Iris Peynado and Jenny Polanco, recognized at the Festival of Dominican Women in Italy

Iris Peynado and Jenny Polanco, recognized at the Festival of Dominican Women in Italy

Dominican Republic has great women. In art, culture, politics or fashion, the country boasts excellent professionals, not only leaving traces at the national level, but also internationally. The list is long, but there are two of them who have done such impeccable work in Europe that, recently, they have been honored at the Dominican Women’s … Read more

Rituals and eggs for a renewal

Rituals and eggs for a renewal

Sharing, decorating eggs with different colors, or filled with almonds and covered in chocolate, and the use of the rabbit symbol is a tradition that has spread over the years in spring, when the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, Easter Sunday. Some countries, such as Poland, usually take the Catholic Church on Glory Saturday to … Read more

Faced with drought and environmental damage, they propose to grow organic coffee and cocoa in buffer zones

Faced with drought and environmental damage, they propose to grow organic coffee and cocoa in buffer zones

Establishing organic agroforestry systems in all the buffer zones of the protected areas where agriculture is produced is the best alternative to counteract the damage caused in these spaces by human activities. and to reduce extreme episodes of drought such as the one currently suffered by the Dominican Republic. The environmentalist Olmedo León, in charge … Read more

Casting ‘guararey’!

Casting ‘guararey’!

According to the dictionary, the term guararey usually means fainting. We Dominicans use it to refer to someone who is comparón, pouring water or ‘pods’ as it is also said in popular language. The fact is that speaking with a colleague, he commented to me in a questioning tone: “Come here, Marta, have you noticed … Read more

Vero Beach: respect for the environment

Vero Beach: respect for the environment

What happens when a site takes steps to respect the environment? It becomes a place where Nature is the queen! So it is with Vero Beacha Florida town of about 17,000 inhabitants in the county Indian River County on the Treasure Coast (Treasure Coast) on the Atlantic about an hour north of Palm Beach. Known … Read more

Did María Montez come to the DR in 1943 or not?

Did María Montez come to the DR in 1943 or not?

The photos taken by Conrado in the DR: 1938-1944 Conrado was the professional name of the photographer Kurt Schnitzer, a Viennese exile who lived in the Dominican Republic between 1938 and 1944. His extremely interesting photos, which project different places, moments and situations of Dominican life, have been compiled by Constancio Cassá Bernaldo de Quirós … Read more

They identify a heat wave at the bottom of the ocean

They identify a heat wave at the bottom of the ocean

Marine heat waves in surface waters, capable of altering ecosystems, also occur in the depths of the ocean. In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, a team led by NOAA researchers used a combination of observations and computer modeling to generate the first comprehensive assessment of marine heat waves at the bottom of … Read more