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• 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"

• Portal Dominicanaonline.org Launches a Special Section Dedicated to the 2008 Santo Domingo International Book Fair

  Portal Dominicanaonline.org Launches a Special Section Dedicated to the 2008 Santo Domingo International Book Fair Portal Dominicanaonline.org, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has launched a special section dedicated exclusively to one of the most important cultural events of the Dominican Republic, the Santo … Continue reading "Portal Dominicanaonline.org Launches a Special Section Dedicated to the 2008 Santo Domingo International Book Fair"

• FUNGLODE and GFDD Will Publish Winners of 2007 Book Fair

  FUNGLODE and GFDD Will Publish Winners of 2007 Book Fair The Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development will publish the 2007 winners of the FUNGLODE/GFDD Literary Awards. They will be grouped according to genre: Poetry, Short Story and Journalism They will be grouped according to genre: Poetry, … Continue reading "FUNGLODE and GFDD Will Publish Winners of 2007 Book Fair"

• Invitation from ACROARTE’s to the 11th International Book Fair

  Invitation from ACROARTE’s to the 11th International Book Fair The Association of Journalists of the Arts (ACROARTE) has the honor to invite you to the inauguration of the ACROARTE stand at the 11th International Book Fair. The activity will take place on Tuesday April 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Museum of the Dominican Man, … Continue reading "Invitation from ACROARTE’s to the 11th International Book Fair"

• The Dominican Government Spends More than any Other Country in Tourism

  The Dominican Government Spends More than any Other Country in Tourism The Dominican Republic is the first country in the world in terms of the amount of money spent by the government in the tourism sector, confirmed Senior Economist from the World Economic Forum, Irene Mía, who added that the sustainability of the tourism sector … Continue reading "The Dominican Government Spends More than any Other Country in Tourism"

• 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"