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• Nobel Prize Winner Derek Walcott To Participate in the Book Fair

  Nobel Prize Winner Derek Walcott To Participate in the Book Fair The 1992 Nobel Prize-winning Poet, Derek Walcott of the Caribbean island of Santa Lucia, will be at the Culture Hall of the National Theater next Wednesday April 30 at 8:00 p.m. where he will participate in the activities of the 11th International Book Fair … Continue reading "Nobel Prize Winner Derek Walcott To Participate in the Book Fair"

• President Fernández Inaugurates Chinatown in Santo Domingo

  President Fernández Inaugurates Chinatown in Santo Domingo The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, inaugurated Santo Domingo’s Chinatown in a colorful and lively ceremony last Sunday, April 18. The ceremony took place along the popular Duarte Avenue and surrounding streets where Chinatown’s development cost more than RD$267 million pesos. Currently this area is occupied … Continue reading "President Fernández Inaugurates Chinatown in Santo Domingo"

• Chinatown in Santo Domingo: An Example of Cultural and Racial Coexistence

  Chinatown in Santo Domingo: An Example of Cultural and Racial Coexistence Rosa Ng Báez, director of Fundación Flor para TodosIt is a little piece of Asia in the Caribbean. It is a space where a 5,000-thousand-year-old culture mixes comfortably with the customs and practices of native Dominicans. Porticos, engravings, sculptures, fountains, gardens and Asian shops … Continue reading "Chinatown in Santo Domingo: An Example of Cultural and Racial Coexistence"

• Tourism Diversification Praised

  Tourism Diversification Praised The Director General of the ITB in Berlin, site of the world’s most important annual tourism event, praised the Dominican Republic’s efficient strategy of diversification, promotion and infrastructure building. “We applaud the diversification strategy coupled with the ongoing infrastructure development being put into place in a realistic, brave and visionary manner,” by … Continue reading "Tourism Diversification Praised"

• DR Celebrates World Earth Day

  DR Celebrates World Earth Day Dominican President, Doctor Leonel Fernández, presided over the World Earth Day activities, organized by the Progressive Environmental Movement (MAP). The day’s activities, which took place on a farm in El Higüerito, Villa Mella, included the participation of dozens of environmental groups from around the country concerned about preserving and protecting … Continue reading "DR Celebrates World Earth Day"

• Organizers Hoping to Double Book Fair Attendance

  Organizers Hoping to Double Book Fair Attendance With the hope of doubling last year’s Book Fair attendance, which exceeded 140,000 people per day, the 11th International Book Fair of Santo Domingo 2008 opened on Monday. This year’s Fair is dedicated to historian Emilio Rodríguez Demorizi, the most widely published Dominican writer. The 476 publishers, set … Continue reading "Organizers Hoping to Double Book Fair Attendance"

• Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Invited to Book Fair

  Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Invited to Book Fair Junot Díaz, winner of the Pulitzer of the United States, will be one of the honored literary guests at the 11th International Book Fair of Santo Domingo 2008.   It will be the first time the Dominican writer will participate in a public activity in the … Continue reading "Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Invited to Book Fair"

• The Dominican Republic Seeks Solutions to Rising Food Prices Worldwide

  The Dominican Republic Seeks Solutions to Rising Food Prices Worldwide The Dominican government arrived at a consensus on Thursday with production, commercial and retail sectors around the country that would essentially establish a reasonable pricing system of basic food necessities especially rice, chicken, eggs, milk and beans. “we will begin to see in the next … Continue reading "The Dominican Republic Seeks Solutions to Rising Food Prices Worldwide"

• (Versión en español) IX Encuentro Internacional Virtual Educa Zaragoza 2008

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• DR to Participate in a Food Security Meeting in Nicaragua

  DR to Participate in a Food Security Meeting in Nicaragua The Dominican Republic will participate in a regional Food Security Program in Managua, Nicaragua this coming May 7. Participants at the summit will discuss regional strategies on improving production and distribution of food in the face of world wide price increases of basic food commodities. … Continue reading "DR to Participate in a Food Security Meeting in Nicaragua"