2019 – Page 23

A young, pregnant patient, with severe head trauma, presented the doctors at the Ney Arias Lora Hospital with a serious ethical dilemma: risk the life of the mother and protect the fetus or safely treat the mother but kill the fetus. The patient, just 18, had received a severe head trauma after being hit by …

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Guatemalan diplomat Edmond Auguste Mulet Lesieur who was the past director of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) force in Haiti, recommended urgent actions to attend to the present humanitarian crisis in Haiti providing supplies of food to the Haitians. He urged an international conference be held where Latin American, European Union, Canadian, …

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The Specialized Corps of Frontier Security (Cesfront), together with members of the Dominican Army, arrested hundreds of undocumented Haitians over the past few days at the border with Haiti and in border towns. The arrests were said to be part of the operation “Military Cordon” in the area. The operation seeks to counter the increase …

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Uber in the Dominican Republic has announced an increase in the cost of canceling a ride. Starting last 27 November, the cost of cancellation will vary according to the time and distance the driver has to travel to reach the client. Uber sent out an email notifying the changes to its clients. If a trip …

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According to Juan Ventura, the president of the Industrial Association of the North Region (AIREN), “the risks for our industries and our jobs are not in robotics, artificial intelligence or big data, but rather the opposite: that we remain outside of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Speaking at the annual wrap-up luncheon of the industry association, …

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In an interview with Dominican reporters visiting Beijing, the Dominican Ambassador to China Briunny Garabito Segura said that the Dominican government is considering the expansion of its security cameras with facial recognition capability with equipment that is not from China. During the reception, the ambassador said that several public areas have been chosen for the …

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Journalist Marino Zapete denounced he is being harassed, intimidated and persecuted after he denounced alleged corruption of the sister of the Attorney General and ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo. He accused Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez Sanchez of executing an aggressive and intimidating campaign against him. Zapete presented in a television program, contracts …

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The candidate for mayor of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in La Romana, José Ignacio Morales (El Artístico) promised this Sunday, 1 December 2019 an honest performance based on modern management. In the speech during the presentation of his municipal management plan, Morales stressed the need for an effective program to rescue of the city. …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) approved the protocol for the use of automated voting machines together with a hand count of the votes. The mechanism is set to be used in the upcoming municipal elections of 16 February 2020. The JCE also approved an electronic digital fingerprint reader would be used to reduce fraud. The …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) approved Resolution 33-19 that regulates the participation of public officials in the 2020 elections. The resolution allows for government officers to campaign outside of their working hours. In the past, government officers had resigned their posts to take time off for election campaigns. This included the recent resignations of the …

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