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 […]
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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 […]
Happenings for Semana Santa 2011
If you are not planning on going outside of the city for the Easter weekend theres always something happening in the Colonial Zone area. Art Display- “Art Treasures of the Vatican” / “Tesoros artísticos del Vaticano” is an exhibition at the Independence Park perimeter fence and where you can see photographs of the works. Include, […]
Discussion and Agreements on Improving Colonial Zone
Neighborhood councils and business of the Colonial Zone / Las juntas de vecinos y el sector empresarial de la Zona Colonial signed an agreement on April 12th at the San Souci port to fix up Colonial Zone. They say they will invest U.S. $ 53 million to make the Zone more secure and beautiful. They […]
Street Vendors Have Problems in the Zone
El presidente de la Asociación de Buhoneros de la Zona Colonial y Aledañas (ABZCA). According to the papers many of the Informal workers grouped in the Association of Traders of the Colonial Zone/ Trabajadores informales agrupados en la Asociación de Buhoneros de la Zona Colonial vendors located in Colonial Zone, most along Calle el Conde, […]
International Day of Children’s and Youth
Centro Cultural de España (Cce)/ The Cultural Center of Spain – Celebremos el Día Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil/ Celebrate the International Book Day of Children and Youth. +click image to enlarge The Centro Cultural de España will be promoting an event to be held in Parque Colon (on Calle el Conde between Isabel […]