breaking news Thursday, September 02, 2010
The tourism industry should promote renewable energy
To help in the fight against climate change
BREAKING NEWS: The tourism industry should take steps towards energy efficiency and renewable energy development, which can help find a solution to the misuse of resources and minimize energy losses. This according to Omar Ramirez, executive vice president of the National Council on Climate Change…
Dominican Republic Live, 02.09.10
Jaques Attali and Leonel Fernández discuss global crisis
Global Economic Recovery: Opportunities and Challenges
BREAKING NEWS: President Leonel Fernández and the economist Jacques Attali, shared views on the origins of the global crisis, and the future challenges that will need to be faced in order to overcome this situation, during a conference given on Monday by the French professor at the National Palace…
Dominican Republic Live, 31.08.10
Caribbean monitors the path of Earl a category 4 hurricane
Green alert for some areas of the Dominican Republic
BREAKING NEWS: Strong winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Earl hit the north of the Lesser Antilles today, while hotels and tourists are stuck in the midst of a hurricane warning on several Caribbean islands…
Dominican Republic Live, 30.08.10
Dominican Republic seeks to attract Chinese tourists
54 million Chinese will travel outside their country this year
BREAKING NEWS: The economist Rosa NG Baez said that the Dominican Republic should work on a short-term strategy to attract tourists from China, explaining that during 2010 more than 54 million Chinese will travel outside their territory…
Dominican Republic Live, 27.08.10
The natural gas market is opened in the Dominican Republic
Will save the country US $1.1 billion per year, 2.5% of GDP
BREAKING NEWS: The natural gas market was opened in the Dominican Republic and will continue to advance without the fear that it may be impacted by a tax burden that is placed to keep the same price level of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which hinders its expansion in the domestic market…
Dominican Republic Live, 26.08.10
The Tourist Police to assess the tourist spots of the country to increase security
Pedro Antonio Cáceres Chestaro emphasizes importance of tourism
BREAKING NEWS: The director of the Tourist Police, Major General Pedro Antonio Cáceres Chestaro, explained that due to the importance of the tourist industry to the country, security must be high for this sector…
Dominican Republic Live, 25.08.10
Six airports to be refurbished and expanded in the country
21st Century Dominican Airports invests 850 million pesos
BREAKING NEWS: The 21stCentury Dominican Airports Consortium (Aerodom) plans to invest 850 million pesos in the renovation and expansion of six airports.
Dominican Republic Live, 24.08.10
French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Economy hold a meeting
To discuss National Development Strategy Bill
BREAKING NEWS: The Minister of Economy, Themistocles Montás, invited the members of the Dominican-French Chamber of Commerce (CCDF), in order to discuss the National Development Strategy Bill (END), which aims to set the developmental course for the Dominican Republic for the next twenty years.
Dominican Republic Live, 23.08.10
President Fernández receives plaque of recognition from the United Nations
For his leadership role during the Haitian crisis
BREAKING NEWS: President Leonel Fernández received a plaque from the United Nations on Thursday in recognition of his leadership and humanitarian work during the Haitian tragedy caused by the earthquake of January 12th…
Dominican Republic Live, 20.08.10
Dominican Republic to develop a comprehensive beach management plan
With the support of experts from the Balearic Islands
BREAKING NEWS: The Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic will perform, for the first time in the history of the country, a comprehensive plan for the management of the beaches, with the aim of improving their conditions and raising their status, in conjunction with experts from the Balearic Islands…
Dominican Republic Live, 19.08.10
Today in…
Santo Domingo Live
Dominican businessmen hold a meeting with French expert…
Santiago Live
La Canela Industrial Park opens in Santiago…
Las Terrenas Live
Hurricane Earl moves away and loses strength…
Samaná Live
Samaná is a unique destination…
Punta Cana Live
Hawksbill turtles return to the beaches of Punta Cana…
2010 Hurricane Season
Hurricane EARL - Category 4
Tropical Storm Fiona
Tropical Storm Gaston
Showers and thunderstorms - Probability 10%
SPECIAL PAGE 2010
FORECASTS
Economy & Tourism
NEW - Monthly Report of Tourism for JULY 2010
Petróleo y Moneda – Weekly report for the week from August 28th to September 3th, 2010:
When prices increase, they increase, when they decrease, they’re indexed…
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…
Discover the LAST BALANCE, EXCHANGE RATES and GAS PRICES for DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
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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