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• (Versión en español) COE informa seguirán las lluvias en 21 provincias del país

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• President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis

  President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, on Wednesday proposed the application of an emergency action plan that would allow the world’s most vulnerable countries to have access to enough resources to confront the rising costs of oil and to adopt … Continue reading "President Fernández Proposes Creation of Emergency Plan to Combat Food and Oil Crisis"

• Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement

  Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement The Dominican Republic and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to form commissions to begin the writing of a Free Trade Agreement, free of customs duties. President Leonel Fernández and the First Vice-President of the Cuban Council of State Ramón Machado Ventura discussed the relations between their countries … Continue reading "Dominican Republic and Cuba Move Toward Free Trade Agreement"

• The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect

  The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect As of four days ago, Dominican consumers have a new instrument of protection in their hands. The General Law of Consumers and Users Rights and Protection went into effect on May 30. …the consumer has the right to petition directly to the Pro-Consumer organization … Continue reading "The General Law of Consumer Rights and Protection Goes into Effect"

• An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona

  An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona On June 7, the Barbier-Mueller Museum of Pre-Colombian Art will host an exhibition that will display a group of 55 works of Taino art, many of which were originally found in indigenous settlements on the Island of Hispaniola. … Continue reading "An Exhibition Of Taino Artwork and Homage to a Fray Ramón Pané To Be Held in Barcelona"

• (Versión en español) Proyecto para crear seguro agrícola y fondo de garantías

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• United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis

  United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that he is considering the proposal made by member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) led by Dominican President Leonel Fernández, which calls for a special UN session to analyze and take decisions … Continue reading "United Nations Studies Proposal to Call Extraordinary Session on Food and Oil Crisis"

• Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit

  Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit The Dominican Republic was elected by delegates from around the world to be the Rapporteur of the Plenary Conference of FAO Food Summit underway currently in Rome. The rapporteur of the plenary will be undertaken by Dominican Agriculture Minister, Salvador Chío Jiménez. The rapporteur’s responsibilities include the supervision … Continue reading "Dominican Republic Elected Rapporteur of FAO Summit"

• President Fernández is Elected Vice-President of FAO Food Summit

  President Fernández is Elected Vice-President of FAO Food Summit Dominican President Leonel Fernández was unanimously elected to be the vice-president of the High Level Conference on World Food Security, Challenges of Climate Change and Biofuels, welcoming a proposal from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC). President Fernández was praised by the representatives … Continue reading "President Fernández is Elected Vice-President of FAO Food Summit"

• Week of Activities Planned for World Environment Day

  Week of Activities Planned for World Environment Day The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARENA) will celebrate World Environment Day, June 5, with weeklong educational activities aimed at raising awareness of environmental problems on a global as well as local level. World Environment Day seeks to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and enhance … Continue reading "Week of Activities Planned for World Environment Day"