2023 – Page 6

The flailing health of the former president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD), Dr. Rufino Senen Caba continues to be in the news. In October 2023, he was hospitalized for minor heart problems. He recovered satisfactorily. Then in December, he suffered a fall from his own feet and was rushed to the UCE Medical Center …

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Instead of paralyzing construction works of the canal to divert waters of a river that is born in the Dominican Republic and flows for 2 km into Haiti before returning to its course in the Dominican Republic, Haitian builders have increased the size of the canal. The increase will now enable the canal to divert …

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A propane gas explosion at Cafeteria Oscari in Palenque, San Cristobal seriously damaged 11 small businesses and three dwellings. The blast occurred on Tuesday, 19 December 2023. Five persons – three men and two women — were injured, two with severe burns and wounds. The injured were taken to the Juan Pablo Pina Regional Hospital …

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The Gigantes del Cibao of San Francisco de Macoris and the Estrellas Orientales of San Pedro de Macoris have ensured their places in the round-robin, the second stage of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball League Championship. The regular season ends on 22 December 2023, with teams playing 150 games. The top four of six teams …

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President Luis Abinader received President-elect of Guatemala César Bernardo Arévalo de León with honors at the Presidential Palace on Monday, 18 December 2023. The President-elect participated in a meeting with Vice President Raquel Peña, Minister of Foreign Relations Roberto Alvarez, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ignacio Paliza, Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Ruben Silie …

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When in the opposition, candidates and Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) spokespeople were very critical of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) administration’s spending on political and government advertising and propaganda. This week, the citizen advocacy organization, Citizen Participation (PC) says that the Abinader administration has bested the Medina administration in spending in advertising and propaganda. PC …

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Reports are that activity at the Dajabon binational market was back on Monday, 18 December 2023, with a large attendance of Haitian citizens. Haitian authorities allowed Haitians to enter and return with their goods. Dominican authorities took the biometric data of the Haitians if they went beyond the market when entering the country. Haitians have …

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“Our young people are dying!,” laments director Julio Landron of the Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital in Villa Mella, as reported in El Dia. During a press conference, the director of the Ney Arias Trauma Hospital exclaimed his concern that the traffic accidents continue to happen too frequently. Most of these accidents could have been …

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Former President Danilo Medina’s brother, Alexis Medina was allowed to post bail for RD$60 million. The court ordered the removal of the electronic shackle placed on one leg. He can circulate freely in the Dominican Republic but cannot leave the country. He is charged of being part of a major corruption network Read more in …

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The trade between San Diego Padres and New York Yankees that has sent Dominican superstar batter Juan Soto to the New York Yankees is being called the “biggest move” of the Yankees in years. New York acquired the left-handed hitter Soto and Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham in a blockbuster trade with the cost-cutting …

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