Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil se muestra renovada durante tres conciertos en el Teatro Nacional

• Dominican Culture Ministry Participates in Cuban Book Fair

  Dominican Culture Ministry Participates in Cuban Book FairSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  2/12/2012 Cuba´s International Book Fair 2012 opened on Thursday under the slogan “To Read is to Grow” with the presence of 14 Caribbean nations, including the Dominican Republic, as guests of honor. Dominican novelist, Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, will also be at the Book Fair … Continue reading "Dominican Culture Ministry Participates in Cuban Book Fair"

• Important Contributions Civil Aviation Has Made to the Development of the Country

  Important Contributions Civil Aviation Has Made to the Development of the CountrySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  2/12/2012 Doctor Alejandro Herrera, Secretary of State and Director General of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC in Spanish), called the substantial increase in operations of airports around the country a significant contribution to the economic development of the … Continue reading "Important Contributions Civil Aviation Has Made to the Development of the Country"

• National Pact to Eradicate Gender Violence to be Signed

  National Pact to Eradicate Gender Violence to be SignedSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/12/2012 This document, to be signed next Wednesday, seeks to unite efforts on a national level to take decisive actions that will contribute to the elimination of the gender violence that is affecting Dominican families. The document also proposes the development of educational … Continue reading "National Pact to Eradicate Gender Violence to be Signed"

• Minister of Education Hands Over School with Seven Classrooms in Hermanas Mirabal Province

  Minister of Education Hands Over School with Seven Classrooms in Hermanas Mirabal ProvinceSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 2/12/2012 Education Minister, Josefina Pimentel, inaugurated the Félix María Capellán Bueno Education Center in the community of Jayabo, Salcedo in the Hermanas Mirabal Province, which was built at a cost of 18, 942, 554 Dominican pesos. “Since the beginning … Continue reading "Minister of Education Hands Over School with Seven Classrooms in Hermanas Mirabal Province"

• (Versión en español) Cuatro entidades firman convenios con Ministerio de Cultura

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• Leonardo de Leon "2011 Cultural Personality"

  Leonardo de Leon “2011 Cultural Personality”Santo Domingo, DominicanRepublic, 1/31/2012 Rafael Lantigua, Minister of Culture, selected Dominicanlaureatescreenwriter Leonardo de Leon, to receive the “2011 Cultural Personality”award, which isconferredby the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic since the year 2008. The award was presenteddue to the international recognition that the Dominican writer has received, including the”Award … Continue reading "Leonardo de Leon “2011 Cultural Personality”"

• Cultural Development Program for Civil Society

  Cultural Development Program for Civil SocietySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 02/09/2012 Applications must be submitted before February 24, 2012 to the IDB offices in the 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This call invites civil society organizations to submit cultural projects to promote the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage, the recovery of traditions … Continue reading "Cultural Development Program for Civil Society"

• MINERD Promotes Decentralization to Achieve Higher Quality in Education

  MINERD Promotes Decentralization to Achieve Higher Quality in EducationSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2/9/2012 Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (MINERD) is promoting the resumption of a decentralization processes with the purpose of achieving, along with the system’s key stakeholders, higher quality in education that will respond to the requirements of today’s world and create … Continue reading "MINERD Promotes Decentralization to Achieve Higher Quality in Education"

• Nun Receives Award for Humanitarian Contributions

  Nun Receives Award for Humanitarian ContributionsBoca Chica, Santo Domingo Este, 2/9/2012 Silvia Denisse Pichardo received a check for US$10,000 to benefit the organization she heads. The Ivy Inter-American Foundation recognized Dominican nun Silvia Denisse Pichardo, who heads the “Caminante Proyecto Educativo”organization and the“Centro de Capacitación y Producción Progresando,” in the Municipality of Boca Chica, by … Continue reading "Nun Receives Award for Humanitarian Contributions"

• Latin American Countries Want To AcquireThe Technological Innovations That The Internal Revenue Service Has

  Latin American Countries Want To AcquireThe Technological Innovations That The Internal Revenue Service HasSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2/7/2012 The Director General of the Internal Revenue (DGII for its acronym in Spanish) hosted delegations from Curacao, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Paraguay, who are interested in implementing in their own countriestechnology programs that have been developedin the … Continue reading "Latin American Countries Want To AcquireThe Technological Innovations That The Internal Revenue Service Has"