2024 – Page 66

Manny Cruz, famous for his Santo Domingo ode, has just launched the catchy song intended to get everyone in tune with the FIFA U-17. Women’s World cup to be held in the Dominican Republic 16 October to 3 November 2024. The song, titled “En la Isla” (On the Island), was unveiled on Wednesday, 25 September …

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If you are fortunate to work in air conditioning or live in an area marked by breezes, you are lucky. Most people in the Dominican Republic are now experiencing afternoon highs of 33-35C on average. Temperatures in Montecristi are reaching 36C. Nationwide, lows in the early morning just drop to 23C-25C. Not enough to impact …

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President Luis Abinader is scheduled to speak during the United Nations General Assembly debate. He is scheduled 13th of 19 speakers for Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. President Abinader’s speech is set for 11am, depending on the duration of previous speakers on the agenda. Abinader is …

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President Luis Abinader announced the Dominican Republic will host in December 2025 the 10th Summit of the Americas, the leading regional conclave. The President made the announcement when speaking during his presentation of advances of foreign policy during the 23 September 2024 weekly press conference, this time held in New York where Abinader has been …

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There continue to be major differences in the leadership in Haiti. Indeed, Diario Libre reports that there seems to be two separate Haiti delegations doing lobbying among participants in the UN General Assembly in New York. Citing the Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste, Diario Libre reported that Leslie Voltaire, a member of the Haiti Presidential Transition …

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President Luis Abinader called the upcoming 10th Summit of the Americas 2025, the most important event the Dominican Republic has hosted, when speaking on foreign policy during the 23 September 2024 press conference held in New York City. President Abinader is in New York to participate in events related to the annual UN General Assembly. …

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US President Joe Biden and representatives from 24 other nations during the Global Coalition Leaders’ Summit against Synthetic Drugs chose President Luis Abinader to lead for the Caribbean the initiative aimed at combating synthetic drug trafficking. Belgium was designated to lead the European initiative. The invitation to both Abinader and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De …

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President Luis Abinader urged action on climate change, accessibility to artificial intelligence (AI), and the need for international stability during his address at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, 23 September 2024. Speaking at the Future Summit, part of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Abinader emphasized the importance of …

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President Luis Abinader took time off his busy agenda of activities when in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly to meet with former three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, founder of the financial information company Bloomberg L.P. On Monday, 23 September 2024, Abinader and Bloomberg reportedly met to discuss a range …

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President Luis Abinader opened the debates on education at the UN headquarters within the framework of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He spoke of the country’s investing 4% of GDP in education for the past decade. The meeting on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, sought to highlight enabling conditions and investment in …

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