In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo,’ Carol Burke takes us on a sight-seeing tour around La Romana – before it became the La Romana it is today and it is surprisingly different!
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Leones del Escogido logra corona en la Serie del Caribe; Dominican baseball team win the Caribbean Baseball Series
Isla Margarita, Venezuela; Los Leones del Escogido y su nueva directiva coronaron anoche un año beisbolero de ensueño tras vencer anoche a los Leones del Caracas y conquistar el título de Campeón de la Serie del Caribe. Esta es la tercera corona lograda por el Escogido en la Serie del Caribe y la número 18 […]
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Me, an Italian chef? Lesson 1: bread, pizza, focaccia!
Me, an Italian Chef? UNLIKELY! Ok, so the likelihood that I will ever achieve greatness in the sphere of cooking is VERY unlikely, especially given that I’m English, and everyone knows we can’t cook! And so earlier this week, in a desperate attempt to improve, I embarked on a ‘basics’ cooking course………
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A group of Abraham Lincoln pupils compete in the Maths Olympics!
This week a group of mathematically talented Abraham Lincoln pupils ventured out of school and into the wilderness of La Romana to take part in the first round of the Mathematics Olympics competition (las Olimpiadas Matematicas) which took place in the ‘Escuela Mercedes Laura Aguiar.’
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The Walkabout Foundation in Haiti – donating wheel chairs
Just under a year ago, part-time Casa de Campo residents Luis Gonzalez-Bunster and his sister Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster founded the Walkabout Foundation, to promote awareness of paralysis and disabilities and fund research for spinal cord injuries.On January 18, 2009, 6 days after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, The Walkabout Foundation travelled to Port-au-Prince.
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COMPARSA DE CARNAVAL – We need volunteers!
Requerimos participantes para formar la Comparsa de Carnaval, que participara en el Evento del Hogar del Niño, a efectuarse en fecha del Sabado 13 de Febrero, en el Country Club de Casa de Campo. (ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW)
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Tiara Yachts and ERH Marine invites you to the Miami International Boat Show
MARK YOUR CALENDAR BETWEEN FEBRUARY 11TH – 15TH; IT’S BOAT SHOW TIME! The Yacht and BrokerageBoat Show in Miami Beach is a multi-million dollar presentation of yachts which is in-water-only, covering more than 1.2 million square feet of space over a mile-long strip of Indian Creek Waterway.
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Explore La Romana/Bayahibe: Capitan Kidd Pirate Bar – Bayahibe’s party bar!
Capitan Kidd was Bayahibe’s ‘new’ party bar, but now that it’s been open for over 6 months, it’s not so new! Nevertheless we thought it was high time we brought you a ‘mini-review’ on this bar, which since it’s opening has been getting more and more popular, and has now become, dare we say, Bayahibe’s […]
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Memories of Casa de Campo: remembering La Romana
In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo’post Carol Burke takes us on a journey outside of Casa de Campo and into the town of La Romana – a fascinating glimpse at what La Romana used to be like …..
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Los Leones del Escogido y su viaje a la Serie del Caribe; The Leones del Escogido and their journey to the Caribbean Baseball Series
Los Leones del Escogido se preparan para representar a la República Dominicana en la Serie del Caribe, que será del 2 al 9 de febrero en Isla Margarita, en Venezuela.
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Casa de Campo resident Ginette Adesky helps co-ordinate the relief effort in her beloved home country Haiti
Well known part-time Casa de Campo resident Ginette Adesky, who is also a Haitian, was in Haiti when the earthquake struck, and has since then been helping co-ordinate the relief effort.