph across waves and jump up to 30 feet in the air. Read the rest of this entry »

Santo Domingo.– Dominican bachata group Aventura performed last night at the Estadio Quisqueya as part of their “World Tour Coranzoncito”.

Grupo Aventura was founded in New York in 1999, due to the fact that all of its members were born in the Bronx. However, their first works were accomplished in Boston, explained in the fact that there is a wide dominican community there. Read the rest of this entry »

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Ministry of Tourism announced the Santo Domingo Merengue Festival is scheduled for July 24 to July 27.

According to the orginizers, the program includes Tono Rosario, India Canela and Kinito Mendez on Thursday, 24 July; Fernando Villalona, Kico el Presidente and Banda Gorda on Friday, 25 July; Pochy Familia y la Coco Band, Querubanda and Eddy Herrera on Saturday, 26 July; and Sergio Vargas, Giovanny Planco and El Torito on Sunday, 27 July. Read the rest of this entry »

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San Diego.– World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) has obtained a visa that will allow him to travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion and Scotland-native Alex Arthur.

“This was the last hurdle that we needed to clear before we could make our title defense,” Guzman said. “Now we’re just waiting on the new date.” Read the rest of this entry »

Santo Domingo.– For a country with no current oil production, hopes are high for potential exploration and production success in the Dominican Republic.

The nation is currently reviewing proposals from companies interested in e&p possibilities in the Cibao, San Juan, Bani-San cristobal and San Pedro basins. Read the rest of this entry »