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David Clark and Libertad de Camps photography exhibition

Laboratorio Evolutivo de Arte Contemporaneo (opposite the Santo Domingo Cathedral) is hosting a photography exhibition “Entre Dos…” by David Clark and Libertad de Camps. The event is sponsored by the Global Initiative for the Environment and Gender. From Saturday, 2 August 2014 at 7pm through 12 August. For more on ongoing and upcoming events, see …

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DGII says it will sign agreement for FATCA compliance

Dominican Tax Agency (DGII) director Guarocuya Felix says the government has reached agreements in substance regarding the application of FATCA (Model 1GA). FATCA requires foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to report to the IRS information about financial accounts held by US taxpayers, or by foreign entities in which US taxpayers hold a substantial ownership interest. Furthermore, …

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Architect Richard Moreta exhibits at the Palacio de Bellas Artes

See the exhibit Digital Architectural Exhibition by Dominican architect Richard Moreta Castillo, a professor of architecture in Germany from 30 July to 14 September 2014 at the Galeria Nacional at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Av. Maximo Gomez. The Galeria Nacional is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 5pm. Thursdays from 10 …

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Ban Ki-moon asks Dominicans to take responsibility for Haiti government lapse

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations has asked the Dominican Republic to bear the burden for the lack of responsibility of the government in Haiti in providing legal documentation to those born in Haiti and their descendants. Most people living in Haiti are “stateless” because the government has traditionally not given priority to …

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