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Dominican President travels to Guyana to open embassy

Published on: June 1, 2023
14:29

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santo Domingo, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader on Thursday traveled to Guyana -alongside an official delegation - to hold talks with high-ranking officials and to open his country´s embassy in Guyana.

Dominican media highlight use of Cuban therapies against cancer

Published on: May 17, 2023
00:15

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santo Domingo, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Local media highlighted the upcoming administration of two Cuban biotechnological products, including CIMAvax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, to oncology patients in the Dominican Republic.

Dom. Republic to apply therapies developed in Cuba against cancer

Published on: May 16, 2023
00:15

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santo Domingo, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic will administer two Cuban biotechnological products in the treatment of oncological diseases, including CIMAvax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer with a proven impact on the health of the population, it was announced on Monday.

Dominican Republic hosts meeting of Ibero-American Customs Directors

Published on: May 15, 2023
07:58

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Santo Domingo, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic will host the meeting of Ibero-American Customs directors, starting Monday, a venue for identifying common opportunities and challenges.

Food insecurity affects more than one million Dominicans

Published on: May 8, 2023
10:05

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Santo Domingo, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A report by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAC) places the Dominican Republic in the fifth position on the list of countries with the highest nutritional insecurity in the region, with more than one million people.

Dominican economy improved in March with 2,1% growth

Published on: May 3, 2023
14:12

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Santo Domingo, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican economy showed a discreet improvement by growing 2,1% in March of this year, after expanding only 0,4% in January, the Central Bank informed.

Dominican Republic seeks support to join the Human Rights Council

Published on: April 18, 2023
13:36

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Cairo, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic is seeking the support of Africa and the Middle East to join the UN Human Rights Council for the first time, an official source announced today.

Dom. Republic trusts in success of cassava tradition as heritage

Published on: April 1, 2023
11:57

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Paris, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic's ambassador to UNESCO, Andrés Mateo, today expressed confidence in the success of the multinational proposal to include traditional knowledge about cassava in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A total of 262 kilograms of drugs seized in the Dominican Republic

Published on: March 30, 2023
16:02

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Santo Domingo, Mar 30 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) reported that 262 kilograms of suspected marijuana were seized in the Dominican province of Azua.

FAO regional representative visits Cuba

Published on: March 27, 2023
12:05

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Havana, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Assistant Director General and Regional Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, kicked off a visit to Cuba on Monday.

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