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Since its opening over 50 years ago, Teeth of the Dog® has become widely known as Pete Dye’s masterpiece and has been long considered the No. 1 course in the Caribbean. Dye’s genius design hallmarks are all showcased on the dramatic seaside layout: railroad ties, vast waste areas, peninsula greens and tees, hand-sculpted putting surfaces and a unique assortment of pot bunkers. The seven exceptional oceanfront holes are astoundingly beautiful, causing Dye to famously quip: “I created 11 holes and God created seven.”

Starting in January 2025, an exciting regeneration project will begin to update Pete’s legendary course with an assortment of enhancements including the re-grassing of Teeth of the Dog with Dynasty Paspalum, new state-of-the-art turf on the tee boxes, fairways and greens, three inches of sand will be added to the fairways before seeding for improved playability and irrigation, along with other updates to the bunkers and cart paths. The project will led by Jerry Pate Design. 

The grand reopening of the Teeth of the Dog is scheduled for December 2025.

(Information courtesy Casa de Campo Resort)

In order to keep Casa de Campo’s crown jewels, the Pete Dye-designed golf courses in tip-top condition, every summer each course is closed for a period of approximately 6 weeks for essential maintenance. So, for those of you golf fanatics out there here we bring you the Casa de Campo golf summer maintenance and closure schedule.

Every May through October, Casa de Campo closes its three golf courses on a rotating schedule for a much-needed break to ensure they can be in top condition for the new season. During closure periods golfers are not permitted to play on the courses, but just because they can’t be played on doesn’t mean they can’t still be enjoyed! The courses make for beautiful walks or bike rides, especially along Teeth of the Dog’s oceanside holes at sunset!

The golf course closures will rotate, ensuring that one will always be open for a tee time while the others are out of commission and there will be discounted rates too! As sad as it is to see the courses close, remember that it is for the best to keep our community a thriving golf hot spot!

CLOSED FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
COURSE 2023
Teeth of the Dog® – Summer June 26 – July 30, 2023 (Open July 31, 2023)
Teeth of the Dog® – Fall September 18-24, 2023 (Open September 25, 2023)
The Links July 31 – August 27, 2023 (Open August 28, 2023)
Dye Fore Marina July 3 – July 30, 2023 (Open July 31, 2023)
Dye Fore Chavón June 5 – July 2, 2023 (Open July 3, 2023)
Dye Fore Lagos August 28 – September 25, 2023 (Open September 26, 2023)
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School is coming to an end and Summer Camp in Casa de Campo is back !


Starting Monday the 27th of June, kids between 2 and 12  will be able to enjoy their time here even more. Children can take part for a day, one week, or the entire summer! Activities include horseback riding,  banana boat rides, playing soccer, basketball, and tennis!
For those interested in art, kids will also be takings ceramics classes in Chavón’s very own artist village and take on arts and crafts projects at Bonche. 

Casa de Campo’s Summer Camp 2022 will run every week day, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 1 pm, until Friday, August the 12th.

For more information about the summer camp program and prices, contact [email protected]

 

 

CLOSED FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE :

 

The driving range at Dye Fore Golf Course will be closed for maintenance from May 2nd to November 1st.

 

Teeth of the Dog – Summer, June 20 – July 31 (Open August 1)

Teeth of the Dog – Fall, September 19 – 25 (Open September 26)

The Links, July 25 – August 21 (Open August 22)

Dye Fore Marina, May 30 – June 26 (Open June 27)

Dye Fore Chavón, June 27 – July 24 (Open July 25)

Dye Fore Lagos, August 22 – September 18 (Open September 19)

Last January, Dominican President Luis Abinader enacted Law 7-21, which extends the term to apply for the benefits of the Voluntary Wealth Disclosure Law (46-20) for an additional period of 90 days.

The Voluntary Wealth Disclosure Law No. 46-20, or popularly called Amnesty Law, is of utmost interest tohome owners and real estate investors in general. The law establishes a special and transitory amnesty tax for taxpayers to voluntarily disclose or reassess all their movable and real estate properties, including those which may have not been previously declared or registered at the tax level.

The law, which applies and benefits Dominican nationals and resident or non-resident foreigners alike, as well as local or foreign DR-registered corporate entity holdings, calls for taxpayers to normalize their fiscal obligations and voluntarily disclose their assets at market value before the Dominican Tax Office (DGII), through the payment of a one-time and definitive 2% across-the-board amnesty tax overall disclosed or reassessed assets.

According to the new extension, taxpayers will have a limited period of 90 days starting from its date of enactment to apply before the DGII in order to benefit from the tax amnesty. The new deadline to apply is April 20th.

In practical terms, this law gives taxpayers the opportunity to update the value of their properties, either because:

  • their value has increased significantly;
  • if at the time of purchase they were not recorded for their real value;
  • if they built improvements and never had them declared; or,
  • if in the purchase contract the price was established in United States Dollars and the Dominican Peso devaluation has diminished their registered acquisition value.

If you decide to benefit from this law, you would be paying 2% on the increased value, thus eliminating the risk of having to pay 25-27% taxes on capital gains in case of an eventual sale in the future.

The Amnesty Law is voluntary. Villa owners should seek advice from their tax counsel to receive an evaluation of their specific case 

February 27, 1844. A group of revolutionaries fired some shots and seized the fortress of Puerta del Conde in Santo Domingo, and began the Dominican War of Independence. Three educated and "enlightened" Dominicans named Juan Pablo Duarte, Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez founded a resistance organization in 1838, and named the organization La Trinitaria due to their decision to divide it into three smaller cells, each of which would operate with almost no knowledge of what the other cells were doing. In this highly secretive way, La Trinitaria set about gathering support from the general populace, even managing to covertly convert two regiments of the Haitian army.

The Dominican Republic had been de facto autonomous in the early 1800s, with the Spanish occupied by Napoleon's invasion and the Haitians to the west fighting off their French colonizers. Heavily influenced and encouraged by Haiti, which had achieved independence in 1804, Dominicans declared independence as the Republic of Spanish Haiti in 1821.  Being less-wealthy and in the numeric minority, they came under the control of Haiti and entered into formal union with its neighbor in 1822. Soon it became clear that the western half of the island was where the political power lay, and the crippling debts imposed on Haiti by the French and other powers had a profoundly negative effect on the island's economy as a whole.

Finally, on February 27, 1844, the Dominicans had enough . La Trinitaria received a tip that the Haitian government had been made aware of their activities. Seizing the moment, they gathered roughly 100 men and stormed Puerta del Conde, forcing the Haitian army out of Santo Domingo. Sánchez fired a cannon shot from the fort and raised the blue, red, and white flag of the Dominican Republic, which still flies over the country today. The Haitians pillaged the countryside as they retreated West, and fighting continued throughout the spring.

Over the next few years and even into the next decade, both nations were periodically at war, each invading the other in response to previous invasions. The storming of the Puerta del Conde, however,represented a turning point in the history of a nation that had long been subjugated, first to the Spanish and then to its Haitian neighbors.

To this day, it is clear that Dominicans and Haitians are not each other’s best friends, although no Dominican construction works, road works, or even sugar cane cutting would probably advance without the hard labor of their neighbors, who in turn take advantage of the health and other benefits that the eastern side of the island is offering.

Live the experience of Ricardo Montaner, the argentine-venezuelan singer and songwriter, during a live concert through streaming, from our favorite Altos de Chavon amphitheater. This unique concert "Las Canciones que amo" will be aired November 28 at 8 PM, so you can enjoy it all his romantic ballades from the safety of your home with your close family and friends.

Want to join singing ? here are the words to his tunes : https://www.letras.com/ricardo-montaner/

Tickets are 12 US$ and can be purchased online :https://uepatickets.com/Tickets.aspx?id=11685

A traditional water heater has a tank that stores and heats your water. This results in a constant energy use to keep the temperature constant, even if you do not use the hot water. Traditionally they work on electricity, although some operate on gas. The average life span of the tank is about 10-15 years. In the Caribbean, the heat and salty moist climate will deter it much faster.

When it is time to change it, you might think of the many benefits if installing a gas tankless heater:

  • Never run out of hot water
  • Takes up less space and looks nicer
  • Lowers your electricity bills
  • Has a much longer life span up to 30 years
  • Never any leaks
  • Environmental friendly
  • Increase in home value.

. Covid-19 travel insurance plan starts on 15 September
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Tourism Minister David Collado announces the government is ready to start the travel and trip insurance plan to visitors this 15 September 2020. The Dominican government is paying. All short-stay tourists (non-resident foreigners) entering the country from 15 September to 31 December will be covered for Covid-19 infection.

The insurance is part of the Responsible Tourism Recovery Plan under the Ministry of Tourism. As part of the plan, non-invasive breathalyzer Covid-19 tests will be carried out randomly at Dominican airports. The breathalyzer uses new technology developed in Israel.

Collado says the Dominican Republic is the only country to offer free insurance. He says the ministry has also worked with hospitals in tourism destinations on the logistics for the handling of any Covid-19 cases. The first case detected in the Dominican Republic was that of an Italian tourist hospitalized here for two months at the Ramon de Lara Air Force hospital. The Dominican government then picked up the hospital tab.

Collado said that as of 15 September the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) will begin publishing a statistical report on the situation of spread and lethality of Covid-19 in tourism destinations."We are prepared within the reality of the world today to receive tourists in our country," tweeted the Minister of Tourism.

Still have questions ? Always be aware of the latest updates by visiting :  https://www.drtravelcenter.com/