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Ministry Of Education (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Education (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Educación'' or ''MINERD'') of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of planning, managing and making the country's education system, as well as administering public schools and supervising private centers. By law, this Ministry receives 4% of the Dominican gross domestic product. It appeared as its own entity on 1934 as the Secretary of State of Education and Fine Arts (''Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Bellas Artes''), although it wouldn't be until 2000 when it focused exclusively on education. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Ángel Hernández Castillo, since August 8, 2022. History Since 1844, Dominican education was in charge of the Secretary of State of Justice and Public Instruction (Spanish: ''Secretaría de Estado de Justicia e Instrucción Pública''), which is nowadays the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic. On 1931, this institution was suppr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo
, total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , website Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo ( meaning "Saint Dominic"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Ciudad Trujillo, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city and immediate surrounding area (the Distrito Nacional) had a population of 1,484,789, while the total population is 2,995,211 when including Greater Santo Domingo (the "metropolitan area"). The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.", "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Founded by the Spanish in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando in 1502 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Peso
' ( en, Dominican peso) has been the name of the currency of the Dominican Republic ( es, República Dominicana) since 2011. Its Currency symbol, symbol is "Dollar sign, $", with "RD$" used when distinction from other pesos (or dollars) is required; its ISO 4217 code is "DOP". Each peso is divided into 100 ''centavos'' ("cents"), for which the ¢ symbol is used. With exception of the United States dollar, it is the only currency that is legal tender in the Dominican Republic for all monetary transactions, whether public or private. Before 2011, ''peso oro'' (English: Gold peso) was the official name of the currency of the Dominican Republic. History The first Dominican peso was introduced with the country's Dominican War of Independence, independence from Haiti in 1844. It replaced the Haitian gourde at par and was divided into 8 ''reales''. The Dominican Republic decimalized in 1877, subdividing the peso into 100 centavos. A second currency, the ''Dominican franco, franco'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area (after Cuba) at , and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people (2022 est.), down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola before the arrival of Europeans, dividing it into five chiefdoms. They had constructed an advanced farming and hunting society, and were in the process of becoming an organized civilization. The Taínos also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministries Of The Dominican Republic
The Ministries of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: ''Ministerios de la República Dominicana'') are the primary units of the executive branch of the government of the Dominican Republic. These offices were formerly known as Secretaries of State (Spanish: ''Secretarias de Estado''), but that denominations changed on 2010, with the Constitutional reform. The change was effective on February 6, 2010, by Decree no. 55–10. The history of these offices can be traced to the first Constitution of the Dominican Republic, signed at San Cristóbal, on November 6, 1844. The first four institutions, known as Secretaries of State, were: Justice and Public Instruction; the Interior and Police; Finance and Commerce; and War and Navy. As of February, 2023, the Dominican Republic has a total of 24 Ministries, including the General Attorney's Office. Ministries are analogous to Departments and Secretaries of State in others nations. Council of Ministers The heads of the ministries, known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gross Domestic Product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is often revised before being considered a reliable indicator. List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita, GDP (nominal) per capita does not, however, reflect differences in the cost of living and the inflation, inflation rates of the countries; therefore, using a basis of List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) may be more useful when comparing standard of living, living standards between nations, while nominal GDP is more useful comparing national economies on the international market. Total GDP can also be broken down into the contribution of each industry or sector of the economy. The ratio of GDP to the total population of the region is the GDP per capita, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of The Republic
The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Spanish: ''Procuraduría General de la República)'' of the Dominican Republic is a government institution belonging to the executive branch that is responsible for representing the Dominican State in courts of law, defending public interest, assuring respect for the due process of law and overseeing penitentiaries in the Republic. It was established on the 1844 Dominican Constitution as the Secretary of State of Justice and Public Instruction (''Secretaría de Estado de Justicia e Instrucción Pública''). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo, at the Centro de los Héroes, near the Supreme Court and the Congress of the Dominican Republic. Since August 16, 2020, the Attorney General is Miriam Germán Brito. It is analogous to Departments of Justice or Ministries of Justice in other countries. History The origin of this Ministry can be found on the first Dominican Constitution, signed on November 6, 1844. This do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of External Relations (Dominican Republic)
Ministry of External Relations ( es, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores or MIREX) is the foreign affairs ministry of the Dominican Republic, headquartered in Santo Domingo. See also * List of diplomatic missions of the Dominican Republic References External links Ministry of External Relations {{Foreign affairs ministries of the World Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ... Government of the Dominican Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture (Dominican Republic)
The Ministry of Culture (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Cultura'') of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of cultural activities, cultural heritage and creative manifestations. Its main objective is to protect the nation's identity, guarantying the cultural rights of its people. At the same time, it coordinates awards, festivals, fairs, museums, among others. It appeared on 2000 as the Secretary of State of Culture (''Secretaría de Estado de Culture''). Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Milagros Germán, since October 10, 2021. History The first reference to an office dedicated specifically to culture in the Dominican Republic can be found on 1934 with the creation of the Secretary of State of Education and Fine Arts (''Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Bellas Artes''). This is the origin of the modern Ministry of Education. On 1965, this institution received the name Secretary of State of Education, Fine Arts and Worship ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has gone through 39 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844. This statistic is a somewhat deceiving indicator of political stability, however, because of the Dominican practice of promulgating a new constitution whenever an amendment is ratified. Although technically different from each other in some particular provisions, most new constitutions contained only minor modifications of those previously in effect. Sweeping constitutional innovations were relatively rare. A large number of constitutions do, however, reflect a fundamental lack of consensus on the rules that should govern the national political life. Most Dominican governments felt compelled upon taking office to write new constitutions that changed the rules to fit their own wishes. Not only did successive governments often strenuously disagree with their predecessors' policies and programs, but they often wholly rejected the institutional framework within which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomé Ureña
Salomé Ureña Díaz de Henríquez (October 21, 1850 - March 6, 1897) was a Dominican poet and teacher, being one of the central figures of 19th-century lyrical poetry and advocator for women’s education in the Dominican Republic, influenced by the positivist schools and the normal education of Eugenio María de Hostos, of whom she was an advantaged student. Her works focused on patriotism and family environment. Although not very extensive, she managed to attract the attention of much of Latin America due to the depth of her works. Among his most notable works are: ''Offering to the Homeland'', ''The bird and the nest'' and ''Shadows'', ''To my mother'', among others. Life She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on October 21, 1850. She was the daughter of writer Nicolás Ureña de Mendozaand Gregoria Díaz de León both from Santo Domingo, their marriage union lasted five years. Her father was a politician and journalist who held positions in the judiciary and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a representative democracy, where the President of the Dominican Republic functions as both the head of the government and head of the multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral National Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Political Culture Sovereignty With the proclamation of the first constitution in the Dominican Republic on 6 November 1844 in the city of San Cristobal, the Dominican theory of sovereignty, 'independence politics', was formed. The Dominican Republic would remain for the most part republican and representative. The constitution of San Cristobal established the legislature as superior to the other branches, the judiciary as an independent and the Executive to run the state day-to-day under the oversight of the judiciary and the legislature. The Congress of the Dominican Republic consists of the Chamber of Deputies and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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