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Fundación MIR celebrates a beautiful graduation ceremony for 103 students!

On Friday the 3rd of August, 2012, at the “Auditorio del Liceo Arístides García Mella” auditorium in La Romana, Fundación MIR proudly celebrated a lovely graduation ceremony for 103 students who attended the foundation’s girls and boys schools in La Romana – wonderful evidence of the Fundación MIR’s efforts in educating children who live in […]

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The Fundacion MIR, XXII Spiritual Retreat: Sept. 28th – 30th

Every year the Fundacion MIR, hosts the ‘Retiro Carismatico’, otherwise known as Charismatic Retreat or Spiritual Retreat – with the aim of opening the hearts of people from different regions of the Dominican Republic, embracing religion and imparting and sharing biblical knowledge. 

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Casa de Campo Living reviews: Toñito’s Grill, cosy atmosphere and classic Dominican Cuisine

As we walked into Toñito’s Grill for the first time my first impression was “wow”, because it’s so cute, cosy, clean and most amazingly is so well “fenced in” with plants that the very busy main road (the Avenida Libertad) on which Toñito’s is located – is not noticeable at all. And from there we […]

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Seminarians visit the Fundación MIR receiving lessons in Spanish and giving lessons in life

Every summer, the Fundación MIR, a non-profit organization which works to provide education to the children of the greater La Romana area, hosts a group of Seminarians, who learn Spanish and undertake outreach work in the town of La Romana. 

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Meet Daniel Hogan: A year of service, time and love at the Hogar del Niño

Every year, the Hogar del Niño school and day care centre in La Romana town, located near Casa de Campo is blessed by the arrival of American volunteers who spend nearly a year contributing, not only their time and hard work, but also endless amounts of love, whilst they carry out life-changing projects and initiatives. One […]

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Casa de Campo Living reviews: “Cinco Gelato y Caffé” – delicious & different artisanal ice cream!

Everyone loves ice-cream – it’s the ultimate comfort food and the best treat on a hot day, and so recently when we discovered “Cinco Gelato y Caffé” for the first time, we were thrilled, but not only because we love ice-cream, but because Cinco ice-cream is both delicious and different – with more than 40 invented flavors, […]

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Celebrating Life! 2nd annual Domino Tournament at the Hogar de Ancianos Padre Abreu nursing home in La Romana!

On Wednesday July 4th 2012, as well as all the American Independence Day celebrations such as the Donkey Polo at Minitas Beach, another wonderful celebration was held in La Romana – a fun and exciting National Domino Tournament played at the Padre Abreu Nursing Home, where many of it’s members and guests from other nursing […]

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Central Romana celebrates 100th anniversary and closes 2011-2012 milling season with record breaking production!

The Central Romana sugar factory in La Romana, which is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary has just finished its sugar production for the period 2011-2012, closing with a new record breaking production of 183,488 short tons of refined sugar – an increase of more than 1% over last year’s bumper production of 181, 516 tonnes. 

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3rd Buen Samaritano golf tournament: A fun prize-giving ceremony at Club Caza y Pesca!

On Saturday June 16th 2012, 93 generous golf players took part in the 3rd annual Buen Samaritano Golf Tournament, held on the Links golf course in Casa de Campo, which was later celebrated with a fun and exciting prize-giving ceremony and dinner at the Club Caza y Pesca located in Buena Vista, La Romana!

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