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Earthquake Shakes Eastern Caribbean Islands
Port of Spain, May 20 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale shook several Eastern Caribbean islands without causing damage or casualties, the Seismic Department of the University of the West Indies reported today. The institution stressed that the quake?s epicenter was located southwest of Barbuda, part of the Antigua and Barbuda federation. At the end of last month, ...
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NYC photo exhibit features Dom. Rep. folk dances
NY.- A wide-angle photos exhibit will feature folk dances from the Dominican Republic, co-sponsored by VICINI and the City College of New York Dominican Studies Institute will be staged until August 17 at the campus' historic Amsterdam Plaza, in Manhattan. The exhibit, which is free of charge, opened on Friday, in the square is located next to City College Amsterdam Avenue between 136th ...
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Medina upbeat on Security Plan’s results albeit long term
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Monday said he's confident that the National Security Plan will have great results, even though they'll be long term. He said he expects the installation of surveillance cameras together with the 911 emergency calling systems will be fundamental to the Plan's success. Medina asked the population for patience, since the initiative will ...
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City Techs 2013 Valedictorian Does Best When Competition is Most Intense
more news from this source Newswise — Brooklyn, NY -- When Dany Salas left the Dominican Republic for New York in January 2008 to attend college, he was uncharacteristically silent for the first couple of months in his new country. That's because he was afraid to speak English; his thick Spanish accent wasn't understood and he felt self-conscious.But 25-year-old Salas found a way ...
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Central province gets US$187.0M boost for roads works
San Francisco, Dom. Rep.- The Government will spend around RD$5.8 billion (US$187 million) in infrastructure, services, roads and highways in central Duarte Province, to meet the demands of numerous organizations and community groups. State Works Supervisory Office (OISOE) director Miguel Pimentel the RD$700.0 million reconstruction of the San Francisco-Nagua highway will start Monday morning, ...
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Dominican businesses expanding role in Haiti reconstruction
The Dominican Republic is already a regional leader in Central America and now looks poised to play an even greater role in the future of disaster-hit Haiti. The two countries are already major trade partners, and this relationship looks set to expand into rebuilding the country as well.
The Dominican Republic has one of the strongest economies in Central America and is one of the major trade partners of earthquake-beleaguered Haiti. For this reason, political leaders in the country have pointed out that it is vital for local businesses to continue or expand their involvement in Haiti’s reconstruction, or the country would lose an important source of revenue. Read more
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