2012 – Page 240

Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez confirmed yesterday, Thursday, 19 April, that there is an outbreak of cholera in Tamboril, Santiago, where the water supply has been contaminated due to the rupture of a sewage pipe. He said that more than 200 people have presented symptoms of diarrhea in the area in the last few …

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Following the diagnosis of a Canadian with rabies, Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the strain of the rabies virus he has is one found in dogs and mongooses on the island of Hispaniola. Dr. Elizabeth Rae says the Public Health Agency of Canada has alerted authorities in the Dominican Republic and they are assessing …

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As part of its cost saving measures to reduce, American Airlines may close its Admirals Club lounge at Las Americas Airport in Santo Domingo. The move would come with the closing of other Admirals Club lounges at airports in Kansas City, Washington and Panama City. On Wednesday, 18 April, the Fort Worth-based airline outlined plans …

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Jean Gentil, the movie by husband and wife filmmakers Dominican Laura Amelia Guzman and her Mexican husband Israel Cardenas, has made it into The New York Times. The film tells the story of an educated Haitian accountant who also taught French and his struggles to find decent employment and meaning to life in the city …

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The Dominican Republic is hosting the NORCECA Girls’ Youth Continental Championship, from 9-17 June in La Romana. The NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 is a sports competition for national volleyball teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean volleyball federation. The competition is played by women …

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Take the second line of metro at Av. John F Kennedy and transfer to the first line at Maximo Gomez to visit the Santo Domingo International Book Fair. The book fair is the country’s leading annual cultural event and this year is dedicated to Central America. The list of activities is long. Go early to …

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President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the XV International Book Fair, the country’s leading cultural event, last night, Wednesday 18 April. This year the fair is dedicated to Central America. There are 425 exhibitors, 194 publishers and thousands of activities for adults and children alike. The Metro 2 line is providing free service for fairgoers.

The manufacturing sector met yesterday to commit presidential candidates to changes in policy to stimulate production, exports and reduce the growing trade deficit. Political candidates Eduardo Estrella, Danilo Medina, Hipolito Mejia, Guillermo Moreno and Max Puig signed the Statement of a Commitment for the Development of Dominican Industry at the end of the Second Congress …

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Yesterday, Wednesday 18 April the World Bank said that the Dominican Republic, together with Panama could be the only countries in the region that achieve “exceptional” economic growth in the future. Augusto de la Torre, World Bank chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, said that growth rates in these countries reflects great efforts …

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New Jersey becomes the first US state to reach an agreement with Dominican judicial authorities to ensure that parents living in the Dominican Republic pay child support. Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena and New Jersey Department of Human Services commissioner Jennifer Velez signed what is deemed as a landmark reciprocal agreement to expand the reach …

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