This year, on June 21st Father’s Day is celebrated in several countries around the world – so to all those fathers HAPPY FATHERS DAY, we hope you had a wonderful, restful day with your friends and family! Father’s Day is a special occasion to thank Dad for all he does. In the Dominican Republic, it […]
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Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Community, Dominican Republic, Events and Activities, Lifestyle, Local News, Upcoming, weather
What to expect this Hurricane Season 2020
The 2020 “Hurricane Season” officially began on June 1st. Some of you might question how is that possible since it’s been so incredibly hot lately?! Well, coming into hurricane season doesn’t mean constant rain — it just means that when it does rain it’ll be stronger and more consistent than other times of the year. […]
Posted inCasa de Campo Living, Community, Dominican Republic, Food & Drinks, Lifestyle
Cativía or catibía: Yucca version of the famous “empanada” by Rosa María Gómez “La Chefa”
Are you familiar with cativías or catibías? According to the Spanish Language Dictionary, catibía is the “flour that is obtained from the grated yucca, pressed and squeezed, with which a kind of pancake or tortilla is made.” In the Dominican Republic, and Cuba, the cativía or catibía is the yucca version of the famous empanada. […]
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St. Stanislaus Church in Altos de Chavón reopens for Sunday Mass
After remaining closed since March, the St. Stanislaus Church in Altos de Chavón reopened Mass to the public this past Sunday at 3 pm. UPDATE: Mass will be taking place at it regular schedule at 6pm, starting this Sunday, June 14th. The Phase 2 openings allow parishes to have Masses with no more than 30% […]
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Chinois Restaurant open for takeout and delivery
Many of La Romana and Casa de Campo restaurants and venues with on-premises food have suspended dine-in operations, but they are still offering carry-out and delivery options. Such is the case with Chinois Restaurant. Over the years, Chinois Restaurant has become a family favorite. Opening for the first time in the Plaza Portofino of the […]
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Explore La Romana, Health
Reopening of Services and Hours at the La Romana Family Clinic
La Romana Family Clinic is reincorporating its usual schedule of health services to the La Romana community, after two and a half months of offering limited hours and services due to COVID-19. You can read their response to COVID-19 in recent months by entering the following link: https://www.clinicadefamilia.org.do/respuesta-covid-19/. Starting June 1 they will be open […]
Posted inAltos de Chavon, Art and Culture, Beyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Lifestyle, Upcoming
Summer comes to CHAVÓN with virtual camps for children and teenagers
Chavón The School of Design is preparing its online programming of all its summer camps, so that its virtual visitors, aged between 3 and 17 years, immerse themselves from the comfort of their homes in a sea of knowledge and thus have a great time for several weeks. The training adventure starts from June 22 […]
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Restructuring and Insolvency Procedures in the Dominican Republic during COVID-19
The exponential spread of CODIV-19 is seriously affecting the financial standing of businesses and individuals at a global scale, many of which have already expressed the likelihood of a potential insolvency in view of the significant reduction of their operations. In view of this situation, both corporations and individual businesspersons alike are evaluating their options […]
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Virtual Bingo! Here comes the next Café de la Leche!
Things are slowly going back to “normal” in Casa, and this includes a new edition of Café de la Leche next month… and this time with BINGO! June is almost here, and after months of not being able to get together on one of our favorite gatherings, the Patronato Benéfico Oriental has decided to embrace […]
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Make this year’s Mother’s Day extra special in Casa!
Dominican Mother’s Day is coming soon! On this very special day, at Silgon Inc. would like to start wishing all our mothers the very best for this Sunday, May 31st, as we are getting ready to shower our mothers with love in and around Casa! In addition to wishing all the best to all the […]
Posted inDominican Republic, Fundacion MIR, Philanthrophy
“Dear friends of the Fundación MIR”: a letter from Lian Fanjul de Azqueta and Lyanne M. Azqueta
The MIR Foundation, founded by Lian Fanjul de Azqueta in 1990, has been dedicated since then to improving the lives of young people in the La Romana area of the Dominican Republic. And whilst many generous souls from the Casa de Campo community happily donate to MIR and attend the foundation’s many annual charity events, […]