2019 – Page 87

The president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), José Ignacio Paliza called Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential pre-candidates Leonel Fernández and Gonzalo Castillo “two sons of the same system.” He says it makes no difference for the PRM whoever wins the PLD primary on 6 October 2019. He said both PLD candidates represent politics over …

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Surgeons at the Francisco Moscoso Puello public hospital have given details on the successful outcome of an operation of a 43-year old woman. Bruna Jiménez, from La Romana, had swallowed her dentures after suffering an epileptic seizure. She was operated two months ago by a team head by Hector Rosario, Carmen Ventura, Gladys Paulino, Ramona …

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Thousands of senior citizens are benefiting from the health plan issued by the National Council for the Elderly (Conape) and the National Health Insurance (Senasa). The director of Conape, Nathalie María and Mercedes Rodríguez Silver of Senasa said the entities are working together to ensure older adults receive comprehensive care in the areas of health, …

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Good news for those who have applied for Dominican passports. A shipment of the booklets has arrived. The Passports Agency says it is delivering the passports in order of applications. Aura Toribio, director of the Passports Agency, said the office will be open until 6pm to get the travel documents to applicants. She said the …

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President Danilo Medina opened the 33rd National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) Trade Show in Punta Cana on 11 September 2019. Participating in the opening were Environment Minister Angel Estevez; Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez; Archbishop for La Altagracia province Nicanor Peña Rodríguez. Paola Rainieri and Andrés Marranzini gave the opening speeches at the event …

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The Dominican national women’s team is playing in the FIVB Volleyball World Cup that starts on Thursday, 12 September 2019 in Japan. 12 teams will compete from 14-29 September. The teams are Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Dominican Republic, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia and the USA. The Dominican Republic first plays Japan in Yokohama …

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According to the National Meteorological Office (Onamet), there will be an increase in cloud cover along with rain and electrical storms in the north, northwest, central mountain area, border with Haiti and Los Haitises. Temperatures will remain very high over the next few days due to a weather front. Meanwhile, the Center for Emergency Operations …

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Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz made a surprise appearance on Monday, 9 September 2019, in the evening at Fenway Park. He threw the ceremonial first pitch before the team’s series finale against the New York Yankees to a standing ovation. His former Red Sox catcher, Jason Varitek, received the pitch. Following the pitch, …

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Former Dominican government official Jeremías Jiménez Cruz, 50, is charged with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and money laundering offenses. Jimenez was arrested on 6 September. His case has been assigned to New York’s South District Court Judge Kimba M. Wood, the same judge who handled the Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo drug …

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Blas Peralta, the Fenatrado truckers’ boss convicted of the murder of the ex-rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet, says that his life is in danger. He fears for his safety and has requested a change of prison from La Romana. In July last year, Peralta was put into the …

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