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

• Norms and Quality Systems Agency Will Work on Ingredient Labeling of Packaged Goods

  Norms and Quality Systems Agency Will Work on Ingredient Labeling of Packaged GoodsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/24/2012 A  guidebook will be provided to advise producers on specifically how to list the ingredients in their products. This proposal will be submitted to a committee made up of representatives of the manufacturing sector, consumers, technicians and academics … Continue reading "Norms and Quality Systems Agency Will Work on Ingredient Labeling of Packaged Goods"

• Education Ministry, with UNESCO Support, Develops Workshop for a Culture of Peace

  Education Ministry, with UNESCO Support, Develops Workshop for a Culture of PeaceSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/24/2012 The Ministry of Education (MINERD in Spanish), through the Department of Psychology, Orientation and Attention to Diversity, began an international audiovisual communication workshop on the prevention of violence: The Use of Information and Communication Technology to Build a Culture … Continue reading "Education Ministry, with UNESCO Support, Develops Workshop for a Culture of Peace"

• Technical school opens in Elias Piña

  Technical school opens in Elias PiñaSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1/24/2012 On January 24, President LeonelFernández and Lic.Josefina Pimentel, Minister of Education,opened the LiceoTécnicoSagradoCorazón de Jesús Fe y Alegría, a technical high school,located in Comendador, in the Elías Piña province, which was built with an investment of seventy seven million one hundred twenty two thousand seven … Continue reading "Technical school opens in Elias Piña"

• Dominican Republic’s Río + 20 Consultations Underway

  Dominican Republic’s Río + 20 Consultations UnderwaySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  1/23/2012 With the goal of consulting with representatives of different sectors of society on relevant issues to be discussed at the Río + 20 meeting, a national workshop was held to clarify and nail down the political commitment of the Dominican Republic. Rio + 20 … Continue reading "Dominican Republic’s Río + 20 Consultations Underway"

• Ministry of Education’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan

  Ministry of Education’s Comprehensive School Safety PlanSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/20/2012 The Ministry of Education (MINERD in Spanish) is working to define a Comprehensive School Safety Plan with the goal of preserving lives, property and the integrity of the resources that oversee and manage the institution. In order to put this plan into effect, MINERD … Continue reading "Ministry of Education’s Comprehensive School Safety Plan"

• Environment Ministry Introduces Sustainable Forestry Management Plan

  Environment Ministry Introduces Sustainable Forestry Management PlanSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/20/2012 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources introduced the Sustainable Forestry Management Plan in coordination with the municipality of Restauración with support from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ in German). The project involves 5,797 hectares of forests distributed into 193 Management Plans. … Continue reading "Environment Ministry Introduces Sustainable Forestry Management Plan"

• (Versión en español) Ministerio de Cultura Comisionado Dominicano de Cultura en los Estados Unidos

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• Japanese Culture Exhibition Opens at the Museum of Dominican Man

  Japanese Culture Exhibition Opens at the Museum of Dominican ManSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  1/19/2012 The Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of Japan inaugurated “Dolls and Japanese Calendars” exhibition at the Museum of the Dominican Man. Ambassador Soichi Sato explained the significance of the traditional Japanese dolls which are from the northern region of the … Continue reading "Japanese Culture Exhibition Opens at the Museum of Dominican Man"

• Miguel Collado’s Photo Exhibit “Trees in Holga”

  Miguel Collado’s Photo Exhibit “Trees in Holga”Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/19/2012 Photographer Miguel Collado’s exhibit, “Trees in Holga,” opened with a series of 24 exquisite photographs of the trees that line the streets of Santo Domingo, especially in the area of Gazcue, taken with his Lomographic meniscus lens. Since 2009, he has been working with … Continue reading "Miguel Collado’s Photo Exhibit “Trees in Holga”"

• Women in Jazz Angelika Niescier & Sublim MeetAnia Paz Jazz Ensemble

  Women in Jazz Angelika Niescier & Sublim MeetAnia Paz Jazz EnsembleSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/19/2012 The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Mexiko, and the Centro DominicoAlemán (Dominican-German Center) invite to a special concert which should delight the palates of all lovers of this genre of music. Women in … Continue reading "Women in Jazz Angelika Niescier & Sublim MeetAnia Paz Jazz Ensemble"