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New York and Santo Domingo natural museums historic collaboration

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York and the National Museum of Natural History “Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano” (NMNH) in Santo Domingo signed a historic collaboration agreement on 22 November 2024 at the Presidential Palace, witnessed by President Luis Abinader and New York Representative Adriano Espaillat. President Luis Abinader expressed his …

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Emilia Perez gets 10 Golden Globe nominations; Zoe Saldaña nominated

The Dominican Republic is celebrating Zoe Saldaña’s Golden Globe 2025 nomination for best supporting actress for her lead role as Rita in the drama/musical/comedy “Emilia Perez.” Saldana plays the main character in many intense and showy scenes (especially the musical ones) in the new film that can be seen on Netflix in Santo Domingo. Saldaña …

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Keep the umbrella handy: Scattered showers expected

The National Meteorological Office (Indomet) is forecasting occasional cloudy patches that could lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms across several provinces. These weather conditions are being caused by a lingering trough that is gradually moving away from the forecast area, located northeast of the island over Atlantic waters, as well as the effects of the …

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Young people excited about a career in aviation industry

A recent aviation job fair coordinated by 25 private and public entities related to Dominican aviation saw a record attendance of more than 1,000 young people seeking jobs. The event took place on 6 December 2024 at the installations of the Superior Academy of Aviation Sciences (ASCA) at the Norge Botello Aeronautical Complex of the …

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Miami flights for La Romana

American Airlines is now operating daily flights from Miami International (MIA) to La Romana’s International Airport (LRM). The airplane used has capacity for 128 passengers. The around two-hour-and-a-half Flight AA3071 leaves Miami International each day at 10:30am and arrives at La Romana at 2pm local time. (DR is currently one hour ahead of Eastern Standard …

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Magaly Toribio writes THE tourism marketing book

Former long-time marketing guru of the Dominican Republic, now retired Magaly Toribio has published a first book on Strategies of Tourism Marketing, sharing what she learned during her long career as director of marketing at the Ministry of Tourism. She presents the Dominican Republic’s marketing case over the years, sharing insights into promotion, advertising, public …

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