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Hurricane Dean Update, Saturday 07.00am 18th August 2007Dangerous Hurricane Dean is racing at a very high speed in a westwards direction across the Caribbean Sea as the Dominican Republic lies in wait for this category 4 Hurricane to pass by. Already there is an air of great anticipation tinged with fear as locals on the south and west coasts attempt to get ready for heavy rains and massive winds later on. Although no land impact is expected, the prevailing winds…
Sombrero's, sand and sunshine seem to be the order for this week, with gorgeous Caribbean breezes and lazy days of sunbathing and a swim in the ocean or pool to cool off with. If you have just arrived in the Dominican Republic, then a brilliant warm welcome to you all from everyone here at therealdr.com and therealdr.com weather-room. Be mesmerized by the swaying palm trees, relax on sugar sand beaches or take time out and have a round of golf! …
Oh yes its that time of year again, when Spring breakers will be descending upon the glorious white sands of the Dominican Republic to party and let their hair down! Sherman Travel listed the Dominican Republic on an article for MSN Travel as the number 2 destination!Quoting that the Dominican Republic is a growing favourite with the spring breakers, the country has become a popular package destination that vies with Cancun in affordability and atmosphere!Sherman Travel aslo said that the…
In May, the first shipment of cigars trademarked "Yerevancigar" made in a Dominican cigar factory will be imported into Armenia. Made at Tabacalera la Flor de Santo Domingo, owned by Omar Kanajian, they are produced using high quality local tobacco as well as raw materials from Cuba and Nicaragua. According to Kanajian, Armenia does not have the climatic or natural conditions favourable for growing the raw materials needed to produce cigars. The plant produces 300 cigars a day and they have…
The INIAP which stands for The International Expert and Cacao Programme under the National Ecuadorian Investigative Institute has given Dominican cacao/chocolate hight praise indeed! The Dominican Republic is one of the countries that produces high quality and fine cacao in Latin America for their geographic location said Dr.Amores of Ecuador.He went on to say that Central American and other Caribbean countries are known for the elevated genetic variations of cacao when they are compared to African clones.In 2006, the Dominican…
WEATHER Hello Weather Watchers - Looks like we are in for a spot of sun and a few refreshing showers this coming weekend. Don't forget it is Canada Day weekend at Velero Beach Resort, Cabarete this Sunday, Free Entrance & Good Old Family Fun! Friday June 29th – 2007 Heat Highs 87F Lows 74F Rain 30% Chance of rain late afternoon in most regions Visibility Clear 7 mile view Humidity 95% Saturday June 30th 2007 Heat Highs…
Serve up this weekend a coffee speciality Dominican Republic style and treat your family and friends to a Caribbean Cafe whether it kick starts your Sunday morning or you save it for an after dinner Saturday night sip and watch the sun go down, it is sure to please! Coffee has been grown in the Dominican Republic for centuries click here for more coffee information, and this drink also includes another integral part of island life here in the DR -…
The new midnight liquor curfew continues bringing many complaints from establishments through out the country. The curfew was put in place last week to assist in combating the recent crimes spate that has spread through out the nation. With extra police and military now pratrolling the streets at night anyone found wandering around will be subject to questionning by the security forces.Representatives from bars, discos, colmado's, restaurants, car washes and even popular music bands wishing to play are complaining that they are…
2008's Puerto Plata Merengue Festival will be sponsored by the famous rum house BRUGAL, with the festival taking place from 26 - 28 September in Puerto Plata on the north of the Dominican Republic. The whole festival is organised by the Ministry of Tourism and has an exciting line up of Merengue Bands this year including El Prodigio, Ruby Perez, Jose Pena Suazo, Bonny Cepeda, Wilfredo Vargas and La Kerubanda among other stars.
Canadians keep on coming back to the Dominican Republic along with first time visitors as a destination, prices in the DR can not be beaten. With four star hotels across the island offering incredible rates for families Tour Operators have said their Canadian clients just prefer the value and beautiful beaches of the Dominican Republic. Vacation packages include meals and tremendous activates for kids, whilst parents can enjoy rest and relaxation on tropical sugar sand beaches and not have their…
“I can hear myself shrieking with joy when the mango season arrives” says mango name sake Mango Mamma on her blog in therealdr.com and for the rest of us too, we smack our lips in delight. Mango season comes twice a year in the Dominican Republic with this delicious fruit originating from India some 4,000 years ago. Amazingly scrumptious but messy to eat the fruit is borne from giant mango trees which if you are out in the countryside cannot…
Congratulations goes out to Dominican slugger Albert Pujols who has won his second National League's Most Valuable Player Award and beating Ryan Howard of the World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies. The St.Luis Cardinals 1st Baseman won 18 of the 32 first place votes to earn him the award announced The Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball in New York. In accordance with his contract Pujols stands to gain a US$200,000 bonus as a prize, the first time he…
Within the next 2 weeks the new Haitian Foreign Minister Renald Clerisme will be paying a visit to the Dominican Republic according to Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso.The meeting is to reactivate the Binational Joint Commission.Mr Clerisme is a former Catholic priest who lived in Barahona located in the south west of the DR for quite some time and performed anthropological research during 1993 -94 on the impact of Haitian manpower within the Dominican economy.He is a former Haitian…
The Mayor of Santo Domingo the Capital of the Dominican Republic has rejected a recommendation of a temporary ban on heavy vehicles travelling along the sea shores front road, The Malecon, due to damage sustained by Hurricane Dean's passing. Several geologists and geophysicists have visited the sea front and have said that Dean's strong waves have deteriorated it's base and adjacent coral barrier.
Last Saturday saw the exciting arrival of The Boudicca Cruise in the Dominican Republic’s capital Santo Domingo marking the commencement of the Dominican Republic’s 2008-2009 cruise season. The two main cruise terminals in the capital are expecting to welcome 82,000 tourists which is a 22% increase on last season’s arrivals. The executive director of Sans Souci Port terminal Luis Molina said “Our priority is and will be the complete satisfaction and safety of the passengers and cruise lines that arrive…
Licenses have been given for the construction of three wind parks from the Ministry of Environment in the Dominican Republic. Capable of producing up to 190MW of energy the parks are scheduled to be built in Bani, Oviedo and MonteCristi. Minister Mr Ramirez said " We are the third country in the region and the seventh in the world to take part in the Clean Development Mechanism Project." Already in the captial Santo Domingo, wind systems are in place after…
Here are some of the best pictures and photographs from this years Carnival in the Dominican Republic. Carnival is celebrated in February all over the country and is seeped in tradition and history way back to Colonial times and commences upon the eve of lent when the people of Santo Domingo used to disguise themselves in costume to imitate the European Shrovetide! Each region in the Dominican Republic has a different costume and characters with the Diablos Cojuelos (devils) being…
Marcio Veloz Maggiolo (see photo) who is considered to be the Dominican Republic's leading living writer, has been nominated as a candidate for the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature by the Dominican Academy of Language. The Academy director, Bruno Rosario Candelier highlighted Veloz Maggiolo's prolific career, and described the lawyer and academic as a "renowned writer" who posssessed "a brilliant body of fictional work and prolific bibliography encompassing several genres".
The president of the Dominican Association of Industries, that’s (AIRD) is calling for more fiscal responsibility from the government and says that neither the public nor the private sector can handle more taxes. Yandra Portela said that the government, instead of focusing on fiscal reform to cover its costs, should cut government spending, seeing that this year alone spending has risen by 30%. Portela added...."the government needs more austerity when it comes to spending and that the current economic situation…
Weather Report for Week Commencing Monday 9th July to Friday 13th 2007Hot literally HOT from the press room of The Real DR’s potting shed our intrepid weather team have managed to scrape themselves from their hammocks to stick a finger outside of the potting shed door to test the weather. Lethargy on a massive scale has brought the normally intrepid weather team to a near standstill as temperatures rise and even the promises of a Corneto De Lux Triple Choc…
Today is the start of the 8th Parada del Tour Nacional Golfing Competition at Playa Dorada Golf Course. A 2 day event featuring international and national golfers across the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in the popular Playa Dorada Resort Complex along the golden coast of the north’s Dominican Republic. Playa Dorada Golf Course is a main pulling attraction for many vacationers offering 18 holes of challenging 72 par golf. Anyone wishing to enjoy a superb dinner can visit Fairways…
Former President of the United States George H Bush is due to arrive in the DR this week for his 7th visit. Bushy Senior will be with his wife Barbara and the couple are due to spend some vacation time in the beautiful resort of La Romana and Casa de Campo, famed for it’s superb golf courses and high ranking status for the worlds elite rich and famous.
A huge ten percent of all top players in the US Baseball Major Leagues are Dominicans. To celebrate, honour and highlight this a film has been made titled "The Republic of Baseball".It tells the story of how Dominicans have come to influence Americas favourite pastime and will be released to PBS Stations by Latino Public Broadcasting this September to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the man who started it all, Ozzie Virgil.The producers of the film are Dan Manatt and Rob…
With the start of the Dominican Tourist High Season and the recent plunge in fuel prices airfares from the Dominican Republic to Miami, New York and Spain are being sold at least 10-20% cheaper. There are many attractive offers from the DR to Maimi with savings of over RD$5,000! Vice President of the Dominican Travel Agents Association (Adavit) Edison Urena said the country's high tourism season and the Christmas festivities commenced on November 15th with many airlines customarily offering round-trip…
As the United States now prepares itself to face the worse from Tropical Storm Hanna parts of America are on Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Alert, Ike has turned into a Hurricane and Josephine is still out in the Atlantic, moving slowly across. Weatherwise in general the Dominican Republic is receiving a respite from rains today across the country with slight breezes and intermittent sun breaking through. Schools were still closed today thoughout the nation, whilst maritime and pleasure shipping…
