Sanchez (Dominican Republic)

Type: City

Name: Sanchez (Dominican Republic)

Latitude: 19.23

Longitude: -69.620003

population: 11,368

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tweets: Fishermen save humpback whale

Sanchez, Dominican Republic.- Dozens of onlookers gathered at the shore in Sánchez township, northeastern Samaná province to observe a beached humpback whale, reportedly rescued by local fishermen.Twitter traffic was frenzied as the authorities were contacted ... [Published Dominican Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Humpback Whale, Sanchez (Dominican Republic), Samana (Dominican Republic)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ambassador Yzaguirre gets Dominican Republic’s highest honor

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government bestowed Thursday the Duarte, Sanchez and Mella Medal of Merit on U.S. ambassador Raul Yzaguirre, for his effort to strengthen the commercial, political and cultural cooperation between Santo Domingo and Washington ... [Published Dominican Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Raul Yzaguirre, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Sanchez (Dominican Republic), Danilo Medina

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Senator again warns of “swift rebuke” against Xstrata Nickel mine

Santo Domingo.- La Vega province senator Euclides Sanchez on Tuesday repeated his warning that any attempt by Xstrata Nickel Falcondo to exploit Loma Miranda, “will be met rebuke of unforeseeable consequences.”He said the push to protect Loma Miranda ... [Published Dominican Today - May 14 2013]

Entities: Xstrata Nickel, La Vega (Dominican Republic), Sanchez (Dominican Republic)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Lawrence woman performs with Alvin Ailey

Belen Pereyra has come a long way from the darling 7-year-old dancing up a storm on the stages at Campagnone Common and local social clubs.At 25, she is now performing with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on stages throughout the United States ... [Published Individual.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sanchez (Dominican Republic)

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Erika L. Sánchez: Don't Want to Be the Model Minority for the American Dream

I'm tired of having to explain to white folks that many people in my working class Mexican community cannot persevere no matter how hard they may try. I'm often met with this response: "But you did it!" which they seem to think is a compliment. It's not. ... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Sanchez (Dominican Republic), Ignorance, Education

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Yunesky Sanchez keeps his momentum

BRIDGEWATER ? While it may be fair to scrutinize the place of Team Spain, which had only native countrymen on its eclectic 28-player roster, in the World Baseball Classic, no one should be questioning whether or not its starting shortstop deserved to ... [Published Home News Tribune - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Sanchez (Dominican Republic), Brett Jodie, Spain

First reported Feb 01 2013 - Updated Feb 01 2013 - 1 reports

Robert Menendez

Menendez Prostitution Scandal: Donor Melgen's Political Contributions Exploded After IRS Filed Tax Lien

Ophthalmologist and Democratic political donor Dr. Salomon Melgen may have tried to buy cover from the IRS for the $11.1 million he owes in back taxes from 2006 to present, Breitbart News has learned. Melgen may have intended to court politicians ... [Published Breitbart Feed - Feb 01 2013]

Entities: Robert Menendez, Lien, Sanchez (Dominican Republic)

Quotes

"Taking these children from their home to live in another country in subhuman conditions, and mistreating them when they did not meet their work quota, deserves a strong response from the prosecution authorities" said Reynoso

DR1 Daily News -Friday, 17 May 2013 [Published CaribSeek - May 18 2013]

"I feel extremely privileged, honored and humble to be part of this group" Pereyra said during a telephone interview from New York

Lawrence woman performs with Alvin Ailey [Published Individual.com - May 13 2013]

...American donation of port securitysecurity equipment to a second Dominican report, stating that the Dominican government may not use it properly. "Only by hiring the unnamed private contractor, the e-mail said, could the United States be assured that port security in the Dominican Republic would be enhanced" according to the Times

Background: Melgen-Menendez Dominican Port Security Deal [Published Breitbart Feed - Mar 18 2013]