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• Santo Domingo Metro Will Be Operating in December

  Santo Domingo Metro Will Be Operating in December Diandino Peña, Director of the Transit Reform Office (OPRET), announced that the Santo Domingo Metro will be up and running and open to the public no later than December 2008. …he announced that the Santo Domingo Metro will be up and running and open to the public … Continue reading "Santo Domingo Metro Will Be Operating in December"

• Environment Ministry and Mancomunidad Madre de las Aguas Agree to the Creation of a “Municipal Green Fund”

  Environment Ministry and Mancomunidad Madre de las Aguas Agree to the Creation of a “Municipal Green Fund” Omar Ramírez Tejada, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, and the syndicate of Constanza, Joaquín Gómez, President of the Mancomunidad Madre de las Aguas, signed an inter-institutional agreement on Friday in which they have agreed to collaborate … Continue reading "Environment Ministry and Mancomunidad Madre de las Aguas Agree to the Creation of a “Municipal Green Fund”"

• President Discusses Acquisition of Shell Oil Refinery Share Holdings

  President Discusses Acquisition of Shell Oil Refinery Share Holdings President Leonel Fernández met last Wednesday with a negotiating commission to discuss the government’s acquisition of shares of the Dominican Shell Oil Refinery. “We are taking this into account and we have made a series of calculations based on the reports done for us by Vetra. … Continue reading "President Discusses Acquisition of Shell Oil Refinery Share Holdings"

• Juan Luis Guerra Begins His World Tour in the United States

  Juan Luis Guerra Begins His World Tour in the United States Juan Luis Guerra will kick off his world tour with a series of concerts at important venues in the United States. The tour, being called “La Travesía” or The Crossing, will begin in July. Following the international success of his most recent song “Key … Continue reading "Juan Luis Guerra Begins His World Tour in the United States"

• Limber Vilorio Wins Casa de Velázquez Artist Grant and Will Exhibit in Paris

  Limber Vilorio Wins Casa de Velázquez Artist Grant and Will Exhibit in Paris Dominican artist and architect Limber Vilorio has won the famous Casa de Velázquez award from Madrid and has been invited to show his work next year at “La Grande Halle” of Parc de la Villette, Paris’s largest city park. Being awarded this … Continue reading "Limber Vilorio Wins Casa de Velázquez Artist Grant and Will Exhibit in Paris"

• Lawmakers Asked to Approve Laws Encouraging Competitiveness

  Lawmakers Asked to Approve Laws Encouraging Competitiveness The National Competitiveness Council (CNC) has asked the National Congress to approve three law projects submitted by President Leonel Fernández in 2007 which are fundamental to guarantee the competitiveness of Dominican businesses. It is a mechanism that will support the modernization and technological reconversion of the PYMES Andrés … Continue reading "Lawmakers Asked to Approve Laws Encouraging Competitiveness"

• (Versión en español) Gran homenaje al fotógrafo dominicano Wifredo García a los 20 años de su fallecimiento

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• (Versión en español) Inauguran exposición fotográfica "Escritura del Espacio"

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• (Versión en español) Presentación del Casa de Teatro Jazz Festival

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• Dominican Government Promises to Maintain Economic Stability

  Dominican Government Promises to Maintain Economic Stability The Dominican Minister of Economy, Planning and Development announced on Tuesday that the government will take rigorous steps to guarantee the fulfillment of its economic commitments. Juan Temístocles Montás said the economic authorities are conscious of what needs to be done to guarantee fiscal stability and to avoid … Continue reading "Dominican Government Promises to Maintain Economic Stability"