2019 – Page 229

The word is finally out. Dominicans have switched from a mostly plant-based healthy diet based on tubers and fresh fruit to one where fast food prevails. A recent study “Unhealthy food in the Dominican Republic” reveals there now are 3.5 million persons suffering from high blood pressure in the country. A third of these cases …

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Land and structural studies for the construction of a multimodal port in Puerto Plata city began this week, announced Julio Martínez of the Grupo ITM in charge of the construction. The port is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2020 and will primarily serve the tourism sector. A Mexican company won the …

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As the days pass by and President Danilo Medina has not yet stated whether or not he will seek reelection in the 2020 general elections, speculation mounts. He has a July 2019 deadline to make the announcement. This week the former president of the Chamber of Deputies Lucia Medina revved government employees to campaign for …

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Local Coca Cola manufacturing capacity has been expanded to produce 50,000 12oz bottles per hour in Santo Domingo. President Danilo Medina was present for the 19 March 2019 inauguration of new production lines on Tuesday, 19 March 2019. The high tech equipment is designed to operate 24/7 and can also produce 1.25- liter and 2.5-liter …

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The board of the Young Entrepreneurs Association (ANJE) met at the Presidency with President Danilo Medina on 20 March 2019. The Presidency announced that the president of ANJE, Guillermo Julián, had described the meeting as “very productive and positive.” Also attending the meeting was Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta. On Wednesday, ANJE …

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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says that US President Donald Trump has invited the heads of state of the Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica and St. Lucia to Mar-a-Lago, the President’s Florida resort that is referred to as “the winter White House.” The Venezuelan crisis and business relations with the People’s Republic of China …

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Nicknamed “The Bad Boy,” Randy Reyes Marmolejos was ordered to serve three months in the Concepción Jail in La Vega. He was arrested last week at El Cibao International Airport after returning to Santiago from New York City where he traveled in March 2018 after learning the Police would arrest him. Reyes had uploaded a …

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A Dominican architect has been awarded the “Emerging Architect of 2018” given by the International Design Awards (IDA) of Los Angeles, California. The winner is Eric Alexander Batista Pérez. He won the Gold Award in the category of Symbolic Monuments and Structures for his design of the Taino Interpretation Center in the southwestern city of …

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Forest fires are on the rise in the country that is now under a severe dry spell. There have been over 40 forest fires in the first 77 days of the year. Said to be the worst drought in 50 years, the forests are also suffering from an attack by plagues of beetles. According to …

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According to data from the Ministry of Education, school desertion is high. During the school year 2017 to 2018, a total of 40,206 students from the public, private and semi-official schools, were registered but dropped out during the school year. The largest number of dropouts were those registered in private schools, 31,314 students. At least …

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