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18/01/2017

18/01/2017

Sosua News 18 January 2017

Whale watching in the Bay of Sosúa?
At a press conference in Samaná (Wednesday, January 11th) Francisco Dominguez Brito, the environment minister, announced the start of the whale watching season. The season runs from January 15th to March 15th. At the meeting were representatives of environmental organizations, the Ministry of Tourism and business people present.
The Environment Minister emphasized in his speech that it is necessary to keep distance and not to disturb the whales. The humpback whales come from the North Atlantic Ocean to the shores of the Dominican Republic this time of the year to mate and give birth to their young. But where they can be seen in large numbers, is in the National Park 'Los Haitises' at the peninsula of Samaná.
Last year the humpback whale has been spotted regularly near the coast of Sosúa and Puerto Plata, and that is really special and exceptional. If we have the same luck as last year, to be able to observe these mighty mammals in the bay of Sosúa is not certain.

22/12/2016

We all together celebrated a christmas dinner last night.

21/12/2016

21/12/2016

Sosua News 21.Dec. 2016

The sidewalk in front of the Rumba Bar and D' Latin Bar is nearing its final stage. The old sidewalk had been removed months ago, and so it had been left, like a pitiful ruin, not the best advertisement for Sosúa. And then, caused by the heavy rainfall it got even worse, and it also delayed the construction of the new sidewalk. But a few weeks ago the work on rebuilding the sidewalk started quite energetically.
The construction resembles the other parts of the street, with recessed areas for some flowers and palm trees. It is rumored that the Rumba Bar will open again soon and the d Latin bar of Wilfredo Olívense (W***y el Chamo) becomes a restaurant. It appeared W***y has just opened a beautiful and luxuriously decorated club in Casino Playa Chiquita. So there is a new alternative in the nightlife of Sosúa.

05/09/2016

Sosua News 5 September 2016

Banco Popular with a safe ATM

In the past there were many complains about the ATMs at Banco Popular in Sosúa. The complaints have been taken seriously by the management of the bank and the two cash machines are now behind a glass door in a shielded area.

Previously you had use the ATM in the sun and you could barely read the information on the screen. Also skimmers were frequently present to commit their criminal work. That is, we hope, all become part of the past and it is much safer and more comfortable now. What remains is the 195 peso transaction costs per withdraw, next to the transaction that your own bank may charge. The maximum per withdraw is still slightly below the 10,000 pesos. Banco Progresso (next to the Super Super) allows you to withdraw 20,000 pesos (or more?). But here you also have to pay 195 pesos for every transaction.

03/09/2016

Sosua News 2 September 2016

Massive protest against government measures

Last Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, hundreds of local businesses held a protest action at the crossroads at Supermercado Playero. Traffic could ample pass the intersection.
A truck with a big public address system was parked on the sidewalk from which leaders of the protest action addressed to the protesting people. One of the speakers was Fabio Garcia, the famous anchorman of the TV program Detrás del Rumor, who held a flaming speech. He pointed out that the government measures have brought many businesses in Sosúa on the brink of bankruptcy. As of June 8, the closing times for the bars and restaurants changed to midnight on weekdays and 2 AM on weekends. The months-long work on the sidewalks in the tourist season wasn't inviting either. Four establishments have been closed unnecessarily by the government. For the closure, there was not much nightlife left in the village.

The unnecessarily harsh action by the tourist police (CESTUR) against women walking alone scared off many tourists. Sosúa seems like a police state. Also, the closure of the Pedro Clisante for traffic in the evening has deterred many visitors to visit because of lack of parking facilities. All these measures apply only to Sosúa and not for tourist centers such as Cabarete, Punta Cana and Puerto Plata. The demonstrators carried signs with them which texts like 'Down with Lorenzo Sancassani', 'down with the CESTUR', 'we want respect', 'we are not prostitutes or pimps, 'we want a municipal police', 'why no closing times for Cabarete?'. At the end of the protest the president of the Association of entrepreneurs of Sosúa (ASOCOBAS) called for a peaceful dialogue with the government. He said he would soon consult with mayor Ilana Neumann, commanders of police and military, justice and tourism, in order to reach a solution for the problems.

20/08/2016

Sosua News 20 August 2016

October jazz month in the Pedro Clisante

As part of the 20th Dominican jazz festival, in Sosúa and specifically the main street Pedro Clisante, Jazz musicians will do a gig on Friday evenings in October and November. These evenings take place on 14, 21 and October 28 and Friday, November 3rd. In addition, there will also be music workshops, lectures, exhibitions and musical sessions for youth and adults. A traveling art exhibition, which visited Santo Domingo, Santiago and Puerto Plata will also visit Sosúa. The exhibition will be on display at Casa de Arte Sosúa, showing the entire collection of t-shirts, iconic photos, the complete collection of all posters and a video documentary of the twentieth anniversary of the jazz festival. Artist Adolfo Faringthon (also director of Casa de Arte in Sosúa) is engaged to accompany this project.
The organizing committee, of 'The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival' led by María Elena Gratereaux, wants to support the new orientation of Sosúa. Sosúa wants to raise itself as cultural center of the north coast.
Web: www.drjazzfestival.com

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