Bounty: A Tropical Story

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Aleto Johnson Family, Jan. 2018

Aleto Johnson, son of Yelena and José Johnson, spent his childhood in New Village, Cepero Islands. His father was found dead in 2002. After university he joined the hippie community. Aleto met Carmen Pérez in 1997 and they got a son Álvaro Pérez. At the time living in free village“Fungus Town”, plateau village. They are still not married, but otherwise their lives have completely changed, a middle-class family, living together in a fine house next to Alicja Chapel in the center of the city. Aleto are today working at Jensen Cattle Feeds, Carmen Pérez works at the export center in Bounty Bay Harbor. They are both 39 years old.

Aleto Johnson drives a 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, in the picture caught in morning traffic at The Donkey Curve.

 

Aleto Johnson’s son Álvaro Pérez, lives with his girlfriend María at one of the social apartments in Plateau Village, they are both 18 years old and they both study at Bounty City University.   

Álvaro Pérez on his way to the stairs to the university.

 

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February 2018

Brandon Clarke, the son of Senna Clarke, 4th generation after teamster family Carmen & Rubén Rodriguez and 2nd generation after Juan Gómez the foster child of revolutionary hero Mónica Roux. Died 73 years old. At the time of his death Brandon was living in a cheap apartment in Harbor District, next to Bounty City Hospital. After his death the bloodline of Carmen & Rubén Rodriguez have died out.

Brandon on his way home, after a drink at Club Babilonia (December 2017)

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June 2018

The Fournier family running a goat ranch next to M. Leroy Steel JV was bankrupt, due to pollution from the Steel Plant, both the quality and quantity of their milk was not competitive. As a consequence, Bay Cheese Limited contacted Pablo Romero biological Faculty to get some assistance, fearing the delivery situation of useful milk might be in danger. Veterinarian and expert in animal welfare, 58 years old Vincenza De Luca, came to Plateau Village and helped. Vincenza and just 21 years old Davis Muñoz from Bay Cheese, transformed Bay Cheese Limited’s Goat Ranch into a modern high effective milk farm.

 

 

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Dolores Sullivan Family Jul. 2018

Dolores Sullivan chairman of Sullivan Oil, lost her husband Alexandre Martin in the summer of 2007. She found new love in now 56 years old Oliver Brown, a professional soldier from Wales, who originally came to Bounty Islands in 2009 to help train the soldiers in modern warfare, after being wounded in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Dolores rented the penthouse apartment at Cepero Town Complex in 2017, the couple started to live together, after being lover for about two years. The oli company runs very well, all job positions a filled, the production approximately 600 barrel a year. Dolores Sullivan is a very rich woman, her only regret is that she has no grand-children.

Ruben Ruiz Strait and Bounty City, as it looks from Dolores bedroom window.

 

Ronnie Sullivan still leads the operation of the Oil Pumps in the eastern part of the jungle, Ronnie and his girlfriend Cristina Morales moved together in 2010. Living in a large but relative cheap apartment next to Cepero Department Store. They socialize with Yasmin Al Najjar of the Ahmad family and María Sanz, grand-daughter of Greta Navarro. Both working with Cristina at Cepero Theater. Ronnie Sullivan is 32, Cristina Morales 31, if they want children it is about time.

Cristina leaving the family home, the house may be a bit old and worn, but having Cepero Park right outside the door is nice.

 

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August 2018

Javier Weber died 62 years old. Javier was the step son of Adrián Ciccone. Son of Adrián’s 2^nd wife Norma and her first husband Karl Emil Weber. Javier will leave behind his wife 57 years old Alba Weber and daughter 27 years old Helene Weber. Javier and Alba recently had to leave their house at Cattle Road Residential Area, moving into a much cheaper home in a small apartment in harbor district. The house is one of the earliest residential buildings, and by far the oldest still existing homes in harbor district. More than 110 years old. It is unclear if the unhealthy living conditions caused his death, he was basically healthy and a fit man for his age. His sudden death came as a surprise to anyone, including the doctors.

The House at Navy Road, originally build to house the sailors.   

 

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October 2018

There will be election in 16 months. The first early opinion pool was broadcast by Bounty FM’s Political Reporter Svetlana Van Beek yesterday. (last election)

Green Revolution               12,50% (12,50%) Environment and Nature Minister, Arthur Morel

The Workers Front             12,77% (13,22%) President, Juan Navarro

Alternative Living                12,96% (13,06%) Defense minister, Martina Smirnov

The Christian Democrats  13,06% (13,14%) Foreign Minister, Sergio García

The Bounty Conservative  11,41% (11,54%) Álvaro Díaz                

The Right-Libertarians       12,18% (12,34%) Traffic and Logistics Minister, Mónica Clarke

Humanity First                    12,96% (12,10%) Lucía Gómez             

Nationalist Action               12,16% (12,10%) Sasha Krawczyk

Svetlana Van Beek noted that we got a unusual old group of party leaders, running for president this time, Environment and Nature Minister Arthur Morel is 73, Traffic and Logistics Minister, Mónica Clarke is also 73 and Nationalist Action’s Sasha Krawczyk is 71. It is possible some of them might not make it past the election day, and some voters may also pass a vote on a person in the 70’s. Otherwise, it is early, but if this is correct, we might see a new period with the Christian Democrats holding presidency. Something many from the right side will welcome, even though they might prefer someone further right. The Left and especially the LGBT community will hate to see Sergio García leading the country.       

The lack of quality in healthcare service and many premature deaths is again a huge issue in the elections. President Juan Navarro, have seen this coming, and constructed a government owned and driven pharmaceutical company Bounty State Medication, to supply the healthcare sector with medicine and vaccines. The plant is located at the foot of Cepero Island Mountains in the south eastern part of the Industrial Zone. Production is expected to begin in the coming months.

 

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November 2018

The Torres family, previously having a goat ranch on West Jungle Road, saw the new hard competition on the milk marked. Having heard rumors that R. Johnson Holdings might move into fashion design, transformed the goat ranch to a leather tannery, hoping to supply R. Johnson design, some day in the foreseeable future.

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Yasmin Al Najjar Family Dec. 2018

Yasmin Al Najjar daughter of Martina and Ibrahim Ahmad, grew up in Cepero Town in the 70’s and early 80’s. Later her family moved to an apartment in Plateau Village, where she spent her teenage years. She married in 1996, moving into an apartment from the 1930’s at Cepero Main Waterfront with her husband Naasir Al Najjar. The couple had two children, but the son died. The couple really wanted more children and with the help of fertility treatments at the hospital, Yasmin gave birth to a son, Farooq in 2012. Today Yasmin Al Najjar is 46 years old and works at Cepero Theater. Naasir is 45 working at O’Neill Family’s corn plantation on D'Angelo Island. Their daughter Labiba is 20 years old, but she is still studying at President Williams School and still lives with her parents. Little brother Farooq is 6 years old and haven’t started secondary schooling. The family now lives in an apartment at New Village Tower in Cepero Town.

Yasmin Al Najjar took a picture of her son Farooq, in Bounty City, visiting the Circus. 

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February 2019

In a marked with increasingly larger and stronger companies. The Grasso Family sold their Cattle Ranch on Pasture Road to Ramos Construction, to accumulate capital. They approached the O’Neill family having a corn plantation on D’Angelo Island, asking them to merge into one stronger company. Grasso & O’Neill Limited Liability (LL) was formed. They started with a Crocodile Farm, but other modern agricultural projects are already on the way.

 

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February 2019 - (coming a bit late this time)

Short 2018 Report from State Statistics Department:

Top 3 Industrial Export: Cigars 53.747, Weapons 39.941 Furniture 25.696

Top 3 Raw Export: Coal 6.844 Oli 4.877, Iron 2.828

Births Rate: 2,03%. Immigration Rate 0,00%. Death Rate 1,50%, Emigration Rate 0,0%

Seemingly the natural birth rate was turned from negative to positive, but the State Statistics Department will follow it closely, as it may just be coincidence.

With increased competition from commercial breeding of fish, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures, the export marked creates very little profit and can’t sustain two fishing harbors on the islands. It was decided to keep the historical fishing pier in bounty bay and demolish Cepero Harbor, opening the area for recreational activities.

 

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March 2019

Rafael Ramos opened a restaurant with traditional Bounty food, The Pineapple Chow, located next to Mónica Roux Monument, in the north part of Presidente Jakup District. A very beautiful location for a restaurant, listening to the waterfall from the monument.

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May 2019

Bounty Islands got it first TV station, TV1 Bounty City, or just TV1 City as most people call it. The station is led by 34 years old Carla Hernández, known from her time at Bounty FM Radio.

 

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Nora Lewandowski Jun. 2019

Nora Lewandowski was born in a cheap and rural home, in the outskirts of what was then Cepero Village in 1956. The daughter of a fisher man and a coal miner. In the mid. 60’s the family moved to Cepero Main Waterfront. Her mother died just 44 years old in a mine collapse in 1973, when Nora was 17 years old. Soon after she left her father’s home to marry Jakub Lewandowski, and gave birth to their two daughters in the 70’s and early 80’s. Nora Lewandowski spend most of her life working at plantations on Cepero Islands, but today she has a somewhat easier job at Cepero Convenience Store. Her husband Jakub Lewandowski died three years ago just 63 years old.

Last summer she met Rafael Torres, member of the Council, representing the Church Communities. That changed her lifestyle dramatically, he moved in with her, in her cheap working-class apartment, but they swim in money and can do basically whatever they want. Nora Lewandowski is today 63 years old, Rafael Torres is 60.         

Nora heading for Bounty Concert Hall, meeting Rafael for a great night out. Although she had a hard working live, she is very beautiful for her age.

 

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July 2019

According to Bounty Folklore mother Gaia, will come to Bounty Islands in the year of 2020, disguised as a witch with the head of a large pumpkin. Living on the islands for an unknown period and finally give birth to a great leader of bounty nation, who will walk down from the mountains, surrounded by angels. A several years long festive has begun, celebrating the Myth.

After their education from President Smirnov’s School, Francisco & Louise Muñoz went to Europe , to write a book about some of the world’s best food, visiting places like Geranium in Copenhagen, Disfrutar in Barcelona and Steirereck in Vienna. The book was a success, especially in South America. Now they have decided to open their own Gourmet Restaurant, Cibaria Insulam, on pasture road.

 Cibaria Insulam decorated with images of Mother Gaia as Pumpkin Witch.

 

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Ibrahim Ahmad, September 2019

Palestinian immigrant Ibrahim Ahmad died 76 years old, ending his long life in an old apartment next to the new Inland Sea Beach, a house from in the 70’s, build with the formation of New Village Residential Area. He shared his last years with 61 years old María Kowalczyk, with whom he had a platonic but affectionate partnership. Ibrahim Ahmad married Martina Ahmed, daughter of Sister Birgitta, in the late 60’s and build his family in New Village. Back then a 1^st class residential area, with all the new electrical equipment, developed during that period. He is the father of two boys and a daughter, who all brought him grandchildren. It was very hard on Ibrahim when his only great grant daughter Zuma died, just 3 years old in 2014.

Ibrahim Ahmad after a visit to Museum of Original Culture in April 2019, he was very interested in historic art, both from his homeland Palestine and here on Bounty Islands.

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November 2019

The body of OneShot Beatriz was found the 12^th of October, in Rotterdam harbor, inside a refrigerated cargo container from Bounty Islands, besides Beatriz filled with frozen pork from Schubert's Pork ranch. Police investigations have shown that she was alive when she was lock in, but they have no evidence to prove who was behind her horrible death. At the moment the organization is led by her former lieutenant Andreas Schulz. In private seemingly a family man with a beautiful wife Beatriz Schulz, and two young children. According to secret service, a reckless killer, gangster and drug dealer.

A police photo of Andreas Schulz, before a meeting with other Loyal to Familia members, amongst them also 29 years old “foot-soldier” Kaamran Ahmed.

The Grandson of Martina and Ibrahim Ahmed.

 

 

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January 2020

Short 2019 Report from State Statistics Department:

Top 3 Industrial Export: Cigars 59.381, Cloth 30.265 Jewelry 21.505

Top 3 Raw Export: Coal 8.817 Meat 4.564, Iron 4.007

Births Rate: 1,59%. Immigration Rate 0,23%. Death Rate 2,42%, Emigration Rate 0,08%

The natural birth rate is back to negative figures, the Immigrant Department will again open the door for a wave is foreigners, filling the labor market.

The Industrial Zone on Cepero Island, is fully developed. The Government is now looking for areas for further industrial expansion.

 

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February 2020

Despite the fact that three of the party leaders, are in their 70’s, they all made election day, the votes are in:

Green Revolution with Arthur Morel got 12,48% of the votes and 9 seats in parliament.

The Workers Front with Juan Navarro got 13,15% of the votes and 10 seats in parliament.

Alternative Living with Martina Smirnov got 13,23% of the votes and 11 seats in parliament.     

The Christian Democrats with Sergio García got 13,08% of the votes and 10 seats in parliament.

The Bounty Conservative with Álvaro Díaz gots 11,51% of the votes and 8 seats in parliament.

The Right-Libertarians with Mónica Clarke got 12,48% of the votes and 9 seats in parliament.

Humanity First with Lucía Gómez got 12,03% of the votes and 8 seats in parliament.

Nationalist Action with Sasha Krawczyk got 12,03% of the votes and 8 seats in parliament.

As Alternative Living got the most votes. Former subordinate manager at Schubert Cigars, 65 years old Martina Smirnov, who descends from former president Jeanne Smirnov (1950-1960), lead the negotiations to form new Government. As it has always been the tradition on Bounty Islands this resulted in Martina Smirnov becoming President. Logically The Workers Front and The Christian Democrats would be the core of the new cabinet with Juan Navarro as Foreign Minister and Sergio García Defense Minister. Green Revolution’s Arthur Morel will continue as Environment and Nature Minister. President Martina Smirnov chose to disregard The Right-Libertarians, instead inviting The Bounty Conservative into the cabinet with Álvaro Díaz as Traffic and Logistics Minister. The new government can be seen as another step to the left, as with many political issues The Right-Libertarians was more outer right than The Bounty Conservative are expected to be.

 

In the Presidential speech, Martina Smirnov outlined the most important agreements, of the new government. First of all, Alternative Living signed the “Preservation Consensus” declared by The Workers Front and The Christian Democrats in 2010: Complete Preservation of: The two western islands belonging to Ayiti Native Nation. The West Jungle at D’Angelo Island. The Beach Jungle at Cepero Island. Partial Preservation of: D’Angelo East Jungle, Bounty Main Island’s East Jungle. Partial: can only be used for very essential raw material mining or tourism.

100.000 coins will be transformed into healthcare, meaning that everyone, despite of wealth, will receive full and free healthcare, and new healthcare clinics or hospitals will be built to compensate population growth.

As one of Alternative Living’s promises in their campaign was enabling same-sex marriage, something also The Workers Front wanted, it would be introduced. To compensate the more traditional Christian Democrats and Bounty Conservative, they got restrictions on the sale of contraception, now only allowed with involvement of a doctor, either if the woman’s health could be at risk or after at least one childbirth. A new lucrative marked for Loyal to Familia smugglers.

The Right-Libertarians and Humanity First had for a long time hoped and asked for more Protectionism to help local industries against import. But as both parties had a relative weak election, Martina Smirnov would not enforce restrictions on free trade. Neither would they follow the previous governments promise to eliminate any energy sources, sustainable or not, at least not in the nearest future. Energy would be crucial in building a better more modern Bounty.

 

 

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March 2020  

Grasso & O’Neill’s project on D'Angelo Island is now fulfilled. Besides the already mentioned crocodiles, the project contains a pig farm, a corn farm and 18 land based aquaculture tanks, containing local fish species. Besides that, Grasso & O’Neill also opened a market to feed the new residents of D'Angelo village. With the growing village the government also placed a police station on land rented from Grasso & O’Neill.

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Gafur Ahmed Family, May 2020

Now 31 years old Gafur Ahmed son of Jeanne and Majed Ahmed. Was born in his mother’s apartment on Cepero Main. Soon the family moved to a small apartment, at the top of 3 stories building in New Village, where he spent the rest of his childhood. Gafur was educated from President Williams School. Today Gafur is married with 28 years old Beatriz. The couple have no kids after they lost their only child Zuma in 2014. He is a firefighter working at D'Angelo Fire Station. She is a sergeant in the army, stationed in D'Angelo Village military camp. They live in a fine house, next to the village bus stop. Gafur Ahmed is 3^rd generation after former leader of The Ordre Sister Birgitta, who died in 1974. His political opinion swings between the parties at the moderate right, voting Bounty Conservative at the resent election. He worries about the increasing crime rate and whatever limitations in freedom he sees. Otherwise, he is quite content with life in general.

The house at D'Angelo Main Road

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Mona Hartmann Family, Oct 2020  

Mona Hartmann, born Lewandowski, is the daughter of Nora and Jakub Lewandowski. She was born in an apartment at Cepero Main Waterfront in 1974. Soon after the first large apartment block was erected in the southern part of Cepero Town in 1984, the family moved there, now also with little sister Dorthea, born in 1982. Both sisters were educated at President Smirnov’s School. Mona left her parents in 1995, to work at Saint Mary’s State Prison. Marrying her husband Jan Hartmann in 2012 after they had lived together for several years. In September 2016 she gave birth to their son Sergio Hartmann, sadly her farther Jakub Lewandowski just missed the opportunity to see his grand-son, dying in July. Mona Hartmann was 42 years old when she gave birth and it took quite hard on her, but she recovered quite fast. After Mona became a mother, she left the prison and now works at R. Johnson SunWear, having a safer and better paid job. She misses the personal contact with the inmates, factory work pays better, but it is monotonous. Jan also got a new and, in his case, much better job than the one he had at Hotel America Burgers. Today he works at Industry Rescue, Cattle Road District. The family lives in a relative cheap apartment in Mountain Village, in the same building as little sister Dorthea’s family. Both families can afford better, but like the somewhat rural environment and living very close together.

Jan Hartmann in full uniform

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December 2020

The first land-based windmill park on Bounty Islands is now operational. The park is located in North District close to Bounty Nuclear Plant. Just below they turbines in plateau village, construction workers are about to raise another social apartment building.       

      

 

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January 2021

Short 2020 Report from State Statistics Department:

Top 3 Industrial Export: Cigars 37.668, Cloth 26.175, Furniture 22.119

Top 3 Raw Export: Coal 10.485, Meat 9.612, Iron 4.921

Births Rate: 2,49%. Immigration Rate 5,26%. Death Rate 1,71%, Emigration Rate 0,0%

The natural birth rate was positive this year, for now the Immigrant Department will close the door. To keep the unemployment rate down.

This year R. Johnson Holding can celebrate its 80 years birthday. It was at the first of July 1941, then 59 years old Robert Johnson’s first factory opened production.

 

 

    

 

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January 2021

The leader of Loyal to Familia, 43 years old Andreas Schulz, was arrested by police officers Manuel Hernández and Milan Jansen outside Saint Mary's Church. His wife Beatriz is also under investigation, but so far it hasn’t been proved that she knew where the money came from. Allegedly he told his wife and children, that he was a very lucky gambler. Someone under the cover name Mr. X, will take over the leadership of Loyal to Familia, he seems to have an insider in the police, possibly his wife, but no one knows who they are.

Andreas Schulz under arrest.

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February 2021

With money from Environment and Nature Minister Arthur Morel, Bounty Islands first Solar Power Plant was constructed on the shores of Inland Sea, next to Jørgen Jensen Llama farm. Arthur Morel (Green Revolution) expect that this combined with the new wind turbines erected last year, should be able to deliver the needed electricity for the next decade, without having to build new polluting plants, but if not, he promises to build more sustainable Solar Power Plants or Wind Turbines, whenever needed.

 

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Valeria Sullivan Apr. 2021

Valeria Sullivan, was born in Fenna Chapel in 1963, daughter of sister Sullivan. Her mother never mentioned her father or revealed a name. After the death of Sister Birgitta in 1974 her mother became leader of the Order of Fen, having a lot of responsibilities. Valeria a sensitive child, felt sad and neglected during her teenage years. 19 years old she joined the hippies in north district, working and living in the community for many years. In 2009 the left north district, felling both the area itself and the hippie community had changed a lot since the 80’s. At first, she moved to D'Angelo Island, dating Myrthe De Groot a waitress from Pub D'Angelo, but that relationship soon ended, and Valeria moved to the city. Now living alone in an apartment next to Bounty City University. She gets dividends from her share of the family company, and do not need to work. Although she does some voluntary work at the nearby Circus, to stay active and she likes the children. Being lesbian, she never got any herself. Valeria Sullivan is 58 years old.

Valeria Sullivan, about to visit a friend from the hippie days, Lorenzo Ricci, living in the CRR Complex, today a chef at Señor Vieira.  

 

 

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July 2021

It was the plan to start delivery of designer fashion products from R. Johnson’s new design studio in the jungle west of Plateau Village the first of July, to celebrate the 80 years birthday of the company. The construction of the building was delayed from February to the end of June, then instalment of machinery, supply time of materials, and then production. The first shipment, is now expected to be delivered near the end of the year.  

R.J. Caribbean Fashion Design

 

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Nora Lewandowski & Mother Gaia August 2021

After two years the celebration of the mother Gaia has ended, 12.457 pumpkins was on display. some of them later used as animal feed.

Nora Lewandowski died from a Cerebral hemorrhage just 64 years old. She suddenly felt dizzy and vomited during a movie in Cepero Theater. An ambulance took her to Cepero Hospital, but she died the same night. Besides her partner Rafael Torres, Nora will leave behind her two daughters. Mona Hartmann with her husband and son Sergio Hartmann and Dorthea Hartmann, with her husband and their two babies.

Nora Lewandowski, waiting for Rafael Torres outside Cepero Theater, less than 45 minutes before her fatal stroke.

Family Tree

 

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Hugo Leroy, Sep. 2021

Hugo Leroy was born in 1951 by caesarean section, in Chapel Clinic on Maria Ruiz Road, Presidente Jakub District. Son of Cristina and Noddy Leroy, raised in a nearby apartment on Shack Village Road, the house built back in the 1920’s, still exist. Hugo’s farter died from a brain tumor when Hugo was just 13 years old. His mother’s new young lover Alejandro García moved in a few years later. Hugo left in 1969, 18 years old, to live with his girlfriend Noa García, but their relation ended and instead he married Britta, whom he still lives with. They got a son Finn in 1974, while Britta was studying at Bounty City University. She became a respected doctor, first at Bounty City Hospital, later working at the University Research Laboratory. As Britta was the major source of income, Hugo took care of the house and had various unskilled jobs. It was very hard on the entire family when they lost both their grandchildren in 2013. Today they have both stopped working, living in a retirement home at Plateau Village. Hugo is 70 years old, Britta 74.

Britta Leroy, at Old Banana Road, Plateau Village.

 

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December 2021

The Council member representing North District, Babette López, complained about the social apartments located in Plateau Village. Saying: “It just attracted criminality and created a ghetto of marginalized minority groups, much better integrated by living in existing working-class residential areas spread over the Islands. We no longer have a problem with extreme poverty, due to the high social security level introduced over the latest years, and jobs enough to feed every mouth.” The president approved and the social apartments was demolished one by one.      

The first delivery from R.J. Caribbean Fashion Design, 264 sets of high-quality fashion, is ready for shipment.