XVII Feria Internacional del Libro Santo Domingo 2014 / The 17th International Book Fair of Santo Domingo 2014 (FILRD14). This years annual Book Fair will be held from April, 24 to May 5, 2014 / 24 de abril al 5 de mayo de 2014 at the the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte located […]
mirabal sisters
International Day of Non-Violence Against Women
Today is the International Day of Non-Violence Against Women/ Día Internacional de la No Violencia contra la Mujer. Today, 51 years ago, is the day three of the four Mirabal sisters were murdered by the men dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo had do his dirty work today in 1960. The world noticed and made November 25th […]
New Painting on the Obelisk
For the fifth time a new mural will be painted on the obelisk / El obelisco (also known as El Obelisco Macho) located on Avenida George Washington (also known as the Malecon) not far from Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo. As you pass by now the entire monument is surrounded in scaffolding. It should be […]
