2012 – Page 86

Kenny Grullon and Carlos A. Fatule have known each other throughout their years in show business. But when their children, Javier Grullon and Karla Fatule got married the relationship inspired a play about waiting for their first baby to be born. The script is by Miguel Alcantara and Enrique Pintor is the director. “Emergency Grandparents” …

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Starring Kenny Grullon, Maridalia Hernandez and Ivan Garcia, The Man of La Mancha returns to the stage of the National Theater this Saturday, 22 September 2012. This is a performance that opened to excellent reviews. 8:30pm.

Jarabacoa, in the mountains of La Vega province, celebrates its Flower Festival this weekend, from 21 September to 24 September. Most of the activities are centered at the Central Park of Jarabacoa town, where dozens of stands will present the different varieties of flowers cultivated in Jarabacoa and Constanza, half an hour away. There will …

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In an interview in El Caribe, Minister of Public Health Lorenzo (Freddy) Perez says that his department will give priority to implementing primary care centers nationwide. He said that 80% of health problems were solvable. He announced plans to decentralize the health system, saying that the Ministry would still have the role of overseeing and …

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On Tuesday, September 18, CARICOM signed a declaration to become one of the newest partners in the new Regional Coalition on Water and Sanitation for the Elimination of Cholera in the Island of Hispaniola. The signing took place at a briefing of Ministers of Health on the Cholera epidemic in Haiti, at the Headquarters of …

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According to the latest report from the World Economic Forum, the Dominican Republic is improving the quality of its ports, having moved from 58th position last year to 51st in the world rankings this year of 144 countries, as reported in El Dia. The ranking is part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report …

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US ambassador Raul Yzaguirre handed over a Boston Whaler and other logistical equipment worth US$1.4 million to the Navy yesterday, Wednesday 19 September. He said that the Dominican authorities were doing an excellent job in fighting drug trafficking. The ambassador said that the Dominican Republic was the first country in the region to receive a …

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According to Hugo Acero, citizen safety consultant to the United Nations, a delegation from the UN is in the DR at the invitation of President Danilo Medina to visit the National Police headquarters for an initial evaluation of resources and equipment in place to counteract crime in the country. He said that they will also …

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Hundreds of sugarcane workers from San Pedro de Macoris, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, Villa Altagracia, and Santo Domingo North and West are staging a peaceful protest outside the Treasury Ministry asking for their pensions, with placards saying that the pensions, which were approved three years ago, have not yet been paid. The national …

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In a statement sent to El Caribe in response to a claim published in the newspaper by Pedro Porrello of the Dominican Pork Farmers Association, who said that meat processors in the DR have replaced local pork with imported MDM (mechanically deboned meat), leading Dominican salami producer Induveca maintains that since 2009 they have purchased …

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