Senator Espaillat to request a New York City Municipal ID
People May 8, 2015 | 10:35 am
New York, NY.- Today New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan/Bronx), will request a Municipal ID (IDNYC). The personal identification card issued by the municipal government is availa[...]
Peace Corps hosts annual young entrepreneurs contest
People May 6, 2015 | 10:00 am
Santo Domingo.- The Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic hosted its 9th ‘Build Your Dreams’ contest for young entrepreneurs, held in the Juan Pablo II retreat.
The 3-day event was attend[...]
Haitian-Dominican art exhibit for diaspora solidarity
People May 5, 2015 | 3:56 pm
Santo Domingo.- On May 8, 2015, the artwork of twenty-eight US visual artists and three Canadian and US writers, all with roots in Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be unveiled in Santo Domingo[...]
Dominican Film Festival in New York announces Spring Soiree
People May 1, 2015 | 8:43 am
New York.- The Dominican Film Festival in New York will host its Second Annual Spring Soiree on May 7th at Vacca Lounge in Washington Heights, New York.
This year the Dominican Film Festival [...]
Fiordaliza Rodriguez, 1st Dominican judge in Bronx family court
People April 28, 2015 | 11:53 am
New York.- Attorney Fiordaliza Rodriguez was named the first Dominican judge in Bronx family court, a post she will serve for 10 years once inducted on June 27.
Rodriguez was nominated by Ma[...]
US Embassy marks Earth Day with Botanical Garden ‘Green Fest’
People April 27, 2015 | 4:47 pm
SD.- The United States Embassy through its Green Team hosted for its traditional "Green Fest" Green Fair on Sunday April 26, to mark International Earth Day, with the theme "our mome[...]
Puntacana International School wins first place UN Model in NYC
People April 24, 2015 | 5:40 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Puntacana International School won first place in the "Best Negotiation Skills" and "Best Delegation" categories in the United Nations Conferenc[...]
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[...]
