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• 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"

• (Versión en español) Destacados artistas internacionales participarán en la opera La bohème

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• (Versión en español) Capacitarán profesionales Colegio Médico Dominicano en género

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• Junot Díaz’s New Book, This is How You Lose Her, Published by Alfaguara for Dominican Market

  Junot Díaz’s New Book, This is How You Lose Her, Published by Alfaguara for Dominican MarketSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 6/25/2013Following his renowned short story “Negocios” and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,Junot Díaz turned his extraordindary talent in the unforgettable and impossible power of love. … a woman does her lover’s washing and thinks … Continue reading "Junot Díaz’s New Book, This is How You Lose Her, Published by Alfaguara for Dominican Market"

• Professional Technical Education Directorate of MINERD Continues Consultations on Updating and Revising Curriculum

  Professional Technical Education Directorate of MINERD Continues Consultations on Updating and Revising CurriculumSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 06/19/13The Vocational Technical Education Department (DGETP in Spanish) of the Ministry of Education (MINERD) continues consultations with families of computing and communications, as well as hospitality and tourism as part of the process of updating and revising the curriculum … Continue reading "Professional Technical Education Directorate of MINERD Continues Consultations on Updating and Revising Curriculum"

• Fourteenth “Santo Domingo Jazz Festival Casa de Teatro 2013” Schedule Announced

  Fourteenth “Santo Domingo Jazz Festival Casa de Teatro 2013” Schedule AnnouncedSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 06/17/2013The fourteenth Santo Domingo Jazz Festival 2013 by the Casa de Teatro has a luxurious line-up this year, with groups from the Americas and Asia. The event, one of the genre’s most important of the city, will take place between July … Continue reading "Fourteenth “Santo Domingo Jazz Festival Casa de Teatro 2013” Schedule Announced"

• Tourism Cluster and Fomin Present Joint Project to Revitalize Historic Center of Puerto Plata

  Tourism Cluster and Fomin Present Joint Project to Revitalize Historic Center of Puerto PlataSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 7/8/2013During an activity at the Event’s Hall of Puerto Plata’s Bishopric, the Fomin “Tourism Project Based on Cultural Resources” being undertaken with the Puerto Plata Destination Tourism Cluster, showed community representatives their proposal to revitalize the city’s Historic … Continue reading "Tourism Cluster and Fomin Present Joint Project to Revitalize Historic Center of Puerto Plata"