Whilst I do not like to be the bearer of bad news, I do really like talking about the weather (even if it is bad) – it’s a British thing, and so when I was casually perusing my favorite websites (weather.com/hurricanecentral and wunderground.com) just now and I noticed some rather ominous satellite imagery of the […]
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Going for gold! Taekwondo champion Gabriel Mercedes to compete tomorrow in the Olympics!
UPDATE: Unfortunately this morning (Wednesday August 8th), Gabriel Mercedes, who according to the Dominican Taekwondo Federation had a real chance at bringing home an Olympic medal, pulled the ligaments in his right knee during his first fight and was subsequently defeated by Tameem al-Kubati from Yemen, thus ending the Dominican Republic’s and Gabriel Mercedes’ dream of an […]
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Weather update: Tropical Storm Ernesto forms…but is predicted to pass South of the Dominican Republic
Following the popularity of yesterday’s weather update article and given that “Tropical Depression 5” has just formed into “Tropical Storm Ernesto”, the 5th named storm of the 2012 hurricane season, I thought you may enjoy another weather update!
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Grey grumbling skys….a Tropical Wave and a Tropical Cyclone
Well well well, following an unexpectedly hot and sunny month of July, it would seem that the rainy “Hurricane Season” has now arrived to the Dominican Republic – in the form of a Tropical Wave which is now hovering over us with a “low pressure system”, predicted to become a Tropical Cyclone (most likely a […]
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Meet Corazón; a cute bottlenose dolphin that lives between Bayahibe and Samaná!
As part of the International Day of the Oceans, celebrated last Friday June 8th, we received a cute and peculiar story about Corazón, a beautiful bottlenose dolphin, who loves visiting the warm coasts of Bayahibe, only 30 minutes away from Casa de Campo and Samaná, located on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, […]
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Today the Dominican Republic celebrates Corpus Christi!
Today, Thursday June the 7th, the Dominican Republic celebrates “Corpus Christi” Day, a feast day based on Catholic traditions and religious beliefs – also shared among many European and Latin countries. On this day many attend church to commemorate Jesus’ last supper as a way of showing love and gratitude; a principal Christian ritual.
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Performing at the Altos de Chavón amphitheatre: One of Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario’s biggest dreams!
On Valentine’s Day (February 14th 2012), after more than 4 years of absence, Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario returned to her Dominican fans at a completely sold out concert entitled “SOY” celebrated at the Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo!
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Happy Dominican Mother’s Day!
Every year, on the last Sunday of May, the Dominican Republic celebrates a special member of each family; all our beautiful mothers! So we didn’t want to miss this opportunity to wish the very best for all the wonderful mothers in La Romana, Casa de Campo Santo Domingo and around the world!
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Son of Ricardo Bello and Susana Joa opens Dominican food restaurant “Mangú” in New York
From Casa de Campo to New York! Great news for Dominican food fans in the big apple – Ricardo Bello Joa, the son of Ricardo Bello and Susana Joa (of Casa de Campo and La Romana) with his wife Miosotis has just opened a new restaurant “Mangú” in Manhattan.
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Happy Secretary’s Day!
For many years, the 26th of April has been a date in which the Dominican Republic celebrates all the hard work and dedication of Secretaries all across the country!
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Success at the Davis Cup for the Dominican Republic – next stop Venezuela for Casa de Campo ball boy, Pedro Nolasco!
The reining champion of the McDaniel Cup, Pedro Nolasco, who has been a ball boy at the Casa de Campo La Terraza tennis club for more than 12 years, was recently ranked as the #4 tennis player in the Dominican Republic and selected to represent his country in the in the Davis Cup, a premier international team event […]