Puerto Plata News
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Cap-Haitien, Haiti.- The sun rises slowly over the bay in Cap-Haitien casting a soft golden light over the town as the car trundles laboriously along potholed streets. All around us the city begins to stir, vendors appear on the street corners and groups of schoolchildren, books in hand, shield their eyes against the glare as [...]
9Dec2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Dominican Republic’s bad boat rep hurts marinas, hotelier says
PUERTO PLATA.- “The Dominican Republic has a bad reputation as maritime destination due to the inconvenience of its ports, the problematic entry procedures and the regulations for tourist boats,” the vice-president of the company Ocean World Marina & Casino Stefan Meister, affirmed Wednesday.
He said more than eight agencies or authorities receive a boat when it [...]
UN rejects Los Haitises cement plant
The United Nations multi-sectorial team set up to evaluate the decision to install a cement plant in a buffer zone of the Los Haitises National Park has concluded that the project is neither viable nor pertinent. Los Haitises is known as one of the world’s largest karst reserves, and is a source of reserve water [...]
26Nov2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Adventure travel in the Dominican Republic
Two hours into the mountains, Maxima Aventura is a wilderness dude ranch for adventure travelers and extreme sports enthusiasts
24Nov2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Canadian Embassy relocates, new ambassador arrives
Todd Kuiack replaces Patricia Fortier as Canada’s Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
23Nov2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Photo Gallery: The women of 118 Sanchez St.
“They live on Calle Sanchez 118 A in Puerto Plata, a mother and daughter,” says Carina, from Sweden, whose profiles of life in her chosen city are both colorful and sensitive. “I follow them, and I take at least one photograph each day of them”
16Nov2009 | They | 1 comment | Continued
DR invites logo designers to create new tourism icon
Ministry of Tourism is seeking aspiring designers to create a new tourism logo design that reflects the growing recognition and stature of the DR as the world’s premier Caribbean destination
14Nov2009 | They | 2 comments | Continued
Research and Markets: The Dominican Republic Is Suffering Less Than Many Other Caribbean Countries from the Tourist Slowdown
The Dominican Republic is suffering less than many other Caribbean countries from the tourist slowdown. In the first four months of 2009 arrivals fell by 4.8% year-on-year (y-o-y), making it the fifth best performing country in the region.
3Nov2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
New law empowers city councils to collect taxes
Municipalities and the municipal districts are the base of local and political administrative system and are the judicial entities responsible for their own activities, it says
22Oct2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Cops Arrest in Puerto Plata Missionary Accused of Molesting Boys
Authorities said Duarte had sexual relations with a group of Haitian youngsters while he was a guest in hotels in Port-au-Prince.
22Oct2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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