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03-14-2012, 05:20 PM
Speaking during a tour of a larimar mine, Industry Minister Manuel Garcia Arevalo said that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce planned to set up a school to train artisans who work with larimar, aiming to improve the range and quality of jewelry made from the pale blue stone, which is unique to the Dominican Republic.
Work has begun on a project to create the school in the community of Bahoruco in the south west of the country.
The country's Central Sugar Corporation will reportedly sign an agreement with the government to support the school, and a search for teachers has already begun, according to engineer Pena Rubio.
About 10,000 Dominicans depend directly and indirectly on the extraction of larimar for crafts and jewelry, according to the government.
The Dominican Republic has been extracting larimar from its mines on the road from Barahona to Pedernales since 1975 and is currently exporting significant amounts of the stone to China and other nations.
www.caribjournal.com/2012/03/13/dominican-republic-to-open-training-school-for-larimar-craftsmen/ (http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/03/13/dominican-republic-to-open-training-school-for-larimar-craftsmen/)
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Work has begun on a project to create the school in the community of Bahoruco in the south west of the country.
The country's Central Sugar Corporation will reportedly sign an agreement with the government to support the school, and a search for teachers has already begun, according to engineer Pena Rubio.
About 10,000 Dominicans depend directly and indirectly on the extraction of larimar for crafts and jewelry, according to the government.
The Dominican Republic has been extracting larimar from its mines on the road from Barahona to Pedernales since 1975 and is currently exporting significant amounts of the stone to China and other nations.
www.caribjournal.com/2012/03/13/dominican-republic-to-open-training-school-for-larimar-craftsmen/ (http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/03/13/dominican-republic-to-open-training-school-for-larimar-craftsmen/)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)