2001News

Padre Billini hospital plight

Hoy newspaper’s editorial takes the side of Padre Billini Hospital which has requested supplies from the state medical supply department, Promese. The hospital needs the supplies to treat 45 patients who undergo hemodialysis at the hospital. The newspaper highlights that Promese’s capacity to provide the needed supplies was curtailed when the department increased its payroll, …
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Air Jamaica Express links DR and Montego Bay

Air Jamaica began its operations to the DR yesterday with an inaugural flight from Montego Bay. Paul Monreira, president of the airline, announced the flight offers travelers connections to New York, Newark, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. The airline also flies to Cuba, Gran Cayman, Nassau, Canada and Europe. …
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US is leading source of tourists to DR; Delta to fly here in November

Tourism Minister Ramon Alfredo Bordas said that last year the US surpassed Germany as the main single-country source of visitors. He said 632,000 US tourists visited in 2000. Most of the US tourists are coming to the Punta Cana area.  Minister Bordas also said Delta Airlines will begin regular flights to the Dominican Republic in …