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US Department Of State Post Report
Ownership and use of firearms are subject to Dominican law. Chief of Mission permission to import, purchase or possess a firearm does not supercede any requirement of Dominican law. Chief of Mission importation permission also does not authorize anyone to carry any weapon for defensive purposes outside of an employee÷Õ or family member÷Õ assigned residence. Firearms must be securely transported, unloaded, to and from where they will be used for sporting purposes. III. PROCEDURES FOR FIREARM IMPORTATION [Read More]
American Citizen Services Unit
This section is designed to help Americans understand the services the Consular Section can offer and to provide useful information for your stay in Cuba. This section is not all-inclusive, and if you have a problem or question not addressed here, please call us at (537) 833-3552 or fax us at (537) 833-1084 or stop by during our public hours (Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m./Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; closed for Cuban and American holidays). ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Most social occasions are informal or casual. Casual events call for sport shirts or the guayabera. Reasonably priced short-sleeved guayaberas can be purchased locally. Long-sleeved guayaberas (difficult to purchase locally) may be worn in place of a suit on some occasions. Bring a selection of slacks to be worn with shirts to evening engagements. Formal wear is not used, although the Ambassador may wear formal attire to the President's annual dinner for the diplomatic corps. Male officers often wear dark suits on formal occasions, especially diplomatic functions. WomenLast Updated: 3/31/2004 11:58 AM Sport and straw hats are worn frequently for outdoor events because of the strong sun. Few women wear stockings. Slacks are popular, but shorts are worn only for sports or at home. Lo ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Report Says Human Rights as Important as Trade for Development
The report calls for inclusive democracy that protects minorities, separates power and ensures public accountability as well as the extension of the state-centered model of accountability to the obligations of non-state actors including corporations, international financial institutions and multilateral organizations. It also urged the use of statistics to create a culture of accountability in order to reinforce the push for appropriate changes in policy and behavior. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: UN Millennium Summit Declaration
5. We believe that the central challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a positive force for all the world's people. For while globalization offers great opportunities, at present its benefits are very unevenly shared, while its costs are unevenly distributed. We recognize that developing countries and countries with economies in transition face special difficulties in responding to this central challenge. Thus, only through broad and sustained efforts to create a shared future, based upon our common humanity in all its diversity, can globalization be made fully inclusive and equitable. These efforts must include policies and measures, at the global level, which correspond to the needs of developing countries and economies in transition, and are formulated and implemented with their effective participation. ... [Read More]
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