From today's DR1 - Juan Dolio continues to rise skyward!

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by MommC

Problem is this country is great on talk when there is a monetary gain to be made however very short on action when it comes to actually doing what the talk proposed if there is a monetary outlay!

MEDIO AMBIENTE
Un plan en favor del río Higuamo
2/14/2008

JUAN DOLIO, San Pedro de Macorís.- La Coalición Multisectorial para la Conservación de la Cuenca del Río Higuamo, presentó su plan de trabajo para el año 2008, en el transcurso de un almuerzo con el secretario de Medioambiente y Recursos Naturales, Omar Ramírez, celebrado en el Hotel Embassy Suites.
Julissa Báez Santana, gerente de Comunicación y Asuntos Corporativos de Cemex, tuvo a su cargo las palabras introductorias e hizo un esbozo general de las actividades realizadas por la coalición desde la presentación pública de la entidad, en mayo del 2007.
Por su lado, el secretario de Medioambiente dijo que este es “uno de los mejores esfuerzos” que se realizan para la protección de los recursos naturales.
La Coalición Multisectorial para la Conservación de la Cuenca del Río Higuamo es un esfuerzo conjunto de empresas instaladas en sus riberas y de instituciones ligadas a la vida de las comunidades localizadas en la cuenca de más de mil kilómetros cuadrados.

[apostropheman]

I've meant to ask this before but have not....what is a DH?

Originally Posted by DrChrisHE

Actually, my dh just had a brilliant idea...they could rotate with the wind and become environmentally friendly wind-turbine electric generators!!

[n_ally08]

Hi All

Im flying into Punta Cana tomorrow but staying in Juan dolio (barcelo capella) is the weather nice?! :-)

Thanks in advance..

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by apostropheman

I've meant to ask this before but have not....what is a DH?

I guess Dominican Husband ... pardon me if I'm mistaken

[STEVE G.]

Originally Posted by n_ally08

Hi All
Im flying into Punta Cana tomorrow but staying in Juan dolio (barcelo capella) is the weather nice?! :-)
Thanks in advance..

The weather is fine ... a lot of sun ... blue sky ... breeze from the sea ...

[n_ally08]

I cant wait SteveG!!!
Im sooo excited even thou its 9hours to get to the DR for us!!

Have you been to Juan Dolio yourself!? Is the Barcelo capella hotel nice, Also can you watch football -English football - Liverpool??

Thanks

xoxo

[MommC]

Originally Posted by STEVE G.

I guess Dominican Husband ... pardon me if I'm mistaken

It stands for Dear or Darling Husband - no matter what their nationality!

DRCHRISHE reports that two more menbers of her family are down with Dengue Fever and since the don't visit the city or the bateys they must have picked it up IN Metro!

Her internet service is down (as an aside Dunhill is VERY ILL and may not be with us much longer) so she has asked me to post the latest two dengue victims!

[MommC]

Originally Posted by STEVE G.

MEDIO AMBIENTE
Un plan en favor del río Higuamo
2/14/2008

JUAN DOLIO, San Pedro de Macorís.- La Coalición Multisectorial para la Conservación de la Cuenca del Río Higuamo, presentó su plan de trabajo para el año 2008, en el transcurso de un almuerzo con el secretario de Medioambiente y Recursos Naturales, Omar Ramírez, celebrado en el Hotel Embassy Suites.
Julissa Báez Santana, gerente de Comunicación y Asuntos Corporativos de Cemex, tuvo a su cargo las palabras introductorias e hizo un esbozo general de las actividades realizadas por la coalición desde la presentación pública de la entidad, en mayo del 2007.
Por su lado, el secretario de Medioambiente dijo que este es “uno de los mejores esfuerzos” que se realizan para la protección de los recursos naturales.
La Coalición Multisectorial para la Conservación de la Cuenca del Río Higuamo es un esfuerzo conjunto de empresas instaladas en sus riberas y de instituciones ligadas a la vida de las comunidades localizadas en la cuenca de más de mil kilómetros cuadrados.

I haven't seen any signs of clean-up taking place!
A Plan is just another project.....talk-talk-talk........
As if we haven't heard it all before!!
When are we going to SEE something???

[Dre Broeders]

Originally Posted by MommC

(as an aside Dunhill is VERY ILL and may not be with us much longer)

Dunhill (Arjan) is a very good friend of me.
I shall visit him.
He is also from Holland like me.
MommC. Is he at home or in the hospital?
Which hospital?

[DrChrisHE]

Thanks MommC--Let's see if this makes it onto the board. Dh=Dear Hubby or Dear Husband. Not Dominican...either one of us, that is. All five of us are US citizens with legal residency in the DR, contributing to the local economy. Has anyone ever done a study on how much the average ex-pat contributes economically to the local economy (I mean when a company brings in a worker and their family comes, usually it requires a house, sometimes a housekeeper--in some cases a nanny, private schools, tutors, food, cars, etc.) I'm just curious if this has been looked at.

It looks like we have a DIFFERENT strain of Dengue from the one that was mostly circulating last year. What that means for all of you is USE YOUR DEET! Even if you've had Dengue Fever before, you can get it again and there is no vaccine. The only thing to do is prevent it (ideally through mosquito abatement) and if you get it to minimize the impact by preventing dehydration (I had a thread on Oral Rehydration Therapy--search or I'll repost it.) The fevers have been quite high and our youngest was actually dilerious.