The Last Caribbean, Bohemian ArtistThis blog is about my life and times as a Puerto Rican Artist livng on the island.Dominicans fume over blackouts- August 25, 2008 Power outages lasting as long as 18 hours are causing major disruptions and angering residents of the Dominican Republic. Posted on Sun, Aug. 24, 2008 By JON ANDERSON Special to The Miami Herald SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic &8212; Gloom has descended over this Caribbean nation as Dominicans endure blackouts with such frequency and duration that tempers are flaring and ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/dominicans-fume-over-blackouts/ BORICUA Delegation Arrives in Denver- August 24, 2008 Translated from El Nuevo Dia For original Spanish version click here August 24,2008 Denver, Colorado the BORICUA Delegation from Puerto Rico began to reach this city that beginning Monday will be the stage of the Democrat National Convention where Barack Obama and Senator Joe Biden will officially be nominated as President and Vice President of the United ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/boricua-delegation-arrives-in-denver/ A Catastrophe with 153 Dead- August 21, 2008 crash of Spanair flight 5022 Una catstrofe con 153 muertos Un incendio en el motor, probable causa del accidente que sufri ayer un avin de Spanair con 172 personas a bordo que despegaba de Madrid.- Hay 19 heridos en los hospitales.- Telfono de atencin a familiares: 800 400 200 ELPAS.com Los muertos en el accidente de Barajas son 153, ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/a-catastrophe-with-153-dead/ Penetr Fay en tierra cubana por la Pennsula de Zapata- August 18, 2008 This is for our Cuban brothers and sisters in the states. La Habana, 18 ago (AIN) El Centro de Pronsticos del Instituto de Meteorologa emiti el siguiente aviso nmero 11 sobre la tormenta tropical Fay: Al final de esta madrugada Fay penetr en tierra cubana por las inmediaciones de la Pennsula de Zapata, Matanzas. To access Cuban newspapers ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/penetro-fay-en-tierra-cubana-por-la-peninsula-de... Stormpulse API- August 18, 2008 For all those that have used Stormpulse in order to track incoming hurricanes and storms they now have a new service. Here is the info: StormpulseAPI The Stormpulse API allows anyone with webmaster privileges (really, the ability to place a JavaScript tag on a page) the ability to embed custom hurricane tracking maps on their own web ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/stormpulse-api/ Tropical Storm Fay approaches Cuba, Florida Keys- August 17, 2008 The time has come for everybody to pay some serious attention to Tropical Storm Fay as it makes its way through Cuba and towards the keys. It has already gained strength from yesterday when wind speeds were at 40 mph. It should begin to gain strength once it passes the high mountains of Cuba and ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/tropical-storm-fay-approaches-cuba-florida-keys/ Tropical Storm Fay buffets Dominicans Republic- August 16, 2008 Imagen de Satlite - Cortesa de NOAA National Weather Service Around 2,200 Dominicans in shelters, 1 bridge down T.S. Fay buffets Dominicans Republic, one dead (UPDATE) Aug 16 at 2:34 PM T.S. Fay buffets Dominicans Republic, one dead (UPDATE) SANTO DOMINGO. The countrys Civil Defense reports that so far around 2,200 people are in shelters and 446 homes ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/tropical-storm-fay-buffets-dominicans-republic/ Blackouts Spark Protest in Dominican Republic- August 16, 2008 It would seem that the recent unconfirmed news by my source in the Dominica Republic is now being confirmed by local papers from that island. Blackouts spark protests, vandals topple two electric towers Local - 15 August 2008, 9:06 AM SANTIAGO. - The protests against the blackouts continued yesterday in several Cibao (north) cities, while in the municipal ...http://elbohemio.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/blackouts-spark-protest-in-dominican-republic/ |