Lobster fishing and consumption is banned in the Dominican Republic from March 1 through June 30. The ban includes the capture and commercialization of lobsters through the country. For more information: www.codopesca.gob.do
Lobster fishing and consumption is banned in the Dominican Republic from March 1 through June 30. The ban includes the capture and commercialization of lobsters through the country. For more information: www.codopesca.gob.do
Crab fishing, processing and commercialization is banned in the Dominican Republic from March 1 through June 30. More information: www.codopesca.gob.do
CODOPESCA has prohibited all fishing in the Haina River, from the Presidente Troncoso Bridge to the mouth of the river, and two nautical miles around the Haina Port (Resolution 001-18). More information: www.codopesca.gob.do
The Dominican Council on Fishing and Aquaculture (CODOPESCA) warned that the waters of the Haina River – situated in Santo Domingo’s southwest region – are highly polluted due to contamination originating from various sources. The Council prohibited all fishing in the river. More information available: www.codopesca.gob.do
In the most popular, casual or informal language, the Dominican Republic is abbreviated “RD” or “erredé.”
The top-level domain (ccTLD) that has been assigned to the Dominican Republic is .do
The Dominican Republic is one of the few countries that have officially registered three Fathers of the Homeland: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and Ramón Matías Mella.
According to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in the book “World Factbook,” it suggests that 73 percent of the population of the Dominican Republic is mixed race (and mostly Mulatto); 16% is white and 11% is black. It is not by chance that, since the American intervention of 1916, this nation has been … Continue reading “Dominican Republic is mixed”
The country is also called Quisqueya La Bella or Hispaniola, although the latter term (used at the time of the Spanish conquest and colonization), refers to the entire island and includes Haiti.
To celebrate World Environment Day, held annually throughout the world on June 5, the Dominican Environmental Film Initiative (DREFF) and the country’s National Film Archive will host free film showings on various environmental issues. The films will be exhibited, free of charge, from June 1 through the 6 at the Film Archive Cinema, situated in … Continue reading “DREFF and National Film Archive Will Exhibit Environmental Films to Celebrate World Environment Day”