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Botanical Gardens host National Festival of Plants and Flowers

Mark your calendars! From the 17th until the 19th of October 2025, the National Botanical Garden is celebrating the National Plant and Flower Festival, one of the most important and emblematic urban festivities held each year. There is something for everyone, and beginners and experts alike will find interesting items, classes, and workshops. And this …

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Stay a month in Santo Domingo and take a tropical music dancing class

Tourists staying at beach resorts will be taught how to dance merengue, bachata and salsa, as this is a regular part of the recreational activities. Those spending time in the capital city of Santo Domingo and Santiago, the country’s second largest city, can take advantage of the dance classes at several centers. Diario Libre recently …

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Honoring Dominican expats, Augusto Taveras wins Oscar de la Renta Emigrant Award

Vice President Raquel Peña decorated Dominican community leader Augusto Taveras with the 2025 “Oscar de la Renta Emigrant Award.” This is the seventh edition of the prestigious award that is sponsored and organized by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex). During the event, Taveras’s remarkable journey since arriving in New York in 1971 was presented …

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President Abinader honors Josefina Miniño and Sister Agripina Acosta at Senior Citizen of the Year awards

President Luis Abinader and First Lady Raquel Arbaje led the sixth annual Senior Citizen of the Year and Protector of the Elderly awards ceremony on Friday, 3 October 2025, recognizing the altruism and dedication of older adults throughout the year. The awards are a national tribute to the country’s elderly population. The Senior Citizen of …

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