Dominican Tourism Press hosts traditional fellowship bash
People January 13, 2015 | 5:52 pm
SD.- The Dominican Tourism Press Association (Adompretur) held its traditional fellowship gathering for members and associates, which brought together more than one 100 journalists and people relat[...]
Pedro Martinez, Dominican Goodwill Ambassador
People January 14, 2015 | 12:33 pm
SD. Dominican Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez on Wednesday was designated Goodwill Ambassador, in an unannounced ceremony headed by president Danilo Medina in the National Palace.
‘Pedr[...]
Costa Cruises treats local media to a tour of Magica
People January 14, 2015 | 3:40 pm
La Romana, Dominican Republic.- Carolyn Corrigan, Costa Cruises Business Development Manager for the Dominican Republic market, is currently in the country, and together with Anita Armenteros and [...]
CUNY Dominican Studies Institute announces award
People January 16, 2015 | 10:40 am
New York.- The purpose of the Summer Library Travel Research Award is to enable faculty researchers from colleges and universities across the globe to take advantage of the unique resources of the [...]
Unabashed and attractive music talent: Marianne Taveras
People January 16, 2015 | 2:56 pm
S.D.- You might spot her in a piano bar, a lobby of a swank hotel, or maybe at the corner pub, but always with guitar in hand and a stunning voice of impressive reach.
Marianne Taveras is a p[...]
Dominican director, the Vatican clash over controversial film
People August 8, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- "I want to make it clear that the showing of the film "The Closet "does not seek to impose deep reforms within the church, it only proposes to make small changes which contribute to im[...]Gildan donates RD$1.31M to Dominican Republic Rehabilitation
People January 19, 2015 | 1:13 pm
S.D. Gildan Dominican Republic donated RD$1.31 million to the Dominican Rehabilitation Association, subsidiary in the town of Guerra, raised during the first Gildan Glow Run held December 14 at th[...]
Junot Díaz’s ‘Oscar Wao’ 21st century’s best novel: BBC
People January 20, 2015 | 11:19 am
S.D.- A group of American critics has named Junot Díaz’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ an ingenious take on the life of an overweight Dominican-American nerd, as the best novel [...]
Dominican WW2 pilot helped desegregate US military
People August 6, 2018 | 2:22 pm
New York.- Esteban Hotesse was born on February 11, 1919 in Moca, Dominican Republic. He came to the U.S. at the age of 4 with his mother, Clara Pacheco, and sister, Irma Hotesse. During World War [...]
