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• Equipment worth RD$ 300,000 Delivered to UNPHU, IIBI and INFOTEP

  Equipment worth RD$ 300,000 Delivered to UNPHU, IIBI and INFOTEP The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARENA) delivered three sets of analyzing equipment for refrigerator gas to the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University (UNPHU), the Institute for Innovation, Biotechnology and Industry (IIBI) and the Institute for Technical-Professional Training (INFOTEP) as part of commitments assumed … Continue reading "Equipment worth RD$ 300,000 Delivered to UNPHU, IIBI and INFOTEP"

• (Versión en español) La Cinemateca reabre sus puertas con una retrospectiva de 2008

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• Economic Report: 2009 Good Year for Foreign Investment in the Dominican Republic

  Economic Report: 2009 Good Year for Foreign Investment in the Dominican Republic It is projected that direct foreign investment in the Dominican Republic will reach as high as $2.4 billion in 2009, according “Balance and Perspective of Foreign Investment and the Competitiveness Plan” a report presented by the Center for Foreign Investment, the National Council … Continue reading "Economic Report: 2009 Good Year for Foreign Investment in the Dominican Republic"

• Tourism Ministry to Re-launch the Yuma-Bayahíbe Enclave

  Tourism Ministry to Re-launch the Yuma-Bayahíbe Enclave Bayahíbe, an ecotourism enclave in the Eastern region, will begin to feel some of the benefits of the various actions being taken to catapult the area’s offerings as well as present opportunities of progress for its residents. In addition, in the park there is “new and varied wealth … Continue reading "Tourism Ministry to Re-launch the Yuma-Bayahíbe Enclave"

• (Versión en español) Impuestos Internos publica su Calendario del Contribuyente 2009

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• Annual Meeting of Tourism Promotion Offices

  Annual Meeting of Tourism Promotion Offices Overwhelming enthusiasm topped by the embracing of strategies and shared goals ruled at the annual meeting of the Tourism Promotion Offices (OPT) over which Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García presided. OPT representatives from around the world attended the meeting. Some of the priorities included significantly increasing advertising budgets, projecting … Continue reading "Annual Meeting of Tourism Promotion Offices"

• 2008: A Growth Year for Dominican Tourism

  2008: A Growth Year for Dominican Tourism Despite the negative panorama of the international financial crisis, the final numbers for 2008 were positive in terms of foreign tourism as well as investments, both of which continued to flow into the Dominican Republic. A particularly significant achievement was the arrival of 1,006,286 visitors (up 1.61% from … Continue reading "2008: A Growth Year for Dominican Tourism"

• (Versión en español) Medio Ambiente inicia el año con la creación de tres parques ecológicos

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• International PEN Club of Puerto Rico Awards “Candela” by Rey Andújar

  International PEN Club of Puerto Rico Awards “Candela” by Rey Andújar The Novel “Candela” by Dominican writer Rey Emmanuel Andújar, published at the end of 2007 by Alfaguara was recognized as the second best novel of the year by the PEN Club of Puerto Rico. ‘Candela’ is a mix of drama and beauty, climate and … Continue reading "International PEN Club of Puerto Rico Awards “Candela” by Rey Andújar"

• Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports Visits the Dominican Republic

  Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports Visits the Dominican Republic With the goal of exchanging ideas about the various groups and communities, declared by UNESCO’s Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from both countries, the Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports, Jerónimo Lancerio, paid a visit to his Dominican counterpart, … Continue reading "Guatemalan Minister of Culture and Sports Visits the Dominican Republic"