http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. en-us Copyright 2008 DominicanToday.com Merit Designs ICM 60 News http://www.dominicantoday.com/rss/rss.gif http://www.dominicantoday.com The first online newspaper in english language of the Dominican Republic. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29633/Dominican-radio-welcomes-Sonia-Silvestre-and-Guillermo-Cordero Santo Domingo.– Renowned Dominican entertainers Sonia Silvestre and This and That Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:21:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29633/Dominican-radio-welcomes-Sonia-Silvestre-and-Guillermo-Cordero http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29555/Viva-Wyndham-Resortsawards-employees-good-students Santo Domingo.- Viva Wyndham Resorts hosted the 1st awards for academic excellence for children of employees in the hotels Dominicus Beach and Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace, Bayahibe (southeast). This and That Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:23:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29555/Viva-Wyndham-Resortsawards-employees-good-students http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29554/Cisneros-Foundation-aims-to-help-inhabitants-of-Miches Santo Domingo. The Cisneros Foundation, devoted to the development of programs for Social Responsibility in Latin America, signed a partnership agreement with the company specializing in microfinance, Development Fund Inc. (FONDESA), to contribute to improve social and economic advancement of the inhabitants of the town of Miches (east). This and That Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:49:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29554/Cisneros-Foundation-aims-to-help-inhabitants-of-Miches http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29553/Microsoft-inaugurates-Latin-American-Forum-for-Innovative-Teachers Santo Domingo.- The 1st Latin American Forum for Innovative Teachers was inaugurated today, an event that gathers 200 teachers for more than two days, as authorities and private partners throughout the region exchange expertise in the field of education technologies, share experiences and best practices. This and That Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:35:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/26/29553/Microsoft-inaugurates-Latin-American-Forum-for-Innovative-Teachers http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/25/29538/Body-Shop-Athletic-Club-hostsWorld-Heart-Day Santo Domingo.- The Body Shop Athletic Club host World Heart Day today with activities including lectures, medical checkups and special classes. This and That Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:23:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/25/29538/Body-Shop-Athletic-Club-hostsWorld-Heart-Day http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/25/29537/CONDEX-to-launch-2ndround-of-talks-forDominicans-abroad Santo Domingo.- The executive vice president of the National Council for Dominican Communities Abroad (CONDEX), Alejandro Santos today said the launch of the 2nd phase of the popular consultation to Dominicans abroad that will be held in Philadelphia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico in October and November. The 1st stage of the consultation was conducted last year in major European cities home to Dominican communities, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Spain, France, Italy, Madrid, Switzerland. This and That Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/25/29537/CONDEX-to-launch-2ndround-of-talks-forDominicans-abroad http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29641/Juan-Luis-Guerra-would-return-to-Berklee-as-teacher Santo Domingo.– Grammy-winning merengue superstar This and That Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:32:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29641/Juan-Luis-Guerra-would-return-to-Berklee-as-teacher http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29640/Folk-dances-from-India-in-the-Dominican-Republic This and That Sat, 4 Oct 2008 16:40:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29640/Folk-dances-from-India-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29637/Classic-Dominican-merengue-stars-perform-tonight-in-Manhattan New York.– The Story of Merengue, a performance of five legends of Dominican This and That Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:17:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29637/Classic-Dominican-merengue-stars-perform-tonight-in-Manhattan http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29636/Madonna-denies-meal-with-A-Rod This and That Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:51:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/4/29636/Madonna-denies-meal-with-A-Rod http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/3/29624/FUNGLODE-GFDD-have-36-films-documentaries-for-Dominican-Festival Santo Domingo .- The showing of 36 fiction films and documentaries in the 2nd Dominican Global Film Festival is already confirmed, which this year will be held November 19 to 23. This and That Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:29:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/3/29624/FUNGLODE-GFDD-have-36-films-documentaries-for-Dominican-Festival http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/2/29616/Pulitzer-Junot-Diaz-had-to-shun-Dominicanness-nyremezclacom-says New York.- “I had to suppress my Dominicanness,” said Pulitzer Prize-winner writer Junot Diaz during an interview together with ‘Nuyorican’ Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, by the Web site ny.remezcla.com. This and That Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:10:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/2/29616/Pulitzer-Junot-Diaz-had-to-shun-Dominicanness-nyremezclacom-says http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/2/29615/Singer-Pavel-Nunez-starts-University-Tour-in-San-Francisco Santo Domingo .- Pavel Núñez starts this Friday his 7th University Tour in the campus of the State University (UASD) of San Francisco (northeast), where he'll be treating students to his poetry and music. This and That Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:37:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/2/29615/Singer-Pavel-Nunez-starts-University-Tour-in-San-Francisco http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29607/Classic-merengue-singers-the-to-croon-in-Manhattan-stage Santo Domingo.- The United Palace Theater in Manhattan sets the stage for the performance of 5 major classic Dominican merengue singers: Frank Cruz, Francis Santana, Vinicio Franco, Joseíto Mateo and Cuco Valoy. This and That Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:17:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29607/Classic-merengue-singers-the-to-croon-in-Manhattan-stage http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29600/APECannounces-AmericanAdvertising-and-Graphic-Design-Colleges-event Santo Domingo.- The University APEC (UNAPEC) announced the gathering of the 2nd Ibero American Colleges, Advertising Schools and Graphic Design, to take place every two years, with representatives from Latin American, Spain, Portugal and United States higher education institutions,. This and That Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:59:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29600/APECannounces-AmericanAdvertising-and-Graphic-Design-Colleges-event http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29597/Producersays-Dominican-films-need-more-appeal-abroad Santo Domingo .- TV and music video producer Mario Hidalgo works in films together with an international firm, and which would contribute to develop the Dominican cinema This and That Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:18:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/10/1/29597/Producersays-Dominican-films-need-more-appeal-abroad http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/28/29566/Redford-mourns-loss-of-real-friend-Newman Los Angeles.– Robert Redford mourned the death of Paul Newman, describing his former co-star as "a real friend" whose life had left the world a better place, in comments reported Saturday. This and That Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:07:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/28/29566/Redford-mourns-loss-of-real-friend-Newman http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/27/29563/Santo-Domingo-film-festival-gets-ready Santo Domingo.– The Dominican capital will host between Thursday, 2 October and Saturday, 11 October, the 10th Muestra Internacional de Cine de Santo Domingo. This and That Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/27/29563/Santo-Domingo-film-festival-gets-ready http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/27/29562/Dominican-singer-Marel-Alemany-performs-at-Maunaloa-tonight Santo Domingo.– Dominican singer and songwriter Marel Alemany celebrates his birthday tonight with a concert at at the Maunaloa club called “De Papel”. This and That Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2008/9/27/29562/Dominican-singer-Marel-Alemany-performs-at-Maunaloa-tonight