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<div><strong>Sosua School</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>'</FONT><SPAN class=articlebody><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>After three heart-wrenching visits to the Dominican Republic, Kim and Josie Pensinger of Essex Junction packed their bags and moved to the island nation. Their mission: to provide a brighter future for the Dominican people through Christian education, micro-business empowerment and addiction recovery. The Pensingers created the Williston-based Dominican Advance, a nonprofit corporation, to help them achieve their mission and, in April, the group was given land by the Samaritan Foundation to build a school in the Dominican village of Nazareth in the Sosua area on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The school was named Colegio Evangelio Dra. Phyllis Callahan in honor of Phyllis Callahan, a Vermont nurse, teacher and pastor's wife.' The story continues:&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><A href="http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071121/NEWS02/711210307"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071121/NEWS02/711210307</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Fiscal Ceballos One Year Anniversary</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><IMG alt="" src="http://ginniebedggood.com/cutenews/data/upimages/Ceballos.jpg" align=none border=0>&nbsp; Friday saw a Mass and march in Sosua&nbsp;in memory of the shooting death of Fiscal Te�dulo Ceballos Pe�al� which took place exactly one year ago. The family are still asking that those responsible be brought to justice. An investigation was carried out but resulted in no prosecution of those investigated due to insufficient proof. On Friday hundreds of people gathered at the place where the killing took place, and walked through the main streets of Sosua ending up at the Fiscal's grave in the municipal cemetary according to El Nacional. Meanwhile two assistant Fiscals in Santo Domingo have been suspended by the Attorney General pending investigation for extorting bribes. It is interesting to note that the Santo Domingo Fiscal, Jos� Manuel Hern�ndez Peguero, said he was happy with their work and cites a commendation one of the assistant Fiscals received from the US DEA for his work in a particular case. The following day the Attorney General said there was evidence that the two assistant Fiscals had been working outside their own jurisdiction and cited some 40&nbsp;instances where this had happened. Of course, if the two assistant Fiscals cannot trust their own hierarchy it is possible that they were working covertly and assisting the DEA. It remains to be seen whether they will take the fall for this and how the investigation of these two Fiscals will be handled. And by whom.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/familiarespenalo.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/familiarespenalo.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32388"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32388</FONT></A></P>
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<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128673"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128673</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80917"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80917</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Killed By Police</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>On Thursday Police killed three people in the La Zurza area of Santo Domingo bringing the total to 30 people killed by Police in the last 17 days, according to Diario Libre. One the La Zurza three was a 14 year old playing with a toy gun. The child worked during the day to help his family and studied at a local college in the evenings. Witnesses said no verbal warning was given and eight shots were fired at the child until he was dead.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128849"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128849</FONT></A></P>
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<div><strong>Montellano Continued</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Trouble at mill continues (see last weeks News at first link). Mayor Graciela Fermin has&nbsp;fired 39 'botellas' who just happen to be supporters of her adversary.&nbsp;On hearing about this&nbsp;Puerto Plata's Governor, C�sar Jos� de los Santos,&nbsp;retired from his role as mediator saying that passions were running too high at present for any mediation. Meanwhile, what happens to the work of City Hall in Montellano?&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.ginniebedggood.com/ginnie-bedggood-news.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1195359412&amp;archive=&amp;start_from=&amp;ucat=&amp;go=headlines"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.ginniebedggood.com/ginnie-bedggood-news.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1195359412&amp;archive=&amp;start_from=&amp;ucat=&amp;go=headlines</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gracielacancela.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gracielacancela.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gracielamoviomata.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gracielamoviomata.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gobernadordesliga.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/noticias/nacionales/Noviembre_2007/gobernadordesliga.htm</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Austrian Deported</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Austrian Christopher Nicolandoni, wanted in connection with bank robberies in Austria, was arrested and deported to Munich&nbsp;last Tuesday. He was arrested in Bavaro after an operation organised by Interpol. He had been living in the DR for some 15 months.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80428"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80428</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128453"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128453</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=625&amp;zoneid=1"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=625&amp;zoneid=1</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Santiago Homosexual Marriage Condemned</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The 'marriage' of a homosexual couple, Glem and Jorge, in a private club last Saturday in Santiago has been condemned by the Supreme Court and the Roman Catholic church. The Junta Central Electoral denied that it was a DR notary who performed the ceremony.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128209"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128209</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=144708&amp;guid=DF56B8F0360B4C729DB7C4C45BC114D8&amp;Seccion=63"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=144708&amp;guid=DF56B8F0360B4C729DB7C4C45BC114D8&amp;Seccion=63</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80309"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80309</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnuevonorte.com/Inicio/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/486/ItemID/460/Default.aspx"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnuevonorte.com/Inicio/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/486/ItemID/460/Default.aspx</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=634&amp;zoneid=1"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=634&amp;zoneid=1</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong> Leptospirosis</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>At the beginning of the week the number of cases of leptospirosis was growing as were the number of fatalities. On Sunday 25 fatalities 193 cases, Monday 29 fatalities 256 cases, by Tuesday 291 cases, by Wednesday 30 fatalities, by Thursday there had been a total of&nbsp;308 cases but no more fatalities were registered and only three&nbsp;new cases were reported on Friday&nbsp;and Saturday.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37200"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37200</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32031"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32031</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37457"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37457</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128505"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128505</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32391"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32391</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>'Smart' Traffic Lights</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>On Thursday the Government announced plans to install 'smart' traffic lights in Santo Domingo and Santiago. These will be co-ordinated to allow for fuel saving. Now all we need are smart drivers!</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37677"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37677</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Reporting The Narcos</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Luis C�spedes, 24, who reported to the DNCD about the existence of a drug <EM>punto</EM> in Haina, was gunned down as he left his home. Police are presuming this was carried out by dealers. Meanwhile the Supreme Court is investigating&nbsp; judge who overturned the decision of a colleague and allowed bail to five of a group of eleven alleged traffickers in El Seibo. And in Azua the DNCD removed 55 kilos of false cocaine being used by one drug gang to discredit another.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80143"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80143</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80308"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80308</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32044"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=32044</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37317"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=37317</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>30% More Plus Perks For Senate?</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><IMG alt="" src="http://ginniebedggood.com/cutenews/data/upimages/Entrepreneuralismo.bmp" align=none border=0>&nbsp; According to Thursday's El Nuevo Diario the Senate is contemplating a 30% wage increase plus perks for employees. Meanwhile Luis de Leon of&nbsp;La Fuerza Boschista wing of the PLD is suggesting that all legislators and Government employees earning more than 50,000 pesos per month should have 10% taken off for the month of November in order for this money to be spent on the victims of Tropical Storm Noel. And the average man in the street continues to do the best he can - like Manuel Guill�n Rodr�guez who offers a 'Superior Car Wash' as being just a bicycle ride away! Viva entrepreneurialismo!</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80747"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80747</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=145078&amp;guid=1B64ACA2BD0240E196B8815B0A84FA31&amp;Seccion=63"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elcaribecdn.com/articulo_multimedios.aspx?id=145078&amp;guid=1B64ACA2BD0240E196B8815B0A84FA31&amp;Seccion=63</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80137"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80137</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=31874"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://elnacional.com.do/article.aspx?id=31874</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Loans For Ex-Cons</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Twenty-two out of a group of 40 ex-prisoners have received loans from between 15,000 to 70,000 pesos to enamble them to set up small businesses and reintegrate as useful members of society. This is the first time this has ever been done in the DR and is probably based on the assumption that they were not running businesses whilst incarcerated! Meanwhile the Attorney General, Radham�s Jim�nez Pe�a, initiated the building of the new jail at San Pedro de Macoris on Thursday. The first stage will house 324 prisoners and the overall project will accommodate some 1000 inmates. As the AG broke the earth for this project existing prisoners were yelling out to inquire what had happened to the promises he had made on a previous visit to move them to La Victoria or Najayo.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.hoy.com.do/article.aspx?id=132450"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.hoy.com.do/article.aspx?id=132450</FONT></A><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128866"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=128866</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.clavedigital.com/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=11823"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.clavedigital.com/Portada/Articulo.asp?Id_Articulo=11823</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80936"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=80936</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Film On Dominican Corruption</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Dominican actor Manny Perez, interviewed at the Dominican International Film Festival held at <FONT color=#808080><FONT color=#000000>Sun Village Resort</FONT> <FONT color=#000000>&amp; Spa</FONT> </FONT><FONT color=#000000>in Cofresi, has revealed plans to make a film in the DR next year which will be a serious and searching look at Dominican corruption. No word as to whether it will be an epic! Perez is currently starring in El Cantante opposite Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony and was the recipient of the Humanitarian Award at the Cofresi Film Festival.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=79122"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=79122</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.driff.org/"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.driff.org/</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Click on&nbsp;Inundaciones Tormenta Noel at the first link for the video of the Nuria show. The clean up and restoration work after Nole&nbsp;has begun but is likely to take some time with certain locations still cut off. The Dominican diaspora and international aid agencies have responded rapidly to pleas for help, as have foreign governments. During the week Diario Libre had a piece on who was helping most, US or Venezuela, cunningly designed no doubt to make both redouble their efforts. Meanwhile, in an interview with Dominicanoshoy.com Eric Blake of the Miami Hurricane Centre said they issued warnings every six hours about the passage of Noel&nbsp;but the DR authorities did not take these seriously. Blake said they predicted 30 inches of rain.</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.nuria.com.do/casos.php"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.nuria.com.do/casos.php</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=126503"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=126503</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=35547"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=35547</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=35518"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=35518</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=216&amp;zoneid=7"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.dominicanoshoy.com/app/article.asp?articleid=216&amp;zoneid=7</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>USAID Airlift To DR</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has airlifted additional emergency relief supplies to flood victims in the DR. The total USAID contribution for the Dominican Republic in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Noel is approximately $950,000, to date.' More here:</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20071105/pl_usnw/usaid_airlifts_additional_relief_supplies_to_dominican_republic"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20071105/pl_usnw/usaid_airlifts_additional_relief_supplies_to_dominican_republic</FONT></A></P>
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<div><strong>National Guard Deliver Helicopters To DR</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>'The New York Air National Guard&#8217;s 105 Airlift Wing based at Stewart Airport is transporting two Army helicopters to the Dominican Republic in the wake of devastating tropical storm Noel. Governor Eliot Spitzer this morning announced the humanitarian mission, which will see a C-5A cargo plane carry the vehicles into the region. &#8220;Americans and New Yorkers have a long history of reaching out to others in time of need, as the world reached out to us in ours,&#8221; said the governor. &#8220;We are pleased to be able to help out neighbors in the Caribbean.&#8221; ' The rest of the story is here:</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/105th_mission-05Nov07.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/105th_mission-05Nov07.htm</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Mapping The Tragedy </strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>'A MapAction team is deploying to the Dominican Republic&nbsp;where Tropical Storm Noel caused severe flooding and displaced more than 64,000 people. More than 80% of the country is affected. This is MapAction&#8217;s second emergency mission in the Caribbean region this year, having&nbsp;sent a team to Jamaica following Hurricane Dean.' Read more here:</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/satelliteimages/11942586037.htm"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/satelliteimages/11942586037.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.mapaction.org/content/view/153/59/"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.mapaction.org/content/view/153/59/</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>Fitch Rates Banco de Reservas</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>'Fitch assigned a BBB plus rating to HSBC Bank Panama, reflecting the potential support from its parent and key role in the parent&#8217;s regional strategy. The shop finds that ratings are limited by Panama&#8217;s country ceiling and challenges of integrating it with Primer Banco del Istmo, whose ratings it affirmed at BBB plus. The shop also assigned a rating of B to the Dominican Republic&#8217;s Banco de Reservas, with a positive outlook. The rating is supported by factors including its ample market share and the improvement of profitability ratios, and limited by overexposure to the Dominican government, its shareholder, on its balance sheet and below average asset quality.'</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.latinfinance.com/?LS=EMS148647"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.latinfinance.com/?LS=EMS148647</FONT></A>&nbsp;</P></div>

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<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><IMG alt="" src="http://ginniebedggood.com/cutenews/data/upimages/Juan_Luis_Guerra.bmp" align=none border=0>&nbsp;&nbsp; 'Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra swept the Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, taking home five musical honors including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year. Guerra's album, "La Llave De Mi Corazon," and its playful, upbeat title track also won the singer and his band, 440, trophies for best merengue album and tropical song. Praise for "La Llave," also extended to its production, as the album garnered the award for best engineered album.' Read the rest of the story in the Arizona Daily Star and watch the video at the third lnk:</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/210787.php"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/210787.php</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/arts/music/09grammy.html"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/arts/music/09grammy.html</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RjJ6RyW38c"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RjJ6RyW38c</FONT></A></P>
<P><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900094.html"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900094.html</FONT></A></P></div>

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<div><strong>British Embassy DR - New Visa Application Forms</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>With effect from 28 October 2007, all visa applicants applying for a visa/entry clearance to the United Kingdom should apply using the new application forms. These forms will be available from the British Embassy and from the UKvisas&#8217; website:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><A href="http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&amp;c=Page&amp;cid=1006977149953"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&amp;c=Page&amp;cid=1006977149953</FONT></A></SPAN></P></div>

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<div><strong>Cap Cana And Deutsche Bank Sued</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>' A New York limited liability company on Friday filed a $200 million lawsuit against a Dominican Republic resort developer and Deutsche Bank after the company was allegedly shut out of a resort development deal. Praxi LLC accuses Cap Cana and Deutsche Bank of opting to finance and develop the Las Iguanas section of Cap Cana's beach-front resort in the Dominican Republic by themselves in September 2007 -- after Praxi had won a bidding process and entered a joint venture with Cap Cana to develop the resort.' The story continues:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><A href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071102/FREE/71102007"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071102/FREE/71102007</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><A href="http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071102/deutsche_bank_developer.html?.v=1"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071102/deutsche_bank_developer.html?.v=1</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=homearticlehead><A href="http://www.diariohorizonte.com/view/articulo.aspx?articleid=15974&amp;zoneid=32"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.diariohorizonte.com/view/articulo.aspx?articleid=15974&amp;zoneid=32</FONT></A></SPAN></P></div>

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<div><strong>Cap Cana Plans $500m Bond Sequel</strong></div>
<div style="text-align:left; padding:3px; margin-top:3px; margin-bottom:5px; border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;"><P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>'Cap Cana has apparently lined up another $500m in senior secured notes to help fund construction of its resort in the Dominican Republic. Fitch has assigned a preliminary rating of B minus. The offer through Morgan Stanley follows last year&#8217;s successful issue of $250m bonds for the project via Bear Stearns, which Fitch affirms at single B. The differential between the two ratings is caused by an expected change to the terms of covenants as well as increased leverage. &#8220;Cap Cana has experienced tremendous success in terms of sales of real estate properties and construction within the project. Accumulated investment in the project is now over $340m and total sales revenue amounts to over $1bn,&#8221; says Fitch. A material security package backs the bonds in the event of a default. Both the outstanding 2013 and proposed $500m follow on will be secured by a first-priority mortgage over unencumbered real estate property, as well as receivables related to the sale of individual property units. The outstanding is fully collateralized with approximately $350m in eligible receivables under trustee control. Moody's recently raised the Cap Cana 2013 to B2 (stable) from B3. Meanwhile, Metro Country Club is heard struggling to get its much smaller Cap Cana clone priced. The private placement consists of a $75m senior secured notes issue due 2013 and a $35m subordinated PIK issue due 2014. It is also rated B minus by Fitch.' </FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.latinfinance.com/?LS=EMS147947"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>http://www.latinfinance.com/?LS=EMS147947</FONT></A></P></div>

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