Dominican Republic News

“What was true yesterday remains true even today. The truth expressed in 'Humanae vitae' doesn't change; on the contrary, in the light of new scientific discoveries, it is ever more up to date”

Pope holds firm on contraception Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday acknowledged that the Vatican's instructions against using birth control are complicated, even as he praised a 1968 Roman Catholic Church document ... via Arizona Daily Star

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“The exotic location will provide us the perfect setting to create a beautiful and sophisticated calendar”

Friday, May 09, 2008 WBAL Radio and BaltimoreRavens.com The Ravens Cheerleading Squad is taking an offseason vacation, trading the gridiron of M&T Bank Stadium for the balmy beaches of the Dominican Republic. via WBAL-AM Baltimore

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Caracas, 8 may Professionals of the environment of Latin America and the Caribbean agreed to create a network of eco-tourism for the region, reports a note from the National Institute of Parks of Venezuela ... via Prensa Latina

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“Since last summer, Newcastle International Airport has worked harder than ever to develop its long-haul route network. "We're very pleased to announce even more scheduled flights to some beautiful destinations across the world.”

Two new long-haul flight destinations will be displayed at Newcastle Airport for the first time this weekend. via BBC

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“It was heartbreaking because here were these kids who loved baseball, playing the same game that I loved, but they didn't have any equipment to play with”

HARRISON - There are three packages on the porch of the Harrison house where Logan Schwartz lives. via Journal News

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SANTO DOMINGO , Dominican Republic - Dominican author Junot Diaz announced Friday that Miramax is turning his Pulitzer Prize -winning book into a movie, but that he worries how the story will be portrayed. via NY Daily News

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Daniel Castillo, 80, a resident of Perth Amboy for 33 years, died Thursday, May 1, 2008. via Courier News Online

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Actor Vin Diesel has stopped chasing bad guys long enough to endorse the president of the Dominican Republic for re-election. Diesel appears in a Dominican campaign ... via KAAL

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“We have not discovered deposits.”

The Dominican Republic is reviewing proposals from companies interested in exploration and production opportunities in the Cibao, San Juan, Bani-San cristobal and San Pedro basins, reports Business News ... via Ocean Resources

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Merengue TA pico from the Dominican Republic, La India Canela Smithsonian Folkways Recordings In an unexpected bit of curatorial tomfoolery from a label better-known for pushing Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger ... via National Post

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