Last Saturday the 21st of September 2013, the Altos de Chavon amphitheater was, once again, a tremendous venue for what was indeed a memorable evening – where more than 5,000 attendees joined Pitbull – Mr. 305 – in an unforgettable concert for the Hogar del Niño!
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Larimar, a national treasure
The Dominican Republic is a very special place. A paradise that possesses numerous tropical charms from crystal blue seas to white sandy beaches, but one of it’s most unique and intriguing treasures is Larimar, a semi-precious stone found only in just one mine in the world – right here in the Dominican Republic. Whether you […]
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle heading north through the Mona Passage
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gabrielle has now been “downgraded” to Tropical Depression Gabrielle – click here to read more! Despite my optimism that “Invest 97-L” wasn’t going to develop much, yesterday the system did develop… firstly into Tropical Depression 7, and then into Tropical Storm Gabrielle. So this morning as we wake up to a serene […]
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Tropical Depression Gabrielle now headed directly at the Dominican Republic
Good news and bad news! Well the good news is that Tropical Depression Gabrielle has now been “downgraded” from a tropical storm, but the bad news is that after a westerly detour he is now headed north again – directly towards the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. So here is a quick update to […]
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Invest 97-L to bring some heavy rain to the Dominican Republic
UPDATE: Invest 97-L has now developed into Tropical Storm Gabrielle and is heading north through the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Click here to read more. Despite being now “peak” hurricane season, not 1 hurricane has yet to develop this season and while there are still none on the horizon… nor […]
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A slow start to the 2013 hurricane season
By the end of this week, we will be half way through the 2013 hurricane season, and while we’ve seen a few tropical storms, no hurricanes are yet to develop. So what is going on? So far this hurricane season, we have seen 6 named tropical storms, but none have yet developed into a hurricane. […]
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Today (August 16th) the Dominican Republic celebrates its “restoration”
Today, Friday the 16th of August the Dominican Republic comerorates a very important date in their history – the restoration of their independence. This holiday celebrates the getting back of the country’s sovereignty after being handed to Spain. For it so happened that 17 years after regaining Independence in 1844, Pedro Santana, then President of […]
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Should we be worried about Tropical Storm Dorian?
Hello and welcome to the stormiest July in the Dominican Republic for at least the last 10 years. That’s right folks, this July, typically a month that doesn’t bring any “Tropical Weather” to our shores, already brought Tropical Storm Chantal within striking distance… and now it looks like another, Tropical Storm Dorian, could be heading […]
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Tropical Storm Chantal weakens & heads west!
Great news my friends, Tropical Storm Chantal, who less than 12 hours ago was threatening to hit the Dominican Republic with near hurricane force winds of approximately 70mph around about now – is no longer a real threat to the Dominican Republic.
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[Update July 9th] 24 hour countdown: Tropical Storm Chantal to hit the Dominican Republic with near hurricane force winds
UPDATE: July 9, 2pm – hurricane watch issued for Dominican Republic Now that Tropical Storm Chantal has crossed across the Lesser Antilles and strengthened to have maximum sustained winds of 65mph, the south-east coast of the Dominican Republic is now under hurricane watch. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible anywhere within the […]
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Hurricane watch issued for Dominican Republic: what should you do?
With Tropical Storm Chantal now located less than 500 miles from Santo Domingo and headed directly towards the Dominican Republic, the possibility of a direct hit is now almost a certainty. The only thing uncertain is whether or not Tropical Storm Chantal will become Hurricane Chantal before she reaches us. So what should you do? […]