2008 – Page 270

Plaza Lama supermarket is advertising red onions for RD$15.95lb, yellow onions for RD$13.95lb, watermelon for RD$5.95lb, pineapple for RD$22.95ea, potatoes for RD$13.95lb, and cantaloupe melons for RD$23.95ea. Bravo is advertising its Tuesday 30% off on fruits and vegetables and flowers (for Bravisima card holders). Jumbo supermarket is advertising its Tuesday fruits and vegetables sale with …

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President Leonel Fernandez is going on a weeklong re-election tour of Puerto Rico and the United States starting on 1 April. He will visit Puerto Rico, Miami, Boston and New York, home to large numbers of Dominican expatriate voters. His tour starts in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fernandez is the favorite to win the 16 …

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The DR will be hosting several First Ladies from Latin America who will be taking part in the IV Meeting of the Coalition of First Ladies and Women Leaders from Latin America on Women and AIDS. The conference will take place in Boca Chica on 27 and 28 March. First Ladies who have confirmed their …

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The traditional Sermon of the Seven Words was the basis for very sharp criticism of government spending, election expenses and general waste of money during Leonel Fernandez’s re-election campaign. It was certainly the strongest protest in recent weeks. Led by Fray Aristides Jimenez Richardson, the seven priests lashed out at the huge amounts of money …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has announced that it will look into the case of the payrolls created to help unemployed PLD party members. The so-called “Comite de Base” payroll scandal (CB) revealed by investigative journalist Nuria Piera has given the government a major headache over these last two weeks. Although the full board will …

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Depending on just which newspaper you read, the toll for Easter Week is being reported as anything between 25 or 40 deaths and over 300 injuries. The annual trip to the country’s beaches and rivers, accompanied by large amounts of alcohol, excitement and frivolity has, according to Diario Libre, claimed 40 lives this year. The …

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A young missionary who defied the ban on swimming in the heavy surf last Thursday is listed as missing. The Civil Defense corps was not able to launch a search and rescue mission due to the strong wave activity in the Playa Grande area on the north coast. Shane Ruiz, a Freed-Hardeman University of Henderson, …

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The Dominican Republic is returning to normal after the long Easter recess, and thousands of people are flooding the highways and bus terminals. Only students, most of whom have Monday off, can relax for one more day. There are several clouds on the horizon, one of which is a purported call for a national strike. …

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Emergency rooms at many hospitals were not all that crowded as the Easter Week holiday entered its final days, with plenty of free beds. Most ER beds at the Dario Contreras Hospital were empty, and several areas of the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital were closed and only children with breathing problems were in the …

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Over nine thousand people were tested for HIV over the Easter holiday. Teams of doctors, lab technicians and specialists attached to 25 Presidential AIDS Council (Copresida) mobile units carried out the tests. According to Listin Diario, most of the positive results were found in Barahona and Puerto Plata, and Peravia had the least number. Testing …

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