Celebrating three great English exports in 2015
People April 22, 2015 | 4:08 pm
In 2015, England marks two major anniversaries. It will be 800 years since the Magna Carta was sealed and 750 years since the formation of the first English parliament.
Anyone who is intere[...]
US Embassy announces Green Fest at Botanical Garden
People April 21, 2015 | 10:22 am
Santo Domingo.- The US Embassy through its Green Team and the Environment Ministry’s support will host its traditional "Green Fest" at the National Botanical Garden to mark Internation[...]
Free concerts and fundraising for FEDUJAZZ in Cabarete
People April 20, 2015 | 11:44 am
Cabarete, Dominican Republic.- The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Education Foundation (“FEDUJAZZ”) will celebrate International Jazz Day April 30, 2015 with free concerts in Cabarete, and a [...]
New study confirms Dominican diaspora’s generosity: Ding
People April 20, 2015 | 11:31 am
NY. - As the US’ fifth largest Hispanic group it’s not surprising there are around 1.5 million Dominicans or descendants living in the US looking for ways to send a little help back home.
Dominican Tourism Press Association taps new board
People April 17, 2015 | 10:12 am
Santo Domingo.- With massive participation of its members, the Dominican Tourism Press Association (Adompretur) held national elections Wednesday in which journalists José Luis Chavez, Karina [...]
Dolphin Discovery dolphin swim aims to help kids in Punta Cana
People April 17, 2015 | 9:42 am
Punta Cana - Dolphin Discovery Foundation will participate in Punta Cana’s 3rd annual "10,000 Smiles" project with programs for local children, with interactive dolphin swim at no cost [...]
Playwright wins Dominican Republic’s top show biz prize
People April 15, 2015 | 7:04 am
Santo Domingo.- The Soberano (sovereign) Awards, Dominican Republic’s top show business and media prizes, awarded 43 people and shows in as many categories in the ceremony that honored the late[...]
Music for every taste at Punta Cana’s Easter bash
People April 13, 2015 | 5:23 pm
Punta Cana, DR- During the Easter holidays Punta Cana Resort & Club hosted varied activities for owners, guests and their families.
This program included a week of repertoire of DJs i[...]
Dominican Francisca Lachapel wins Nuestra Belleza Latina crown
People April 13, 2015 | 8:07 am
Santo Domingo.- Francisca Lachapel was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 on Sunday, and the first Dominican to win that title in the pageant hosted by TV network Univision.
"Mommy, I [...]
Sur Futuro, MERCADOM agree to help farmers market crops
People April 10, 2015 | 5:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans Republic’s Farmers Markets Association (MERACDOOM) and the Sur Futuro Foundation signed an agreement to support and facilitate the marketing of crops for farmers in the[...]
Miner Falcondo launches fresh water project in Monseñor Noel
People April 10, 2015 | 4:19 pm
Monseñor Noel, Dominican Republic.- The miner Falconbridge Dominicana (Falcondo) recently inaugurated the Public Faucets Project in the community Urbanizacion Falcondo, to continue to secure a[...]
Hotels Blue Diamond mark World Forests and Water Day
People April 9, 2015 | 12:38 pm
Punta Cana, DominicanRepublic.- As part of the World Forest and Water Day celebrations, the hotels MemoriesSplash, Royalton and CHIC Punta Cana, hosted several activities to raiseawareness among gu[...]
Cadaver leaves crypt to ‘protest’ overcrowded cemetery
People April 7, 2015 | 11:19 am
Baitoa, Dominican Republic.- The mummified cadaver of a presumably elderly woman was found out of her crypt by a gravedigger in the cemetery of the town, precisely the site of protests last week to[...]
Jazz Fest to mark Jazz Day with free concerts, fundraiser
People April 6, 2015 | 3:25 pm
Cabarete, Dominican Republic.- The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Education Foundation (“FEDUJAZZ”) will celebrate International Jazz Day with free concerts and a fund-raising event April 30,[...]
Leading newspaper taps ‘Man and Woman of the Year 2014’
People March 27, 2015 | 10:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Leading newspaper Diario Libre hosted the ‘Man and Woman of the Year 2014 Awards’ gala at Hotel Embajador Thursday night, with top honors for Manos Arrugadas Foundation presiden[...]
Online high school lets students earn US-accredited diploma
People March 26, 2015 | 12:41 pm
SD. Florida-based academic organizations in Santo Domingo recently launched an online high school through which students from the Dominican Republic can earn a US-accredited diploma without having [...]
Triumph in perseverance
People March 20, 2015 | 5:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- She sees life as a challenge and an adventure. At 20, a wayward bullet hit her spine, but learned to fend for itself.
An accident in a violent society in which she has lived, [...]
Five athletes get The Training Club’s kudos
People March 19, 2015 | 10:35 am
SD.- The personalized gym The Training Club recognized five athletes who trusted their fitness to its coaches prior to local and global competitions.
Ironman and triathlon Elizabeth Nyitray, [...]
Tourism Press gains foothold in far off Pedernales
People March 17, 2015 | 10:42 am
Pedernales DR.- With a commitment to promote the development of the tourism press in the South, the Dominican Tourism Press Association (Adompretur) inducted a subsidiary in Pedernales, the second [...]
National Agro Fair crowns belle to kickoff exhibit
People March 16, 2015 | 5:30 pm
SD.- The formal kickoff of the National Agricultural Fair 2015 crowned the belle Natalia Rios Brache as event queen, this year dedicated to agro leader Dr. Julio Brache.
The Fair will last un[...]
