All visitors to the Dominican Republic in February should do their best to attend the La Vega carnival, or the parades in Bonao and Santiago, considered the most colorful in the country. In 2006 UNESCO recognized the La Vega Carnival as the fourth in the world, after the carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad & [...]
President Leonel Fernandez proclaimed Santo Domingo as the Cultural Capital of America 2010 during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace yesterday. Last year the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals in Barcelona chose Santo Domingo to become the first Caribbean and Central American nation to receive this title.
Speaking at the start of the ceremony, Bureau of [...]
President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated near noon Wednesday the local store of the retail chain Ikea, built at a cost of US$85 million and which will provide as many as 2,500 direct and indirect jobs.
In his speech, Fernandez said the opening of Ikea is an example of the Dominican economy’s reactivation in 2010. “The opening of [...]
After overcoming the high seas’ obstacles the winners of the Atlantic Grand Prix 2010 regatta yesterday finally saw the land which the other boats are expected to reach in the next few days.
Enrique Curt, president of the Nautical Club from Spain, said the regatta competitors had set sail from the Port of Jerez in Cadiz [...]
Canada’s ambassador Todd Kuiack announced that his country’s Consulate began operating in Dominican Republic two weeks ago, making it easier to get a visa for Dominican who wish to travel to that nation.
Previously Dominicans had to travel to Haiti for a visa, but can now request it in the Canadian office in the capital’s Acropolis [...]
The actress Angelina Jolie, today hailed the Government and the Dominican people’s generosity and commitment with the needs in Haiti, especially the first responders.
Jolie, the United Nations good will ambassador spoke prior to departing from Santo Domingo for the United States Thursday morning, after her busy agenda including a visit to the Darío Contreras hospital, [...]
The actress Angelina Jolie visited president Leonel Fernandez last night to coordinate efforts to aid Haiti.
The actress, known for her humanitarian work in needy countries, also visited the quake’s youngest victims in the orthopedic surgery hospital Darío Contreras, where patients and medical personnel welcomed her.
Hundreds of Haitian citizens have been treated in that medical center, [...]