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• 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"

• 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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• (Versión en español) Cámara de Diputados conmemora el ajusticiamiento del tirano Trujillo

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• 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"

• (Versión en español) Premios a la investigación social y económica

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• Dinorah Coronado Wins "Aurora Tavárez Belliard" National Children’s Literature Prize

  Dinorah Coronado Wins “Aurora Tavárez Belliard” National Children’s Literature Prize The Alfaguara Children’s Book Publishers and the Santillana Group are delighted to congratulate Dinorah Coronado’s “Rebecca Up At Bat” which has won the “Aurora Tavárez Belliard” National Children’s Literature Prize for 2008. Ms. Coronada, a Dominican writer living in New York, publishes with Alfaguara Infantil … Continue reading "Dinorah Coronado Wins “Aurora Tavárez Belliard” National Children’s Literature Prize"

• President Fernández Calls for Urgent UN Meeting in the Face of World Fuel Crisis

  President Fernández Calls for Urgent UN Meeting in the Face of World Fuel Crisis Heads of State and Governments of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Brazilian President are calling for an urgent meeting of the Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations to deal with the world economic crisis … Continue reading "President Fernández Calls for Urgent UN Meeting in the Face of World Fuel Crisis"