Francisco Javier García, Rebecca McDonald. Photo elnuevodiario.com.do
Santo Domingo.- A Canadian business leadeer hailed the Tourism Ministry’s decision to motor the development of the town Cabrera, in the country’s northeast, noting that it’s a very attractive area for international investors.
Rebecca McDonald, who built a villa at a cost of more than US$20.0 million in the project Orchid Bay, near Cabrera, said she’s happy with Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia’s interest when he announced the opening of a Projects Planning Office and for visualizing that tourism region’s re-launching.
She also praised the announced construction of a seaside boulevard (malecon), as well as Garcia’s effort with government agencies to solve the zone’s energy and potable water problems. “I’m very happy that you, the Minister of Tourism, are here as part of your interest to draw attention to this place that is so pretty.”
McDonald said she’s been visiting Dominican Republic since around 20 years ago and the land’s beauty and the warmth of its people is what led her to invest in a villa, which serves as lodging for businesspersons, politicians and international personalities who wish to spend some time here.
She added that the Dominican’s gentleness and this land’s beauty have made her promote it to investors and visitors, who enjoy the warm of this Caribbean destination.
From: United States, FREEPORT,( The other Dominican Republic) Long Island....(We should be proud of our country not embarassed by it.)
Soon , macdonalds will be on every other corner , getting our people sick with ailments never been seen or heard of before from eating this type of CRAP. Only in america and anywhere else fast food is comen. The medical field call it S.A.D.(Standard American Diet).................We don't need fast foods in DR we got Platano, Yuca, Salchi-chong .
Written by: Juango, 14 Jul 2009 10:09 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Rebecca McDonald,,,Fast Food Queen ???? Or is it Energy (gas & electric) ? Either way, Cabrera is a wonderful spot on the Island. Javier Garcia is not worth mentioning.
Written by: xwill7, 14 Jul 2009 10:35 AM
From: United States, Chicago
the kids will get fatter. DR is becoming the small NY. The metro is in, most American fast food places are in, frito lay potato chips are sold at all local stores, most people only care about how they look, and crime is going up
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Rebecca McDonald,,,Fast Food Queen..??????....no bobody with that name has anything to do with fast food McDonalds unless she is married to Ronald McDonald...the Kroc Family and its foundation are controlling interests in the Fast Food Giant ....This woman with some cash may have purchased some shares However that does not qualify her as fast food queen although she looks like she has put away a few big Macs
From: United States, Rock Hills, North Carolina
Rebecca A. McDonald
Director
Granite Construction Incorporated
Watsonville , CA
Sector: INDUSTRIAL GOODS / Heavy Construction
56 Years Old
Ms. McDonald has served as Chief Executive Officer of Laurus Energy Inc. since December 2008. She previously served as President, Gas and Power, BHP Billiton from March 2004 to September 2007, and, from October 2001 to January 2004, she served as President of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Ms. McDonald holds a B.S. degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Gee, doesn't DT have a reseach Dept. (or some one who can use google)...
From: Dominican Republic, Cabarete
Mr.Dobbs has it right, though I am not sure she has ever purchased shares in that company let alone if she ever ate in one of those "restaurants". She is involved in Canada's energy business. You folks need to get the information correct. The material regarding her interests in tourism is true but mainly as a pathway to getting the infrastrucure of her neighborhood improved. Good luck to her and the horse she road in on.
Written by: Juango, 14 Jul 2009 10:58 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Rosa, I dont think this is the same Rebecca. I believe the one in Cabrera, is a Canadian business woman, Rebecca MacDonald..
Written by: winstric, 14 Jul 2009 11:10 AM
From: United States
I think this is where she must have her farm! E I E I OOOOO!!
From: United States, Rock Hills, North Carolina
Rebecca MacDonald
Executive Chair
Energy Savings Income Fund
Toronto
Age: 54
Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Career highlights:
• Emigrates with a medical degree to Canada in 1974
• Launches Toronto Water Filters, a door-todoor marketing business, in 1978
• Forms Energy Marketing Inc. in 1989; becomes the largest energy marketer in the province by the mid-1990s
• Sells Energy Marketing in 1996, and in 1997 starts Ontario Energy Savings Corp. (OESC) using her own capital
• Takes OESC public in 2001 as Energy Savings Income Fund (ESIF)
• Wins a Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award for lifetime achievement in 2002
• Steps down as CEO of ESIF in April 2005; assumes position of executive chair
• In November 2007, tops the PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs for the fifth consecutive year with ESIF annual revenue of $1.53 billion
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All the same. Just google it before you print it...
Written by: xwill7, 14 Jul 2009 11:14 AM
From: United States, Chicago
She must like the island men if she has been visiting for over 20 years
From: Dominican Republic, la Romana
This is another example of an incorrect assumption that along with dubious translations can lead to irrelevant comments ..I agree that Cabrera is a wonderful place with a great small hotel nearby , la Catolina , one of the best golf courses to be found anywhere and a beautiful but treacherous beach the prices are far less than in the south east , the rainfall more generous and all in all a great place.But orchid Bay never seems to have taken off and I have noticed elsewhere that many residents from overseas have written about continual thefts .
Written by: generoso, 14 Jul 2009 12:25 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
Sanky Panky alert, calling all sankies, calling all sankies, Orchid Bay is calling!
From: United States, Brooklyn
Generoso... The sanky panky (Javier) is already there... JAJJAJAJJAJ
Written by: BASTA, 14 Jul 2009 1:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic, = Ghetto-SPM-Barrio Blanco
Does she know that we eat Cat here
Written by: xwill7, 14 Jul 2009 2:35 PM
From: United States, Chicago
They eat cat in SPM?
From: United States
).................We don't need fast foods in DR we got Platano, Yuca, Salchi-chong .LOL
Sal chi Chong? What is that? a new kind of Chinese fried rice? or is he the brother of Connie Chong who also happens to be half Italian? Sal (short for Salvatore) C. Chong
Anyway don't worry, if Dominicans resist the introduction of fast foods, Micky D will figure out a way to appease Dominican palates. I am sure they will come up with a way to make: Mcplatano, Mcyuca, Mctostones, Mcmagu, Mcchivo, Mcsancocho etc. etc. KFC in Miami added Black Beans and White rice to to their menu as a side dish to their Kentucky style fried chicken. Capitalist will always find ways to help you part with your money.
Written by: EDITOR, 14 Jul 2009 4:02 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Readers, thanks again for the heads up. We often mistakenly place too much trust on our sources.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
I get it she just holds the record for eating more big Macs than anyone
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
In all seriousness nothing I say including the bad jokes can take away from this womans accomplishments ....she stands as an example of what ambition and hard work can achieve
Written by: andresdc, 15 Jul 2009 3:39 AM
From: Germany
ok.. seriously.. as a newspaper you should really get a fact checking deparment.. I mean it really isn't that difficult to know that this woman has nothing to do with McDonald's....
From: United States
She is more then just an outstanding women. She is greater then Great, a true contribution to the cabrera area. She is the kind of foreigner Dominican Republic needs. I just hope that we can attract similar people to counter balance the negative effects of the other thousands of foreign persona-non-grata which have gain hold of every knook and cranny of Dominican society.
Written by: Juango, 15 Jul 2009 10:34 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
guillermore, I second that. Unfortunately, without infrastructure (roads, power & water utilities, educated public servant, modern telecom, etc) the DR has little hope of attracting these people. It is more likely to attract Russian Mafiasos, Well-to-do Conmen, etc., exactly opposite of what is required for a developing country, such as the DR.
Written by: Juango, 15 Jul 2009 11:09 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
From: Dominican Republic
NOTE to all you that like to pontificate without knowing anything.
Notice how easy it was for La Linda to find very basic information. If you go to www.google.com and put the name in it is the first thing that comes up. It takes a total of about 30 seconds.
I'm not saying that Google is the bearer of all knowledge. One also has to evaluate the sources, do some analysis, and check alternative sources but FRICK! aren't you embarrased that you don't even demonstrate the capacity to do the very least before you stat whining off on whatever ignorant agende you have picked to justify your failed existence?!?
From: Dominican Republic, la Romana
MG you should see that the error was picked up immediately by most readers here ....many articles appear here without the source being recorded and many articles have incorrect translations or are added to incorrectly ..to the credit of writers , these errors are picked up or the article is querie .
Sometimes after reading the daily papers here and reading news elsewhere, I can not believe the condensation that appears here ...Nevertheless , we all have a good opportunity here to give our views on many subjects , the most pressing being the dealing with government corruption
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Maldito you are beating a dead horse
From: Dominican Republic
If only the horse were dead we wouldn't have to keep beating it !
Written by: lousans, 17 Jul 2009 9:50 PM
From: United States
As a home owner in La Vereda, less than 3 mile down the road from Orchid Bay We have been coming to The Dominican Republic since 1985. Cabrera is a wonderful place with beautiful homes in the surrounding areas including Los Farallones. Its beaches are beautiful and hosts an 18 hole golf course in Playa Grande. Orchid Bay is very beautiful, and its gated making it safe for its home owners. While infrastructure is a growing concern for the country there are other problems such as in the construction industry. this is a big problem here for foreigners like myself & my husband who have spent our life savings in renovations to our house and yet its still not livable. We want to help others avoid the pitfalls of investing in their retirement home here. Ms. McDonald is a true contribution to the Cabrera area more investosrs like her are needed here for further growth of the North Coast area of the D.R. Orchid Bay, Cabrera is honored to have Ms McDonald as one of their resident.
Written by: nycgirl, 27 Jul 2009 11:26 AM
From: United States, nyc
Besides having a recognizable last name, I don't know what brought on the Micky D references. Had to re-read it to make sure I didn't miss something.One thing for sure, I bet she will be paying her light bill which is more than you can say for half the country!
Seriously people, why all the hate? the project will be creating jobs and fueling tourism which brings cash into the country.
And people make themselves fat for making bad eating choices and not exercising.
I live in NY and have not stepped in a burger king/Micky d/ white castle or whatever in years! and last year when I went to a Wendy's with my niece ,got a salad and baked potato. you try to make the healthier choice.
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Director
Granite Construction Incorporated
Watsonville , CA
Sector: INDUSTRIAL GOODS / Heavy Construction
56 Years Old
Ms. McDonald has served as Chief Executive Officer of Laurus Energy Inc. since December 2008. She previously served as President, Gas and Power, BHP Billiton from March 2004 to September 2007, and, from October 2001 to January 2004, she served as President of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Ms. McDonald holds a B.S. degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Gee, doesn't DT have a reseach Dept. (or some one who can use google)...
Executive Chair
Energy Savings Income Fund
Toronto
Age: 54
Birthplace: Yugoslavia
Career highlights:
• Emigrates with a medical degree to Canada in 1974
• Launches Toronto Water Filters, a door-todoor marketing business, in 1978
• Forms Energy Marketing Inc. in 1989; becomes the largest energy marketer in the province by the mid-1990s
• Sells Energy Marketing in 1996, and in 1997 starts Ontario Energy Savings Corp. (OESC) using her own capital
• Takes OESC public in 2001 as Energy Savings Income Fund (ESIF)
• Wins a Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award for lifetime achievement in 2002
• Steps down as CEO of ESIF in April 2005; assumes position of executive chair
• In November 2007, tops the PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs for the fifth consecutive year with ESIF annual revenue of $1.53 billion
----------------
All the same. Just google it before you print it...
Generoso... The sanky panky (Javier) is already there... JAJJAJAJJAJ
Sal chi Chong? What is that? a new kind of Chinese fried rice? or is he the brother of Connie Chong who also happens to be half Italian? Sal (short for Salvatore) C. Chong
Anyway don't worry, if Dominicans resist the introduction of fast foods, Micky D will figure out a way to appease Dominican palates. I am sure they will come up with a way to make: Mcplatano, Mcyuca, Mctostones, Mcmagu, Mcchivo, Mcsancocho etc. etc. KFC in Miami added Black Beans and White rice to to their menu as a side dish to their Kentucky style fried chicken. Capitalist will always find ways to help you part with your money.
http://www.elcaribe.com.do/site/i....31:internacionales&Itemid=151
Notice how easy it was for La Linda to find very basic information. If you go to www.google.com and put the name in it is the first thing that comes up. It takes a total of about 30 seconds.
I'm not saying that Google is the bearer of all knowledge. One also has to evaluate the sources, do some analysis, and check alternative sources but FRICK! aren't you embarrased that you don't even demonstrate the capacity to do the very least before you stat whining off on whatever ignorant agende you have picked to justify your failed existence?!?
Sometimes after reading the daily papers here and reading news elsewhere, I can not believe the condensation that appears here ...Nevertheless , we all have a good opportunity here to give our views on many subjects , the most pressing being the dealing with government corruption
Seriously people, why all the hate? the project will be creating jobs and fueling tourism which brings cash into the country.
And people make themselves fat for making bad eating choices and not exercising.
I live in NY and have not stepped in a burger king/Micky d/ white castle or whatever in years! and last year when I went to a Wendy's with my niece ,got a salad and baked potato. you try to make the healthier choice.