2014 – Page 257

This is the best of times for young people seeking to continue their studies abroad. The Dominican Republic’s leading journalists’ union, the Colegio Dominicano de Periodistas (CDP) has announced that the Ministry of Higher Education is offering scholarships for studies in digital information systems, masters in information sciences as well as several others for journalists …

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Business sectors are calling for the government to expand the scope of the one-stop window for setting up a company. The Single Window for Investment (VUI) is only operating for investments in tourism real estate, according to a report in Listin Diario. The facility is aimed at cutting the red tape needed to invest. The …

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Economist Pedro Silverio Alvarez is urging the government to take the route of seeking more efficient spending instead of continuing to increase the burden on taxpayers. In an opinion piece in Diario Libre today, Friday 7 March, he mentions two studies that can serve as references: the World Bank Global Governance Indicators study that examines …

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In Diario Libre’s editorial column yesterday, Thursday 6 March, Ines Aizpun focused on the issue of job creation. She acknowledges that creating jobs in the private sector is not easy, and that Dominicans like to have their own businesses, to be entrepreneurs. “That means there is the potential, the vocation, the desire, the aspiration to …

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Falcondo Xstrata Nickel executives say that the mining company will be contributing to the protection of the Jaguey River basin and the biodiversity in the Loma Miranda mountain, and will only mine 23% of the area, as reported in Hoy. Company environmental adviser Fernando Cabrera and its mining director Edwin Deveaux say that infrastructure would …

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The appearance of a troupe dressed in Ku Klux Klan costumes in the 2014 National Carnival Parade has been used in international press reports to again blast the Dominican Republic as a racist country. The Ministry of Culture has argued that the carnival is a plural event, where groups are free to choose how they …

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Folk musician Irka Mateo is giving a special concert in celebration of International Women’s Day on Saturday, 8 March at 9pm at the Centro Cultural de Espana in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City (C. Arz. Merino). The concert will be a tribute to Anacaona, the Taino Indian woman who is a historical symbol of powerful women, …

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This is one event not to be missed. The National Botanical Gardens is one of the loveliest public spaces in the Caribbean. Every year it invites the public to the exhibition of exotic orchids by the local orchidology society. The traditional Dominican Orchidology Society’s 62nd Exhibition and 32nd Contest from 13-16 March is a truly …

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Classical ballet choreographer and teacher Alina Abreu has been entrusted with the dance productions for the El Soberano Awards this year. The awards, produced in the style of the Oscars, honor the best in show business in the Dominican Republic. In an interview with El Dia, Abreu said that this was the first time that …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo has announced that the next round of bilateral talks with Haiti will take place Tuesday, 20 March in the city of Jacmel in Haiti, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. The talks, which will focus on trade, health, tourism and migration matters, follow up on the previous monthly meeting …

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