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Dominican Republic Escorted Tours now offers out-of-the-box wedding ceremonies.
(PRWEB) January 25, 2012
Dominican Republic Escorted Tours (DRET) declared today that bookings are now open for Weddings in the Dominican Republic. This Caribbean island has become a destination wedding scorching spot. The island’s environment with the outstanding yearlong climates makes this destination a favorable location to certainly have a wedding.
Weddings in the Dominican Republic can be a worry free occasion. A wedding coordinator will prepare a wedding occasion package for the prospected couple based on individual requirements and wishes. They can efficiently do glamorous, easy or also adventurous wedding ceremonies. There are several places to have weddings at for the big day. Some instances are to be married on a sailboat, under a waterfall or on the beach. This certainly depends on one’s taste but all this and additional options are feasible. Wedding Parties can easily even have the wedding event someplace featured in a tour of a lifetime. While the party is on an excursion, Dominican Republic Tours will work behind the scenes to unite your wedding while the party is on its adventure. After the wedding, the bride and groom as well as the wedding party will be whisked away to finish the tour.
Dominican Republic Escorted Tours is proud to offer a wedding product outside the box. Anyone can experience this this unforgettable event as it should be. Pick up the phone today to form a memory that will definitely last for a life time. 1-866-611-7615
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January 18, 2012, 11:20 AM EST
By Randall Woods
Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — An escalation of the European sovereign-debt crisis may expose weaknesses in Latin American financial systems and fiscal policies, the World Bank said.
“Should conditions in Europe deteriorate sharply,” Latin America may reveal “vulnerabilities that have so far remained latent,” the Washington-based lender said today. “Countries in the region may need to identify new drivers of growth and to address structural problems that negatively affect competitiveness.”
Regional economic growth will slow to 3.6 percent this year from 4.2 percent in 2011 as consumer spending and exports weaken, the bank said in its Global Economic Prospects report. The region’s fiscal deficit may expand to 2.7 percent of gross domestic product from 2.6 percent in 2011 and 0.9 percent in 2008, the year before the global recession.
Wider deficits will make it harder for Latin American governments to boost spending to stimulate growth if demand declines for raw materials that account for more than half of exports. Central banks also may have to keep interest rates high after inflation threatened or exceeded targets in countries such as Brazil and Chile last year, the bank said.
The two countries are the only major rate-setting nations in Latin America to reduce borrowing costs in their latest meetings. At 11 percent and 5 percent respectively, Brazil and Chile have the highest key rates among countries in the region tracked by Bloomberg.
Banking Vulnerability
Reduced capital controls and an increase in foreign ownership of Latin American financial institutions make the region’s economy vulnerable if European banks decide to liquidate assets, the World Bank said. Euro area banks account for a quarter of banking assets in major Latin American countries, according to International Monetary Fund figures.
European banks “could be forced to sell off assets in Latin America with potentially significant impacts on equity valuations — which in turn could affect capital adequacy of regional banks,” the World Bank said. That could spark “a credit crunch even among otherwise healthy local banks.”
Peru will lead growth among major countries in the region this year with 5.1 percent, compared with an estimated 6.3 percent in 2011, according to the World Bank. Expansion in Brazil, the region’s largest economy, will accelerate to 3.4 percent from 2.9 percent, while Mexico’s growth will slow to 3.2 percent from 4 percent.
Growth in the global economy will slow to 2.5 percent this year from 2.7 percent in 2011, according to the lender.
–Editors: Philip Sanders, Richard Jarvie
To contact the reporter on this story: Randall Woods in Santiago at rwoods13@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Joshua Goodman at jgoodman19@bloomberg.net.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
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3/1/2012
SANTO DOMINGO, República Dominicana.- El Ministro de Interior y Policía, licenciado José Ramón Fadul llamó a la comunidad cristiana, y a la sociedad en sentido general, a integrarse a los planes del gobierno en materia de seguridad ciudadana, a fin de que contribuyan con la reducción de los hechos de violencia y delincuenciales que se producen en el país. Destacó que el gobierno, a través del Ministerio de Interior y Policía (MIP) está trabajando en los Programas del Plan de Seguridad Democrática, en área sociales, en los cambios que se están produciendo en la Policía Nacional, la modernización del cuerpo del orden, transparentándola y tecnificándola.
Además dijo que ese plan se evidencia con los planes sociales como Barrio Seguro, la integración de los distintos sectores de la vida nacional, así como la modernización y adecuación de la Policía en una política preventiva.
De igual forma, el ministro del MIP y coordinador del Plan de Seguridad Democrática, dijo que hay más de 20 mil hombres patrullando en las calles a pie, motorizado y en las carreteras, con relación a las recientes fiestas de navidad y fin de año, expreso que se redujeron los hechos violentos con relación a años anteriores.
Resaltó que en materia de seguridad ciudadana están trabajando junto al MIP, la Procuraduría, General de la Republica, Policía Nacional, las Fuerzas Armadas y los demás instituciones que tienen que ver con la seguridad del Estado.
En ese mismo orden, Fadul valoró la integración de otras instituciones del Estado al Plan de Seguridad Democrática, entre los que citó al Ministerio de Obras Publicas, los Comedores Económicos, el Plan Social de la Presidencia, Ministerio de Salud Pública, el Ministerio de Educación, la Oficina Supervisora de obras del Estado y la Oficina de Desarrollo Barrial.
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The Dominican Republic has become one of the most popular Long Haul Holiday destinations from the UK.
The island is situated on the heart of the Greater Antilles between Cuba and, Jamaica to the west and Puerto Rico to the east.
The second largest country in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic covers two thirds of the island of Hispaniola which it shares with Haiti. The country is divided into 29 provinces and a national district. There are three main mountain ranges that cross the country. There is 1,566 kilometres of coastline, over a third being beach, with some of the highest mountains in the West Indies the summit of which culminates at Pico Duarte, reaching an altitude of 3,175 metres.
Dominican Republic Escorted Tours has opened a twitter account tourdominican to be closer to the community on different topics which are: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic Tours and Weddings in the Dominican Republic.
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Tour Dominican
(PRWEB) December 13, 2011
Dominican Republic Escorted Tours invites everyone who is interested on any of these three topics to join them on Twitter.
1. The first topic is about the Dominican Republic as a country. If anyone has knowledge about the Dominican Republic that can be shared tweet it or direct message them. The purpose is to disseminate information and news about the Dominican Republic to better educate anyone interested. They will be posting information on their blog as needed for all to view. They also will send out tweets about information they know about.
2. Dominican Republic Tours: They believe they think outside the box on activities to add to tours but they encourage input if anyone would like to see things added to specific tours itself or just ideas for tours. If anyone is looking for more information about tours you will be the first to know about it through Twitter.
3. Weddings in the Dominican Republic: They are looking for people that have knowledge in this category. If anyone would like to share wedding tips they will pass them along. They will also be tweeting tips themselves on the Destination Weddings in the Dominican Republic.
If they believe anyone’s tweet is newsworthy this will be clicked as their FAVES and that tweet will be automatically shown on their website.
Also if anyone just wants to ask questions this is what they are here for. Dominican Republic Escorted Tours goes under Twitter name tourdominican. For anyone who becomes a follower of tourdominican by December 25th and direct messages them they will be entered to win a free tour in February 2012.
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David Ortiz’s annual golf trip to Dominican Republic has become a place to be seen for top athletes
David Ortiz’s annual golf trip to Dominican Republic has become a place to be seen for top athletes
THE SCORE: From Robinson Cano to Johnny Damon, everybody want to hang with Big Papi
BY Christian Red
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Originally Published: Saturday, December 3 2011, 6:25 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 3 2011, 6:38 PM
Look up at the sky. Now look at where Yankees reliever David Robertson is. Some guys have all the luck.
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- Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos hand NY Jets devastating 17-13 loss with 95-yard drive, last-minute score
- Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is the most polarizing player – and possibly figure – in the NFL
- Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch drops to one knee in ‘Tebowing’ pose after sacking Denver’s Tim Tebow
- Tebow takes on a new job … underwear model
Indeed it is “vacation” for the baseball and sports elite who flocked to David Ortiz’s Celebrity Golf Classic this weekend, what is becoming a who’s who and VIP sports showcase in early December each year. Consider just how sweet and coveted an invite to the Cap Cana resort is by listening to Orioles outfielder Adam Jones: “After David fought with (Kevin) Gregg that game (during Boston’s last regular season series), I went up to Papi the next day, hugged him and asked, ‘Still cool if I come to the Dominican?’”
Year One (2008) of the tourney brought out the likes of A-Rod, Ryan Howard, Bobby Orr, Mariano Rivera, Pedro Martinez and Jimmy Rollins. Year Four has drawn new Red Sox skipper Bobby V, Hall of Fame Celtic Bill Russell, Bernie Williams, NBA champion J.J. Barea, Robinson Cano, Toronto slugger Jose Bautista and Damon, among others. “You down here to play golf?” Bobby Valentine asks me, moments after strolling into the front desk of The Fishing Lodge. Told I have to do work, Valentine snorts, “Oh, you’re working.”
Yes, there is work to be done, despite the close proximity to sand, sun, pristine pools, cold Presidente beers, and bikinis. Plenty of running around to try and get an A-Rod quote, a Big Papi photo or catch Pedro, Moises Alou and Hanley Ramirez arriving — “Entourage”-style — by private plane on a remote air strip.
Ortiz’s charity weekend raises hundreds of thousands of dollars to help needy Dominican and New England children get the critical pediatric care — especially heart operations — that they need. The cause is never lost on the bold-face names who descend upon the resort. “David has a big heart and it is so great he’s giving to all the little hearts,” said Valentine.
As Ortiz relaxed in a comfy chair overlooking the marina to his right, he turned to me before the interview began and said, “You need to come around more often. It seems like you enjoy this place.”
Maybe it’s time to open the Daily News Dominican bureau.
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The government is promoting the Dominican brand as a world export market leader.
More than 3,000 products made in the Dominican Republic were exported worldwide last year, and the Dominican brand is internationally identifiable through a range of top-selling products that includes Brugal rum and Arturo Fuentes cigars.
In recent years, the D.R. has been declared the top-ranking cigar exporter to the U.S., the number one exporter of organic cocoa and organic bananas to Europe, and the world’s fifth-largest supplier of beer and sugarcane rum. It is also the tenth-largest footwear exporter and the 22nd-largest exporter of apparel and textiles to the U.S. That’s not a bad record for a Caribbean island with a population of nearly 10 million.
“The label ‘Made in the D.R.’ is seen as something positive, something that represents quality and a product that is made with expertise, passion and devotion by talented people,” says Eddy Martínez Manzueta, the secretary of state and executive director of the Dominican Republic’s Center for Export and Investment.
Martínez’s definition certainly applies to Gruppo Epoca, a Dominican menswear company that, over a 30-year period, has established itself in the international marketplace as the designer and manufacturer of high-quality tailored suits.
The “Made in the D.R.” label is also relevant in the case of Ciramar, a Dominican shipyard that specializes in the construction and conversion of international merchant vessels, barges, yachts and maritime port equipment. It is currently repairing the world’s largest floating gambling casino and is constructing a five-star floating hotel designed for fishing vacations.
“The label ‘Made in the D.R.’ is seen as something positive, something
that represents quality and a product that is made with expertise,
passion and devotion by talented people.”
Eddy Martínez Manzueta
Secretary of State and Executive Director, The Center for Export and Investment
In the agribusiness sector, the Dominican brand is present internationally through the activities of Fersan. A family-run company established in 1967, Fersan produces and sells more than 100,000 tons of fertilizers throughout the Caribbean and has won several awards, including “Top brands República Dominicana” in 2008.
Fersan was the first company in the D.R. to begin exporting food sacks, and now produces more than 45 million sacks for the transportation of sugar, coffee, onions and other agricultural products.
“Over the years, we have been committed not only to selling our products, but also to providing support and technical assistance and fostering strong relations with our customers,” says Fernando Viyella, Fersan’s president. “Our steadfast commitment to world-class products and services has earned us the confidence of our clients, not only in the D.R. but also in the rest of the world.”
Fersan is constantly innovating, he says, using the most advanced technology to give its clients the best tools and providing financial assistance and know-how to improve their harvest potential.
“Fersan is a name that represents quality,” says Luis Viyella, Fernando’s son and the company’s executive vice president. “Don Fernando has always been meticulous about quality, a quality that always exceeds our customers’ expectations.
“Fersan was the first company in this country to offer research and development and technical assistance to its clients.”
Fernando Viyella wishes to see more foreign investment devoted to the D.R. “We have macroeconomic stability, good investment laws, good people and fabulous weather all year. There are many Dominican businessmen and -women who are interested in entering joint ventures with foreign investors. Our business environment is just as fertile as our land.”
The D.R.’s Center for Export and Investment is intent on expanding recognition of the “Made in the D.R.” brand further. “What we are trying to do is increase the number of Dominican companies that are globally oriented and can compete worldwide in terms of quality, brand and volume,” says Martínez.
One of the measures the center is promoting to achieve worldwide recognition is the transfer of knowledge between Dominican companies operating in the same sector to enable producers to compete more effectively internationally.
“We are creating clusters in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, as well as clusters with producers of shoes, and for growers of mangos, avocados and pineapples,” says Martínez. “This will help small- and medium-size companies work together with larger companies to create a strong supply chain.”
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Puntacana Resort and Club in the Dominican Republic: An accessible Caribbean golf destination
The gorgeous eighth hole on the Corales Course at Puntacana Resort and Club in the Dominican Republic. (Courtesy of Puntacana)
By Jason Scott Deegan,
Senior Staff Writer
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Puntacana Resort and Club has it all: An exclusive golf experience (the Corales Course), a forgiving layout on the ocean (the La Cana Course), nine new holes from P.B. Dye (the Hacienda Course), a luxurious boutique hotel in Tortuga Bay, the family friendly Puntacana Hotel, and real estate options galore.
But where this unique resort/real estate development trumps all other Caribbean golf destinations is simple: It owns and operates the nearby Punta Cana International Airport right on the property. Thanks to preferential treatment in a VIP terminal that speeds up customs and baggage claim services, golf groups and important guests playing at Puntacana Resort and Club can hop off their plane and ride a golf cart to the first tee within minutes of landing.
“The access is the story here,” said Peter Bonell, the vice president of sales and marketing at Puntacana Resort and Club. “Having 45 holes within three minutes of the airport is pretty incredible.”
When it opened in 1984, the airport, now serving 98 cities in 36 countries, changed life in this once-sleepy eastern section of the island. It spurred the growth inside the Puntacana Resort and Club’s sprawling 26-square-mile property that continues today. Rival resorts and developments have sprung up in all directions.
“The airport opening, that was the big moment. This was a jungle. You could only land here with a helicopter,” said Carla Patricia Valbuena Matheus, the resort’s public relations director.
Golf at Puntacana Resort and Club
Golf on the ocean takes center stage at Puntacana, honored as the Golf Resort of the Year by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators in the “world” category in 2010.
Puntacana’s La Cana Course, a P.B. Dye design, came on board in 2001, kicking off a mad dash to create a golf destination now revered for its oceanfront holes.
Dye, like his father, is a bit of a mad scientist when it comes to course design. La Cana features his wild imagination, where mounds and tiny pot bunkers erupt out of nowhere. The fourth and the 16th greens flirt with the ocean, while the par-3 fifth, par-4 17th and par-5 18th roam directly along the shore. Island greens on the par-4 seventh (surrounded by sand) and the par-3 12th (surrounded by water) add to the carnival of fun.
Dye’s inland Hacienda Course, scheduled to open nine holes by March 2012, uses some of the same tricks.
The real star is Puntacana’s Corales Course, an immaculate Tom Fazio design that opened in 2010. Corales, ranked No. 9 among the top golf courses in the Caribbean and Mexico by Golfweek for 2012, offers an exclusive experience where only 48 players a day are allowed to bask in its riches. Plans are to eventually take Corales private.
Corales takes an Augusta-like approach to its conditioning with no blade of grass out of sync. The three-hole finishing stretch starting at No. 16 is called “El Codo Del Diablo,” (The Devil’s Elbow). These three ocean holes are gorgeous, although the two coastal beauties at the par-4 eighth and par-3 ninth might be even better. Two greens on No. 3 and No. 15 add shot variety and rotate play daily. Celebrities Julio Iglesias and Oscar de la Renta — two investors at Puntacana — own secluded homes on the course, and de la Renta designed the understated clubhouse.
“Everywhere you turn, it is a postcard. It is so picturesque,” said Jay Overton, the club’s director of golf.
Puntacana Resort and Club: The accommodations
Luxury comes in the form of the Tortuga Bay Hotel, an AAA Five Diamond escape with 30 suites in 13 villas, all designed by de la Renta. The Frette linens of the beds are just steps from the Caribbean Sea and the La Cana Course.
There are 170 rooms, junior suites and beach casitas at the Puntacana Hotel. More shops and restaurants reside in the Puntacana village. The Estates Experience offers villas and home for rent with four, five and six bedrooms and private pools.
The 122-room Four Points by Sheraton Punta Cana is scheduled to open in winter 2012 in the village right across from Wendy’s, the only “gringo” restaurant in Punta Cana.
More entertainment
Like the rest of the island, Puntacana’s soft sandy beach roams for miles, providing endless activities. Resort guests can go horseback riding, kite sailing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving and deep-sea fishing. Kayaks and bicycles are free for guests at Tortuga Bay, as is access to a golf cart.
The development is home to a 1,500-acre ecological reserve with 15 natural spring water lagoons, all cared for and studied by U.S. college programs. Ecological tours and Eco-paddle surfing are available. Technology buffs can even try Segway Touring. There’s a tennis center and a Six Senses Spa. This spa, the only one in the Americas, uses Asian techniques to heal.
Playa Blanca, the newest restaurant/bar at Puntacana, resides on the beach with live music weekly.
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November 21, 2011
Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed more than 400 courses and golf destinations for some of the industry’s biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer’s Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Click here to read his golf blog.
Source: http://www.worldgolf.com/features/puntacana-resort-club-punta-cana-dominican-republic-12620.htm
Saturday, November 12, 2011
MANILA (Updated) – The Dominican Republic’s foreign minister denied reports from Philippine officials that former President Gloria-Arroyo has requested asylum in the Caribbean nation.
Carlos Morales Troncoso told The Associated Press in Dominican Republic that they have not received an application for asylum from Arroyo.
Arroyo is facing corruption complaints and has been barred from seeking medical treatment abroad.
Alan Paguia, a legal expert, said that imposing a travel ban against the Pampanga lawmaker without constitutional basis violates her right to travel and will boost her chance of being granted political asylum if she opts to seek refuge abroad.
“It will be easier for Mrs. Arroyo to apply for asylum because the administration is showing patent persecution of her,” Paguia said.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said earlier that she was checking reports that Arroyo had asked for political asylum in the Dominican Republic, where she visited early this year.
A newspaper column on Wednesday said Hans Dannenberg, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to India, personally delivered asylum papers to the former President on October 25.
The Philippines has no extradition treaty with the Dominican Republic and with this the former President cannot be deported by the host country even if cases are lodged against her.
Ferdi Topacio, Arroyo’s lawyer allayed fears about her proposed medical travel to nations without extradition treaties with the Philippines, saying she can be forced back to the country if government cancels her passport.
“Extradition treaties aren’t needed – all that must be done is to cancel her passport so the country where she is can repatriate her for being an undocumented alien,” Topacio said.
President Benigno Aquino III has refused to lift Arroyo’s travel ban, saying she might never return to face the charges, which she denies.
Paguia said Arroyo could apply for asylum if she wanted since it was her right to pursue such course of action to flee persecution.
He said despite Arroyo being under Department of Justice (DOJ) watch list order (WLO) in connection with several cases, she remained free to go abroad.
“WLO is not an authority to deprive a person of his liberty,” he said.
He said travel restriction must be based on due process even if the Arroyo issue is imbued with public interest.
“The Constitution requires a judicial order – which means a case should have been filed in court – or a specific provision of law,” he said.
Neither requirement already existed in Arroyo’s case at this point so she was free to travel, he said.
Paguia also said that the administrative circular was far from being the judicial order, or law, which the Constitution requires.
“Such circular is just a guideline which the executive branch issued – laws are issued by the judicial branch,” he said.
Topacio also said De Lima erred in banning Arroyo from traveling abroad, noting such decision is unconstitutional.
Article III, Sec. 6 of the Constitution provides that “the liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court.”
The same provision states that “neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.”
Arroyo’s case doesn’t fall under any of such three constitutional limitations, Topacio pointed out.
“She can’t be prevented from traveling therefore,” he said.
Arroyo, who is suffering from hypoparathyroidism and bone mineral disorder, has since petitioned the Supreme Court to nullify the watch list orders against her and husband Jose Miguel because it supposedly curtailed their constitutional right to travel.
In response, the High Court conducted a special raffle of the two cases, and court spokesman Midas Marquez said that they will be treated as urgent during the en banc session on November 15.
Soon after she stepped down in June 2010 however, the 64-year-old Pampanga lawmaker is now facing cases of electoral sabotage and plunder. Given the gravity of these complaints, the government asked her to seek permission first before embarking on an overseas travel.
Aquino, who has long accused Arroyo’s administration of corruption, told reporters at a televised news conference that allowing her predecessor to leave the country would be an unacceptable risk. (PNA/AP/Sunnex)
