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• Missing School Must be a Thing of the Past, Says Education Minister

  Missing School Must be a Thing of the Past, Says Education MinisterSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/13/2012 Education Minister, Josefina Pimentel, urged school officials to continue raising awareness among parents and students’ tutors and to encourage them to send their children to school. She emphasized this by saying that missing a day of school here and … Continue reading "Missing School Must be a Thing of the Past, Says Education Minister"

• EDESUR

  EDESUR is working on the Duarte Highway street lightingSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/13/2012 EDESUR reported running a project to improve and replace public streetlight fixtures on a largestretch of the Duarte Highway, in order to contribute topublic safety and to the night beautificationof this important thoroughfare. EDESUR stated that, between those that are being repaired and those to be fitted, a total of 830 streetlamps are being installed with an initial net budgetof RD$6 million. … Continue reading "EDESUR"

• Historical documents of Alfonso Moreno are sent to museum

  Historical documents of Alfonso Moreno are sent to museumSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/13/2012 Family and close friends of the late Alfonso Moreno Martínez donated a book and a documentary film to the Memorial Museum of the Resistance about the life of the pedromacorisanbusinessman, politician, diplomat and ecologist who,from a very early age, joined the fight … Continue reading "Historical documents of Alfonso Moreno are sent to museum"

• Culture starts the year with Literary Marathon

  Culture starts the year with Literary Marathon Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/11/2012 The Ministry of Culture held the”Letras Libres”Literary Marathon at the Culture Bookshop, located on the Las Atarazanas Street. “This space is the property of and is forDominican writers, who, besides having the opportunityto exhibit and sell their work at no cost to them, will enjoy a variety of cultural activities throughout the year,” Amaro added. The event … Continue reading "Culture starts the year with Literary Marathon"

• National program for managing municipal solid waste is presented

  National program for managing municipal solid waste is presentedSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/11/2012 The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, together with the Ministries of Education and Public Health, and the Center for Agriculture and Forestry Development (CEDAF for its acronym in Spanish) presented the National Program for Urban Solid Waste Management which puts … Continue reading "National program for managing municipal solid waste is presented"

• René Fortunato donates footage to the Nation’s General Archive

  René Fortunato donates footage to the Nation’s General ArchiveSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/11/2012 More than five thousand hours of moving footage of Dominican historical events and activities, were donated by filmmaker René Fortunato to the Nation’s General Archive (AGN for its acronym in Spanish). “All the footage that has served as the basis for the … Continue reading "René Fortunato donates footage to the Nation’s General Archive"

• Internal Revenuelaunches its "2012 Taxpayers’Schedule" to promote responsible citizenship

  Internal Revenuelaunches its “2012 Taxpayers’Schedule” to promote responsible citizenshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/8/2012 In the 2012 version, the DGII promotes the services it offers to the taxpayers to facilitate their tax compliance,through the characters of the first Dominican video game Yara-rí. The General Directorate of the Internal Revenue launched the 2012 Taxpayers’ Schedule, which this … Continue reading "Internal Revenuelaunches its “2012 Taxpayers’Schedule” to promote responsible citizenship"

• Course On Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice: Taught By Dr. Ph. D. Hoyt Rogers In The Sala De La Cultura Del Teatro Nacional.

  Course On Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice: Taught By Dr. Ph. D. Hoyt Rogers In The Sala De La Cultura Del Teatro Nacional.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 01/07/2012 Please join us in our series on Shakespeare for 2012, an annual cycle on his plays.  This year we will enjoy a masterwork about love and justice, THE … Continue reading "Course On Shakespeare’s The Merchant Of Venice: Taught By Dr. Ph. D. Hoyt Rogers In The Sala De La Cultura Del Teatro Nacional."

• Education Ministry to Promote a Culture of Peace in an Effort to Reduce School Violence in 2012

  Education Ministry to Promote a Culture of Peace in an Effort to Reduce School Violence in 2012Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/6/2012 The Office of Orientation, Psychology and Attention to Diversity of the Ministry of Education (MINERD in Spanish) will concentrate its efforts this year, 2012, on strengthening teaching, behavioral and psycho-social risk prevention strategies with … Continue reading "Education Ministry to Promote a Culture of Peace in an Effort to Reduce School Violence in 2012"

• (Versión en español) EDESUR supera meta de clientes 24 horas en 2011

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