Dolores Vicioso – Page 8142

Physicians Juan Taveras and Yamil Koury, professors of medicine at the Harvard Medical School, are seeking to convert the new Centro de Diagnóstico y Medicina Avanzada, part of the Plaza de la Salud, a complex of four clinics being built on the grounds of the former Santo Domingo race track, into the most modern medical …

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Hans Dannenberg has confirmed that he is joining Hoteles Allegro Resorts, and its subsidiary in the country, Caribbean Village Dominicana that operates all-inclusive hotels in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Egypt, Tunisia and Kenya. Formerly the commercial, public relations and interline director for APA airlines, Mr Dannenberg is known as the man who …

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The press has reported the drowning of three Italian tourists last week, Roberto Bonibieri, 27, Alexandro Molincoeico, 34, and Fausto Tognassi, also 34 at El Valle in the province of Samana. The beach is rarely frequented by Dominicans as it is considered very dangerous due to the strong surf and on several occasions the Civil …

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Thomas Tours International, as it does every year, is organizing the stand for the Dominican Republic at the important ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, the world’s largest exhibition of its type. The Dominican mission will be head by the Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elias, who will be accompanied by more than 80 representatives …

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Minister of Tourism Frank Jorge Elias said that the Dominican delegation to the ITB fair should be the largest possible to confront bad media image given the Dominican Republic, as a result of the recent air accident. He said that, in the immediate future, the country could expect a decline in the affluence of visitors …

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The administrator of the Las Americas Airport criticized the foreign news media’s questioning of the security of Dominican airports. Yaqui Nuñez del Risco said that before making judgments about the reasons for the crash and blaming the Dominican authorities it is necessary to wait for the results of the investigation centered on the information recorded …

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President Joaquín Balaguer attended a Mass to officially mourn the deaths of the 189 people on board the 757 which crashed into the Atlantic. The Mass, held in the Chapel at the National Palace, was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and most of the important members of the Balaguer Administration. Masses were held …

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The German ambassador, Edmond Duckwitz, relayed his thanks to President Joaquin Balaguer for the solidarity and cooperation shown by the Dominican government, in the wake of the recent air crash – most of the 189 who perished were German tourists. He said that the event would not affect the growth of the tourist business between …

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