Hillary and Bill Clinton to spend New Year in Punta Cana
People December 31, 2016 | 10:10 am
United States past presidential hopeful,United States past presidential hopeful,Hillary Clinton and her husband the former president of that nation Bill Clintonwill spend the New Year in a private [...]
Image of infamy photographer dies in Santo Domingo
People December 29, 2016 | 3:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- Award-winning photojournalistJuan Pérez Terrero, also known as the photographer of April, who took movingphotos of the US invasion of 1965 passed away today Thursday.
P[...]
Freedom fighter Manolo Tavárez executed 53 years ago today
People December 21, 2016 | 4:15 pm
SD.- 53 years ago today Army troops deployedto Las Manaclas (northwest) in 1963 executed Manuel Aurelio Tavárez Justo"Manolo" and 15 freedom fighters who accompanied him in the guerr[...]
Association of Dominican Classical Artists invites to recital
People December 20, 2016 | 4:19 pm
NY. We would like to cordially invite you toour Winter Student Recital. In the recital our music students will perform aselection of orchestral, chamber and solo pieces, while our visual artsstuden[...]
US Labor Dept. recognizes human rights activist Sonia Pierre
People December 17, 2016 | 11:48 am
SD. - The US Labor Dept. posthumouslyrecognized Sonia Pierre with the 2016 Iqbal Masih Prize to Eliminate ChildLabor for her efforts to promote human rights.
In a ceremony at his official res[...]
Centro Cultural Domínico-Americano exhibit honors Claudio Pacheco
People December 9, 2016 | 5:32 pm
Santiago.- The second annual 2016 paintingand drawing group exhibit by students of the Centro Cultural Domínico-Americanowas dedicated in honor of Claudio Pacheco and directed by professor Ofe[...]
Phonak ambassador supports Hear the World Foundation’s project work
People December 9, 2016 | 4:55 pm
Bundesliga youth team player and brandambassador for Phonak Simon Ollert is paying a visit to the Swiss Hear theWorld Foundation's partner project in Santo Domingo. The foundation has teamedup with[...]
Huchi Lora receives National Journalism Prize
People December 8, 2016 | 3:11 pm
SD. Veteran journalist, filmmaker and author HuchiLora on Thursday received the National Journalism Prize from president DaniloMedina.
Education minister Andrés Navarro and DominicanJour[...]
US returns 23 pre-Columbian Taino artifacts
People December 7, 2016 | 3:41 pm
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Twenty-threepre-Columbian Taino cultural artifacts illegally imported to the United Stateswere returned to the Dominican Republic Dec. 6, during a repatriation ceremonyspe[...]
Banco Popular , APEC announce 1st Photojournalism Prize
People December 2, 2016 | 9:58 am
Santo Domingo. - The Board of Directors ofAction Pro Education and Culture (APEC) and its APEC Cultural programannounced, with the sponsorship of the Banco Popular Dominicano, the firstedition of t[...]
Veteran photographer Carmen Suárez dies doing what she loved
People December 1, 2016 | 3:14 pm
SD.- Veteran photographer Carmen Suárez died of cardiacarrest on Thursday at the offices of outlet acento.com.do, where she was thephoto editor.
The news has shocked media workers, journ[...]
Business group which protects the environment has new board
People November 24, 2016 | 3:53 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Environmental Protection BusinessSupport Network (ECORED) on Thursday swore in its new board for the 2016-2018 period,chaired by Rafael Izquierdo, who stressed its 10 [...]
Gildan night race/walk raises RD$2.05M for kids in need
People November 23, 2016 | 12:35 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than 1,500 walkers andrunners participated successfully in the third edition of the Gildan Glow Run /Walk, organized by Canadian manufacturing multinational Gildan, which raise[...]
Inaugural exhibit ‘Huchi Lora: 50 years of journalism’
People November 22, 2016 | 4:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- With an exhibit of articlesand cartoons, the Resistance Memorial Museum will celebrate the 50-year career ofjournalist Huchi Lora at 7pm Wed. on Arzobispo Nouel St. 210 in the Colon[...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hiring for CBP officer positions nationwide
People November 18, 2016 | 12:03 pm
San Juan, PR —U.S. Customs and BorderProtection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. ports of entry andinternational borders, is accepting applications nationwide for CBP officerpositions at[...]
US Embassy fests International Education Week
People November 15, 2016 | 11:40 am
Educational activities will be carried out infive cities to promote student exchange between the Dominican Republic and theUnited States
Santo Domingo, DN.- Starting yesterday Mondayto Saturd[...]
Lecturer highlights Trampolín Museum’s family values, unity
People November 9, 2016 | 9:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The Trampolín Children'sMuseum continues its commitment to the unity and the rescue of the essence ofthe families and contribute to this objective organized the master disserta[...]
Deputies to recognize Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú
People November 3, 2016 | 11:47 am
SD. The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday announcedit will bestow recognition on Guatemalan citizen an Nobel Peace Prize laureate RigobertaMenchú.
"Dr. Rigoberta Menchú is commit[...]
Magazine for the Dominican diaspora launches fundraiser
People November 2, 2016 | 3:57 pm
New York, NY.– The online publication for theDominican Diaspora , La Galería Magazine, has launched its Indiegogo Campaignin order to remain an unaffiliated independent grassroots publicatio[...]
Gildan fundraiser for shelter for children with AIDS
People November 2, 2016 | 11:25 am
Santo Domingo.- Canadian multinational Gildanand REMAR Foundation on Tuesday announcedthe third edition of the run/walk Gildan Glow Run on Nov. 12 to benefit theHome SANISI (Saving Children with A[...]