| El Sol Dominicano |
| "Noticias Diarias de la Republica Dominicana en Ingles Desde 2004 " |
| Monday, April 23rd, 2012 |
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Pension funds at RD$161 billion
Story Text & Photos © 2012 by DR1 Apr 23 2012 06:29AM
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DR1 - As of February 2012 Dominican pension funds were at RD$161 billion, up RD$35 billion from last year, when the total was RD$125. 2 billion. In the first year, 2003, the Pension Fund was RD$4. 6 billion. The Superintendence of Pensions (Sipen) says that as of February 2012, there are 2,576,299 affiliates. In the past year 171,920 new affiliates were registered. In September 2003, the number of affiliates was 570,119. Nine years later, this has more than doubled, to 1,242,050. Read original at DR1.
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Medina upbeat on Security Plan’s results, albeit long term
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 20 2013 16:29PM
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 Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo- President Danilo Medina on Monday said he’s confident that the National Security Plan will have great results, even though they‘ll be long term.
He said he expects the installation of surveillance cameras together with the 911 emergency calling systems will be fundamental to the Plan’s success.
Medina asked the population for patience, since the initiative will include social programs.
The head of state spoke at the Alfa & Omega publishing house to mark the sixth anniversary of the death of its president and former Customs director Michael Cocco.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Lunchtime Weather Report on this May 20, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 20 2013 16:29PM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at La Isabella. The coolest reading came from Las Americas with an overnight low of 70. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, and rain is being observed right now as well at Samana. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 10 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 23 mph seen at 3PM yesterday afternoon at Puerto Plata International. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 10% of the time, and thunderstorms 2%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 43. Cloud cover totaled 54%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 12:28PM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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NYC photo exhibit features Dom. Rep. folk dances
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 20 2013 15:59PM
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NY- A wide-angle photos exhibit will feature folk dances from the Dominican Republic, co-sponsored by VICINI and the City College of New York Dominican Studies Institute will be staged until August 17 at the campus’ historic Amsterdam Plaza, in Manhattan.
The exhibit, which is free of charge, opened on Friday, in the square is located next to City College Amsterdam Avenue between 136th and 138th West streets in Upper Manhattan.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Central province gets US$187. 0M boost for roads, works
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 20 2013 15:29PM
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 Dominican Today -
San Francisco, Dom. Rep- The Government will spend around RD$5. 8 billion (US$187 million) in infrastructure, services, roads and highways in central Duarte Province, to meet the demands of numerous organizations and community groups.
State Works Supervisory Office (OISOE) director Miguel Pimentel the RD$700. 0 million reconstruction of the San Francisco-Nagua highway will start Monday morning, noting that it will bolster the region’s development and tourism.
Speaking in a meeting at the Governor’s Office with representatives of community organizations and barrio groups, the official also announced the construction of the San Francisco- Rio San Juan road at a cost of RD$1. 2 billion.
He said president Danilo Medina ordered the construction of more than 20 essential works to improve the lives of all Duarte Province residents, especially San Francisco, to promote growth and sustainable development.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Ring beat and forced Haitian children to beg in Dominican capital
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Dominican Today May 20 2013 11:59AM
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 Dominican Today -
Santo Domingo- The members of the dismantled network who trafficked with Haitian children beat them savagely if they returned home without money, after being forced to beg at busy intersections of the capital, many having spent entire days without being given anything to eat.
The ring kept the more than 58 rescued minors under a reign of terror, so much so that despite the beatings and receiving only 100 pesos for food for an entire day, and the psychological abuse, they always returned to their “hell“ of a home in the sector Los Alcarrizos, 15 kilometers north of the capital.
Justice minister Francisco Dominguez said most of the money from the children beggars went directly into the pockets of the ring’s members, “who inhumanely punished their victims, if they didn’t come up with the daily quota established. “
And despite the 22 simultaneous raids at Los Alcarrizos with 20 people arrested, the authorities said the crime ring’s remnants are still operating.
Such is the case of a 13 year-old Haitian girl and her brother of 8, who on Sunday were being forced to beg at the intersection of the Núñez de Cáceres with Romulo Betancourt avenues.
“My cousin makes me beg everyday, but I don’t want to and I have to come to take the money she asks me for. Leave already, they are looking at me and then they will hit be,“ she told reporters of newspaper El Dia, as she walked quickly away visibly terrified.
The girl, who lives in Los Alcarrizos, also revealed that her parents left her in the country to live with her 20 year old cousin some time ago and since then, is forced to spend as many as 17 hours begging.
Read original at Dominican Today.
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Morning Weather Summary for May 20, 2013
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by The Dominican Sun May 20 2013 11:29AM
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 The Dominican Sun - Across the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours the highest observed temperature by DRSol was 88 at La Romana International Airport. The coolest reading came from Las Americas with an overnight low of 70. A few spotty light to moderate showers and thunderstorms were reported, the last in Santiago at 9PM last night. Skies were generally partly cloudy. Winds are averaging 9 mph from the SE, with a peak gust to 23 mph seen at 3PM yesterday afternoon at Puerto Plata International. By the Numbers DR cities reported rain 12% of the time, and thunderstorms 2%. Average reported rainfall intensity on a scale of 0 to 100 was 41. Cloud cover totaled 54%. Click above to view summaries for the last week or last month. Last updated at 7:28AM. Read original at The Dominican Sun.
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Terapia para prevenir los accidentes cerebrovasculares
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 20 2013 05:01AM
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 Listin Diario - En un encuentro con la comunidad médica del país y con la presencia de especialistas internacionales, la empresa farmacéutica Bayer presentó su producto Xarelto, rivaroxabán, “simple protección para más pacientes”. El lanzamiento se realizó en el Gran Salón del hotel Hilton, y contó con la presencia de autoridades de salud, miembros y directivos de las diferentes agrupaciones médicas del país. Los doctores Ricardo Iglesias, de Argentina, y Luis Meillón, de México, tuvieron a su cargo las presentaciones científicas sobre “Prevención de accidentes cerebrovasculares en pacientes con fibrilación auricular y tratamiento del tromboembolismo venoso”. FármacoEn la prevención de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), en fibrilación auricular (FA) y el tratamiento del tromboembolismo venoso, Xarelto es el único anticoagulante oral que ofrece terapia efectiva administrada una vez al día, sin la necesidad de monitoreo de rutina de la coagulación. Los accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV) representan un im. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Nuevo rostro de la salud de RD
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 20 2013 05:01AM
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 Listin Diario - De la mano de Luis Rosario, director de área de las UNAP de La Vega, reporteros de LISTÍN DIARIO recorrimos algunos de los establecimientos de la zona, donde hay 79 centros con estas características. A la llegada al primer centro, un olor a higiene nos saludó. La cara sonriente de un grupo de pacientes ofreció la respuesta que andábamos buscando: que sí funciona el esquema de salud que las autoridades apuestan a implementar en el país. Un personal dispuesto a dar el servicio se mantiene activo a los pacientes que llegan. Tres doctores, por cada UNAP, atienden los casos que les corresponden. Hay dos pasantes y un médico de familia, que es el encargado del establecimiento, y por lo regular reside en el mismo centro con las comodidades de lugar. Esto garantiza que los comunitarios dispongan de un especialista las 24 horas del día. Y sí que vale la pena. Pacientes consultados así lo hicieron saber. Ha habido ocasiones que han tenido que ir al establecimiento a buscar ayuda médica, la que. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Un festival para disfrutar con frescura el arte de RD
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 20 2013 05:01AM
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 Listin Diario - El primer Festival de Primavera Altos de Chavón viene en camino. Con el auspicio de Central Romana Corporation y el Ministerio de Cultura de la República Dominicana, Altos de Chavón lo realizará como un homenaje al arte y a la cultura del país. La actividad será del 23 al 27 de este mes. Una nota de prensa dice que la Ciudad de los Artistas como, se conoce a Altos de Chavón, será el escenario ideal para el desarrollo del programa que conecta a los participantes con las diferentes facetas de la cultura dominicana. Durante la realización del festival se ofrecerá de forma gratuita talleres de danza folclórica y feria de artesanía dominicana con demostraciones a cargo de los artesanos de los talleres de Altos de Chavón, dirigidos por Emilio Robba. También se ofrecerá un concierto con la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, dirigida por el maestro José Antonio Molina. Otras actividades formarán parte del evento, con las cuales se celebrará el Día de las Madres. Para que todos pueda disfrutar de . . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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Sistema móvil de atención médica primaria
Story Text & Photos © 2013 by Listin Diario May 20 2013 05:01AM
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 Listin Diario - Con el propósito de dar asistencia especializada en sus propias comunidades e identificar temprano los problemas de piel que afectan a la población ubicada en lugares apartados, el Instituto Dermatológico Dominicano y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz (IDCP) puso en marcha un sistema móvil de atención primaria de alta capacidad resolutiva. Al encabezar el lanzamiento del nuevo programa, el director de la institución, Rafael Isa Isa, destacó que este forma parte de los programas sociales que impulsa el Dermatológico a favor de personas y familias de escasos recursos en su mismo entorno. Dijo que se trata de un servicio asistencial de parte de la institución dirigido a la prevención y la atención gratuita de las enfermedades infecciosas y de la piel en diferentes provincias del país. Explicó que con la puesta en marcha de un Sistema Móvil de Atención Primaria de Alta Capacidad Resolutiva se pretende llevar la atención sanitaria a las familias con escasos recursos, especialmente. . . Read original at Listin Diario.
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