2019 – Page 39

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), hunger increased throughout Latin America in 2018 and affected 42.5 million people, which is 6.5% of the region. The FAO, nevertheless, says that the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia are among the countries that have been successful in reducing hunger. In Latin America in …

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A recent study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reveals that Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized developing region on the planet. More than 80% of its population lives in cities, which register half a million new residents each month. The IDB warns that if this exponential growth trend continues, 100 million …

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Nelly Anyelina Sanchez, aged 20, and Yolaikys Zabala, 25, accused of the murder of 17-year Mariela Rincón in Brisas del Este, have been sentenced to six months preventive custody by a Santo Domingo East court. They are accused of stabbing the teenager to death. Sánchez and Zabala are accused of attacking the victim when she …

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The body of a US citizen was discovered in the Casa Yagua residential area of Cabarete, Puerto Plata province, on Monday night, 11 November 2019. The victim was identified as 63-year-old Patricia Ann Anton, who had lived in the country for several years. She was a teacher at the private school Colegio Las Mariposas. The …

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The Second Collegiate Court of the National District sentenced former government officer Donni Santana to 20 years at the San Pedro de Macorís jail. His lawyer says they will appeal. He argued the sentence is irrational because the teenager is still a virgin. Santana was an ambassador and director of the National Border Council when …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) has issued a green alert for six provinces that are likely to be affected by a weather front that is at a standstill next to the Dominican Republic. The provinces under alert are Espaillat, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), Puerto Plata, Santiago, La Vega and San Juan de la Magua, where …

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On Sunday, 10 November 2019, even though it was his 68th birthday, President Medina visited Villa Los Almacigos continuing with his traditional Sunday “surprise visit” to the countryside. Villa los Almacigos is in the province of Santiago Rodriguez, in the northwest of the country. There he visited small cattle farmers and agreed to back them …

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Agriculture Minister Osmar Benítez has announced that beginning this week, the program of selling large amounts of agricultural products at low prices will be increased. Last month, the Ministry of Agriculture, along with other institutions, began a plan to sell plantains and bananas at low prices, to try and stabilize the continuing price increases. Benítez …

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The government has announced that the Christmas bonus, known as the salary for the 13th month, will begin to be paid to government employees from 5 December 2019. An extra RD$19.9 billion will go into circulation in December. José Ramón Peralta, the administrative minister of the Presidency, said that this year, a loan will not …

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The National Day of Vaccination for the Elderly (Jornada Nacional de Vacunación del Adulto Mayor) will be held from 13 to 30 November 2019. The plan is to provide flu shots (pneumococcus and influenza) to adults over 65 years of age throughout the country. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP), the National Health Service (SNS) …

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