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Fifty years after his death, does Trujillo still matter?

For many, Trujillo’s impact on the Dominican community on the island and in New York City is still visible.

8Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Museum honors the 50,000 victims of Trujillo

“The Haitian genocide was a crime against humanity largest Trujillo’s tyranny,” said Luisa De Peña, director of the Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance.

30May2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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‘I shot the cruelest dictator in the Americas’

Before his assassination on a dark highway on 30 May 1961, the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, ruled with an iron fist for almost 30 years. Tim Mansel meets General Antonio Imbert, one of the men who shot him, now 90 and the only surviving member of the assassination team.

30May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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50 years after Trujillo’s death, Dominican Republic thrives as Cuba languishes

This opinion piece first published in the Miami Herald draws an interesting comparison by Roland Alum between Cuba and the Dominican Republic over the last 50 years. To those close to the Dominican Republic his point of view is unlikely to rank as prevailing. What do you think?

30May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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AAAS raises funds for animal neutering and care

This non-profit provides an important service in the control of a community’s animal population

3Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Canadian publisher honored for cultural contribution

The ceremony, held last week at City Hall, commemorated El Faro’s 40th year in circulation and marked the paper’s formal designation as part of the city’s Cultural & Historical Patrimony. Five other past and present Directors were also honored.

19Feb2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Flash floods damage homes in Puerto Plata, one dead

Civil Defense director Hugo González said flash floods damaged 34 houses totally, and 850 partially, whereas 635 families lost their belongings and 6,435 others had partial losses.

17Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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The Meeting Place: new Puerto Plata cultural center opens 24 January

The Meeting Place will hold a week of cultural events to mark its opening

19Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Spanish Galleon That Sank Around 1700 Found near Nagua

A research team has discovered a Spanish galleon that apparently sank near Nagua between 1690-1700

29Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Missing Hamilton man found

Ex-Hamilton man says he was kidnapped, held for 16 days

29Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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