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

• Ada Balcácer Recipient of This Year´s National Arts Painting Prize

  Ada Balcácer Recipient of This Year´s National Arts Painting PrizeSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/20/2011 Well-known artist Ada Balcácer was awarded the National Arts Painting Prize for this year. The jury determined that Ada Balcácer “kept alive the oral memory and other Dominican traditions, creating visual images that have become part of the national collective consciousness.” … Continue reading "Ada Balcácer Recipient of This Year´s National Arts Painting Prize"

• (Versión en español) El año concluye con grandes logros en materia de educación

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• Environment Ministry Will Remove More Than 150 Wild Donkeys from Cabritos Island

  Environment Ministry Will Remove More Than 150 Wild Donkeys from Cabritos IslandSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  12/17/2011 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources announced a plan to remove more than a hundred wild donkeys from Cabritos Island as they are threatening the biodiversity and scenic beauty of the protected area, which  belongs to the Lake … Continue reading "Environment Ministry Will Remove More Than 150 Wild Donkeys from Cabritos Island"

• Environment Ministry Launches the "Atlas of Biodiversity and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic"

  Environment Ministry Launches the “Atlas of Biodiversity and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/17/2011 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources launched its “Atlas of Biodiversity and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic” which will serve as a reference for the National Strategy for the Conservation and Use of the … Continue reading "Environment Ministry Launches the “Atlas of Biodiversity and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic”"

• Winners Receive Prizes for the First National Painting for Values Contest

  Winners Receive Prizes for the First National Painting for Values ContestSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/16/2011 Artists competed with one or two pieces of their work inspired by the thirteen values that make up the Good for You (Bien por ti!) national strategy. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández said the contest served a double purpose of stimulating … Continue reading "Winners Receive Prizes for the First National Painting for Values Contest"

• Seventeen Thousand Families from San Juan and Elías Piña Benefitting from New Electrical Networks

  Seventeen Thousand Families from San Juan and Elías Piña Benefitting from New Electrical NetworksSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic  12/16/2011 A financial agreement that includes a donation of funds from among NRECA and EDESUR will facilitate the improvement of electrical service in seven communities in the deep South. The extension of the agreement was signed by the … Continue reading "Seventeen Thousand Families from San Juan and Elías Piña Benefitting from New Electrical Networks"

• Dominicans and Hondurans Seek Stronger Commercial Relations

  Dominicans and Hondurans Seek Stronger Commercial RelationsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/16/2011 President of the Dominican-Honduran Chamber of Commerce, Héctor Cerna, expressed an interest in increasing bilateral commercial relations between the Dominican Republic and Honduras. The president of the Dominican-Honduran Chamber of Commerce offered information at an event commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of … Continue reading "Dominicans and Hondurans Seek Stronger Commercial Relations"

• Danny Forster Conference on Sustainable Architecture in Punta Cana

  Danny Forster Conference on Sustainable Architecture in Punta CanaSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/15/2011 The Ibero-American University was the venue for Architect Danny Forster’s conference entitled, “The modern, the vernacular, the sustainable.” The conference was part of the launch of a Punta Cana Group’s book about sustainable architecture which brings together a series of contributions from … Continue reading "Danny Forster Conference on Sustainable Architecture in Punta Cana"

• Environment Ministry and Navy Plant Trees in Las Calderas Naval Base

  Environment Ministry and Navy Plant Trees in Las Calderas Naval BaseSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 12/14/2011 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Dominican Navy undertook a reforestation program in the area around the Las Calderas Naval Base in the province of Peravia. She said planting along the coast is not just a simple … Continue reading "Environment Ministry and Navy Plant Trees in Las Calderas Naval Base"

• (Versión en español) Cultura celebra semana del Artista Plástico

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