2001 – Page 200

The Dominican Medical Association physicians extended to the Cibao provinces their work strike. The public hospital doctors are only attending intensive care patients and emergency patients. The medics protest the possible approval of the Social Security Bill, that has presidential support. The physicians do not agree with the bill that establishes that physicians will be …

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The Partido de la Liberación Dominicana said in a document of its Political Committee that the social compensation plan announced by the Mejia administration is but a group of demagogic proposals without financial support and that primarily seek to entertain the people. He said the exception is the reduction of the price of propane gas. …

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The Listin Diario sent Asela Maria Lamarche to Haiti to report on people in that country on occasion of the inaugural of Jean Bertrand Aristide. One of those she chose to interview was Haitian Frederick Mazourka, who lives among the wealthy of Haiti. Mazourka was questioned for his association to a group of Dominicans for …

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US Ambassador Charles Manatt announced he will be leaving the post effective 1 March. Manatt, a political appointee and former fund-raiser for former President Bill Clinton had arrived to the DR in December 1999. The DR had been several years without an ambassador when he arrived. A similar situation will now be in place. Ms. …

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Dominican orchestra director Jose Antonio Molina told El Siglo newspaper that he has signed a contract to be the alternate director at the concert Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras will present in Beijing, China. The concert is set for 23 July. The director is James Levine. Molina will share rehearsals and will conduct …

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TV producer Freddy Beras Goico announced the start of a TV variety show where Milagros German will be co-producer. The show, "Con Freddy y Milagros" will air Monday to Friday on Channel 13, Telecentro, from 7 to 9 pm. Beras Goico recently announced his switch from SuperCanal to Telecentro. He said his popular "El Gordo …

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The Dominican Medical Association ordered a 24-hour work stoppage in Santo Domingo’s public hospitals, which might soon be extended to the rest of the country. The newspaper El Siglo attributed its motivation to resistance to the new Social Security bill that advanced in Congress and would provide for hospital or doctor treatment to paid on …

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Following the cancellation of his visit to Haiti, President Hipolito Mejia explained that the principal reason was to preclude his becoming a focus of political conflict within the neighboring nation, by aligning himself either with President-elect Jean Bertrand Aristide or his opponents. The opposition in Haiti has rejected the validity of the election that brought …

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