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Dominican high court ruling protects Bahia de las Aguilas	9/29/2008 6:52 AM
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Supreme Court upheld the Superior Land Court’s jurisdiction to hear the case of the hundreds of kilometers of registered lands expropriated in Bahia de las Aguilas beach, located in the southwest municipalities Enriquillo and Pedernales, a ruling that bolster it’s status as a protected area.
Canadians prefer Cuba and Dominican Republic	9/9/2008 8:28 AM
Havana.– Cuba was one of the most popular tourist destinations among Canadian vacationers during the first three months of this year, 100,000 more the amount who visited the Dominican Republic.
Premiere Barcelo complex in Dominican Republic under major renovation	9/9/2008 7:59 AM
Santo Domingo.– Barcelo Hotels & Resorts announced that a multi-million dollar renovation is underway at the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort located in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
Ecuador to host Travel Mart Latin America	9/6/2008 10:43 AM
Quito.– Ecuador will be hosting this year’s edition of Travel Mart Latin America scheduled for September 10, one of the most important business development event of the year for the area.
Dominican Tourism industry to award journalism prize	9/5/2008 9:41 AM

Air access to Puerto Rico and Caribbean still going strong	9/4/2008 10:47 AM
San Juan.- On a day that was to mark the significant reduction of air access from the U.S.
Mexico, Las Vegas rank high on travel agent survey	9/27/2008 8:03 AM
Washington.– Mexico, Las Vegas and Caribbean cruising were all high on the list of popular vacation options in a survey conducted by Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates).
Russians to invade Dominican beaches by winter	9/25/2008 5:54 AM
MOSCOW. - Two of Russia’s major airlines will increase from two to five their nonstop weekly flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg, starting in winter and spring, which aims to increase flow of Russian tourists to Dominican Republic by more than 100%.
Dominican Republic´s AA division has new Director General	9/22/2008 3:16 PM
Santo Domingo.– American Airlines promoted Oliver Bojos to Director General in the Dominican Republic.
Top hotelier lists Dominican tourism industry’s main woes	9/15/2008 6:00 AM
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Dominican tourism industry’s main problem is the lack of good highways that allow tourists to move easily and safely.
Dominican Republic keeps tourist momentum despite regional slowdown	9/12/2008 11:30 PM
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean. It is popular both as a cruise destination and for longer visits, and provides a variety of holiday packages designed to appeal to tourists from North America and Europe.
Dominican Republic and Canada conclude Blue Sky agreement	9/9/2008 8:55 AM
Santo Domingo.– Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Michael M. Fortier, Minister of International Trade, announced the conclusion of a new Blue Skies bilateral air transport agreement with the Dominican Republic.
Dominican tourism ministry to invest US$1 billion in Cabarete	9/9/2008 8:30 AM
Santo Domingo .- Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia visited the real estate project Punta Goleta, in Cabarete, in order to meet with local businessmen and reaffirmed the commitment to invest nearly US$1 billion to boost tourism in the area for the next five years.

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National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Tropical Storm LAURA Public Advisory Number 7	9/30/2008 2:35 PM
Issued at 500 PM AST TUE SEP 30 2008
Tropical Storm LAURA Forecast/Advisory Number 7	9/30/2008 2:35 PM
Issued at 2100 UTC TUE SEP 30 2008
Tropical Storm LAURA Forecast Discussion Number 7	9/30/2008 2:35 PM
Issued at 500 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008
Tropical Storm LAURA Wind Speed Probabilities Number 7	9/30/2008 2:35 PM
Issued at 2100 UTC TUE SEP 30 2008
Tropical Storm LAURA Graphics	9/30/2008 3:10 PM
5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:36:47 GMT Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:08:20 GMT
Tropical Storm LAURA 5-Day Track, Uncertainty Cone, Warnings (.shp)	9/30/2008 2:37 PM
GIS Data last updated Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:37:03 GMT
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook	9/30/2008 5:44 PM
000 ABNT20 KNHC 302344 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM LAURA...LOCATED ABOUT 375 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA

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