Dominican News

Dominican, Haitian youngsters off to Portland's Silicone Forest

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:06:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO.- Santo Domingo Cybernetic Park Foundation vice president Eddy Martinez presented the 14 Dominican and Haitian youngsters who will participate in the program Leadership Networks' Journey to the Silicone Forest.

Caribbean Cinemas expands digital footprint

Sat, 5 Jun 2010 15:07:00 GMT
San Juan.- Ballantyne Strong, Inc., a provider of digital

Dominicans have a slow, pricey Web, study shows

Fri, 28 May 2010 16:07:00 GMT
SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic ranks 136th among 152 countries in Internet speed, a study by the company NET INDEX and proprietors of the measurer www.speedtest.com shows.

Nearly 30% have Internet access in Dominican Republic

Sat, 22 May 2010 14:39:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Nearly 2.9 million Dominicans, 28% of the total population, have

Microsoft introduces products in Dominican Republic

Fri, 14 May 2010 16:36:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Microsoft Corporation announced the availability of Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010, as well as Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010, for business customers worldwide.

Fernandez launches official Dominican TV for the Web

Wed, 5 May 2010 13:51:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez headed the launch Tuesday of the first TV channel created for Internet, “Dominican Republic TV," through which the Presidency's Press Office aims to air cultural, sports, historical and informative contents.

Jarabacoa village gets two micro-hydroelectric stations

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:50:00 GMT
Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.- At a cost of 23 million pesos the Rural and Suburban Electrification Unit (UERS) inaugurated two micro-hydroelectric stations near the village Manabao, 20 kilometers west of the mountain town Jarabacoa.

Dominican Republic gets plane for its first “green airport"

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) and the Airports Department today presented one of four airplanes to be used in the country's first “green airport" and a research center, which will operate with alternative energy equipment.

Microsoft sponsors project helps communities access technology

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:40:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- The Taigüey Foundation inaugurated on Monday the first management course for coordinators and facilitators of the Technological Centers and Centers for Community Access to Technology (CACTs).

Dominicans can again access Rebtel services

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:39:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- Rebtel, the world's largest independent mobile VoIP company, is back in business in the Dominican Republic starting today and Dominicans are again able to call any phone, anywhere in the world for just pennies per minute, and make free calls to loved ones in 50 countries - including the U.S

Dominican Republic military has 3-D radar starting today

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:39:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Republic's Armed Forces expect to receive sophisticated radar equipment today, bought from an Israeli company for use in the war on drug trafficking and other types of organized crime, and will operate from a control center in the San Isidro Airbase.

Earthcom Service enters Dominican market

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT
Santo Domingo.- O2 Secure Wireless, Inc. announced that through its subsidiary, Earthcom Service Inc., the Company

ARS Humano, Stem Cell sign novel pact benefits affiliates

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:45:00 GMT
Santo Domingo. - The health risk administrator ARS Humano and the stem cells harvesting company Stem Cell Group signed an agreement to provide its affiliates the possibility of preserving, at preferential fees, important biological information for the future treatment of complex diseases.