In this week’s edition of “This week in the Dominican Republic” we learn about booming tourism in Santo Domingo, increased road tolls, Dominicans in Major League Baseball and sky-rocketing gold exports.
Category: Santo Domingo
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This week in the Dominican Republic: power plant at Saona, baseball and electricity
In this week’s edition of “This week in the Dominican Republic” we learn about plans for a power plant at Saona Island, steps to reduce electricity costs and stabilize the supply, as well as continued success in Dominican Baseball.
Posted inArt and Culture, Beyond Casa, Featured, Lifestyle, Local News, Marina Casa de Campo, Movie and Times, Santo Domingo
Cristo Rey: the premier in Santo Domingo & our movie review
Now that Cristo Rey has officially opened in the Marina Casa de Campo cinema, we decided that now would be the perfect time to share with you our photos of the premier, as well as our humble review of this unique Dominican movie.
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This week in the Dominican Republic: Haiti, bananas, tourism up by 3% & whale watching
Living and vacationing in Casa de Campo is undeniably heavenly, however, what exactly is going on beyond our little piece of paradise? For those of you interested in a little bit of news from around the Dominican Republic, welcome to our new weekly column “this week in the Dominican Republic”, bringing you a summary of […]
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La Romana – Casa de Campo airport celebrates the arrival of the first AirEuropa flight from Madrid
Last Saturday the 30th of November marked the arrival of the first AirEuropa flight from Madrid direct to the Casa de Campo – La Romana airport.
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La Romana Bypass now open
Last Wednesday November 27th, the Dominican Ministry of Public Works and ODEBRECHT celebrated the inauguration of the La Romana Bypass.
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SILGON launches INMORTALES #2 with Tony Peña at Agora Mall
Last Sunday the 17th of November, the editorial team of SILGON, a modern media company based in Casa de Campo was in Agora Mall with baseball legend Tony Peña to launch the 2nd edition of INMORTALES,
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Latino Baseball Hall of Fame opens Photo Exhibit at Agora Mall
With a beautiful ceremony and a diverse display of photographs of the baseball luminaries, the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame opened the the First Traveling Photo Exhibit on Wednesday the 6th of November 6th on the second level of the Agora Mall shopping centre in Santo Domingo. The exhibition, which aims to tell the story of Latino […]
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Dominican Constitution Day – the reason for this long weekend
On November 6th every year the Dominican Republic celebrates the “Día de la Constitución” (constitution day). This year the day-off for this national holiday was moved to Monday the 4th of November – so that we could all enjoy a nice long weekend of celebrations! The First Constitution Day November 6th, 1844 On the 6th of […]
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CasaLife enjoys a Taste of the 50 Best with Chef Bruno Oteiza & Chivas 18
Last Friday the 4th of October, CasaLife magazine represented by Philip Silvestri (president) and Rebecca Hughes (editor) was invited by Chivas Regal 18 to a great culinary experience in Santo Domingo; the “50 Best Experience” dinner with Chef Bruno Oteiza, the closing event of Taste Santo Domingo 2013, food festival.
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La Romana Bypass expected to cut drive to Santo Domingo to just 1 hour
Infrastructure is important for tourism and tourism is indeed very important to all of us, which is why we have all been closely following up on the progress of the “Circunvalación de La Romana” bypass… which when completed will reduce travel between Casa de Campo and Santo Domingo to just 1 hour.