2010 – Page 233

A rainstorm in Miami yesterday affected flights from the DR to Miami. Yolanda Manan, spokesperson for the Las Americas and Puerto Plata international airports says that the storm affected one Puerto Plata flight and a Santo Domingo flight that were cancelled. Five others were delayed. She said that American Airlines, nevertheless, was able to reroute …

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The top 10 winners of the Rolex Farr 40 sailing tournament held last week at the Casa de Campo Marina in La Romana were Nerone (Massimo Mezzaroma and Alberto Signorini) of Italy, Transfusion (Guido Belgiorno-Nettis) of Australia; Barking Mad (Jim Richardson) of USA, Estate Master (Lisa and Martin Hill) of Australia, Fiamma (Alessandro Barnaba) of …

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The A Song of Hope for Haiti concert organized by Juan Luis Guerra collected US$2.5 million that will be used to build a children’s hospital in Haiti. According to a press release, the benefit concert by Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz, Enrique Iglesias, Juanes, Miguel Bose, Luis Fonsi, Maridalia Hernandez and Milly Quezada at …

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On the program for the Santo Domingo International Book Fair tonight is a performance by Tipi-Palos of Santiago, the Santiago Folkloric Dance group and the third show in honor of the late Luis Dias with Transporte Urbano at the Teatro Arena Luis Dias at the Fair’s Plaza de la Cultura venue. Shows start at 5 …

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The Ministry of Public Health has announced that health brigades have embarked on a vaccination drive aimed at reaching more than 3 million people nationwide. The operation is part of the Vaccination Week in the Americas sponsored by the Pan-American Health Organization. The operation that will last from 26 April to 1 May begins today …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) issued a resolution on Friday, 23 April that prohibits the government from promoting its social programs alongside campaign activities. This includes the mobile kitchens used to attract voters with their offer of free meals. The programs are being put on hold until 17 May, the day after the congressional and …

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Bilateral trade between the DR and Peru is currently worth US$90 million, with Peru exporting US$75 million to the DR. However, the DR is striving to increase this, and Deputy Minister for Industry & Commerce Marcelo Puello has announced that talks for a free trade agreement between Peru and the DR were likely to begin …

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Visiting US doctors have praised the medical care standards at the Cedimat center in Plaza de la Salud. As reported in El Dia, the doctors said that children’s cardiology has made great leaps in the DR, and that the facility is now offering sophisticated operations. Dr. Benjamin Peeler, a children’s heart specialist from the University …

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Jangle Vasquez Rodriguez of Templastisa says he is in Santo Domingo. Last week it was reported that he was abroad. The State Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) claims that his company is involved in a multi-million-peso electricity theft case. Vasquez says he pays millions of pesos in electricity bills every month as a non-regulated client. He confirmed …

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San Cristobal judge Francisco Angomas has clarified that Sergio Humberto Reynoso Smota (Vantroi) did not leave jail for the reason given by the Department of Prisons on Friday. Judge Angomas said that he left because a judge in Santo Domingo had changed the prison order. He did not name the judge but he said that …

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