2013 – Page 142

A British holidaymaker, Sian Louise Marshall-Plewes, died after swimming off a beach in Sosua in the early hours of Saturday morning, 2 August. She reportedly drowned at 4 am as she ‘cavorted’ with her 20-year-old lover Jose Manuel Cordero close to the popular Sosua Beach. She became separated from her boyfriend after being hit by …

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According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet) the heat wave will continue across the country with temperatures between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius. They recommend that the population drink plenty of liquids, wear light clothes and avoid being in the sun from 11 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. The Minister of Public …

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Yesterday, Monday, 5 August mothers, fathers, health providers and students in Greater Santo Domingo and technicians from the Ministry of Public Health participated in a walk to promote breast feeding and its importance for the healthy development of children. As part of the activities for Word Breast Feeding Week, they walked from Independence Park to …

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Fernandito Villalona, one of the best selling merengue and bolero singers of all times, will be in Bavaro for a Friday, 9 August presentation at the Imagine Disco (the cave). On the next day (Saturday, 10 August), at the same place, bachata maestro Anthony Santos will delight audiences. Tickets are RD$800 for Villalona and RD$2,000 …

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As he approaches the first year in government, President Danilo Medina has managed to enjoy an extended “honeymoon” with the people. He has maintained a broad popularity rating of over 80%, based on his own style of governing, which includes taking on direct commitments to small community problems and even personally supervising some of the …

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During his 3-4 August weekend visit, this time to San Jose de las Matas, a tiny town nestled in the foothills of the central mountains to the south of Santiago de los Caballeros, President Danilo Medina met with businesswomen in the sector of Sabaneta and offered them low-cost financing. As well as harvesting coffee, they …

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To the tune of Beethoven’s Turkish March and Nostalgia by Rosana B. Bustamante and directed by Maestro Dante Cucurullo, the members of the Juan Pablo Duarte Symphonic Orchestra protested the use of green area in Santo Domingo’s National Conservatory Park for building new parking area by playing a concert named “Alborada.” The City Government has …

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The Pension Fund Administrators (AFP) earnings grew by 56% during the first half of the year, according to figures from the Superintendence of Pensions. The AFP’s earnings during the first six months of the year climbed to RD$2.6 billion while during the same period of last year, the earnings were RD$1.1 billion. The difference is …

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This week, Diario Libre journalists interviewed the mayor of Greater Santo Domingo, the municipality where the controversial Duquesa waste dump is located. Mayor Francisco Fernandez of Santo Domingo North, which begins at Villa Mella and includes the Duquesa landfill, sat for the Dialogo Libre interview with the newspaper. Commenting on the “garbage dump”, he said …

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The Association of Industries of Herrera and the Province of Santo Domingo (AEIH) has warned that low salaries are part of a prevalent economic model in the country that should be broken with the startup of the National Development Strategy (END), as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The association, headed by Victor Castro, expressed this …

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