Bye Bye!A survey about “Social Climate and its In-fluence on the Development of Democratic Awareness” was carried out by the Juan Bosch Foundation and the Salomé Ureña Teaching Institute with 4,650 students bet-ween 15 and 18 years. The results showed that 82 percent of students were concerned about not getting a job when they finished and may not finish the course due to lack of funds. Therefore 58 percent would like to leave the country. 60 percent of students put effort into their studies whereas about half are just there to pass time.

UN AwardThe Dominican government's People's Phar-macy program was recognized at the 10th Anniversary of the United Nations Public Service Day Awards Ceremony. The Domi-nican Republic was awarded for the Essen-tial Drug Program/Logistic Support Central (Promese/Cal). This program primarily deals in making readily available imported generic low-cost medicines. Promese/Cal has a net-work of pharmacies that provide expanded health services, improved quality in services, and increased training and personnel man-agement. Promese has resulted in better access to medicines of certified quality and other pharmaceutical products to the most vulnerable groups. This for example led to

an improvement in child mortality rates.

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News Page 3

Medina's Challenges Page 4

Petrocaribe Treaty Page 5

Luperón Museum Page 6

Closing Border Markets? Page 7

Fun and Sudoku Page 8

New President for Mexico Page 9

What is this Guy singing? Page 10

Stars and Starlets Page 11

La Sabia: The Page of Health Page 12

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The INTEC University General Confidence Index has gone over 50-points for the first time since 2008. Expectations are for better times ahead. Expectations for personal improvements and the economic perfor-mance of the country were up 6.83 points from July 2011 to April 2012, up from 44.67 to 51.50. This is the first time the index has exceeded the half-point mark since 2008. The study was conducted by the INTEC business school. The ICG Future Confidence Index shows confidence is up 47.81 to 56.01 points, reflecting a general optimism for months to come with the change of government. But for the present, confidence

is at 47 points, an indication of the current pessimism. The study says that there is a general perception that the country's economic situation will improve. The index showed that prospects for improvement went from 42.83 in June 2011 to the present 56.85 points for April 2012.

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports that an estimated 37,812 foreigners resident in the country have cédulas that have expired from 1998 to date. This includes foreigners of 141 nationalities, of which people from the US make up the majority with 9,700 names on the list of residents with expired cedulas. The rest consist of Haitians (8,922), Spaniards (5,421), Colombians (4,903), Cubans (4,495), Italians (3,616), Chinese (3,530), French (2,983), Germans (2,795), Venezuelans (2,127), Canadians (1,749), Mexicans (1,302), Swiss (1,270), Peruvians (1,353) and Russians (1,079). The JCE is giving foreigners until 31 December to renew their cédulas. Last year the JCE granted foreigners from 25 January to 30 April a period in which they could renew their documents paying the fees, plus a much-reduced penalty. The government is now granting a new grace period for reduced penalties from 1 July to 31 December. A pre-requisite for renewing the cédula is having the residency permit up to date.

Santo Domingo residents could soon be riding the second line of the metro. Leonel Carrasco, spokesman for the Opret office in charge of the construction, said that seven new cars had recently arrived of a total of 45 that will run on the line.The second line was originally intended to span a length of 22 kilometers, from Los Alcarrizos to the northwest to San Luis in the southeast, but only 14 kilometers are scheduled to enter into operation this year. Carrasco says that construction of the 14- kilometer stretch is 90 percent complete, but there is no official opening date yet. He said that work is still under way on the 19 and 20 stations. The second line is completely underground and there is a transfer station at the Máximo Gómez intersection with the first line.The second line will be in operation from Avenida Luperón in western Santo Domin-go to Av. Padre Castellanos to the east. Carrasco says that it would double the number of users of the first line.The Metro sells 100,000 fares a day on the first line. The second line was tested in August, using cars from the first line, on the occasion of the Santo Domingo Book Fair celebration. The disputed second line of the metro in Santo Domingo could enter into operation after August.

Population more optimisticForeigners with expired Cédulas granted new Grace / Second Metro Line nearly finished

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Víctor Pavón, Dominican entrepreneur for air and sea transportation and president of the Movement for Danilo called Muro, named the major challenges of the newly elected president: the high indices of pov-erty and illiteracy, and promotion of tour-ism. Pavón pointed out that poverty and illiteracy are evils that exist for many years and could not be eliminated overnight. But he had confidence that the new govern-ment that will take office on 16 August will go a long way and solve these problems.Pavón called on the Dominican entre-preneurs, to show patience and trust that Danilo Medina knows how to interpret the hope of the Dominicans, who gave him their votes on 20 May.The coming government takes office “in the midst of an international crisis, as well it has large domestic and foreign debts and a range of social problems that date back for over 40 years. Therefore he must be given sufficient time to resolve them,” said Pavón. “We have a humane President, with clear and precise ideas about what needs to be

done to lead this country to results, as we saw them never before.” The new PLD government would empower the poor to direct the economic activities. Danilo Me-dina is open to all sectors who want to help to solve serious problems of the country.That it will not be too easy for Danilo Medi-na, still President Leonel Fernández will leave a heavy burden to the new president. Medina already has tied hands for the high public debt. Six weeks before his departure, Leonel Fernández caused a lot of disbelief when he announced eight massive building projects. After eight years of government, Fernández decided to construct the much discussed new north-south highway six weeks before leaving his office, debated over the past three decades. These mega-projects look as they are made to call for media attention in Fernández' next reign, which he obviously already seems to plan, because before his good-bye trip to Europe, there were rumors about a campaign for his return to power in 2016. Which certaily is not very soothing for Danilo Medina.

In recent years the United States lost its top position of the biggest investor in the Do-minican Republic. Now, Mexico and Cana-da fight for the top score. But in the two last years, also Venezuela and Colombia reinforced their investments.In 2010, Mexico became the biggest direct investor in the Dominican Republic, Canada is very close behind, both with a little less than 330 million dollars. The third place take the United States with nearly 307 million dollars, Spain follows fourth with nearly 300 million U.S. dollars in direct investments.Mexico's top company Claro - America Mo-vil, owned by the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, has invested more than 3.8 billion dollars in recent years. More than 20 Mexican companies, including Cemex Dominicana, Aerodom, Hard Rock Hotel or Bepensa (Coca-Cola) provide 15,000 direct jobs in the country.The Canadian company Barrick Gold in-vested for its gold mining project in Cotuí, but also Scotiabank and tourism and agri-cultural projects have brought money.

Medina's ChallengesLeonel Fernández leaves a heavy Burden / Investment from Latin America and Canada

The Venezuelan ambassador in the Dominican Repub-lic, Alfredo Murga (photo), said after a meeting with the next Dominican President Danilo Medina, that there is a good cooper-ation between the

two countries and Medina was very inter-ested in strengthening the Petrocaribe Treaty. For Petrocaribe the Dominican Re-public and other countries in the region get their oil at preferential terms by Venezuela.The Petrocaribe Agreement was signed by 14 countries of the Caribbean region in 2005, today 18 countries are members. The signatory countries get oil from Venezuela at a special rate - they agree in return, to use a part of the saved money for social pur-poses, such as health, education, housing, agriculture, tourism and sports.Murga met with the President of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa), Francisco Méndez, and said: “We only just began.” In the context of the deep crisis that currently shake particularly the European countries, the treaty will continue to gain importance in the coming years. With agree-ments like this, the Latin American and

Caribbean countries could overcome the crisis. Such agreements reflected a “new economic model,” unlike the “worn-out and failed ones of the North,” said Ambassador Murga.The president of Refidomsa, the Venezuelan government is involved by the company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) with 49 percent, said that this agreement has served as an “oxygen tank” for the Dominican economy and helped against the economic difficulties of the region - thanks to the “solidary vision” of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez. Mendez said the benefits to the Dominican Republic were about two billion pesos in 2011, as much as in the previous year.On 1 July, Refidomsa's President Méndez revealed via the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), that the debt of the Dominican state to Refidomsa have in-creased to four billion pesos during the first five months of this year. The reason was that the government did not pass the sharp rise in oil prices to the con-sumers during this time. Méndez denied that the increase of the debts had to do with the election campaign. If the oil price climbs exorbitantly, it never is passed directly to the consumers. Méndez assured that some of this debt has been paid off to Refidomsa in the meantime.

Central Bank Governor Héctor Valdez Albizu has been in Washington, D.C. honing the final details for the celebration of the 9th Annual Meeting of the Central American and the Caribbean Region scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic at the end of this month. The Central Bank admitted that governor Héctor Valdez Albizu had met with the executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington to discuss the possibility the agency might sign an agreement with the new Dominican administration. The Central Bank governor visited the IMF offices earlier in the same week to co-ordinate details of the regional meeting scheduled to take place in the Dominican Republic later this month. Several economists are suggesting that the new administration should deal with the deficit (they say is around 73 billion pesos) that it will inherit from the current administration by talking to the IMF.Eduardo Tejera noted the need for measures, since he indicated that the Supplementary Budget is an indication of the serious problems facing the adminis-tration. Tejera suggested a Stand-by arrange-ment rather than a precautionary agreement as suggested by President-elect Medina.

(source: dr1)

Petrocaribe TreatyCountry ows more than four Billion Dollars to Venezuela / New Agreement with IMF?

At the inauguration of the Museo Casa General Gregorio Luperón in Puerto Plata on 28 June, President Leonel Fernández emphasized the outstanding importance of General Gregorio Luperón for the resto-ration of Dominican independence from the colonial power Spain. The President said during the inaugural that the Dominican Republic was one of the few countries in the continent that after having achieved independence went on to have another revolution, the War of Restoration, in which General Luperón played a leading role. The house in Calle 12 de Julio, where Luperón lived, was reconstructed by the Dominican Government at a cost of 90 million pesos and designed as a museum to

show the life and work of Luperón. It will become a tourist attraction and is meant also as a historical homage to the national hero, native of Puerto Plata province. There will be exposed cultural items and personal pieces from the house where Gregorio Luperón lived.Gregorio Luperón was born into a poor family on 8 September 1839. During his youth he had the opportunity to read good books, and when he was arrested after the reintegration of the Dominican Republic into the Spanish colonial empire (18 March 1861), because he beat up someone who spoke bad of Dominicans, Luperón fled to North America via Haiti. In 1863 he returned to Montecristi, in order participate in the fight against the Spanish colonizers.After the rebellion of Sabaneta in the same year, when the rebels were defeated by the Spaniards, Luperón fled to the mountains

near La Vega to organize re-sistance against the Spaniards from there. On 16 August 1863, Grego-rio Luperón and Santiago Rodríguez pushed for-ward to Santo Domingo and raised in the Dominican flag in Capotillo, known as the “Grito de Capotillo”, which marked the beginning of the war of independence against Spain. In 1865, the Dominican Republic has regained its independence, but Gregorio Luperón needed to leave the country several times because of the instability with frequent changes of presidents. Between 1879 and 1880, Luperón himself became president of a provisional government in Puerto Plata. But again in 1886, Luperón had to go into exile.General Gregorio Luperón died in Puerto Plata on 21 May 1897.

Luperón MuseumHomage in Puerto Plata / Hero of the Restoration / Provisional President for 14 Months

Together with President Michel Martelly, the new prime minister of Haiti, Laurent La-mothe has the goal to better secure the border with the Dominican Republic, in order to prevent the illegal trade and smuggling of goods and to use the due import and export taxes to raise more funds for the reconstruction of the ravaged country. Customs, immigration and police authorities should work together better.The 14 bi-national border markets on the 340-kilometer common border convert huge quantities of goods, but don't pay any duty. Dominicans offer goods that are needed in Haiti, and Haitians bring anything that is cheaper in Haiti than in the Domi-nican Republic. Annually goods worth 100 million dollars are sold back and forth on this border.

Lamothe said during a visit to the market in Malpasse, at the other side of the border of Jimaní, that custom revenues had declined significantly despite increased trade in 2011. The bi-national markets caused that untaxed goods enter the country coming from the Dominican Republic. This meant losses between 300 and 500 million dollars for Haiti through lost tariff revenues, said Lamothe. He promised in Malpasse to continue his “crusade” against corruption and smuggling, the main obstacles to the development of Haiti.Manufacturers on the Dominican side in Dajabón and Pedernales protested against these plans, since the bi-national markets would bring benefits for the vendors of both countries.

Tourism Minister Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin (pic) has major plans to boost tourism in Haiti. Her idea is to animate the four million Hai-tians living abroad to spend their holidays in their native country in order to assist the country with much-needed foreign exchange for the reconstruction. In addition, Haiti wants to participate in the tourism market in the Caribbean - 23 million tourists per year. Last year, just 310,000 tourists visited the country. At the moment there are only 2,500 guest rooms in the country, they should be increased by another 3,500 by 2014. Haiti was the guest of honor at the 16th Caribbean Tourism Fair. Villedrouin re-minded that not the whole country was destroyed by the earthquake in 2010: “The people have no idea that Haiti has beautiful beaches, that Haiti has interesting handi-crafts, that Haiti has a very decent people.” Villedrouin, determined: “It will not be easy, but we are on the way to do it. “

The Council of Ministers of Haiti has announced the revocation of 39 construc-tion contracts awarded during the emer-gency period that followed the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince. The contracts for the reconstruction of parliament and the rehabilitation of the area of a former airport were confirmed. The measure affects Dominican companies that had benefitted from the contracts. Earlier this year, TV journalist Nuria Piera revealed that millions in contract work had been allocated to Dominican senator Félix Bautista, a close aide of President Leonel Fernández. The contracts had been awarded without public tenders. The decision was reached at a meeting chaired by President Michel Martelly. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe presented a report by a commission set up by former prime minister Garry Conille that recom-mended the cancellation of contracts for which disbursements had not yet been made.

Closing Border Markets?Lamothe wants to extinguish Smuggling / Haiti powers Tourism / Contracts revocated

Game-YclesOn the last issue we promised you instruc-tions to learn this innovative and ingenious game, Game-Ycle. Here they are! ...Five easy steps to learn a Game-Ycle1: COPY the serial number on from the bill onto the top line of the form.2: CHOOSE a two digit number without a zero and write each digit in each of the first two spaces of the bottom loine of the form.3: WRITE OUT THE NUMERYCLE to comp-lete the bottom line. Each digit is obtained by adding the previous two. If the result is larger than 9, add the digits in the result to get ONE digit.4: TRANSFER and ADD: transfer the digits you want; move them to suit your solution. ADD whatever you need to add to each digit to obtain the digit you want in each place. You can also add to a digit after it has been transferred. You cannot subtract, only add. If, for example, you have a 6 and you want a 4, you will have to add 6 + 7 = 13 and then the 1 and the 3 in 13 added up give you the 4 you want.5: FIGURE OUT P, THE VALUE OF YOUR

SOLUTION by adding t points = to the number of digits you transferred (ie 1 for each transfer) and s = how much you added to obtain the numerycle digits that you needed.

P = t + s = 2 + 7 = 9. The value of this solution is 9 because you have scored 2 points from transfers and 7 from sums.

X-SudokuEach row, column and square has to contain the numbers from 1 to 9. X-Sudoku must show these numbers also on the two dia-gonal lines. Solutions on page 14.

Sudoku No. 145

Sudoku No. 146

BlessedA guy's eating in a restaurant and spots a gorgeous woman sitting all alone. He calls over his waiter and says, “Send that woman a bottle of your most expensive champagne, on me.” The waiter quickly brings the champagne over to the woman, and says, “Ma'am, this is from the gentleman over there.” She says to the waiter, “Please tell him that for me to accept this champagne, he better have a Mercedes in his garage, a million dollars in the bank, and eight inches in his pants.” The waiter delivers the message, and the guy says, “Please go back and tell her I have two Mercedes in my garage, three million dollars in the bank, but I haven't even met her … so why the f... would I cut off four inches?"

A handsome young lad went into the hospital for some minor surgery and the day after the procedure, a friend stopped by to see how the guy was doing. The friend was amazed at the number of nurses who entered the room in short intervals with refreshments, offers to fluff his pillows, make the bed, give back rubs, etc.“Why all the attention?” the friend asked.“You look fine to me.” “I know!” grinned the patient. “But the nurses kinda formed a little fan club when they all heard that my circumcision required 27 stitches.”

Why?Why is it allowed to kill animals and eat them, but not to pick plants and smoke them?

Mafalda Mafalda

Enrique Peña Nieto (photo above) can-didate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), won the presidential elections in Mexico. According to the official preliminary results Peña Nieto got 38.14 percent - his rival, leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, got 31.64 percent of the votes.López Obrador refused to recognize the result and called for a recount of the votes. Now the Executive Secretary of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), Edmundo Jacobo, announced that 51.4 percent of the votes will be counted anew, the same will be done with more than 60 percent of the votes of the elections of senators and federal deputies.Anyway the next president is facing enorm-ous challenges: The Mexican economy has

lost its kick, his predecessor Felipe Calderón started a bloody war against drug cartels in 2006 which until now cost more than 50,000 lives, and in his party, the PRI, which ruled the country continuously for over seven decades until 2000, the old guard still has a lot of power.Victor Peña Nieto promised that he will try to reconcile the divided country. However, there would be no way to a cease-fire pact with organized crime which woud be a nightmare to ally USA. But he would apply a new strategy to reduce violence and to protect the lives of Mexicans.Through the Merida Initiative to combat drug cartels, Mexico is bound to the United States, but Peña Nieto is not a great fan of this pact, because he can not see any results. However, Peña Nieto took the for-mer Colombian General Oscar Naranjo as his security consultant, the man, who led the operation against drug lord Pablo Escobar.

In South America, Paraguay's president Fernando Lugo was ousted for bad govern-ance by the Parliament and Vice President Federico Franco (above) was appointed as his successor. Franco said it was “not a coup”, but a parliamentary decision, while the deposed Lugo spoke about an “institutional coup d'etat”. Latin American countries protested and Venezuela stopped its oil shipments to Paraguay.

New President for MexicoEnrique Peña Nieto to solve immense Problems / “Institutional Coup d'Etat” in Paraguay

Dame agua, que tengo calor.Dame agua, que tengo calor.Me quemo.Dame agua, que tengo calor.Dame agua, que tengo calor.Y qué tu buscas en la callesin camisa, muchacho?Pero tu crees que este calor está fácil.Esto es pa' hombres!La Banda GordaDame agua, que tengo calor.Me quemo.Dame agua, que tengo calor ...Resulta bien fascinante un verano en Nueva York.Mujeres con poca ropa, porque hace mucho calor.Mujeres con poca ropa, mira esa mami!Dame agua, que tengo calor Me quemoDame agua, que tengo calor Echenme agua!Dame agua, que tengo calor ...El frio se fue de viaje, invitó la primavera.En los parques y la playa todo es una gozadera.La gente bota complejosy se pone lo que sea.Y no le da mente a nada, no importa como se vea.Dame agua, que tengo calor Me quemo.Dame agua, que tengo calor Ay Dios míoDame agua, que tengo calor.Echenme agua, agua, agua!La Banda Gorda.Agua!Dame agua, que tengo calor.Ay Dios mío.Dame agua, que tengo calor.Me quemo.Dame agua, que tengo calor.Mójenme, mójenme, mójenme.Dame agua, que tengo calor ...A las mujeres les gusta que les echen agua.Echale agua … a Seni ...Dame agua, que tengo calor ...Y en Miami también se usa poca ropa así con este calor.Dame agua, que tengo calor,Aja. Te quitaste la camisa tu también!

Give me water, I feel hot.Give me water, I feel hot.I'm burning.Give me water, I feel hot.Give me water, I feel hot.And what are you looking for in the streetwithout a shirt, boy?But do you think, this heat is easy?This is for men!La Banda Gorda.Give me water, I feel hot.I'm burning.Give me water, I feel hot.It is quite fascinating,a summer in New York.Women wearing few clothes,because it's very hot.Women wearing few clothes,look at that Mami!Give me water, I feel hot.I'm burning.Give me water, I feel hot.Throw water on me!Give me water, I feel hot …The cold went for a holiday,invited springtime.In the parks and on the beacheseverything is pleasure.People get rid of complexesand dress with anything.And they don't worry about anything,it doesn't matter how it looks.Give me water, I feel hot.I'm burning.Give me water, I feel hot.Oh my God.Give me water, I feel hot.Throw me water, water, water.La Banda Gorda.Water!Give me water, I feel hot.Oh my God.Give me water, I feel hot.I'm burning.Give me water, I feel hot.Make me wet, amke me wet, make me wet.Give me water, I feel hot.The women like itwhen they throw water on them.Throw water … to Seni …Give me water, I feel hot.And also in Miamifew clothes are worn with this heat.Give me water, I feel hot.Ah, now you also took off your shirt!

José Virgilio Peña Suazo was born in 1967 in Cotuí and started his musical career as a trumpeter in the orchestra of Cuco Valoy, for whom he composed his first song “El milloncito” (The Little Million), which im-mediately became popular, because it was used in the film “Hard Way”. In the eighties, Peña Suazo played and composed for the band La Artillería, then he went to Pochy y su Coco Band until its dissolution and after that to Rokabanda, before he formed his own group in 1994 and called it Peña Suazo y La Banda Gorda.With its funky Merengue style, La Banda Gorda quickly shook up the charts. In the nineties La Banda Gordah was pretty suc-cessful in the USA and Latin America and even had great performances at Madison Square Garden. Then it became quiet around La Banda Gorda. After 2000, they published albums only sporadically, how-ever, they always contained one or two hits.

What is this Guy singing?Merengue-Classic: “Dame agua” by Peña Suazo y La Banda Gorda

A groovy, innocent Merengue of Peña Suazo y La Banda Gorda from 1996 trying to match the current oppressive heat.

“I had a life of many adventures, difficult, but also good, and all that helped me to identify myself better with the figures I play,” says 32-year-old actress Dania Ramirez, who grew up with her grandmother in Cotuí and dind't have neither TV nor water in her home during her childhood. Her parents went to New York when she was six months old and came to pick Dania up, when she was ten. Ramírez, who starred in television series like “The Sopranos” or “Heroes”, says it is not easy to open doors in Hollywood. In “American Reunion”, the sequel of the comedy hit “American Pie” of 1999, she now plays the only Latin role.

Bachata star Antony Santos was accused of plagiarism. The plaintiff is seeking 12 million pesos in damages. Santos arrived at the court accompanied by his lawyers and his manager and denied the accusation, saying that he would demonstrate that he had written the song “Me quiero morir” and that the plaintiff just wanted to rip him off. He denied that he had come to an agreement with the plaintiff. Assistant prosecutor asked the judge to set bail at three million pesos and impose an exit ban on Santos. He said that the Bachata singer also had another writ against him for plagiarism, by the singer Ney Nilo for the songs “Mensaje” and “Mi triste carta”, for which he was asking for 15 million pesos. Santos said that he is seeking to reach an agreement with Ney Nilo whom he admires.The judge however, produced an arrest war-rant and Anthony Santos was taken to jail.Later the singer was set free after he apol-ogized for being a no-show at least three times. Santos has to pay 2 million pesos bail and has to show periodically at a judge.

Recently, the Dominican Salsa star Michel Batista, nicknamed “El Buenón” was invited by the Colombian Salsa band Grupo Niche to tour and sing with them throughout Colombia for their 30-year anniversary. Now the Gran Combo de Puerto Rico had the same idea and invited him to accompany them at their big 50th anniversary concerts in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, the stad-ium of Cartagena and other parts of the country. “For us and the Dominican Salsa this is a great honor”, said the popular sin-ger. Michel says he is very proud to show that in the Dominican Republic they play good Salsa. His specialty is to re-write ballads of other singers to thrilling Salsa versions.

Antony SantosJailed and released on Bail

Dania RamírezAdventurous Life

Michel el BuenónInvited by El Gran Combo

Per 100,000 live births in Latin America, still 80 mothers die at childbirth. Thus, the number has declined since 1990 by 41 per-cent. The global average is 210, while in developed countries less than ten mothers per 100,000 die at childbirth or shortly after.In Latin America there are vast differences, the numbers are highest on the countryside and among indigenous people. For example, in Guatemala, 70 percent of the deceased are indigenous women, while in

Bolivia in the country die twice as many women as in the cities.According to the UN report, 95 percent of these deaths could be avoided.Another reason for concern are the early pregnancies. For example, in Latin America 38 percent of pregnant women are not yet 20 years old, and nearly 20 percent of all women in labor are teenagers.Recently the Dominican Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gómez called the teenage pregnancies “the worst epidemic in the Dominican Republic”, which was partly res-ponsible for the increase in maternal mort-

ality, the reproduction of poverty and sub-sequent diseases. Many of the teenage mothers stop going to school.Every year there are 4.2 million abortions on the sub-continent, often under unsanitary conditions, because abortions are illegal almost everywhere.

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Maternal MortalityDecline by 41 Percent in Latin America / Worrisome Teenage Pregnancies and Abortions

Cuba wipes out Hepatitis BAfter reporting on the situation of this country, news of neighboring Cuba say that Hepatitis B is is eradicated there.Thus, Cuba was able to control hepatitis B successfully. Since 1992, all newborns are immunized systematically with the self-produced vaccine Heberbiovac HB. Later, the campaign has been expanded on Students and risk groups such as em-ployees in hospitals. According to the newspaper “Granma”, all under 31 year olds in Cuba today are vaccinated against hepatitis B. While in 1989 there were still 2,194 new cases, this number dropped to only 21 in 2010 - all were older than 30 years. Hepatitis B at young age easily can become chronic and later cause liver cirrhosis and cancer.

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co638 Cute 1 Bedroom, 1 BA Villa – Gated, Cabarete, Lot 445 m2/ sq.ft.: 4,790, Building m2: 72 /sq.ft.: 775, furn. Now US$118,000, athumeyer @gmail.com – 809-462-8140

co548 3 BR Villa, Apartment Plus Construction. Lot Size m2: 1,300 / sq.ft.: 13,993. Building Size m2: 150 / sq.ft.: 1,615, Reduced to US$142,500. athumeyer@gmail.com – 809-462-8140

House with Pool and Garden in international facility for only US$125,000 for sale. Please call me at 809 571 0089 or mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

2 Apartments with 2 Bedrooms in a well cared condo close to the sea for rent. Please call 809 571 0089 or send a mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

House with adjoining building not far away from the beach of Cabarete, generously built, with big pavillon and Gest House for only US$155,000 for sale. Please call me at 809 571 0089 or mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

Looking for a nice fellow lodger (female) for my big apartment with 2 bedroome, bathrooms, kitchen, living-room, terrace and balcony, international facility an the beach. Please ask at 809 571 0089 or e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

Super Apartment, 80 s.qm., in international condominium close to the beach, only US$65,000. Please call me at 809 571 0089 or mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

Well cared House in an international condominium for sale at a good price. Please call 809 571 0089 or send a mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

House, Special Offer, to be sold for only US$100,000 US$. Please call 809 571 0089 or mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

House at a river with a lot of land to be sold inexpensive. Please ask at 809 571 0089 or e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

New House in good area to be sold for a special price! Please call 809 571 0089 or send a mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

230 s.qm in a „Plaza Comercial“ in Avenida Luis Ginebra , Puerto Plata, complete ground floor, 2 bathrooms, new building, constructed in best quality, 5 parking lots included, US$325,000 O.N.O. Tel: 809-712-4321 (English or Spanish)

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Re#48 Spacious 1 BR, 1 BA Apartment Sosua, 83 2, furnished, 2nd floor, $600/month. andrea@ readyfordr.com – 809-462-8140

Re#68a a241 Stunning Ocean Front 1 BR Condo, furnished, 2nd floor, US$750/months - 6 months and longer - 1 to 5 months US$900, andrea@ readyfordr.com – 809-462-8140

Re#75 co619 Marvellous 2 Bedroom Villa – Gated Lot m2: 1000 / sq.ft: 10,763, Building m2: 185 / sq.ft: 1991 US$1,200/month - 6 months and up. andrea@ readyfordr.com – 809-462-8140

Spacious House close to Casa Linda, to let by owner: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, partly furnished, big swimmingpool, parking, garage, Please call (1) 809 -815-3130

Luxury Villa in safe facility with a fantastic sea view, to rent. Please call me at 809 571 0089 or mail to e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

2 Apartments with 2 Bedrooms in a well cared condo close to the sea for rent. Pls. call 809 571 0089 or mail to: e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com

Apartment, Sosúa, 5 min. to the beach, 80 sq.m., 2 bedrooms w. bath, fully furn., kitchen, terrace, pool, tennis court, guarded, UD$450/ month extra costs incl. 809-571-1822

2-bedroom, 1 bathroom Apartment in Duplex, 1.6 km from center of Sosua, oceanview, internet, fully furnished, large garden, US$350.00 plus electricity, no kids, pets welcome, deposit required, phone 809-571-3038

Diesel Genset KUBOTA GL-6500S, 6,5 kW, used as emergency plant only, very economic, for 110 and 220V, incl. Manual, 2,970$. Further details from: incibao@gmail.com

Golf clubs, Titleist, steel shaft, 3 iron to 9, PW plus SW, 2 sets, used, partly new grips, 6.500 RD$/set. Phone 809-803-0615

Birds for sale by breeder: Budgies, cockatiels, lovebirds, finchen and more. Contact Andrea: 809-462-8140 or bummi47@yahoo.com

Isuzu Bighorn Diesel, 2000, 7 seats, automatic, 4 x 4, in very good condition, US$5,400 O.N.O. Tel: 809-712-4321 (English or Spanish)

Sudoku solutions from page 8:

Sudoku No. 145 Sudoku Nr. 146

IN PUERTO PLATASupermerc. TropicalSupermerc. José Luis

Puerto Plata Beach ClubHeladería Mariposa

Barco'sEntre AmigosCeducompp

Tienda JiménezCasa NelsonMega Moda

La Red Cyber CaféRialto Services

Restaurante ArmandoDr. Díaz Meyreles

IN MAIMÓNTaxis of the RIU-Hotels

IN COSTAMBARR & B Bakery

Jenny's Market

IN COFRESÍLos Tres CocosTiroler Stüberl

Le PapillonOcean World

Hacienda LifestyleLos Charros

IN PLAYA DORADAMar y Sol

Mini MarketHemingway'sPizza Hut a.o.

EL PUEBLITOLe Petit François

IN SOSÚASupermercado SosúaGood Old Germany

Parada Típica El ChocoBakery Moser

Butcher's La MulataButcher's Bavaria

Hotel Don AndresAparthotel Las CañasHotel Plaza Europa

Hotel El RanchoHotel Orchidee

Hotel ColibríPommes & FritzVerena's Café

Waterfront RestaurantSchlemmer Stube

Restaurant Al PortoValentino's

Oh La VacheLatino Mini MercadoThai-Restaurant Chili

Casa GoetheCompucentroSuper SuperCMC KlinikCeducompp

Sol del ChocoPlan B

El CultivoPappaterraCall a Pizza

Bermuda Triangle

IN CABARETEJanet's Supermarket

Bayerischer HofABC Inmobiliaria

YamazatoEl Rincón Goloso

Gordito's Fresh MexHotel Viva Wyndham

Hotel Villa TaínaRestaurant Serenade

Miró Restaurant & Bar Emerald Beach Club

José O'Shay'sServiMedfun tours

Iguana MamaTropicoco

Salón My DreamKahuna Restaurant & Bar

The Dollar Shop

IN SANTIAGOSeguros DHI Atlas

opposite of Caribe Tours

IN LA VEGAPC Clinic

German Language School

IN BONAOParada Alemana

IN MONTE PLATAHotel El Toro

IN CABRERASupermercado Soma

Blue Pools

IN LAS TERRENASPino de Austria

AlmercadoHotel Piedra Marrón

Hotel KahunaPlaza Kanesh

Big Dan's Polar BarPizzeria Don Yvon

Bar Las FlechasRestaurant Kalli

Pamela's Magic HairMercado La Banana

Navia's

IN EL LIMÓNRestaurant Santi

IN SAMANÁChina-Restaurant

IN SANTO DOMINGOGerman Embassy

Librería in Caribe ToursHotel SeñorialHotel Palacio

Hotel Condo-ParqueRancho SuizoVienna Caribe

Embutidora TropicanaD'Alemania Gourmet

Erdinger Beer GardenLa Cafetera, El Conde

IN BOCA CHICAHotel El Tronco

Ulis' KneipeIsla Bonita

Swiss BesenbeizTortuga Bar

Gusto TropicalPequeña SuizaMadhouse Bar

Route 69Mambroki Pizza

IN GUAYACANESDeli SwissCococane

Playa del Pescador

IN JUAN DOLIOBar CaciqueFredy's SnackLa Brasa Grill

IN SAN PEDROPizza HOT

IN LA ROMANAHotel Frano

Hotel River ViewEl Trigo de Oro

IN REFORMAParada Turística Don Francisco at the Auto-pista Nagua - Sto. Dgo.

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