Puerto Rico News Digest For January 13, 2015

DOMINICAN PRESIDENT LANDS IN PR

The President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, arrived at
Muñiz Air Base in Carolina this morning for  an official visit during
which he will sign several  cooperation agreements with Puerto Rico
Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla. President Medina is accompanied
by his wife Cándida Montilla and twelve Dominican government
ministers. After reception activities are concluded, the Governor and
President will meet at the Governor's mansion, and Dominican ministers
will meet with their Puerto Rican counterparts at the Convention Center.
At 2:00 PM, Secretary of State David Bernier and Dominican Foreign
Minister Andres Navarro will present both leaders with the accomplish-
ments of the Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic Joint Commission,
which was set up last October. The leaders will then give a speech
regarding the agreements. At 3:30PM, the Jose MiguelAgrelot Coliseum
will host a cultural festival featuring musical performances.

LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS ASSISTED SUICIDE

From The San Juan Daily Star:


A bill that was recently introduced in the island House
would open the door to allow for physician-assisted suicide
for terminally ill patients. The legislation filed by Rep.
Ángel Matos, who was inspired by the case of Brittany Maynard,
a terminally ill cancer patient who died last November at age
29 through a process of assisted suicide permitted by the
laws of the State of Oregon.  House Bill 2258 would create the
“Act on Assistance for a dignified death for terminally ill
patients.” “This is a law that will off er an option and is
not something that will be imposed,” Matos said.

NEW AIRLINE TO FLY FROM FL TO PR

From Naples News:


Sun Country Airlines will begin nonstop service between Southwest
Florida International Airport and San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín
International Airport in Puerto Rico with two weekly flights
beginning May 3, Lee County Port Authority officials said Monday.

CAPTAIN AMERICA MOVIE TO FILM IN PR

From Inquisitr:


Comic Book Resources is reporting that Anthony Mackie, who is
reprising his role as the Falcon in Captain America 3: Civil War
from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, told a radio station
in Chicago of the locations the movie will be filming at.

“We start shooting in April, so it’s going to a lot of flying
and fighting for about five months,” said the actor, who will
be suiting up to reprise the role of Sam Wilson/Falcon.

Mackie revealed to the listening audience that the cast and crew
would be traveling to Berlin, Puerto Rico, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Mackie will join Chris Evans as Captain America and Robert
Downey Jr. as Iron Man.