2019 – Page 97

The area in the National District known as “Little Haiti” has become chaotic mostly due to the lack of city or state government intervention. The story carried late last week in the El Caribe newspaper features a photo of part of Imbert Street, near Benito Gonzalez Street, in San Carlos. Little Haiti is adjacent to …

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Fast food companies are awaiting a ruling from the Superior Administrative Court (TSA) to decide whether or not to remove the 10% they add to bills of delivery and take out orders. ProConsumidor Resolution 380-2016 had ordered fast food places and bars to not collect the 10% “tip” charge on orders for delivery or take-out. …

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The Ministry of Public Health launched the National Program Against Dengue, an initiative to fight the dengue epidemic that has claimed 12 lives so far this year. The health system has reported more than 8,000 cases of persons, young and old. Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas said: “Everyone should collaborate with this first national …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeño and Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cardenas headed the official inauguration of the Hemocentro Nacional in the Ciudad de la Salud at Av. Charles de Gaulle in eastern Santo Domingo on Thursday, 29 August 2019. The center, nevertheless, will not be open to the general public until November. Dr. Sócrates Sosa …

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Dominicana’s Got Talent starts Wednesday, 4 September 2019 at 9 pm on Color Visión, Channel 9. The judges for the Dominican version of the leading global reality are actress Nashla Bogaert, TV host Milagros Germán, actor Waddys Jaquez, and comedian Raymond Pozo. The show hosts will be actor Frank Perozo and TV host Pamela Sued. …

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There will be speed racing at the eastern Santo Domingo Petronan Race Track. More than 100 expert racecar drivers will be competing for the Festival de Velocidad Yokohama and the Gran Premio Hosuya de Autos y Motos. The preliminary rounds will be held on Saturday, 31 August and the finals on Sunday, 1 September. There …

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The Transplant Coordination Institute (Incort) is launching a campaign to encourage people to donate their organs. Dr. Fernando Morales Billini, director of the Transplant Coordination Institute (Instituto de Coordinación de Trasplantes) said that 3,372 organ transplants were carried out in the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2018. The campaign “Become a Donor” (Hazte Donante) reaches …

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Acción Empresarial para la Educacion (Educa) is concerned that the US$18.5 billion the Medina administration has spent on public education over the past seven years has not produced the desired results. The non-governmental organization backed the national effort to get the government to increase its investment in public education to 4% of GDP. The government …

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Talk about reforming the 2015 Constitution is being kept alive in the media in the weeks leading up to the 6 October primary. In the first half of the year, social, political and even international pressure impeded President Danilo Medina from pushing through constitutional reform to legally enable his running for a second reelection. The …

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The US$90 million InterAmerican Development Bank loan for the Colonial City is the new victim of the differences between Leonelistas (former President Leonel Fernandez) and Danilistas (President Danilo Medina) in the Chamber of Deputies. On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, despite three roll calls, Radhames Camacho was not able to get the needed minimum 96 votes …

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