It is that time of year again. Hurricane season is here and starting with a bang! June 1st through November 30 is the official Atlantic hurricane season. This year will be much quieter than last year. They are forecasting between 9 to 15 tropical storms. 4 to 8 of which are expected to become hurricanes. […]
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May Rainy Season 2012
The yearly rainy season is upon us. We have been getting some serious rain in Dominican Republic. Many areas have been evacuated and many homes lost. The rains are slowing down as the low-pressure trough that brought us all this crazy weather passes by. People were evacuated from their homes in a Province of Santiago […]
No Curfew for Holiday 2011
The Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center / Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) has announced its Operation Christmas/ Operativo Navidad 2011 so all can celebrate the Christmas and New Years parties/ las fiestas de Navidad y Año Nuevo. As usual the Ministry of Interior, the Police and the Armed Forces Ministerio de Interior, Policía y […]
5th Festival de Santo Domingo 2011
The Fifth/ Quinta Festival de Santo Domingo, sponsored by Presidente Beer, is the big start to the Holiday Season. The concerts and festivities will run for 8 kilometers and have 5 stages. The party starts at 4PM on Sunday/ Domingo December/ Diciembre 4th giving all 8 hours to enjoy all the activities and fun and […]
Dominican Winter League 2011 Baseball
The Dominican Winter League 2011 Baseball is On! Opening day is October 14, 2011 with the regular season ending on December 21, 2011. The All-Star Game is going to be December 13, 2011. This year will bring some of the greats of Major League Baseball including Jose Reyes, Manny Ramierez and David Ortiz. The greats […]