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The late Avishai Harel, founder of Dominican Today.
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The idea of a news source with wide appeal was materialized by Avishai Harel on March 23, 2005 when dominicantoday.com came on line for the first time.

He constantly reminded the staff of the need to champion some causes as a way to give the publication its soul.

Thank you for sharing Avi Harel’s vision with us and we will strive to continue upholding it for at least another five years.

jorge.pineda@dominicantoday.com

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Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Mar 2010 9:10 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Felicidades ! Happy Birthday !
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 23 Mar 2010 9:12 AM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
congrats! many more.
Written by: DaniDr, 23 Mar 2010 9:49 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Happy birthday to DT, and specially to Jorge Pineda who is a key person in making this publication possible!
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Mar 2010 9:54 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
RIght you are Danny Boy ditto from me and from the big internet in the sky ...gouletcolonial ....fredcdobbs ....enricorizzo ....charliealnutt and the Toxic avenger also send there Best Wishes
Written by: riosm, 23 Mar 2010 10:14 AM
From: United States
Happy Birthday DT.......THANKS for the oppertunity to voice and vent.
Written by: etiennc01, 23 Mar 2010 10:14 AM
From: United States
thank you DT for allowing us to voice our compassion, hope for the better future, fear, bigotry, irrationality,kindness,ignorance,intelligence, goodness, wickedness,optimism, intolerance, tolerance, mercy,idealism,pessimism,nostagy ,love for past demons,love for our spiritual leader LIONEL FERNANDEZ,
Thank you for having given us the opportunity to meet ateo, carlos franco, snoopy, xwill, blutarsky.
Without you ,we would never know that this breed exists
Written by: Lopez31, 23 Mar 2010 10:17 AM
From: United States
Happy Birthday DT. Great Idea and news source, plus an awsome layout :)
Written by: xwill7, 23 Mar 2010 10:25 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Happy Bday... Great site
Written by: Botemon, 23 Mar 2010 10:35 AM
From: Dominican Republic, La Isabella
Happy Birthday and MANY MORE!
Written by: RobertoJose, 23 Mar 2010 10:38 AM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... ((You're blind to the fact that you're blind))
Happy Bornday DT!!!!!
Written by: jarabacoa, 23 Mar 2010 10:45 AM
From: United States
congratulations...keep up the good job!
Written by: JDJones, 23 Mar 2010 11:32 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Congrats to ya..... I know it's only going to get better!
Written by: dominicanheartbeat, 23 Mar 2010 11:51 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I guess Josean has taken leave of absence so that he could down there and bake the cake ?
Written by: josean, 23 Mar 2010 12:05 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016

Happy Bithday DT !

Que Cuplan Muchos Mas!

And thanks for putting up with me!
Written by: etiennc01, 23 Mar 2010 12:18 PM
From: United States
joseann.
you are only misguided and have a tunnel vision , but you are not a wicked and dangerous peson like you know who
Written by: Juango, 23 Mar 2010 12:24 PM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Congratulations to the best, on-line English news in the DR. .May you celebrate many more. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DT. Continue the great effort.
Written by: DONT_BE_SILENT, 23 Mar 2010 12:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Happy birthday again...Brilliant idea to keep us connected to our country.

You should come up with HaitianToday.com to make them feel rigth at home too.
Written by: generoso, 23 Mar 2010 1:00 PM
From: Dominican Republic, United States

Congratulations to the entire DT staff, including the flag bearer and editor, Jorge Pineda, and the whole Harel family, that has continued the forward vision, to provide uncensored, avant garde and quality news coverage of their visionary founder.
Written by: juanb, 23 Mar 2010 1:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Thank you, DT!!!
Written by: RosaLaLinda, 23 Mar 2010 1:30 PM
From: United States, Rock Hills, North Carolina
Happy B'Day DT. Here is to five more years.
Written by: Gringo_1, 23 Mar 2010 1:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
Happy Birthday and congratulations on a successful site. Two thumbs up!
Written by: etiennc01, 23 Mar 2010 1:51 PM
From: United States
dont be silent
i knew it !
your post would not have been complete if you had not mentioned " Haiti or Haitians"
These two words are mood elevators for your your anxiety and depression,
Why don't you try meditative prayer and exercise ?
Written by: ateo2010 This user is banned, 23 Mar 2010 2:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
Happy Birthday DT!

i hope this next five years you bring news on how we have built a wall to stop the zoo monkeys , and have develop as a nation more then ever! :D
Written by: Perez, 23 Mar 2010 2:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Happy Birthday DT!!! keep up the good work! may thiis website keeps blessing us with information from our country!!
Written by: Belly, 23 Mar 2010 5:47 PM
From: United States, Seattle, W.A.
Happy birthday DT que cumple 100 anos mas y espero que sigan con el buen trabajo y la libertad de expresion que es la clave para creceer como noticiario.
Written by: glomarexplorer, 23 Mar 2010 8:31 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes

DT,

As bona fide member of Dominican diaspora, I must express my sincerest gratitude for providing this forum for us to stay in touch with the goings-on of our country and allow us to vent a little.

Thank you very much for this great and much appreciated service.

May you continue to exist until and beyond "judgment day"!

Heartfelt thank you.

Happy birthday.

MJEV.
Written by: etiennc01, 23 Mar 2010 8:44 PM
From: United States
ateo
.
Which zoo monkeys are you talking about ?
The white colobus monkey,the male velvert monkey,the brown capuchin monkey, the brown squirrel monkey , the black colobus monkey or the white faced capuchin monkey?
They come in different colors.
By the way ateo , why don't you translate your nostalgy in a language you can command ?
The many gramatical and syntax mistakes you have commited exposed an unstable temperament( your basic instints)
Your poor rethoric has betrayed your inferior intellect.
Stop using a computer to mechanically translate your fear of and hate for Haitians ,use a machete and exterminate this stressing mirror for all.

As long that there is one Haitian alive on this island ,no wall will give you solace and help you forget that you have Haitian blood running in your veins.

Written by: AfroLatinoMas This user is banned, 23 Mar 2010 9:57 PM
From: United States, Back From Hell

Happy "Biased" Birthday!
Written by: Pepe32, 23 Mar 2010 10:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Happy Birthday DT!!

Afro,you were in Haiti??
Written by: riosm, 23 Mar 2010 10:49 PM
From: United States
Pepe32,
Poor guy he sounds like he left Haiti physically but his mind is somewhere else.......which has blurred his good intentions.....

HAPPY B-DAY DT.
Written by: cantave, 24 Mar 2010 4:32 AM
From: United States, !<82ndAbd>!Lt.Tigah>Fort Bragg>North Carolina, U.S>Platoon Leader>Tactical Hardcore.
DT

This special
Birthday greeting
Is being sent your way,
With many happy wishes
For a truly perfect day

Happy Birthday.DT

Semper Fidelis............

Written by: cantave, 24 Mar 2010 4:38 AM
From: United States, !<82ndAbd>!Lt.Tigah>Fort Bragg>North Carolina, U.S>Platoon Leader>Tactical Hardcore.
DT

Este especial
Saludo de cumpleaños
Se está enviando tu camino,
Con muchos deseos felices
Para un día verdaderamente perfecto

Feliz cumpleaños.DT

Semper Fidelis............
Written by: Grosero, 24 Mar 2010 8:03 AM
From: United States
HAPPY BIRTHDAY....Purda Vida
Written by: daswolfgang, 24 Mar 2010 7:33 PM
From: St. Helena, saint helena island
happy birthday dt
keep us inform
Written by: Yucahu, 25 Mar 2010 12:31 AM
From: United States, Miami
Wow
Written by: tschotschua, 25 Mar 2010 4:26 AM
From: Germany, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz
Happy Birthday to You !!! Dominican Today and Always :-)
Written by: hellborn25, 25 Mar 2010 10:03 AM
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
happy birthday to dominican today iam really glad I sign up to this site , and got to talk some people with very unique personalities and so many people who voice there opinions to the world.
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 25 Mar 2010 10:04 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Thats the spirit Helly !
Written by: hellborn25, 25 Mar 2010 10:23 AM
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
thank you brother and may we have another republican in office soon
Written by: cantave, 25 Mar 2010 3:00 PM
From: United States, !<82ndAbd>!Lt.Tigah>Fort Bragg>North Carolina, U.S>Platoon Leader>Tactical Hardcore.
hellborn25!!!!
"thank you brother and may we have another republican in office soon "

Are you ready for another war???


Semper Fidelis...............
Written by: hellborn25, 25 Mar 2010 7:12 PM
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
Are you ready for another war???

and are you ready for a new world order with barack oblama, hope you enjoy the hard earn money you work for being taken from you to shared the wealth? and i also hope enjoy the 15 trillion dollars that you and my kids and my grandkids will still be paying thanks to that socialist.
Written by: riosm, 25 Mar 2010 8:18 PM
From: United States
Was OOH'Blamacare added to the grand total ?

I can't wait till Nov. 2010 then 2012.
Written by: eddiev, 1 Jul 2010 4:22 PM
From: Argentina
Happy Birthday and thank you for allowing me to be part of your translating staff. Jorge, Mrs. Harell and the boys, you were real good to us while we lived in Dominican Republic.
Keep doing it, we read you daily here in Mendoza, Argentina.
Ed
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