Puerto Plata residents brave the rain at the opening of the ADN Bachata World Festival
North Coast November 19, 2022 | 12:29 pm
Puerto Plata. The rain on the amphitheater of Puerto Plata was no excuse for the social, business, and political structures to gather and stay in their seats with umbrellas in hand despite the rain at[...]Fire reduces mattress factory in Monte Adentro to ashes
North Coast November 18, 2022 | 10:00 am
This Thursday afternoon, a raging fire reduced to ashes a mattress and foam quilt factory in the Monte Adentro sector of the municipality of Licey al Medio. According to Colonel Alexis Moscat, head of[...]Dominican Jazz Festival: An event for the whole family
North Coast November 14, 2022 | 1:09 pm
In celebration of the twenty-fourth iteration of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, which the Fedujazz Foundation organized, Cabarete Beach served as the venue for h[...]Puerto Plata: Between books, sea and music
North Coast November 13, 2022 | 10:58 am
With the participation of thousands of visitors and attendance at the various cultural and artistic activities, the Festival of Books and Culture - Puerto Plata 2022 is taking place in this city. T[...]Festival of Books and Culture inaugurated in Puerto Plata
North Coast November 11, 2022 | 5:07 pm
The Book and Culture Festival - Puerto Plata 2022 was formally inaugurated this Thursday in an activity led by Culture Minister Milagros Germán and will run until November 13 in various stages throug[...]Vice-President: “Government has proposed to revitalize tourism in the Northern region”
North Coast October 29, 2022 | 11:04 am
Vice President Raquel Peña said that the government has proposed revitalizing tourism in Puerto Plata and throughout Cibao through the "Master Plan for Tourism an[...]A young girl reported missing in Sosua was found alive
North Coast October 27, 2022 | 10:00 am
Maria Ester Munoz, a seven-year-old girl who had been reported missing by her family in Sosua, the province of Puerto Plata, appeared to be in good condition on Wednesd[...]More than 500 runners and walkers in 7th Sosua Marathon
North Coast October 19, 2022 | 5:56 pm
SOSÚA, PUERTO PLATA.- After three years of absence due to the pandemic, the Sosúa Sustainable Development Association (ADSS) held the seventh version of the long-awaited family event on Sunday, Octo[...]Puerto Plata senator claims to have supported Haitian workers
Local October 14, 2022 | 2:20 pm
Ginette Bournigal, a senator from Puerto Plata, claimed that the Haitians she pleaded with immigration officials to keep from being deported were workers at a golf course. Asserting that three Haitian[...]FEDUJAZZ announces 24th celebration
North Coast October 13, 2022 | 9:57 am
The 24th edition of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival will be celebrated with two free concerts on November 11 and 12 at Cabarete Beach, with the positive energy tha[...]Authorities search a prison in Puerto Plata where a prisoner was killed
Local October 6, 2022 | 10:01 am
Wednesday's intervention by the General Directorate of Penitentiary and Correctional Services (DGSPC) at the San Felipe Correction and Rehabilitation Center in Puerto P[...]The government announces assistance of 1,000 pesos for each Hurricane Fiona-affected task
Local October 3, 2022 | 12:53 pm
President Luis Abinader announced this Sunday that the government will provide aid of 1,000 pesos for each task damaged by Hurricane Fiona to restore agriculture in seven affected provinces. The plan [...]Man discovered in his home in a stage of decomposition
Local September 30, 2022 | 9:49 am
Carlos Johnson King, 85, was found dead in his home and in a decomposing state. Jhonson King, along with a nephew who looked for him, resided in a two-story home in the Villas Almas neighborhood of[...]Joint Brigades of the Electrical Companies Go to the East Region Today
Local September 20, 2022 | 12:49 pm
A joint brigade of the Electricity Distribution Companies (Edes) will leave today for the East of the country, where a large number of circuits are out of service due t[...]Puerto Plata Highway is Blocked by Fiona Aftermath
Local September 20, 2022 | 12:46 pm
As a result of Hurricane Fiona, traffic on the Puerto Plata tourist highway has been hampered since the early hours of this Tuesday. The trees that fell due to the stro[...]Sosúa hoteliers support measure
North Coast September 16, 2022 | 4:08 pm
Sosúa, DR The Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Sosúa and Cabarete (Ashoresoca) supports the intervention of Sosúa beach by the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) and welcomes the decision to buil[...]US$879,020 from Bahamas seized at Puerto Plata airport
North Coast September 14, 2022 | 12:03 pm
The Directorate General of Customs (DGA) reported today that it seized 879,020 dollars, equivalent to 47.6 million pesos, at the Gregorio Luperón International Airport of Puerto Plata, which arrived [...]Sosua’s beach is militarized to uproot it
North Coast September 14, 2022 | 8:05 am
Sosúa, Puerto Plata, DR The beach of Sosúa was militarized amid the conflict maintained by the vendors who operate in the area due to the initiative of the Ministry of Tourism which seeks to build [...]Abinader inaugurates works for RD$520 MM in Puerto Plata
North Coast September 9, 2022 | 9:08 am
Puerto Plata, D.R. With an investment of more than RD$520 million, President Luis Abinader yesterday inaugurated the Altamira-Rio Grande highway, the Las Canas bridge in the municipality of Imbert, a[...]Hoteliers and merchants promote multi-destination tourism between Santiago and Puerto Plata
North Coast September 5, 2022 | 3:56 pm
The president of the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Companies of the North ( Ashonorte ), Carlos Rodoli, presented at the meeting of the executive [...]
