Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance / El Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana We have a new museum in the Colonial Zone. This museum will be inaugurated this weekend, May 29, 2011 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the execution of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (more information on Trujillo) and fall of the dictatorship. The […]
Closing off Streets for the Public and Other Ideas for the Zone
There was a meeting and debate on Thursday about improving the Zona Colonial area. The Inter-American Development Bank is going to give an initial investment of RD$30 million to get the projects started. They want to improve the Colonial city by preserving the monuments and buildings and also make more pedestrian walkways in the historical […]
Inaguration of the New Image of Nuestra Señora de Fátima
Heralds of the Gospel. Are pleased to invite you to the Solemn Jubilee Mass in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, presided by His Eminence Most Rev. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, on Friday May 13, 2011 at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, First of America in Colonial Zone. Program: 5:00PM – Pilgrimage from […]
Gatorade 10K Santo Domingo 2011
The Carrera Gatorade 10K is happening on Sunday May 8, 2011. It will start at 4:30PM at the Plaza Juan Baron along the Malecon (Avenida George Washington) in Cuidad Nueva. The route starts and finishes at the Plaza. This annual race uses the funds it receives to benefit different organizations in Dominican Republic. This year […]
The 8th Organic Coffee Festival 2011
The 8th Organic Coffee Festival / El 8vo Festival del Café Orgánico in Polo, Barahona This is a celebration of the harvest, which takes place in the community of Polo, Barahona, The first festival was in 2004 and has become a yearly tradition. This years event will coincide with the World Environment Day on June […]
Dominican Republic Minimum Wage
The Labour Minister / Ministro de Trabajo, Max Puig, says that 75% of Dominicans earn less than RD $15,000 pesos per month which is less than the national minimum wage. Another source says that 94% of workers earn less than RD $ 30.000, an amount that is exempt from income tax. Also, 78% is less […]