More RussiansMore good news for the tourism business ... of Punta Cana. At the XVII. International Leisure Fair in Moscow, Magaly Toribio, Dominican Vice Minister of Tourism, an-nounced 31 new flights of the Russian airline Orinair from Ekaterinburg and Novo-sibirsk to Punta Cana. Until July this year there were 230 flights from Russia to Punta Cana. Russia is second after Brazil, which shows an increase of 127 percent, with 71 percent more tourists coming to vacations in the Dominican Republic. From the be-ginning of 2012, Puerto Plata will be served with some additional flights, too, they say.

Poor OldNearly nine percent of the Dominican population, more than 800,000 people, is older than 60 years. According to Dr. Ful-gencio Severino, director of cardiology at the clinic Salvador B. Gautier, most of these people live in poverty, are unemployed, and don't have an insurance nor a pension. Ap-proximately 200,000 of the over 60 year olds work in the informal sector, without health insurance nor pension plans. By law 87-01 the seniors should get a health insu-rance from the state, and 60 percent of the minimum salary - 3,000 pesos a month. They do not. Less than 200,000 of the elder-ly belong to the Family Health Insurance (SFS), the rest has to be looked after by family members, who often are poor, too..

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Abbas came to a Visit Page 4

General Strike on November 14? Page 5

Police Chief: “Iron Hand” Page 6

Conille new Prime Minister Page 7

Brazil gives Advice to Europe Page 8

Fun and Sudoku Page 9

Stars and Starlets Page 10

What is this Man singing? Page 11

La Sabia: The Page of Health Page 12

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After returning from his 16-day European tour, the former president and current PRD candidate Hipólito Mejía described his trip as „successful“. He called on President Leonel Fernández, not to spend any state funds for the election campaign of his opponent, PLD candidate Danilo Medina. „This campaign has to be decent and we will not accept that they steal money from the treasury to support their candidate,“ warned Hipólito.Hipólito taunted, the announcement of the President to spend 40 billion pesos for road construction, food distribution to poor and other projects in order to win votes in the election was sincere. „And, please note, this is a rare thing in President Leonel Fernández because he never is used to be so sincere.“A new survey of the Strategy Group led to different reactions of the political parties. According to the survey, Hipólito Mejía would get 49 percent of the votes, Danilo Medina could expect 46 percent.César Cedeño, the coordinator of Hipólitos campaign, said, their own surveys that are

conducted every week, show a lead of Hipólito between 15 and 20 percent. „And it can be seen on the streets, anywhere where there is a group of people.“The team of Danilo Medina has a different point of view: „The political landscape has changed lately, due to the better working of the government and the work of the candidate.“ Regarding the planned general strike on November 14 (see page 5), Danilo said: „I think this is a nuisance, because it concerns the peace of Dominican families, who start with the preparations to celebrate the birth of Jesus. at this time.“

When she gave the certificates to participants of the work-shop „Effective/ affective com-munication in the teaching/ learning pro-cess“, Primera Dama Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (right) reminded parents of the obligation for their children, in the presence of Education Minister Josefina Pimentel (left). Parents would no longer take the role that they are commited to in the education of their children. They tried to hold the teachers reponsible to teach them values such as coexistence, peace, solidarity, res-ponsibility and learning. Margarita noted that the premature exit of the school for many children have financial reasons.

President Fer-nández pressed the button at the Los Cocos wind farm in Pedernales pro-vince. The park will be equip-ped with 14 ge-nerators of the Danish company Vestas and generate 25 megawatts of power. This will save 200,000 barrels of oil and avoid 70,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Los Cocos is already the second wind farm in the country. „Our company, in its firm com-mitment to a sustainable energy future, will immediately start a second phase of wind development in this region, which has the best wind potential in the country. In 2012 we will expand our wind generation capa-city from 25 to 77 megawatts of power. With these parks the country ranks first in wind power capacity in the Caribbean and the seventh in Latin America,” said Edgar Pichardo, speaker of provider EGE Haina.

Is the Advantage melting?Poll: Mejía three Points ahead of Medina / Margarita reminds Parents of Responsibility

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The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, assured to the National Assembly in Santo Domingo that his application for a independent and recognized state of Palestine in the 66th Assembly of the United Nations (UN) was not a unilateral act nor is a threat to the peace process in the Middle East.Abbas was as an official guest of the Dominican government who received an official reception with all honors. He thanked the Dominican Republic for its support. He said, President Fernández was an advocate of peace and justice. “You are no great nation militarily, but a great nation in faith and in a spirit of peace, in the support of the people of Palestine. This is greater and more important than to posess weapons and power,” said Abbas. Abbas said that he wished a better future not only for the Palestinians but also for Israel: “We want to end this history of enmity, we want that the sons of Israel and our sons will stop this suffering.”Abbas announced the opening of a Palestinian embassy in Santo Domingo, which should also serve as a liaison to other countries of Central America and the Caribbean. This was a decision already made at the XV. Summit of the Non-Aligned Countries in Egypt in 2009. This announce-ment provoked the protest of Israeli am-

bassador Moshe Sermoneta who remarked that the Palestinian territory is not a state, and “if I remember correctly, only states have the right to open embassies in other countries.”The 76-year-old Palestinian leader said he hoped to be able to see peace with Israel before he dies. But he said, for him it was a “painful agreement” to recognize the borders of 1967. “It is enough to reach at least something, if not much,” said Abbas. But not only the U.S. and Israel refuse his request. Even many of its own people are against his proposition to the United Nations. The Hamas leadership, which rules the Gaza Strip, refuses to continue nego-tiations with Israel.International analysts say the U.S. was trying to convince other countries to vote against Abbas' request. For a U.S. Veto would weaken their influence in the Arab world seriously. Abbas said he expected the approval of about 130 of a total of 193 countries. Dominican Chancellor Carlos Morales Tron-coso (photo), didn´t show much under-standing for the Israeli complaint that they are disappointed by the decision of the Dominican Republic, to support the Palestinian Authority in its request for an independent state before the United Nations. “We are a sovereign state, we believe in the self-determination of peoples and define our policy in relation to global issues ourselves, without interference in bilateral affairs from anyone,” explained Morales Troncoso.

Morales Troncoso made clear, that relations with the State of Israel are very good, but he added that such links do not constitute an impediment to the Dominican Republic to strengthen further the friendly ties it has with another friendly nation. He added that “certainly, as the ambassador Sermoneta indicated, the relationship with Israel is good,” but he stressed that it is a reciprocal relationship, because “every time Israel needed us, there was the Dominican Republic.”

Abbas came to a VisitPalestinian Embassy in Santo Domingo / Morales Troncoso rejects Israel's Complaint

“Interference”

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Dominican Republic to attend at the IV. Ministerial Meeting “Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas”. Her request to respect the human rights of Haitian immigrants caused highly allergic reactions in Dominican society. Even bishops rejected this demand as an incongruous interference.The Director of Immigration, José Ricardo Taveras, contradicted Clinton, and said that the country is more concerned about Haiti and the Haitians than the international community and the nation she represents, which left the entire burden of the problem to the Domini-cans in an irresponsible way.

The citizens' movement “Toy Jarto” (slang for “I'm sick of it”) calls on politi-

cians to respect the right of the Dominicans, and publish the planned changes to the National Budget Act and to discuss it. Elizabeth Mateo Pérez, president of “Toy Jarto” says: “We ask you to respect the history of a democratic process, a draft law that affects all areas of national life, that public hearings and public comments have to be allowed.” The movement also con-demns the “abrupt” Senate approval of the budget, which came in a moment when the people go to the streets to demand the observance of the Education Act, as “shameful” and “totally anti-democratic.” The Senate had shown only one thing, “that the political model must change. They do not represent us, but only themselves and their party interests,” said Mateo Pérez.The international movement of the “Indi-gnados” (Indignants), which recently got a lot of understanding by President Fernán-dez during his visit to Spain, is trying to get a foothold also in the Dominican Republic.

The “Indignados” called for a demonstration in the Parque Colón in Santo Domingo, to express the dissatisfaction on various issues affecting the population on October 16.The organizers of this event indicated that they don't belong to any political nor any social organization. “We call on people to tell themselves what needs to be done,” said one of the organizers.

Also parts of the catholic church criticize politicians. Father Manuel Bodenlle (picture) complained in a Mass at the Church of San Pablo Apóstol in

Cristo Rey, Santo Domingo, that politicians are “wasting” someone else's money, while millions of Dominicans in the slums of the big cities and in rural areas were starving. Only during the election times, the poor were of some value for the politicians. The organizers of the nationwide strike of last July 11, accuse the government of having failed to respond to the complaints of the Dominican society. The coordinators

of Lucha Amplia (Wide Struggle) require, among other things, an increase of wages, an end to the inflated electricity bills and power outages that are lasting for hours, and the withdrawal of excessive price increases in the health sector. On November 14, they therefore plan to call for a second general strike. Furthermore they advised that there will be protest marches to government buildings and homes of politicians on November 13. On the same day, a 48-hour strike will start at all ports of the country.

General Strike on November 14?Protest against Government get louder / Priest denounces Extravagance of Politicians

4 Percent for Education?Former director of the United Nations Human Development Report in the Dominican Republic, economist Miguel Ceara-Hatton says that in the 2012 National Budget passed by the Senate the government has assigned less to the Ministry of Education than it did in 1999, and only slightly more than it did in 2002. The percentage of GDP assigned to the Ministry of Education for public educa-tion, nevertheless, is at 2.954 percent the highest yet granted by the Fernández administration. Ceara-Hatton disputed statements by the Senate that the government was allocating 3 percent to education. A national campaign is underway to convince the government to allot the 4 percent of GDP or 16 percent of the National Budget to education.

Almost daily, the Dominican press reports drug findings in absurdly high levels. The president of the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), Major General Rolan-do Rosado Mateo highlighted the fact that the Dominican Republic has the highest rate of drug seizures in the Caribbean. He says this indicates that controls are being applied. The DNCD announced the seizure of a 336-kilo cocaine shipment camouflaged in medical equipment that was being exported in a container of a La Romana based company to France. Shortly after, they reported the seizure of more than 1,434 kilos, including a 1,098-kilo haul in the house of a know drug dealer who was deported from New York in 1992 already. This was the biggest drug bust of this year - upto now. On the border with Haiti, Dominican and Haitian bus passengers coming from Montecristi and Dajabón were arrested with 60 pounds of marijuana. Rather insignificant in comparison was the arrest of a man in San Juan de Ocoa, who had 2,000 hemp seeds in his possession.

In Santiago, the police staged raids on various metal dealers. There they found metal of “doubtful origin”, such as electrical cables or manhole covers. According to police, four owners of such metal dealing companies were arrested.The theft of manhole covers has to be seen as a particularly serious offense, as the unprotected open holes can lead to serious accidents, both in pedestrians and vehicles. Isidoro Núñez of the Dominican Organi-zation of the Blind in the North, said there had been reported 27 accidents in which blind people were injured, some of them seriously, because they did not recognize the open hole. At the raids there were detected criminal dealers with trash bins, which were formerly distributed by the city to the districts, and they also found several stolen water tanks of citizens.Meanwhile, deputy Carlos Gabriel Garcia presented a project to the House of Deputies that seeks to prohibit the export of scrap iron and scrap metal for a period of ten years, in order to help reduce the theft of these materials.

Police chief Major General José Armando Polanco Gómez (photo above right) ordered the National Police (PN) to act “with an iron fist and without mercy” against criminals and law offenders which disturb the peace of the Dominican society, but respecting the human rights. “We will do this because the society needs to live in peace, without criminals.”

The fact that more than 1,500 soldiers were sent to back the efforts of the police and the DNCD (National Drug Control Department) (pic below) shows that the situation is considered seri-ous. The military, including officers and subalterns, belonged to the the Army, Air Force and Navy.This action is based on an idea by President Leonel Fernández, to combat crime that keeps in suspense all the municipalities of the country. Especially at night there should be more patrols.The forces will also strengthen crime pre-vention and fighting efforts of the Police. The military personnel are being assigned to work with Brigade General Juan Brown Perez, appointed coordinator of the “Barrio seguro” program that works in slum areas.

Police Chief promises “Iron Hand”Biggest Drug Bust of the Year / Raids on Metal Dealers / 1,500 Soldiers to back Police

After months of struggle with the Hai-tian Senate, which rejec-ted two of his propo-sals, Presi-dent Michel Martelly now could

present the doctor, former official at the United Nations and advisor to former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Garry Conille as the new prime minister of Haiti, four and a half months after taking office. The U.S. Embassy welcomed Garry Conille expressly as the officially appointed prime minister. Now the two are finally forming a government, so that the country's problems can be addressed. In a communiqué the U.S. Embassy called them to start working, in order to “regain the lost time.” The communiqué further stated: “We remain committed to long-term support of the

Haitian people and their government to build a stable, prosperous and democratic country.”President Michel Martelly denied that there had been pressure from the United States to propose Conille as his prime minister. Critical voices in Haiti said, Garry Conille would also have a Canadian passport, which was denied by himself. He had never accepted the Canadian citizenship and he never gave up the Haitian citizenship, said Conille. Due to his manifold international relations, doubts were raised if he could represent the interests of Haiti. “I am a son of Haiti,” answered Conille.Martelly confirmed that this school year at least 700,000 children could attend school gartis. His National Education Foundation pays for the enrollment of 142,000 pupils who are going to school for the first time. The Spanish Queen Sofía arrived on an official visit to Haiti to see the progress of the Spanish help in constructing the destroyed country. Spain is the third largest donor country with 111 million euros of

direct aid after the 2010

earth-quake. “Haiti is a special country for me,” said Queen Sofía. President Martel-ly stressed that “the trace of Spanish huma-nism” has been reinforced in Haiti by the visit of Queen Sofia. Spain supports different projects for clean drinking water in particular, which is essential to combat the cholera epidemic. Since the outbreak of cholera, more than 6,200 Haitians have died of it, about 440,000 were suffering from this disease. According to Doctors Without Borders, in recent days the number of patients with cholera in Port-au-Prince are rising again, due to the fall of rain. They attended up to 4,600 new patients in only one week during the rainy season in May. Today there are

Conille new Prime Minister of HaitiSpain promises Help / Queen Sofía came to visit / Rising Number of Cholera Cases again

850 patients a week, after 250 a month ago.

During her visit to Europe, the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff (photo) had some advice how to get out of the financial crisis that is currently afflicting the European Union for the situation in Greece and some other countries of the euro zone.Brazil, which can boast of many years with a high economic growth with a concomitant reduction of poverty, and Latin America are an example in the way they coped with their own debt crisis in the eighties. Instead of following the orders of the IMF and impose austerity measures, they did com-pletely the contrary: they invested.At a press conference in Brussels Rousseff said: “Our experience has shown that extreme austerity measures have only worsened the stagnation, the lack of opportunity and unemployment. It's hard to get out of the crisis, without increasing the consumption, investment and economic growth.” Brazil is a member of the BRICS group of emerging countries with sustained above-average growth for years: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The chances of Argentine President Cristina Fer-nández de Kirchner, to be re-elected in the elec-tions on Oc-tober 23 are very good. According to surveys, the distance to her challenger, the Socialist Hermes Binner, is more than 30 percent. 49 percent of Argentines want her to continue as presi-dent of the South American country.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, ill with cancer, still shares his caustic comments. On October 4, after months of wrangling, the body of Vene-zuela's former Presi-dent Carlos Andrés Pérez, could finally be brought from Miami to Caracas (see also LA PLAYA No. 35). Chávez called the whole ceremony a “Jurassic show of the politicians of the Fourth Republic.” If you listen to them now, Venezuela was a paradise in the eighties: “According to them, there was no repression, no exploitation of the working class, there existed no poverty here and

there were no massacres. Then we came to divide the country and to fill it with hatred.”After a failed coup in 1992, when Chávez tried to overthrow Pérez, Pérez wanted that Chavez should “die like a dog”. But as a Christian, Chávez said, that Carlos Andrés Pérez deserved a Christian burial in his home country. Chávez assured to say this without the slightest cynicism, irony, or hatred. Furthermore Chávez warned, that “after Obama's big fraud” there exists the danger in the coming elections, that the extreme right will get back to power. Regarding the possible Republican presidential candidate Matt Romney, who says the U.S. must lead the world again, Chávez said he was “a madman”. Chávez said: “Today I was read-ing the comments of a Republican candi-date for U.S. Presidency, attacking Vene-zuela and Cuba and talking about the evil government of Hugo Chávez, having also the nerve to say that God created the United States to rule the world, he is crazy.” Romney said that if he became president he would launch a campaign to promote eco-nomic opportunities in Latin America as an alternative to the models of Venezuela and Cuba, which represent a “moral and materi-al bankruptcy” and an “evil socialism”. “And now, all of a sudden, this madman becomes president of the United States,” said Chávez thoughtfully.

Brazil gives Advice to EuropeDilma Rousseff shows Ways out of Crisis / Elections in Argentina / “Romney is mad”

Life's not easy!When I was married 25 years, I took a look at my wife one day and said, “Honey, 25 years ago, we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10 inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25 year old blonde. Now, we have a nice house, nice car, big bed and plasma screen TV, but I'm sleeping with a 50 year old woman. It seems to me that you are not holding up your side of things.” My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 25 year old blonde, and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car, sleeping on a sofa bed. Aren't older women great. They really know how to solve your mid-life crises ...

A friend asked me the other day why I never got married. I replied “Well, I guess I just never met the right woman ... I guess I've been looking for the perfect girl.”“Oh, come on now,” said my friend. “Surely you have met at least one girl that you wanted to marry.”“Yes, there was one girl ... once. I guess she was the one perfect girl -- the only perfect girl I really ever met. She was just the right in everything ... I really mean that she was the perfect girl for me.”“Well, why didn't you marry her?” asked my friend. I shrugged my shoulders and replied, “She was looking for the perfect man.”

Last night my wife met me at the front door. She was wearing a sexy negligee. The only trouble was, she was coming home.

X-Sudoku

Each 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. 107

Sudoku No. 108

Oh ...A guy had a horrible car accident and after months of recovery he still had a problem. He had to have his penis amputated. The doctor reassured that he could help. “First of all you have to pick a new penis,” said the doctor. He picked up a box from his table and said, “This is our 6 inch standard model. It is dependable and will cost you only 6,000 dollars. It comes with a lifetime guarantee.” The man said, “Okay, that's about right, but what's in the other box?” “This is our 9 inch super model: 9 inches to please any woman. But this will cost you 9,000 dollars.” The man said, “Oh yeah, that's the one I want. My wife will love me forever. But does it also come with a lifetime guarantee?” “Yes” “What's in the third box?” The doctor picked up the last box. “This is our super deluxe model: Its 12 inches will drive all the ladies mad. But if you want this much power you'll have to pay 12,000 dollars.” The man is enthusiastic. ”Doc, that's the one for me. I'll be the envy of everybody. But does it have a lifetime guarantee?” “Yes, sir!” The man had a last question, “Does it come in white, too?”

A cop saw a car weaving all over the road and pulled it over. He walked up to the car and saw a nice-looking woman behind the wheel. There was a strong smell liquor on her breath. He said, “I'm going to give you a breathalyzer test to determine if you are under the influence of alcohol.” She blew up the balloon and he walked it back to the police car. After a couple of minutes, he returned to her car and said, “It looks like you've just had a couple of stiff ones.” She replied, “You mean it shows that, too?”

Mafalda Mafalda

In early September, Merengue star Alex Bueno got the shock of his life at a festival in Ázua. When he exlaimed “llegó Papá”, the motto of the PRD candidate Hipolito Mejia, in the exuberance of feelings at his performance, a rain of water and plastic bottles fell down on him, from the VIP lounge, where the mayor and other pro-minent Ázuans sat. And shortly thereafter started a shooting, after which the festival ended abruptly. Alex Bueno fled. Some of the musicians arrived at the bus, but could not leave, because they were surrounded by a crowd, pummeling the bus and aiming at them with guns. Alex Bueno, known as “El Mayimbito”, confessed that he has never voted, but will do it in the coming elections. “I don't want to die without having voted at least once.” He never voted, because he was afraid to regret it afterwards. After the incident in Ázua, he was asked by both, Hipólito and other politicians, whether he wanted to sing for them. Alex Bueno refused. He would not accept money from politicians, as some of his colleagues do, he said.

La Materialista, one of the most popular female characters of Música urbana, said in the program “Francamente hablando" (talk-ing frankly), she was not a materialist, but a person with perseverance, a fighter, with a noble heart and that she believes in God. She said, people identified her with her stage name, but that is not her personality. She took this name after her first successful song with this title.

At the end of the year, on 16 and 17 December, Gilberto Santa Rosa, the “Caba-llero de la Salsa” will come to the Teatro Nacional in Santo Domingo with his “Un-repeatable Tour 2011”. The Puerto Rican is one of the most popular salsa artists. He wants to sing the songs of his new album as well as some of his old hits.

Dressed in bright pink, the 85-year-old Duchess of Alba, Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, married her 25 years younger love, Alfonso Diez, dressed in a dark gray tail coat, but with no blue blood, against the resistance of a part of her family on this October 5,To avoid that her six children might get the idea, the elegant common would marry her only for her money, she paid them their heritage in advance: 350 to 600 million euros for each of them. The struggle with her family lasted three long years. But now even Spain's King Juan Carlos gave his blessing to the marriage, as it corresponds to the tradition of the noble house.The eccentric Spanish aristocrat with most nobility titles worldwide, is a darling of the media and the public. Her house, the Dukes of Alba, dates back to the 14th century. After the ceremony Doña Cayetana took off her shoes and danced a rumba to the sound of the guitar and tambourine on the red carpet in front of the chapel.

Alex BuenoSchocked First-time Voter

Duquesa de AlbaMarriage with 85

La MaterialistaPerson with a noble Heart

Gilberto Santa Rosa“Irrepetible Tour 2011”

Es tu Mayimbe, Antony Santos.Amigo, llévale esta flora mi primer amor,dile que yo la recuerdo,que su alma vive en mi alma,que su nombre se acuesta en mis labiosy duerme con sus primeros besos.En el album de mis recuerdosestá su retrato en la primera página.Dile que yo la quiero.Ay mamá,me encanta esa vaina, me encanta.Amigo llévale esta florporque yo no me atrevo.Me da vergüenza que la gente sepa.A pesar de su engaño la sigo amando.A pesar de su engaño la sigo adorando.Dile que yo la quiero.Amigo dale este mensaje.Dile en secreto que su amor estaba escritodonde nunca será borradodonde siempre será recordadoDile que yo la quiero.Hm ah.Qué Bachatita, eh?

It's your Mayimbe, Antony Santos.My friend, bring this flowerto my first love,tell her, I remember her,that her soul lives in my soul,that her name rests on my lipsand sleeps with her first kisses.In the album of my memoriesher picture is on the first page.Tell her that I love her.Ay mamá,I like this thing, I like it.My friend, bring her this flower,because I don't dare.I'm ashamed that the people could know.In spite of her deceit I still love her.In spite of her deceit I still adore her.Tell her that I love her.My friend, give this message to her.Tell her secretlythat her love has been writtenwhere it never will be wiped outwhere it will be remembered forever.Tell her that I love her.Hm ah.What a little Bachata, eh?

Domingo Antonio Santos Muñiz was born in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Montecristi, on 5 May 1967. In the early nineties, he called himself Antony Santos and started to sing Bachata, in those times an ill-famed music for its vulgar texts. Soon he stood out of the majority of the other singers with his own songs which had beautiful melodies and romantic lyrics. Antony Santos was the one who first played Bachata on the electric guitar, long before Blas Durán, who is said to have used this instrument for the first time in Bachata. The style and voice of Antony Santos made him unique. One hit followed the other, and Antony Santos got the nickname “El Mayimbe de la Bachata”, the greatest of the Bachata, with reference to the “Mayimbe del Merengue,” Fernando Villalona. Throughout his career, Antony Santos sang more than 200 titles and published 19 albums. Many of his songs are Bachata classics that are still played every day somewhere in the radio or in a disco. Antony Santos has received numerous honors, but shuns award ceremonies and the press. He is the highest paid singer of Bachata. Not to be confused with Aventura singer Anthony “Romeo” Santos!

What is this Man singing?“Mensaje” by Antony Santos

Antony Santos is one of the most popular Bachata singers since many years, hence his nickname “El Mayimbe”, the Chief, the Biggest. After a couple of rather so-so airchecks in the last years, where he was more screaming than singing, it looks like he came back to his senses and produces high quality records like he used to do before. This song is a good example.

Before his first concert ever at the Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo, Antony San-tos gave an interview to the daily newspa-per “Listín Diario”.The very popular singer Antony Santos had countless hits and is known affectionately as “El Bachatú” or “El Ma-yimbe” de la Bachata” by the Dominicans. He says he feels good in his country. “Every time I'm abroad, I miss it. But when I'm back, my heart is back to myself.”He says that privately he was a simple person who loves the country. “I like the tranquility, I don't like the city.” When he's home, on his finca in Montecristi, he plays domino and eats “mondongo” with his people.

There he also was recently visited by the presidential candidate of the PRD, Hipólito Mejía. “I am one hundred percent with Hi-

pólito,” says Antony San-tos. Therefore both of them agreed that he will make a song for Hipó-lito's campaign. But he also would sing for Danilo Medina, even he doesn't agree with his policy. He also sang for President Leonel Fernán-dez, whom he respected very much. If he is among ordinary people, he doesn't act like a Mayimbe (the

Taíno word for “chief”). But in concert he is the artist who has been number one for years. Actually, he thinks that he had deserved the “Soberano” at the Casandra Award ceremonies, said Antony Santos.

“El Bachatú” will sing for Hipólito Mejía

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Heal a Nation

“Sanar una Nación” (Heal a Nation) is the

realization of a vision shared by a coa-lition of leading Dominican businesses with CitiHope International and partners (CHI) - Heal a Nation, is a countrywide initiative to connect those who need healthcare assistance with those who canprovide healthcare assistance, working together to “Heal a Nation”. This public health partnership engages every level and member of society - from go-vernment ministries, the national military and National Police to community-based NGOs and individual pharmacists; from prominent Dominican businesses to rural health clinics and donors. “Heal a Nation” seeks to strengthen weak areas in the health system, promote food security, and provide medicines and medical supplies - in short, to build a coordinated, rational, and transparent response to the unmet needs of vulnerable populations in the Dominican Republic.In the last year, together with Fundación RICA, US partners and Dominican health care providers, “Sanar una Nación” has already delivered over US$30 million in medicines, food, and medical supplies to the country. (To be continued)

Studio Apartment Ground Floor, Nice furnished, ground floor, 47m2, reduced to US$ 41,900. Call 809-462-8140. andrea@readyfordr.com

1 Bedroom Pool View Apartment, furnished, 2nd floor, 83 sq.m, reduced to US$ 79,000. Call 809-462-8140, andrea@readyfordr.com

1 Bedroom Apartment Ground Floor, fixer upper, 65sq.m, reduced to US$ 44,000. Call 809-462-8140, or mail to andrea@readyfordr.com

2 BR Apartment Sosúa Center furnished, 90m2, 2 floors, reduced to US$ 85,000. andrea@readyfordr.com or 809-462-8140

Lot for sale (900 sq.m.), 9 min. from center Puerto Plata. Beautiful, raised and quiet location. Favorable price. Tel. 809-261-1156 / 809-978-560

Top Villa in residential complex for sale for a good price. Please contact e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com or 809-571-0089

2 Apartments in international complex at the beach for a good price. Please contact e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com or 809-571-0089

Lot for sale in La Mulata for only 25 US$ per sq.m. Please contact e.buchholtz@abc-imobilaria.com or 809-571-0089

2 BR, 1.5 BA Apartment Sosúa Center, furnished, 90 sq.m, 2 storeys, townhouse style. US$ 690 / month 6 months and longer Call 809-462-8140, mail andrea@readyfordr.com

Sosúa, Apartment, 80 sq.m, 2 bed-rooms, 2 bathrooms, fully furnished, kitchen, terrace, aircon, swimming-pool, tennis court, 5 min. to the beach, all incl. US$450. Please call 809-571-1822

Apartment in Maranatha, 2 bed-rooms, 3,500 RD$ a month, please call 809-497-6913

Sosúa center, Studio 10,000 RD$, Room 8,000 RD$ a month, incl. Electricity, cable TV 400 RD$, Internet 700 RD$, Tel. 809-571-2546 or ceramicasosua@hotmail.com

Kirza Penthouse, Cabarete, Plaza Media Luna. Apartment 129 sq.m, 2 rooms, 2 baths, Cable TV, Internet, 850,- US$, Phone 829-879-9401 (Christine)

Sewing machine Jamata for sale, in best conditions, for only 3,.500 RD$. E-Mail: admin@gochum.net, Phone: 829-557-1242

Pool Billiard Table with queue and bowls 25,000 RD$, Please call.: 809-571-3360

Looking for Electro-Darts in good condition. Call 829-299-0175

Se buscan masajistas. Dominicanas bonitas que saben dar masaje profesional. En el centro de Sosúa. Annies Massage Center, Tel. 829-633-1698

19 years old Dominican girl in Maimón, Puerto plata, is lookinf for a serious man to meet. Speaks only Spanish. Call 829-479-3245

Mercedes Cabrio 500 SL, AMG, '97, 32 V, totally restored, like new, collector's item. 850,000 RD$ For information please call 809-481-6457

Yamaha V Max, '87, 145 HP, collector's item, must be repared, 150.000 RD$ o.n.o. For information mail to george.d@hotmail.com

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

LOTY CAR RENTALCarrtetera Sosúa – Cabarete

Renta y Compraventa de vehículos

Car Dealer & Car Rental

829-906-7228enriquegavilan81@yahoo.it

Opportunity!

Beautiful antiqueBronce Sculpture

“3 Children

on a Sledge”

2 m long, 1 m highbeautifully elaborated.

To be seen in Boca Chicaor mail to

george.d@hotmail.com

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Popular Plaza Terraza with newly renovated Discotheque right in the center of Boca Chica's nightlife.For further information mail to dieterGajewski@yahoo.de

SUZUKI SIDEKICK1995, 4x4, 4 doors, Aircon, leather seats, looks like new! In very good conditions. Op-portunity!

Call 829-989-4059or 809-226-1414

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IN PUERTO PLATASupermerc. TropicalSupermerc. José Luis

Casa NelsonHeladería MariposaSam's Bar and GrillCompraventa Rey

Barco'sEntre AmigosCeducomppOmegaTech

Tienda JiménezMega Moda

La Red Cyber CaféRestaurante Armando

Dr. Díaz Meyreles

IN MAIMÓNTaxis of the RIU-Hotels

Fishrest. La Parada

IN COSTAMBARR & B Bakery

Jenny's MarketLas Rocas

IN COFRESÍLos Tres CocosTiroler Stüberl

Le Papillon

Ocean WorldHacienda Lifestyle

Los Charros

IN PLAYA DORADAMar y Sol

Mini MarketHemingway's

Pizza Hutand others

IN SOSÚASupermercado Sosúa

Parada Típica El ChocoSägbock

Bakery MoserButcher's La MulataButcher's Bavaria

Hotel Don AndresAparthotel Las CañasHotel Plaza Europa

Hotel El RanchoHotel OrchideePommes & FritzVerena's Café

Waterfront RestaurantSchlemmer Stube

Restaurant Al PortoValentino's

Oh La VacheDaniela Sommer

Thai-Restaurant ChiliCasa GoetheCompucentro

DSD Pharmacy Super SuperCMC KlinikCeducompp

Sol del ChocoPlan B

Casino Playa ChiquitaEl Cultivo

PappaterraBermuda Dreieck

IN CABARETEJanet's Supermarket

Bayerischer HofABC Inmobiliaria

YamazatoEl Rincón Goloso

Gordito's Fresh MexHotel Viva Wyndham

Hotel Villa TaínaRestaurant Serenade

Miró Restaurant & Bar Nikki Beach

José O'Shay'sfun tours

Iguana MamaTropicoco

Salón My DreamRestaurant a bailar!

IN CABRERABlue Pools

IN LAS TERRENASPino de Austria

AlmercadoHotel Piedra Marrón

Hotel KahunaPlaza Kanesh

Big Dan's Ice PalacePizzeria Don Yvon

Boulangerie FrançaiseBar Las Flechas

Pamela's Magic HairMercado La Banana

Navia's

IN EL LIMÓNRestaurant Santi

IN SAMANÁChinese Restaurant

IN SANTIAGOSeguros DHI Atlas

opposite Caribe Tours

IN LA VEGAPC Clinic

German Language Institute

IN BONAOParada Alemana

IN BÁVAROGood Old Germany

IN SANTO DOMINGOGerman Embassy

Librería in Caribe ToursHotel SeñorialHotel Palacio

Hotel Condo-ParqueRancho SuizoVienna Caribe

Embutidora TropicanaD'Alemania GourmetErdinger BeergardenLa Cafetera, El Conde

Seguros DHI Atlas

IN BOCA CHICAHotel El Tronco

Ulis' KneipeGusto TropicalPequeña Suiza

MadhouseRoute 69Isla Bonita

IN GUAYACANESDeli SwissCococane

Playa del Pescador

IN JUAN DOLIOBar CaciqueFredy's SnackLa Brasa Grill

IN LA ROMANAHotel Frano

Hotel River ViewEl Trigo de Oro

- NEW -IN REFORMA

Parada Turística Don Francisco at the highway Nagua – Santo Domingo

Here you can find the edition No. 56 of LA PLAYA LA PLAYA starting on Wednesday, 2 November 2011

(Deadline for adverts is Tuesday, 25 October 2011)