• Cuba and Dominican Republic strengthen commercial bonds
   February 8, 2012. Havana,Cuba (ACN) -- New business opportunities to boost a
  greater commercial flow between Cuba and the Dominican Republic were analyzed on
   Monday in Havana by a group of entrepreneurs from the two nations.......
  source: Caribbean News Now

• OAS to train officials in the Dominican Republic to combat trafficking in persons.

June 14 2011
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Organization of American States (OAS), through the Department of Public Security (DPS), will hold a training program on June 14 and 15 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, titled: “Capacity Building for Security Forces, Immigration Officials, Prosecutors and Judges in Central America to Prevent and Combat the Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.”.......
source: Caribbean Net News

• Geoffrey Kirkman Co-produces First Documentary on Dominican Republic's Baseball History

The first-ever documentary film about the history of baseball in the Dominican Republic will premiere March 19 at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. Geoffrey Kirkman, Watson Institute associate director and Watson fellow, is a producer of the documentary in his capacity as president of The Sports for Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that works with professional baseball players from Latin America on socio-economic development issues........
source:The Watson Institute for International Studies