Yesterday, the 24th of September, the Dominican Republic celebrated “El Día de las Mercedes,” otherwise known as the “Virgin Mercedes Day.” Her devotion on the part of the Catholic population of the country begins almost from the discovery of the island, but it wasn’t until 1844, the year of the Dominican Independence, that the Virgen de […]
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Posted inArt and Culture, Dominican Republic, Events and Activities, Lifestyle, Local News, Marina Casa de Campo, Upcoming
The Fine Arts International Film Festival will be presenting movies at La Marina Casa de Campo
The Fine Arts International Film Festival was held for the first time in 2010 in the Dominican Republic and in 2012 in Puerto Rico. From then on it has become a favorite amongst the public due to its cultural variety and the quality of the films that are presented during the event. This year, the event will […]
Posted inBeyond Casa, Dominican Republic, Events and Activities, Explore La Romana, Health, Local News, Sports
The 5th edition of the Bayahibe 10k was a neck-and-neck competition
On September 17th, over 500 runners came to Bayahibe bright and early for the 10k competition. Organized by the Romana Bayahibe Hotel Association and Tourism Cluster, the event was so much fun for both runners and spectators in the beautiful area of Dominicus. Spirits were high as runners quickly raced to the finish line— and […]
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Marina Casa de Campo Movie Times: September 22nd – 27th
The Marina Casa de Campo introduces a new movie this week, “The Lego Ninjago Movie” while still screening “Barry Seal: El traficante”, “El Castillo de Cristal”, “IT” y “Locos por las nueces 2″ Plus, at the end of the month, Caribbean Cinemas will begin their Independent Film Festival from September 28th – October 11th showing specific movies for […]
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Casa de Campo Resort & Villas Resumes Normal Operations in the aftermath of Hurricane María
Upon the safety precautions taken throughout Hurricane Maria, the second storm of the season affecting the Dominican Republic, the staff at Casa de Campo Resort & Villas are expeditiously working to return operations back to normal. During this event, personnel at Casa de Campo remained in close contact with local authorities and, as always, took guidance […]
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Hurricane Watch issued for Dominican Republic due to Category 5 Hurricane Maria
In less than 24, hours Hurricane Maria has intensified to a Category 5 hurricane after it reached Dominica last night. The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are both being advised of a potentially catastrophic strike by the National Hurricane Center, while a hurricane watch is in effect for Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, St. Martin […]
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Hurricane preparation tips for boaters
Hurricanes are enormous cyclonic storm systems covering thousands of square miles which usually develop in the tropical or subtropical latitudes during the summer and fall. To be a hurricane, the system must be producing winds of 64 knots or more. With today’s modern communication net to warn them, people have a better chance to reach […]
Posted inAltos de Chavon, Art and Culture, Events and Activities, Lifestyle, Local News, Nature
“Savages” by Dominican artists Joao Rodríguez and George Heinsen invites us to remember our ancestral ways
The Gallery in Altos de Chavón is one of our favorite places to go when we want to immerse ourselves in some spectacular artwork and meet new artists. Throughout the year, they host various exhibitions with local and international artists, giving us just a small insight of what each artist was thinking at the moment of creating […]
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Hurricane Maria quickly approaches the Dominican Republic
It seems that not much longer since we breathed a sigh of relief that Hurricane Irma had passed and diverted itself from our shoreline that Hurricane Maria is now close on its heels. Quickly approaching and forecasted to be a much closer impact, we bring you the following news and updates about the storm:
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Home Search for 2 Furr Brothers
Imagine you live in a nice house where you can walk around as much as you want, three times a day a nice meal is prepared for you, and in the night you have sweet dreams in your bed that is dry and warm. One day you get really excited because you are going out for […]
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How the new Dominican Money Laundering Law affects residents
On June 1st 2017, Dominican nationals and residents woke up subject to a new Money Laundering framework. Law No. 155-17 replaced outdated money laundering statute No. 72-02, which had been enacted with a main focus on money laundering derived from illegal drug-related activities. The executive and legislative branches pushed for the approval of this new […]