http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. en-us Copyright 2008 DominicanToday.com Merit Designs ICM 60 News http://www.dominicantoday.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/6/29326/Haitis-government-finally-replaced Port-au-Prince.– Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis belatedly took office on Friday with a promise to aid those left destitute by recent storms while preparing for looming Hurricane Ike. World Sat, 6 Sep 2008 14:29:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/6/29326/Haitis-government-finally-replaced http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/28/29223/Greenpeace-urges-governmentsto-speed-up-climate-negotiations World Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:27:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/28/29223/Greenpeace-urges-governmentsto-speed-up-climate-negotiations http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/26/29202/Japan-might-soon-discard-85-tons-of-whale-meat-after-failed-import Tokyo.- A Greenpeace investigation has revealed that around 85 tonnes of whale meat, sent to Japan in late May from Northern Europe, and for which the Japanese Government has not yet received an application for import procedures, may have to be discarded. World Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:28:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/26/29202/Japan-might-soon-discard-85-tons-of-whale-meat-after-failed-import http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/26/29201/85-tonnes-of-whale-meat-may-soon-be-abandoned-after-unsuccessful-import World Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:26:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/26/29201/85-tonnes-of-whale-meat-may-soon-be-abandoned-after-unsuccessful-import http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/23/29171/Tropical-Storm-Fay-hits-Florida-for-fourth-time Miami.– Tropical Storm Fay, which has left a trail of death and World Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:11:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/23/29171/Tropical-Storm-Fay-hits-Florida-for-fourth-time http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/14/29050/Tropical-wave-heads-to-Dominican-north-strengthening-expected MIAMI.- The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reports an area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is currently passing north of the northern Leeward Islands and moving west at 10 to 15 miles per hour, and further strengthening is possible. World Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:36:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/14/29050/Tropical-wave-heads-to-Dominican-north-strengthening-expected http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29314/NY-congressman-involved-in-Dominican-villa-problem New York.– Rep. Charles Rangel never reported to the state or federal government the more than $75,000 in income he gleaned from renting out a $500-a-night beachfront villa he has owned since 1988 at the Punta Cana Yacht Club in the Dominican Republic. World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:19:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29314/NY-congressman-involved-in-Dominican-villa-problem http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29320/Ike-moving-slightly-Southwest Santo Domingo.– Hurricane Ike's maximum sustained winds had dropped slightly to 120 m.p.h., with higher gusts, making the storm a Category 3 hurricane, with its center located near latitude 23.2 north, longitude 62.7 west or about 550 miles ESE of Grand Turk Island. Ike is moving toward the west at 16 mph. World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:52:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29320/Ike-moving-slightly-Southwest http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29313/Hurricane-Ike-downgraded-to-category-three-storm Miami.– Hurricane Ike was downgraded to a category three storm in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday but remained a serious potential threat to the Caribbean and the United States, the US National Hurricane Center said. World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:02:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29313/Hurricane-Ike-downgraded-to-category-three-storm http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29311/Taiwanese-tourists-to-enter-Dominican-Republic-with-card Taipei.- Taiwanese tourists will be able to visit the Dominican Republic with the purchase of just a ten US dollar sightseeing card. World Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:26:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/5/29311/Taiwanese-tourists-to-enter-Dominican-Republic-with-card http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29280/Ike-could-become-major-hurricane-and-hit-Dominican-Republic Santo Domingo.– Tropical Storm Ike could be a major hurricane by the time it hits land, likely World Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:16:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29280/Ike-could-become-major-hurricane-and-hit-Dominican-Republic http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29281/Aid-plane-crashes-in-Congo-17-feared-dead Kinshasa.-A humanitarian plane carrying 17 World Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:37:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29281/Aid-plane-crashes-in-Congo-17-feared-dead http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29278/Hurricane-Hanna-hits-Bahamas-Ike-forms-over-Atlantic World Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:50:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/9/2/29278/Hurricane-Hanna-hits-Bahamas-Ike-forms-over-Atlantic http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/31/29255/61-magnitude-quake-kills-30-in-China-death-toll-rising World Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/31/29255/61-magnitude-quake-kills-30-in-China-death-toll-rising http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/31/29250/Hurricane-Gustav-enters-Gulf-of-Mexico-after-slamming-Cuba Miami.– Ferocious Hurricane Gustav moved into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Saturday World Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/31/29250/Hurricane-Gustav-enters-Gulf-of-Mexico-after-slamming-Cuba http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29247/Dalai-Lama-cancels-visit-to-Dominican-Republic World Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:27:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29247/Dalai-Lama-cancels-visit-to-Dominican-Republic http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29243/Dangerous-Gustav-roars-toward-Cuba-gulf World Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:59:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29243/Dangerous-Gustav-roars-toward-Cuba-gulf http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29242/Gustav-killed-at-least-67-people-in-Haiti-and-Dominican-Republic Miami.– Residents and tourists alike fled Jamaica as a strengthening hurricane World Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:59:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/world/2008/8/30/29242/Gustav-killed-at-least-67-people-in-Haiti-and-Dominican-Republic