Archive for July 13th, 2010

Dominican Thief Captured in Hotel Hong Kong

July 13, 2010
By pa.di.
Dominican Thief Captured in Hotel Hong Kong

Authorities arrested a 42-year-old Dominican man in a Hotel Hong Kong guestroom on Sunday night for stealing $18,000 from a friend in Santiago. Located across from McDonald’s, off the highway that runs through the city of Chitre, the Chinese-themed hotel’s rates range from $55 to $95 a night.  Hotel amenities include a bar, a...
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How The Printing Press Revolutionized Panama

July 13, 2010
By hi.di.
How The Printing Press Revolutionized Panama

The first printing press arrived to Panama in 1820, just 380 years after Johannes Gutenberg invented the prototype in Mainz, Germany. During this time, Panama was still a Spanish colony, but Panama’s printing press did not come into the territory with the crown’s consent.  Jose Maria Goytia, a mason by profession picked up the...
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