Dominican Republic

The name of the country i have is the Dominican Republic; the Dominican Republic is located in the continent North America, and is on the eastern part of an island called the Hispaniola in the west Indies; the West Indies is a line of Islands between North America and South America. The country was founded February 27, 1844 but was adopted on November 6 1863. The flag contains the three colors white, blue, and red. The white is a cross in the middle of the flag, the blue is on the left upper…

Insourcing and Government Agricultural Investment: Changing the future of the Dominican Republic By looking at: the economy as well as the current and the future of insourcing and agriculture in the country Cory D. Varona The Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Campus, MBA Program Abstract The history of the economy in the Dominican Republic has shown the country as the primarily exporter of sugar, tobacco and coffee in the Caribbean. This all has changed…

Dominican Republic One of the Latin American countries I would like to visit is Dominican Republic. Whenever my family decides to take a trip to Latin American countries, I usually decide to stay home. The reason for this being one I’m afraid of planes and two someone needs to care of the house. At least that is what I told them. In reality I have always been afraid to leave the country because I get easily sick. I remember one time I went to Puerto Rico for about a week and I could…

The Dominican Republic, originally known as la Hispañola, including Haiti, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in December 5th, 1492. It is an island in the Caribbean which shares border with Haiti. In October of 1500, Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo arrested Christopher Columbus and sent him in restraints to Spain. Columbus, during his third break to the new world, busy in a dispute with the representative of Santo Domingo, Hispaniola Columbus was later free and pardoned by the Queen…

the Dominican Republic. These people were mostly small business owners and semi-skilled workers, although we didn’t get to meet any of neighbors. That night, a nice surprise, was food from a local pizza shop. As the next week started, I was initially nervous about working in the new country. Far out of the city, everyday we visited first a work site, soon to be a water treatment plant, and a vacation bible school. This was the second time I had been shocked by the landscape in the Dominican…

President Ulysses Grant, Samuel Howe, and Charles Sumner all partook in the planning of the Dominican Republic annexation, but all took slightly different stances on the issue. Annexation of this area was something that took time, planning, and the support of nearly everyone on board. Time and planning were a breeze, but the difficult part came into play when Grant and Howe were trying to convince everyone why annexation would be beneficial for their nation, and for Santo Domingo, but it simply…

The sun shone warmly upon the day and the palm trees blissfully moved back and forth on the alluring beach of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Admiring the peaceful waves as they ran across the shore, I checked my pockets and realized my phone was gone. I walked around the beach retracing my steps trying to find it. I couldn’t believe I had just arrived and had already lost one of my most valuable belongings. Walking back and forth as I probed through the gritty sand, I stumbled over something…

twenty year period as a point of reference to blame Dominican problems on the Haitians. He often said that before the Haitian control of the Dominican Republic, the Dominicans were blond hair and blue eyed. Although Trujillo is no longer in office the feeling of “black as bad” is still present in the Dominican culture. This feeling is emphasized anytime Haiti is having problems. When Haiti is going through political and economical issues, the Dominican economy suffers. Tourism is one of the…

Climate—The Most Important Natural Resource? The Dominican Republic is a country that relies heavily on its climate year after year. One of the largest revenue producers in the country is tourism. In order for tourism to flourish and bring that large portion of revenue for the country, a nice predictable tropical climate is a must. Hiccups in the forecasted climate models, such as hurricanes and abnormal amounts of rainfall, cannot only lead to infrastructure devastation but also to the…

completely different cultures, religions, and in two completely different regions. I chose two countries which are Dominican Republic and Russia. These two countries have similar characteristics in each other, as well as the United States. Although these two countries share similarities, they also have a handful of differences and I’ll be the one to tell you what they are. The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean where is shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west. It is…