August saw an increase of 12.8 percent in foreign tourists in the Dominican Republic compared to Aug. 2013, the country announced on Sunday. Most of the tourists came from the United States.
The first two rounds of the United States Open are complete for both the men and women. Latin Post.com views and examines the remaining players who are born in Latin American nations.
The 2014 U.S. Open is underway in New York City, and the greatest tennis players in the world will face one another for a chance to be crowned US Open Champion. This tournament has many Latin American born players, and Latin Post.com takes a look at some of the best Latino tennis stars playing at the U.S. Open.
No team in Major League Baseball relies more on Latin American hitters than the Toronto Blue Jays. Incredibly, the top seven MLB hitters on the Blue Jays's roster are all born outside of the United States.
The Major League Baseball season is coming down to the final stretch. With fewer and fewer games left remaining, Latin Post.com has composed a list of the top five Latino MLB baseball players to keep an eye on as their teams try and rise through the standings.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said if the U.S. wants to solve the current border crisis it should give $2 billion in funding to Central American nations "to attack the root of the problem."
The ambassador bluntly asks, "Isn't it time to stop hating?" The U. S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic, James "Wally" Brewster, appeared in a new video where he spoke about gay rights in honor of LGBT Pride Month.
Sending money to loved ones in another country can be a hassle and a process for many, but one startup from Washington Heights is changing that method. For Edrizio De La Cruz, traditional remittance isn't making sense right now. He wants to change the current process of sending money to family and friends, and as a result, created Regalii.
Service costs flat fee of $3 for money transfers. A Dominican immigrant and graduate of the Wharton School of Business has created an easier way to send money to Latin America.
Everyone seems to be betting against the latest couple formed on The Bachelor, Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell. Based on the two's romantic weekend and their social media accounts, however, they stand a shot.
The award winning Grand Hotel Paraíso is part of Iberostar's Grand Collection of hotels. Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso, Playa del Carmen, Mexico The award winning Grand Hotel Paraíso is part of Iberostar's Grand Collection of hotels.
Archbishop and Papal Nuncio Jozef Wesolowski is the latest member of the Catholic faith to face allegations of child sexual abuse. Dominican Republic prosecutors investigating the former man of the cloth have concluded that he sexually abused at least five boys under the age of 15. Santo Domingo, the country's capital city, is where allegations first aired on a local program, stating that Wesolowski paid to have sex with minor boys.
Snow doesn’t fall in the Dominican Republic, so stories are shared about snow and chilly frightful weather, and about smoke stacks rising from chimneys before jolly old Saint Nick climbs into them during his miraculous worldwide journey to visit every child’s home. These stories are told by elders to young ones, and young children exchange the holiday tales like coins. Musicians called Pericos Pipiaos sing and play Merengue; and carolers travel in fleets from home-to-home in what is called Aquinaldos, during which the carolers are expected to be invited in and treated to an informal party.
Denationalization of Haitians and Haitian-Dominican citizens in the Dominican Republic has exposed the hate, apathy, and possible xenophobia within the community.
The Dominican Republic, the Caribbean country also known as Quisqueya, has recently declared that the children of undocumented Haitian migrants are no longer entitled to Dominican citizenship -- enraging and affecting tens of thousands of people.
