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• The Alcázar de Colón Museum will present "Noche temática"

  The Alcázar de Colón Museum will present “Noche temática” Colonial City, Santo Domingo, 07/17/2013 T he Colonial Museum will present “Noche temática del Museo Alcázar de Colón,” a space for cultural recreation and analysis of issues concerning the museum, through roundtable discussions, presentations, lectures, dramatic readings, parades and street theater. This initiative, to be held on … Continue reading "The Alcázar de Colón Museum will present “Noche temática”"

• UNIBE Opens its IV Cultural Festival

  UNIBE Opens its IV Cultural Festival Santo Domingo, 07/17/2013 A s part of the celebration of its XXXI Anniversary, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) opened its “IV UNIBE Cultural Festival 2013. Interactive Art, Literature, Dance, Theatre, Music and Visual Art” where 87 artists from the university, including alumni, students, faculty and administrative staff, participated. The festival, which started … Continue reading "UNIBE Opens its IV Cultural Festival"

• Dominican Diplomat at the Helm of Magazine Published in Holland

  Dominican Diplomat at the Helm of Magazine Published in HollandThe Hague, Holland 7/15/2013 The recently inaugurated, Diplomat Magazine, which is the first of its kind in the Netherlands, designated the diplomat Dr. Eugenio Matos G. as its Honorary Associate Publisher. Matos is Minister Counsellor and current Economic Attaché for the Dominican Embassy in The Hague. … Continue reading "Dominican Diplomat at the Helm of Magazine Published in Holland"

• U.S. Department of Agriculture positively assesses the work conducted by BRA in the Dominican Republic

  U.S. Department of Agriculture positively assesses the work conducted by BRA in the Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 07/14/2013 M  argie Bauer, Attaché from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, gave a positive assessment to the work being conducted by the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana) in the … Continue reading "U.S. Department of Agriculture positively assesses the work conducted by BRA in the Dominican Republic"

• Education Ministry’s School for Directors Celebrates its Fourth Class of 189 Graduates

  Education Ministry’s School for Directors Celebrates its Fourth Class of 189 GraduatesSanto Domingo Dominican Republic 7/14/2013 The School of Directors for Quality Education (EDCE in Spanish) under the Ministry of Education (MINERD) recently graduated 189 public school principals from the 18 Regional School Districts, which brings the total number of graduates to 671 since the … Continue reading "Education Ministry’s School for Directors Celebrates its Fourth Class of 189 Graduates"

• "Crossover, arte y ciencia," a joint exhibition of Soucy de Pellerano and Paula Messina

  “Crossover, arte y ciencia,” a joint exhibition of Soucy de Pellerano and Paula MessinaSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 07/14/13 C  rossover, arte y ciencia (Crossover, art and science) is the name of the joint exhibit being presented by Soucy de Pellerano and Paula Messina -artists from different generations-, under the sponsorship of Fundación Imagen 83 and … Continue reading "”Crossover, arte y ciencia,” a joint exhibition of Soucy de Pellerano and Paula Messina"

• Mahmud Abbas and Leonel Fernández in documentary on the Arab World

  Mahmud Abbas and Leonel Fernández in documentary on the Arab WorldSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 07/14/13 S anto Domingo, Dominican Republic – Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, and Leonel Fernández, former President of the Dominican Republic, are the main characters of the documentary “The Arabs in the Hispaniola and the Palestinian Question,” by Dominican filmmaker … Continue reading "Mahmud Abbas and Leonel Fernández in documentary on the Arab World"

• Budget Dining Rooms distribute over 74,000 cooked food rations to those affected by the storm

  Budget Dining Rooms distribute over 74,000 cooked food rations to those affected by the stormSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 07/15/13 S ANTO DOMINGO.- After the passage of the storm “Chantal” through the Dominican Republic, the State Budget Dining Rooms (Comedores Económicos del Estado) have distributed, up to this Saturday, some 74,145 cooked food rations among the families … Continue reading "Budget Dining Rooms distribute over 74,000 cooked food rations to those affected by the storm"

• Labor Ministry Fixes 14% Raise of Minimum Salary in Private Industry Sector

  Labor Ministry Fixes 14% Raise of Minimum Salary in Private Industry Sector Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 7/12/2013 The Ministry of Labor, through the National Wage Committee, reviewed Resolution No.5/2011, and established a new national level minimum wage for laborers working in the private industrial sector. Backed by powers conferred in Article No. 11 of Regulation … Continue reading "Labor Ministry Fixes 14% Raise of Minimum Salary in Private Industry Sector"

• Dominican Pamela Rosario Earns a Degree from Harvard

  Dominican Pamela Rosario Earns a Degree from HarvardCambridge, Massachusetts 7/12/2013 Dominican student Pamela Michelle Rosario Pérez, recently earned a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard University, which she attended on a 2009 merit scholarship for her leadership qualities and outstanding academic performance. …, Pamela fulfilled her dream of bringing together Dominican students on campus; she … Continue reading "Dominican Pamela Rosario Earns a Degree from Harvard"