I hope he is found immediately and in good health so this family can enjoy the holiday season in peace!

the Horsemen always get their man ....good luck to the Mounties ...I hope this can be resolved

RCMP? Wait til he arrives and sees the P.O.S. LEO in the RD.....he'd be wise to go back and tell all Canadian tourists to take their money to CUBA, where it's safe.

Prayers and faith are what we need now for a positive outcome in the case, as too much time has passed since D'Arcy went missing. The US has FBI staff on Island and Col. Alejandro Dipre of the PN has worked closely on similar cases with the US Embassy in the past. Has the Canadian Embassy requested assistance from the US Embassy or Col. Dipre? Since there has been no mention of robbery (missing items/money) or ransom in public statements, this case appears to me, like a settling of personal differences (jealous gf/bf or business partner). My thoughts only.... I still am praying for a miracle.

Once and for all now Canadians need to see the how dangerous this country can be for a foreign investor. This man was not very smart or went on vacation with a nice lady friend. RCMP will have their hands full dealing with the PN. I would love to read the RCMP reports of how the PN conduct the investigation and how helpful they are.

ALL pray for a safe and speedy return. If there's any wrong doing let the guilty ones pay for their SINS by letting justice be served and carried out with no mercy under the Law.

The family and love ones of this Man must be going threw pure hell.

What ever happened to "Peace on earth, and good will towards Men" ?

I am a foreigner that live in Puerto Plata and love DR.
I hope this individual will be returned to his family and friends unharmed.
Unfortunately disappearences of foreigners for various reasons do occur..

In a climate of economic decline and uncertainty throughout the world, the last thing a developing country need; is for foreign investors to feel unwelcomed or threaten.

I hope this investigation is resolved successfully and DR doesn't become another Mexico or Columbia where kidnappers are rampant.

"DR doesn't become another Mexico or Columbia'

It may already be too late my friend, please stay safe and Happy Holidays!

OUCH ! the truth hurts.

Sosua, actually all of POP is a big dump. You can't expect anything good to come out of that place. The people are corrupt, but the local authorities are worse. The beach itself is very beautiful, but the rest can go to hell in a handbasket. Good luck to his family. Lets hope he just eloped.

Sajomero,
You took the words right out of my mouth........I call it "Tourist over-kill", the lure of possible tourist big bucks brings the worst out and still it draws it's percentage of the tourist visit to the Island. I am still planning a trip to POP next year, as always I'll just use common sense [spider senses] while there.

Please stop all the stupid remarks, this is very serious. D'arcy is a good kind gentle man and does not get involved with "the other side". I have lived here for years and I chose to move back to Sosua for the warmth and friendliness of all the people. Dominicans and expats alike. People that make these silly remarks, like Veronica's
"I would love to read the RCMP reports of how the PN conduct the investigation and how helpful they are." dont know this country or what really goes on. I have worked with the Police in many different departments here and I have met with good professionalism. Times have changed here a lot.
The Mounties have already made a public statement about how impressed they were about the Police's handling of the case. One statement said that the female Colonel in charge of the case was excellent and "sharp as a tack". This place is far safer than the small village I come from in Europe, so stop with all the exaggeration and cryptic remarks. Remember th

Remember that a good man has gone missing and we, and the family are all worried and upset.

SasDomRep ..very good and timely comments and I agree that Sosua is for the most part a very nice town and most enjoyable to stay there. The problem is that there are people who seem to just disappear and I remember the very well known silk dealer Jim Thompson in Bangkok who just disappeared just as this Canadian has .

I just hope he calls his family & tells them he's in love again & will get
back to work soon. There are more people that go missing from Hamilton
every year than the whole of the DR.
Keep the faith Darcy's family!
I am sure he is OK. Sousa is basically a good town.
Just too many working ladies, who are good people as well.

Hi Tommy you are always showing your eternal optimism and good nature and I hope you are right .The Horsemen will find out what happened

Tommy,

Thanks for bringing us all back to Earth-reality. I don't know all the facts in this case but a businessman, it sounds like foul play to me. A possible kidnap/robbery ? GOD I hope I'm wrong.

Men don't just disappear.

What's needed is more media coverage, I hope they put up a reward for information, somebody out there knows something.

Let's all hope and pray for the best, let us not forget the Family.

We know that this has gone all the way up to the Presidents Office..... Those who wish to post messages of support may go to DR!,com and join in our search. This is indeed an extremely rare and very mysterious event in the DR. Darcy was well known and well respected in Sosua. We are all very concerned. Please join us in prayers for the safe return of our missing friend.

Mountainanne,
I don't mean to play detective, but.... how about any known enemy's or conflicts lately ?, if successful in business rest assure there out there.

I have to ask who was he last seen with ?

Was he alone ?

Trace his daily contacts, if you say He was well known and liked this should be easy.

Any new contacts ?

Any strangers ?

Any unusual business deals in the last month?

Any new or old contacts that some how have faded away ?

I have too many questions without knowing all the facts in this case.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Take care.

Tough call. I don't think this is a ransom thing or a robbery. It isn't a high paying job
he has. The horseman will sort it out, I'm sure.
I was there last week (in Sosua) several times. Our Great Spirit will look
after him. I'm back on Jan. 7. Maybe I will go have a drink with him & we can
laugh about his new lady that ran away with his $500. after a week or 2 of fun
& Brugal & Presidente!
Meanwhile, our prayers are for Darcy & his family.

We all are hoping for a positive outcome. Why has the Dominican press been so quiet on this case? Are they (Press) trying not to cast any negative news on the upcoming tourist high season? We are almost two complete weeks since D'Arcy went missing, with few leads as to what happened. riosm asks some excellent questions above and Tommy brings up a new gf. Certainly the investigators are looking at these angles. We, the public, have far too little info to provide any meaningful insight into this case. All we can provide, are our best wishes and prayers for his safe return home. We continue to do that. May all our prayers be answered.

the Horsemen always get their man ...

Tommy,
I've heard of killings over a cell phone, many robbers think if one is from another country doing business in the DR the mentality SET is they must be rich. IN THESE CASES NEVER RULE OUT ANYTHING.

Juango,
You nailed it.....

The whole story can be found...Google ... "Hamilton Spectator- D'Arcy Wright"

He was having some tough times apperently. I really hope
it works out ok!

December 18, 2009
Danielle Wong
The Hamilton Spectator
(Dec 18, 2009)

An RCMP officer is helping Puerto Plata police search for a 46-year-old Hamilton man missing in the Dominican Republic, friends and family of the missing man said yesterday.

The officer arrived in Puerto Plata from Miami, where he was stationed, to help search for D'Arcy Wright, said Rick Johnson, owner of Rocky's Rock and Blues Bar.

"We feel very, very happy the RCMP are on the ground," he said. "I'm proud to be a Canadian today."

The officer is working with the Puerto Plata colonel, Johnson said, adding he was impressed with the colonel's approach to the investigation.

"She's sharp as a tack," he said.

Wright is a property manager who recently moved to Sosua, in the Puerto Plata area of the Dominican, from Hamilton. It has been more than a week since Wright disappeared after leaving his office early, visiting a friend and going to the beach and a bar.

His sister, Trish Suzuki, said she

December 18, 2009
Danielle Wong
The Hamilton Spectator
(Dec 18, 2009)

An RCMP officer is helping Puerto Plata police search for a 46-year-old Hamilton man missing in the Dominican Republic, friends and family of the missing man said yesterday.

The officer arrived in Puerto Plata from Miami, where he was stationed, to help search for D'Arcy Wright, said Rick Johnson, owner of Rocky's Rock and Blues Bar.

"We feel very, very happy the RCMP are on the ground," he said. "I'm proud to be a Canadian today."

The officer is working with the Puerto Plata colonel, Johnson said, adding he was impressed with the colonel's approach to the investigation.

"She's sharp as a tack," he said.

Wright is a property manager who recently moved to Sosua, in the Puerto Plata area of the Dominican, from Hamilton. It has been more than a week since Wright disappeared after leaving his office early, visiting a friend and going to the beach and a bar.

His sister, Trish Suzuki, said she is satisfied local police have made the search a top priority.

"There has been a lot of speculation," she said. "Some people have asked, 'Could this be a kidnapping? Could he have stumbled across something that he shouldn't have and as a result is he being held captive? Or has someone caused harm to him or has someone murdered him?'

"I have nothing to support any of these theories," she said. "With no physical evidence, we're at a loss."

Wright's friend, Marco Beland, has a pretty strong hunch.

"My belief ... pervasive from the tips of my toes to the top of my head ... is that it was a robbery gone bad," Beland said.

Wright had been in a small collision with a motorbike and could not drive his jeep, so he would have taken public transit, Beland said, adding robbers could have set him up and offered him a ride.

"It's now (been) eight days," he said. "More and more, it confirms what I felt."

Johnson said they have been distr

Johnson said they have been distributing pamphlets in the area, asking for people to come forward with information about their friend's whereabouts. On Wednesday, they added a notice that a reward would be offered, he said.

"Until he is found dead or alive, there is no closure," Beland said.

dawong@thespec.com

905-526-2468

-- With files from Ken Peters, The Hamilton Spectator

How sad! I hope they find this man safe and sound. If he was a very successful man, I hope that he didnt make some enemies b3ecause when u are successful envy starts to pop out of thin air.

This is what I didn't understand. The story was that he was having problems with his business.
So, no need for envy or the kidnap thing. (no pesos, no ransom)
No new reports of progress here in Canada.
Any word in Sosua?

the sewer is silent

Yes Blu, it is all far too silent. It gives me an uneasy feeling. Did D'Arcy leave any unfinished business in Canada? Have the investigators contacted all the girls he has had contact with in the past year? Have they talked to these girl's chulos? No info is forthcoming on this case, leaving people to wonder what is happening? Are other extranjeros in the area safe ? A close friend of D'Arcy feels this may be a "robbery that went bad". Why? Were there things missing? Prayers are all, most of us can offer, and so far, they have not been answered.

Tommy,
Or a business deal gone bad.
I'm sure they done already, but have they checked current DR or Canadian bank accounts ?
last known business contacts ?

Any thing missing from the home or office ?

I'm sorry but SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS SOMETHING, the trick will be to entice the individual-individuals to come forward with a lead or total detailed information on this incident.

NEVER RULE NOTHING OUT......

HE HAS BEEN FOUND, ALIVE AND WELL!!!!!

Missing expat D'Arcy Wright was found alive yesterday, Sunday December 27th.

Though still dazed and disoriented Darcy Wright was located near Boca Chica having been missing for 18 days.
The way he describes his ordeal it appears that he was kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity. Two men came to the house where he was staying and kidnapped him at gunpoint. Neither he nor the house were robbed. He was held for an unspecified period of time, drugged and eventually released about 4 days ago in the campo. Neither of his kidnappers used his name but they did call him by a name which was not his.

ALIVE AND WELL cont:
Once released and in a drugged state he eventually made his way to the south of the island. In fear of his life he hid out in a hotel where he tried to recall events. His recall is still limited but yesterday he made his way to an Internet cafe and managed to remember his log-in details and called his friend Marc Beland in Sosua on Skype. Marc thought it was a prankster so got D'Arcy's brother Todd to ask a question about their childhood, to which only D'Arcy would have known the answer. Minutes later they were on their way to collect him.
This is a developing story and further details will follow later.

WOW!
Great news!
Well, I guess I will go see D'Arcy & buy him a jumbo Presidente!
Great Xmas present for his family & friends!