2018 – Page 47

The Dominican Republic and Haiti have succeeded, by means of several joint programs of prevention and control, to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis by 45 to 60 for each 100,000 inhabitants. The announcement was made during a meeting between the health authorities of both nations, who also presented the results of the 2016-2018 plan as …

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President Danilo Medina leaves on trip to China on Wednesday, 31 October 2018, for the country’s first official visit to China. He will be one of three regional statesmen to meet with President Xi Jinping of China this coming week. Medina reportedly will be in China on 2 and 3 November for meetings with President …

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With the Leones del Escogido defeat on Sunday of the Gigantes del Cibao, the weekend concluded with a triple tie in the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship. The Aguilas Cibaeñas also positioned themselves in first place after defeating the Tigres del Licey (1-0) to the delight of their fans in Santiago. The Aguilas Cibaeñas, Gigantes …

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Rollingstone online magazine has reviewed the new single, “Loma de Cayenas” by Latin Grammy-winning young performer Vicente García where he sings with Juan Luis Guerra. García said he would tour next year with the legendary Dominican singer to promote his third solo album. He explains how Guerra has been an inspiration to him all along …

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Dominican designer Jorge Diep denied of respiratory arrest at 3:26pm on Sunday, 29 October 2018. He suffered from chronic kidney failure, hypertension and obesity. He was 61 years old. Dominicana Moda 2018 that ended on Sunday, had been dedicated to him. Diep had been admitted to intensive care at the Advanced Medicine and Telemedicine Diagnostic …

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Raylin Diaz Suarez, an architect and designer from Santiago, traveled to New York as a child and with his mother visited the famous stores on Fifth Avenue. The store’s famous shop windows facing the street always seemed to catch his attention. After jobs with well-known designers such as Sully Bonelly and Diane von Furstenberg, he …

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Dominican Patricia Lamelas, a longtime environmental champion of the province of Samana, was the recipient of the 2018 Seacology Prize during the awards ceremony held at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, California on 4 October 2018. The Seacology Prize is underwritten by Seacology’s president Ken Murdock, in honor of his mother, Lalovi Fish Murdock. …

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A group of motoconcho drivers tried to lynch an alleged criminal who had shot a fellow driver twice in order to steal his motorcycle in the sector of Los Girasoles in the National District. The authorities identified the alleged criminal as Danny Roa, 21, who received injured as a group of montoconcho drivers struck him …

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After many years, the National Zoo of the Dominican Republic has announced the birth of a baby bison, the first one to ever be born in this country. The National Zoo put up a video of the bison cow during birth and witnessed by several other members of the herd. Manuel Hichiez, one of the …

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ProConsumidor ordered CBS Developments Nuevas Terrazas, builder of the Residencial Nuevas Terrazas, to pay its customers RD$25 million for having not fulfilled contracts they entered into with their customers. The customers complained of irregularities in false advertising, lack of safety, breach of contract, construction vices, sanitary issues, and other problems affecting the neighborhood. The promotion …

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