2019 – Page 28

A team of surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States, the Operation Airway and Benjamin Harry Peikin Foundation proudly announced the success of a rare laryngeal reiinervation surgery at the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital in Santo Domingo. The operation essentially rewired the paralyzed vocal cord with a new nerve supply of the …

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Dominican consul in New York City Carlos Castillo delivered more than 3,000 turkeys to seniors at community centers in that city and New Jersey on occasion of Thanksgiving. “We make this delivery by order of President Danilo Medina and my own, hoping that the Almighty fills you all with health, blessings during the Thanksgiving dinner,” …

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Claudia Franchesca de los Santos, the director of the National Traffic and Transportation Institute (Intrant) told reporters late last week that 90% of all the traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic are caused by careless or reckless driving and other violations of Transit Law 63-17. She noted that in 2017 there was a reduction of …

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The Voluntariado Jesús con los Niños (Jesus with the Children Volunteers) has issued a public statement on the conditions at the nation’s second-largest children’s hospital, the Arturo Grullón, the largest of its kind in the Cibao region. The Voluntariado has spent years working with children suffering from cancer, serious burns and other trauma. Xenia Gell …

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The Ecological Society (Soeci)) notes the high level of environmental contamination that now affects the Dominican Republic. Soeci points to the unfortunate actions and decisions that have led to the progressive deterioration of the air quality in the country. The environmental group has proposals to solve the problem. The proposals require the commitment of government, …

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Dominicans of all social groups took time off from usual Sunday activities to join the call for a stop to violence against women. Leaders of the country’s political party were there to show their support for women. When the march reached the Centro de los Héroes, a manifesto was read. The organizers demanded the government …

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To graduate from medical school is not as difficult as finding a job in a public hospital in the Dominican Republic. At present, there are 42,000 medical students in the Dominican Republic. The Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas says the public medical system does not have jobs for them when they graduate. The Dominican …

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The Eugenio de Jesus Marcano and Fondeur Botanical Gardens in Santiago announced its new Butterfly Grotto. The Propagas Foundation funded the construction at the central Santiago park. The butterfly area is called “Mariposario Greta” in honor of the Glasswinged Butterfly (Greta diaphanus). The focus of the butterfly area is on educating for conservation of the …

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The government is creating a new company to be able to sell shares in the government-built Punta Catalina power plant, as reported in Listin Diario. The new entity is incorporating Central Termoeléctrica Punta Catalina S.A., in which the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) and the Fund for Capitalized Government Companies (Fondo Patrimonial de las Empresas Reformadas …

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The numbers are grim for Dominican workers. A recent investigation by Juan Bosch Foundation researchers reveals that pension company yield is nine times the yield retiring workers will receive in pensions. For a worker who retires making RD$17,610 a month, his pension will be only RD$4,015 a month. The researchers reported that workers’ social security …

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