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00:00To keep you informed, Listín Diario, the newspaper of Dominicans, presents the most important news of the day.
00:07Front page news for Thursday, May 1st, 2025.
00:12Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov concluded an official visit to the Dominican Republic yesterday,
00:18the first by a Russian Foreign Minister to the country,
00:21with an agenda focused on strengthening bilateral ties in trade, tourism and multilateral cooperation.
00:28An unprecedented but somewhat discreet visit.
00:31Unlike other high-level meetings at the headquarters of the executive branch,
00:35this time the steps of the National Palace did not witness the traditional official welcome.
00:40There was no red carpet, no press conference, no greetings in front of the cameras.
00:45In fact, there were almost no cameras.
00:48Just silence and security, as Listín Diario confirmed.
00:52The Migration Policy Observatory was established yesterday with the first working meeting of its executive committee,
00:59held at Listín Diario headquarters, with the participation of its members.
01:04First Lady Raquel Arbaja yesterday led the launch of Vaccination Week in the Americas 2025,
01:10alongside the Minister of Public Health, Victor Atala, at an event held at the Dr. Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital.
01:17The National Health Insurance, INS, reported yesterday that following a medical audit conducted
01:23at the Comprehensive Center for Child, Youth and Family Development,
01:27irregularities were detected in the billing for services not included in the Health Services Plan's catalogue of benefits.
01:33The Dominican Republic Army has handed over 125,242 undocumented Haitian nationals
01:41to the General Directorate of Migration for the due process of repatriation between August 2024 and April 2025.
01:50Arms trafficking is the continuing threat to citizen security in the Dominican Republic,
01:55and this is happening in the face of the influx of weapons from the United States,
01:59according to a report prepared by Insight Crime regarding crime in 2024.
02:04At least 70% of the government's net financing resources are available in cash
02:09to cover the fiscal deficit generated by the difference between the central government's revenue and expenditure,
02:15according to the latest budget execution figures from April 1st to 28th,
02:19published by the General Directorate of Budget.
02:22For Listín Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
02:25To keep you informed, Listín Diario, the newspaper of Dominicans, presented the most important news of the day.