2010 – Page 192

A La Vega woman, 24-year old Albania Elizabeth Germosen gave birth by c-section on Monday at 7am at the Santiago Metropolitan Hospital to quintuplets, two girls and three boys. Physicians Fernando de Leon, Soraya Morey, Leticia Tavarez and Sandra Cruz received the babies that were all premature (from 1.5 lb to 2.75 lb) but in …

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24-year old Dominican-born Pedro Almonte and 20-year old Mohamed Mahmood Alessa appeared for a three-minute court hearing in Newark, New Jersey after being arrested Saturday evening at JFK International. They were held without bail on Monday. They were arrested prior to boarding separate flights to Egypt. The US authorities say they sought to eventually join …

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Sarodj Bertin, the 22-year old representative for Haiti in Miss Universe grew up and lives in the DR. Miss Haiti is a graduate of law with studies at the PUCMM, UNHPU and Unibe universities in Santo Domingo. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French, Creole and is studying Mandarin. She has specialized in business, banking, …

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A spell of hot temperatures and high humidity is affecting the DR. Physicians are recommending the use of light clothing, drinking lots of fluids, and avoiding extreme exercises. Physicians Pedro Urena, Hector Mateo and Rafael Isa in a report in Hoy recommend taking light meals fit for summer. Exercise should be late in the afternoon …

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With the highlights of the exhibition of the best of the designers of the Altos de Chavon design school, and leading international franchise fashion from Acropolis Mall stores, the Acropolis Fashion Week will take place this 8, 9, 10 at the Winston Churchill mall. The event is in its 5th year. For more on ongoing …

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Jose Tomas Perez, the executive director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), said that the International Organization of Civilian Aviation (ICAO) in a recent audit recognized the work of the IDAC in regards to quality, structures, training of staff and fulfillment of international operational security standards at Dominican airports. He disputed the statements by …

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Nelson Suarez wrote in Hoy on Sunday, 6 June that from 2005 to 2009, the Fernandez administration handled RD$176 billion in public investment works, plus RD$109.9 billion in capital transfers, for a total of RD$285.9 billion over the past 5 years. Suarez says that 87% of the funds have been used to build works, including …

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During a PRD gathering at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz boxing arena, former President Hipolito Mejia announced he aspires to run for President on the PRD ticket in the 2012 election. In his speech, he criticized the PLD government and called for unity within the PRD. The PRD, while being the single party to receive the …

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Architect Marcos Barinas criticizes the government for replacing green areas with cement pavement. He said this will affect the drainage of the city, and the waters will flow into the streets, increasing flooding. He said the opposite should be happening. “If you have trees and more green areas than cemented areas, then the cemented areas …

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A foreign consultant study ordered by the Association of Furniture, Mattresses and Related Industries (Asonaimco) reveals that the 20% affluent part of the population purchases 80% of all furniture sold in the DR. The preference is to buy imports, primarily because the locally-made furniture do not meet expectations in design, price and quality, says the …

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