2012 – Page 212

A 15-year old swimmer from Northborough, Massachusetts, Dorian McMenemy, will be the first Dominican female to ever compete in the Olympics Games. While she was born in the United States, her mother is Dominican and she has swum internationally for the Dominican Republic. She won the right to compete in the Games at the 2011 …

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Indiana University junior Nicholas Schwab will be representing the Dominican Republic in the 200-meter freestyle event at the London Olympics. While he was born in the Miami, Florida, he will swim for the Dominican Republic taking on the birthright through his Dominican mother, Anelly. His father, Mark Schwab, is American. He made the Olympics qualifying …

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Make the most of free admission to enjoy a day out visiting some of the best Dominican museums. On the occasion of International Museum Day, today, Friday 18 May, the country’s leading museums including the private Bellapart Museum in Santo Domingo, Centro Leon in Santiago and government-run museums will not be charging admission. For the …

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Newlink Research has released the findings of their poll carried out 12-14 May, revealing that Danilo Medina of the PLD would win in a first round with 52.1% of the vote compared to 45.5% for Hipolito Mejia of the PRD. Newlink spokesman Mauricio de Vengoechea said the poll has a 1.91% margin of error.

PLD presidential candidate Danilo Medina is due to address Dominican voters at the close of the electoral campaign this evening, Thursday 17 May. His speech will be televised at 9pm on Channels 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27, 29, 22, 55, 37 and on Radio 106.5FM. First Lady Margarita Cedeno spoke on TV …

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Earlier this week, the nation’s newspapers reported that the government had decreed pensions for over 2,000 retired workers in the sugar cane industry. Now, according to Hoy newspaper, it seems that only 19 of the former cane workers actually received the pensions. The spokesman for the Union of Cane Workers in the Bateyes, Juan Nunez, …

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Travelers heading north need to avoid the Carretera Turistica La Cumbre-Santiago-Puerto Plata. The highway is known for its outstanding views, but also is vulnerable to landslides during heavy rainfall. According to El Nacional, several communities are cut off as the Ministry of Public Works has heavy equipment in the area to repair the roads. The …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s Non-conventional Energy Department has placed the sticker that identified the 6,000th vehicle in the Dominican Republic’s natural gas fleet, during an event held at the Lovadom Autogas installations in the capital. As he placed the sticker on a 2012 Ford Escape, Salvador Rivas, the director of Non- conventional Energy …

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The Commonwealth Roundtable in the Dominican Republic is holding its first Doing Business with Malaysia Workshop. The event is co-sponsored by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Dominican Republic. Jonathan Rao, Caribbean director for Malaysia Trade (MATRADE) will be speaking at the event. He will focus on “Malaysia, your Trading Partner in Asia.” …

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Three people were injured after a crash between several shared taxis (“conchos”) on Sabana Larga Street, between Independencia and Las Carreras in Santiago de los Caballeros yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 16 May. El Nuevo Diario reports that three cars belonging to the “A” line and one that serves the “U” line collided into one another as …

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