Los Toros del Este of La Romana yesterday won their first game of the Winter Baseball Tournament, beating “Las Estrellas Orientales” 10-7 at the Francisco Micheli stadium, thus inaugurating the 25-game season in the newly refurbished La Romana stadium. Los Toros took control of the game in the first inning, with Ricardo Nanita hitting a RBI single […]
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An award for Clínica de Familia!
Fundación Brugal (of Brugal rum) recently celebrated the “Brugal Cree en su Gente” awards, in which the Clínica de Familia in La Romana were given an award in the Health category. The “Brugal Cree en su Gente” awards, “are given in recognition of the biggest achievements in the Dominican Republic”, said Franklin Báez Brugal, president […]
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Los Toros start the season with solid pitching… but lose to Las Estrellas
“Las Estrellas Orientales” defeated “Los Toros” 3-2 last night at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, in San Pedro de Macoris, at the start of the Dominican Professional Baseball Tournament. Both teams matched up in a pitching duel through nine innings, until Leandro Castro hit a RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning, which brought […]
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Play ball! Dominican baseball season opens today, with “Los Toros” starting in San Pedro
Dominican baseball fever begins! Today starts the 56th Fall-Winter Baseball Championship 2013-2014, with games in San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo and Santiago. And we can already the excitement and passion that characterizes the number one pastime of the Dominican Republic. It’s time to play ball! The La Romana home team, “Los Toros del Este”, […]
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La Romana “City of Culture” – schedule of events this weekend
The Dominican Ministry of Culture (Ministerio Cultural) is today (October 18th) and tomorrow (October 19th) celebrating the “Convite Cultural La Romana 2013”, part of the “Primera Convocatoria Nacional de Proyectos Culturales” (to unite cultural projects across the Dominican Republic). The neighboring cities of Higuey and El Seibo are also taking part. The Convite, named after […]
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Francisco A. Micheli stadium remodelled to Major League standards
The home of local La Romana baseball team, “Los Toros del Este” has been totally renovated, from its facade, the pitch, the dressing rooms and offices… the facilities of the entire Francisco A. Micheli stadium are now akin to Major League stadiums across the United States – a premier level of comfort never before seen […]
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A Lionfish feast in Bayahibe!
This Sunday the 20th of October is the 2nd annual Lionfish tournament in Bayahibe, an activity organized to reduce the number of Lionfish in the waters of the La Romana – Bayahibe area, while also raising awareness of the danger this species represents to marine life. And as part of this event, a Lionfish feast […]
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Smiles all round as Walkabout donates wheelchairs at the Fundación MIR
The Fundación MIR was extremely honored to receive a visit from the Walkabout Foundation this week on Thursday the 10th of September, who came to donate wheelchairs to a number of children and adults with paralysis and other disabilities.
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Los Toros of La Romana are ready to fight (and win)!
“Los Toros Azucareros del Este” baseball team of La Romana announced, at a press conference in Casa de Campo this week, that from day 1 of the Dominican Baseball season they will be fighting with one of the most balanced teams in the league. Luis Emilio Rodriguez Amiama, team president, said the integration of players […]
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Fundación MIR celebrates graduation of 137 students
The Fundación MIR, a non-profit organisation with 3 schools in La Romana, recently celebrated the graduation ceremony for both the boys and girls of their vocational schools; the MIR Esperanza and the Escuela Tecnica Vocacional Fundación MIR. The occasion was celebrated at El Polideportivo Eleoncio Mercedes in La Romana, where friends and family members of […]
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A simply stunning Café de la Leche at JR & Co.
Last Friday October the 4th, we celebrated a rather friendly and interesting Café de la Leche, this time at JR & Co. in La Romana, which despite a sudden downpour that made arriving to the gathering a little tricky, was a marvelous success with a great number of guests in attendance – umbrellas and all! […]