Dolores Vicioso – Page 967

President Luis Abinader was present for the first day of the high-level general debate on Tuesday, 21 September 2021 of the 76th UN General Assembly. The debates are taking place through 27 September. President Abinader is scheduled to speak 12th during the Wednesday, 22 September session. President Luis Abinader is attending the UN General Assembly …

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Altagracia Salazar, the long-time muckraking journalist, expressed her concern the bill that is under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies is predominantly the one presented by senator Felix Bautista (FP-San Juan de la Maguana), Jose del Castillo (PLD-Barahona) and Aris Ivan Lorenzo (PLD-Elias Piña). The original Felix Bautista bill calls for the forfeitures to be …

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Dominican ambassador to the United States, Sonia Guzman told Katherine Hernandez, special reporter for CDN/El Caribe in New York to cover President Luis Abinader’s visit, that there are advances in talks on DR-CAFTA free trade agreement. Ambassador Sonia Guzman was minister of Industry and Commerce from 2002-2004 and key negotiator of the DR CAFTA for …

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Coinciding with the 76th UN Assembly General in New York, four past presidents of Latin America are meeting in the same city for a two-day event to debate the future of the region. The Global Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean will take place 23 and 24 September 2021 in New York. The former …

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First Lady Raquel Arbaje was at the NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan on Tuesday, 21 September 2021 to sign a partnership regarding health care of Dominican government employees and their families while in New York City. The partnership will provide healthcare to employees of the Dominican government while they are working or traveling in New York …

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World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September 2021 brought with it the eye-opening news that there are 90,000 Dominicans who suffer from the neurodegenerative disease. Having a relative who is losing memory and cognitive abilities is becoming more common. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, degenerative brain condition that gradually affects memory and thinking skills and the …

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Dr. Waldo Ariel Suero, president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), favors that the Dominican government authorize children 5 to 11 years to be vaccinated. Dr Suero says that it is unlikely that physical distancing will be able to be respected when in many public schools the classrooms are of 45 children. Public schools nationwide …

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With the backing of the Interamerican Press Association (IAPA), Dominican media have joined other regional voices to avoid the demise of journalism in these days of Google News, Facebook, influencers and social media. 18 international and Americas media associations call for “a fair and reasonable remuneration for publishing journalistic content on digital platforms.” The media …

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World Athletics ranked the Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino tops in the world in the 400m track event. Next are legendary track stars Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas, Stephenie Ann McPherson (Jamaica), Quanera Hayes (USA) and Allyson Felix. Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Paulino won silver in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic …

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The National District and the provinces of La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Plata, San Cristobal, Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macoris, Hato Mayor, Samana and María Trinidad Sanchez are feeling the impact of passing Tropical Depression Peter. Scattered showers and some thunderstorm showers are happening as the storm moves north in the Atlantic. The national …

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