Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata on the Dominican Republic’s north coast offers a base for exploring the 7 Waterfalls of Rio ...

Paseo de Dona Blanca also known as the pink street is a 2 minute walk from Umbrella Street, on the way to the Town Square.

In a move that caught many people in Puerto Plata by surprise, the local city council (the ‘ayuntamiento’) approved a US$1.00 fee for every tourist that arrives in the city by way of the several tour ...

with the Dominican Republic’s Leones del Escogido, managed by Albert Pujols, defeating Venezuela’s Cardenales de Lara, 2-0. Friday’s second game in the tournament of winter league champions, between ...

The Dominican Republic was for most of its history primarily an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but over the last three decades the economy has become more diversified as the service ...

In 1996, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Puerto Plata, giving the church the rank of cathedral. Several times a day, the bells are rung announcing the start and end of Mass at this busy ...

Playa Dorada (or Golden Beach) is the beach of choice in the immediate Puerto Plata area, and all the major resorts are represented along its shores. Lounging at the beach could easily take up at ...

A Nova Scotia man suspected of brutally attacking an Edmonton teen in the Dominican Republic last week has a past conviction for assault for kicking and punching a man who was fighting someone ...

An Alberta teen remains in a medically-induced coma in the Dominican Republic, according to his family, one week after they say his skull was cracked in what his mother alleges was an assault in a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Four tourists have drowned off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Four tourists have drowned off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic near the popular tourist town of Punta Cana. Civil Defense officials said the victims ...

A Canadian man is in hospital after suffering serious injuries in an assault while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. Cindy Rowan, the victim’s mother, flew to the Dominican Republic from Edmonton ...