breaking news santo domingo Friday, September 03, 2010

Dominican businessmen hold a meeting with French expert

Jacques Attali

Jacques Attali

Exchange views with Jacques Attali

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- Representatives of the Dominican business community expressed their views on the National Development Strategy, in a meeting at the National Palace on Tuesday, with French intellectual Jacques Attali, who was hired by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development to focus on development toward the rest the world…

Santo Domingo Live, 01.09.10

Hurricane Earl causes several flights to be canceled

irport Las Américas of Santo DomingoInternational Airport of the Americas suspends flights to Puerto Rico

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The International Airport of the Americas (Aila), canceled several flights to Puerto Rico and other countries on Monday, due to Hurricane Earl, which reached category four on the Saffir-Simpson scale (one to five)…

Santo Domingo Live, 31.08.10

Jacques Attali gives a lecture at the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Lecture of Jacques Attali at FUNGLODEConducting the development process: the French experience of the Committee for the Liberation of Growth

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) held a conference called Conducting the development process: the French experience of the Committee for the Liberation of Growth by Jacques Attali,President of the Committee for the Liberation of French growth. The event took place last Friday, the 27th

Santo Domingo Live, 30.08.10

Seaboard to install a natural gas plant on the banks of the Ozama River

Ozama river in Santo DomingoRepresents a reduction of 150,000 tons of CO2 emissions

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The electricity company Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Seaboard), which operates plants Estrella del Mar and Estrella del Norte, on the banks of the Ozama River, will replace these two units with one with a capacity of 108 megawatts…

Santo Domingo Live, 27.08.10

The Ministry of Public Works initiates plan for repairing traffic signals in Santo Domingo

Aerial view of Santo DomingoFor maintenance of the Traffic Control System

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Public Works initiated an aggressive plan to repair traffic lights in the capital, by contacting Icontrolt-Global Capital Consortium for the maintenance of the Traffic Control System…

Santo Domingo Live, 25.08.10

Exports from the Dominican Republic grew during the first half of the year

Merchandise boatAccording to the Center for Export and Investment (CEI-RD)

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- Exports from the Dominican Republic rose from US $2.235 billion to US $2.499 billion during the first half of this year, an increase of 11.84% compared with the same period the previous year, according to a report released on Monday by the Center for Exports and Investments (CEI-RD)…

Santo Domingo Live, 24.08.10

MSC cruise ship company comes to Dominican Republic

MSC cruise ship in Dominican RepublicOffers a children board free policy

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The Italian cruise company, MSC, the second largest in Europe, has made its entry into the cruise industry in the Dominican Republic, in conjunction with the Mundi Tours travel agency.

Santo Domingo Live, 23.08.10

International Caribbean Triennial, Santo Domingo 2010 (September 1st / October 24th 2010)

Abstract Impressionism by Michel BizetAbstract Impressionism by Michel Bizet

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The First International Triennial of the Caribbean, Santo Domingo 2010 is a cultural event being held at the Museum of Modern Art from September 1st through October 24th in the city of Santo Domingo. The event is scheduled to be held every three years…

Santo Domingo Live, 20.08.10

Minister of Culture presents the First Nelson Mandela Festival

Nelson MandelaAs part of Santo Domingo, American Capital of Culture 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Culture, the Consulate of South Africa and the South African Friendship Association officially opened the Mandela Festival, in honor of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president

Santo Domingo Live, 19.08.10

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The correction of the oil prices’ decrease on international market, provoked by the uncertainty of global economy, enabled the indexation of taxes on local market. Even if the prices of most the hydrocarbons remain the same, it’s important to note the decrease of the prices of gasoline and fuel oil varieties, according, according to the prices’ list of the Commerce and Industry Ministry (MIC), for the week that begins on august 28th, 2010…

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Fashion & Trends

Burberry sunglasses autumn winter 2010 / 2011

In the middle of summer, Burberry offers us to discover the sunglasses for the next winter, which can be used during all year, of course. The recurrent colors are black, purple…


Dolce & Gabbana

The leopard patterns are revived and customized by the Italian firm Dolce & Gabbana, which offers us an unexpected, but very nice 2010 / 2011 autumn winter collection. The small cocktail dresses are very present…


Beauty & Health

Burberry Beauty

After a long wait, the Burberry brand finally launches its beauty products, with a first collection called Burberry Beauty, created in collaboration with Inter Parfums. In this collection you will not find non natural beauty and garish colors


Tricks to fight stretch marks

Stretch marks, or striae as they are called in dermatology, are scars that appear on skin and represent a real concern for women. They are produced by the breaking of skin tissues caused by the fact of gaining and losing weight or too rapid growth…


Decoration & Design

Sky Planter

Designer Patrick Morris decided to united natural and original, by creating this upside-down planter that defies gravity. The studio Boskke will edit this creation, which will certainly become very famous quickly…


ZOO African masks

The international designer Kossi Aguessy, native from Togo, his known for producing creation that bring together design and contemporaneous art, always surprising. It’s the case of his latest creation called ZOO


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