TODAY Thursday, August 28, 2008

Guides and taxi drivers underwent training

Guides and taxi drivers underwent training to work with cruise ships passengers

To work with cruise ships passengers

To offer a high quality and optimal service to the cruise liners passengers who visit us, so they keep the best impression of our country. In order they leave while taking along with them pleasant souvenirs and that they would like to come back…

Diario Digital, 28.08.08

Schools remained closed

Authorities were obliged to suspend classes

The flooding caused by hurricane Gustav in different parts of the country caused hundreds of persons to seek shelter in many of the public schools, and the authorities from the Ministry of Educations were obliged to suspend classes in those provinces and the National District under either Red or Yellow Alerts…

Diario Libre, 27.08.08

Considerable reduction of the dengue cases compared to year 2007

Health authorities recall that prevention is crucial to reduce the disease

The incidence of the dengue dropped considerably during this year compared to 2007. According to the General Office of Epidemiology, until August 16, 1, 5123 cases were recorded and 9 people died…

Hoy Digital, by Odalis Mejía, 25.08.08

Dominican tourism industry Expo

More than 100 companies expected

More than 100 companies will participate in the 22nd ASONAHORES Business Expo 2008, showcasing their products and services to the hospitality industry…

Dominican Today, 22.08.08

The natural Aquarium of Kaio

A mode of entertaining tourism

LAS GALERAS, Samaná.- This natural aquarium created by the Japanese Kaio is a mode of entertaining diving, where without having any experience in diving or in swimming…

Al Momento, by Juan Carlos Navarro

Back to normality on the road Samaná-Santo Domingo

Way affected this weekend by the storm

Because of the drop of the water level of the Yabacao River, the public road security of the highway Santo Domingo-Samaná reopened the traffic yesterday, after the last downpours caused by the tropical storm Fay flooded the zone by completely recovering a sector of the road on more than 200 meters…

Listín Diario, by Fausto H. Moreno, 19.08.08

Storm’s downpours block transit on newest Dominican highway

Hihgway from Santo Domingo to Samaná reopened today Monday 18

Hundreds of motorists who headed from Santo Domingo to Samaná yesterday were turned back by the tolls’ guards, who said the Yabacao river washed out a section of the new highway, at Monte Plata province, after Tropical Storm Fay dumped heavy rains in that part of the country…

Dominican Today, 18.08.08

A seism of 4.6 degrees felt in Nagua, Cabrera and in other provinces

Constant monitoring in the zone of Samaná

The Seismological Institute of the UASD is attentive in the event of possible aftershocks.

At seven o’clock in the evening on Wednesday, one recorded a seism of amplitude of 4.6 degrees in the Ritcher scale…

Diario Libre, 14.08.08

Amhsa Marina expands in the Dominican Republic

Residential tourism in Las Galeras

Focused also on residential tourism, Amhsa Marina Hotels & Resorts keeps receiving awards and certifications, this time the Check Safety First Award, granted by the British Company Cristal Americas…

Dominican Today, 12.08.08

The intermediate cities need employment

Report of the National Office of Statistics

The smallest urban centres are those which show the greatest population growth during the last years, which obliges the actors of the public policies to create the conditions for the reception of investments in order to face the increasing request of employment…

Hoy Digital, 08.08.08

Today in…

Dominican Republic Live

22 dead as Gustav lashes Haiti and Dominican Republic…

Santo Domingo Live

PetroCaribe meeting: South American-Dominican gas pipeline plan picks up steam…

Santiago Live

The rains would have improved the power supply in the Cibao region…

Las Terrenas Live

Competitiveness and electrical energy, crucial tourism subjects…

Tropical hurricane season 2008

Tropical weather outlook

Map of Caribe

TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 75.6 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES…130 KM…EAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA AND ABOUT 170 MILES…270 KM…SOUTH OF GUANTANAMO CUBA. GUSTAV HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH…9 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PASS VERY CLOSE TO JAMAICA LATER TODAY.

Map of Caribe

TROPICAL STORM HANNA
THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 57.9 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES…575 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH…8 KM/HR…AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THIS TRACK THE DEPRESSION WILL BE PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

Map of Caribe

1 - Thunderstorms
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS SPARSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC ABOUT 775 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

2 - Tropical wave
A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED NEAR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND IS ABOUT TO EMERGE OVER THE EXTREME TROPICAL EASTERN ATLANTIC. GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH.

3 - Thunderstorms
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE APPEARS UNLIKELY DUE TO PROXIMITY TO LAND.

(updated august, 28 at 9:30am)

Forecasts for 48 hours

Green alert
No cyclone expected
Tropical depression
Activity in progress
Hurricane coming

Next hurricanes : Hanna and Ike

Decoration & Design

Molokini Kayak

This is a very original kayak imagined by Clear Blue Hawai. Manufactured from polycarbonate, the material used for anti bullets glass, and with a aluminum frame…

Muwi lawnmower

And then the cut grass is scattered everywhere in the garden, it is not great either.
But that depends on which mower one use…

Fashion/Trends

Valisère Lingerie

Valisère makes us to discover a wonderful collection for this Autumn Winter 2008 2009.
It plays with the red tones, as red berries, combined with a splendid black, for a glamorous, sensual and elegant result…

Dita Von Teese for Wonderbra

It was settled since the beginning of the year: fulgurating striper Dita Von Teese collaborates with Wonderbra to create a line of underwear…

Beauty/Health

Sunband

It’s not necessary to say again that it’s important to protect the skin from the sun. In order to make the use of the sun care more attracting and modern, the Piz Buin Companyoffers an innovating and very practical product…