2001News

Futile plans for construction of public hospitals

Health researcher Reynaldo Peguero is warning about the futility of the government’s multi-million dollar plan to build more public hospitals. In Listin Diario newspaper, Peguero, an epidemiologist, says research shows the construction of more hospitals will not improve health services in the DR. He points out that a John Hopkins University study done in the …

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Montserrat volcanic ash affects flights to Puerto Rico

Flights between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico had to be suspended yesterday due to clouds of ashes caused by eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat. Clouds of ash extended up to 6.1 kilometers high, or approximately 20,000 feet around the area of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. The phenomenon caused American Airlines, …

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2001News

Rainstorm hits DR

A thunderstorm yesterday causing flooding, toppling of road signs and major traffic bottlenecks in Santo Domingo. Wind gusts of 100 kms. per hour were felt in Santo Domingo from 4 to 6 pm. The storm caused the closure of Las Americas International Airport from 4:10 to 4:35 pm. Radhames Lora Salcedo, director of Civil Defense …

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Montserrat volcanic ash affects flights to Puerto Rico

Flights between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico had to be suspended yesterday due to clouds of ashes caused by eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat. Clouds of ash extended up to 6.1 kilometers high, or approximately 20,000 feet around the area of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. The phenomenon caused American Airlines, …

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