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Hurricane Fiona: Updated Status of Casa de Campo Services

Dear Friends and Colleagues, First of all, we hope you and all your loved ones are well. On behalf of us all at Casa de Campo Resort and Villas, we want to thank you for your thoughts and prayers during the recent storm. We are very grateful that our guests, residents, and employees are safe, […]

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Hurricane Warning issued for Dominican Republic due to Hurricane Fiona

In less than 24, Hurricane Fiona intensified into a Category 1 hurricane before it reached Puerto Rico today. Fiona is now moving just west of Puerto Rico causing flooding and power outages and heading our way to the eastern Dominican Republic. Many residents in Casa de Campo have already prepared for Hurricane Fiona and stock […]

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Hurricane Fiona: Precautionary measures for Casa de Campo

Please be advised that Casa de Campo has been closely following the reports on tropical storm Fiona. According to the national weather center in Miami, Fiona is likely to cause heavy rains and winds in our area. Due to the storm, it is possible that the basic services present variations, possible electricity, and internet service. […]

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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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Tropical Storm Gonzalo threatens Dominican Republic

After a complete an utter lack of tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes and indeed rain throughout this entire hurricane season, we did not see this coming. So it may surprise you to know that Tropical Storm Gonzalo is threatening to bring some rather unpleasant weather to the Dominican Republic by Tuesday/Wednesday. 

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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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“Peak” hurricane season is underway as first August Tropical Depression develops

The “curse” of mid-August strikes again! Every year on the 15th of August (give or take a few days), the “peak” hurricane season gets underway. Today as we awake to find Tropical Depression 5 newly developed in the Atlantic ocean… so begins 6 weeks (más o menos) of constant weather watching! UPDATE (Thursday, Aug.15th, 11am): Tropical […]