2018 – Page 252

Economist Miguel Ceara Hatton has said that the public deficit could be eliminated by 2024 if the government eliminates wasteful spending. Ceara Hatton says that the consolidated public debt is now at US$37 billion, equal to 50% of the GDP. Ceara Hatton advocated for the government reducing the pace of public spending to three quarters …

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The government has published guidelines for physicians, nurses and staff at public and private clinics that are focused on the adoption of practices that will assure the health and safety of patients. The guidelines are aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality. Failing to follow these guidelines could result in sever sanctions, including the loss …

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On Tuesday 6 February 2018, everything was set for the sixth round of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo at 2pm, but a postponement was given for 10:30am on Wednesday. President Danilo Medina, former President of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Minister of Foreign …

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The Political Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) met on Monday 5 February 2018, and agreed to discard the committee of lawyers that would be charged with determining whether open primaries are constitutional, as had been agreed at the previous meeting. Instead, the committee of the ruling political party agreed to leave the decision …

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After losing its first game in the Caribbean Series, the Aguilas Cibaeñas that are representing the Dominican Republic have won their second and third games moving up to the semi-finals. The DR will now play the Criollos de Caguas from Puerto Rico. On Monday evening, 5 February 2018, the Aguilas defeated the Cuban team, Alazanes …

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International contemporary artists are currently residing at Altos de Chavón where they interact with the art school’s students in support of Caribbean art. The exchanges are part of the Davidoff Art Initiative that supports contemporary art and artists in the Caribbean, strengthens art organizations that work to promote Caribbean art and the rest of the …

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Diario Libre in an editorial published on 5 February 2018, observes the lack of closure to many crimes that make headlines in the Dominican Republic. “Here everything happens, but the details of cases are hardly ever revealed,” he writes. To mention just a few, Adriano Miguel Tejada, executive editor of Diario Libre, mentions all sorts …

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A Dominican has gone missing in Amsterdam, Holland (The Netherlands) and the Dominican authorities have been alerted and asked for assistance. Teresa María Díaz Nerio was last seen by family members on 17 January 2018, when she left her home in Amsterdam where she lived with two brothers. The brothers find it unusual that their …

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A French tourist identified as Maurius Alaen Siounanda was descending from the food court on the third level of the Las Americas International Airport and when using the escalator fell down to the first floor when his backpack became tangled. The 37-year old man suffered injuries on several parts of his body received the first …

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A rescue unit from the Puerto Plata firefighters unit has recovered the body of a 16-year old who drowned off the beach of El Pueblecito. Alison Veras, from Moca, in Espaillat province, had disappeared on Sunday 4 February, 2018 while bathing together with other people. His aunt alerted the authorities and the search began. His …

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