2013 – Page 287

The director of the National Council for Victims of HIV and AIDS (Conavihsida), Victor Terrero says that women should demand that their partners use condoms to put a halt to the feminization of the spread of HIV and AIDS in the country. “We are concerned about the increase of cases of HIV among women, especially …

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A report in El Dia today, Friday 8 March, is critical of the shortsightedness of the Haitian authorities in allowing the extraction of materials from the Masacre River, causing major damage to water levels. Farmers on the Dominican side say that water for irrigation from the river is dwindling to below usable levels and they …

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A report in El Dia says that public health providers are being left with “the scraps” in the distribution of health affiliates. Reporters say that “coincidentally” the highest risk cases are being allocated to the government providers, and this is becoming a “catastrophic ailment” affecting their financial health. As reported, most people over the age …

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The Dominican Republic defeated Venezuela 9-3 yesterday evening, Thursday 7 March, in its first game in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the continuing of the first round of the World Baseball Classic. Dominican Republic starter Edinson Volquez of the Padres was the winning pitcher. The DR is making a bid for its first championship. Previous …

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The Pengbian Sang & Retro Jazz band will be playing a concert to promote their new album Jazzeando el Cancionero Dominicano next Tuesday, 12 March. Enjoy musical arrangements for Dominican songs performed as jazz, bossa nova, Latin jazz, reggae and funk. Sala Maximo Aviles Blonda, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Santo Domingo, 8:30pm.

Jazz lovers will delight in the lovely vocals of visiting Argentinean Gabriela Beltramino who will be performing at the Dominican Fiesta’s Sunset Jazz showing this evening, Friday, 8 March as of 6:30pm. She will be accompanied by the excellent musicians of the Gustavo Rodriguez Trio. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see http://dr1.com/calendar

President Danilo Medina has announced that he will be attending the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s funeral in Caracas, traveling either this evening Thursday 7 or on Friday morning, 8 March. Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 6 March he signed the book of condolences at the Venezuelan Embassy, followed by a meeting with the Ambassador Alberto Castelar. …

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PRD president Miguel Vargas Maldonado has announced that a delegation of high-ranking party officials will be going to the funeral of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. In a letter to the Venezuelan ambassador in the DR he announced that the delegation would include Peggy Cabral, the widow of former party leader Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, …

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Listin Diario writes that the late President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela made his first official visit to the Dominican Republic in April 1999 to attend the Summit for the Heads of State and Government from the Association of Caribbean States. The Dominican President at the time was Leonel Fernandez. The visit set the base for …

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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the president of the National Council of Free Zones, Jose Del Castillo Savinon, have announced that permission has been granted for six new businesses to be established in free zones around the country, mainly in Santiago, La Romana and Santo Domingo. They are expected to create 1,009 jobs …

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