Search results

  1. M4kintosh

    Rains!

    Update #3 Last night and early morning in La Vega, half of the city collapsed due to the Camu river in La Vega and creeks expanded. 2 bridges collapsed in downtown La Vegaand another just collapsed
  2. M4kintosh

    Rains!

    Update #2 Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo just collapsed of the high rains this afternoon
  3. M4kintosh

    Rains!

    Another flash flooding in POP area now (Camu river, Gran Parada). The DR25 blocked and many areas now flooded with this afternoon rains. DR25 (Gurabo-Gran Parada) blocked at the Camu river bridge. River took control and flooded the whole area.
  4. M4kintosh

    A Dominican posted this perspective on FB

    It's amazing that another stereotype (noise and "barrio" behaviors) are pointed to everyone of us Dominicans here. Which in reality, we hate that kind of neighbors. For real.
  5. M4kintosh

    A Dominican posted this perspective on FB

    Dominican here. Never left DR (unless for business and family vacations) Yet most of the expats are surprised by my accent (Mid Atlantic, sometimes British) because I studied at a humble English school during weekends in the 90s. A huge amount of expats are always surprised that Dominicans...
  6. M4kintosh

    Caribe Tours - Las Americas to Samana (Samaná) - Please post CURRENT Schedule information 2024

    It's the whole sector in general. Just taking The Big 3 in the North-South corridor in DR: - Metro downgraded their service and buses times between Cibao and SDQ. - Espinal (who made Espinal Platinum as a separate premium service and it was the jewel of the crown for Espinal) also downgraded...
  7. M4kintosh

    Government giving free title to residents renting the land from municipalities. ?

    And he's more proud than a peacock saying this on media. During last debate, he mentioned, too. https://www.atardecer.com.do/gobierno/gobierno-de-luis-abinader-ha-entregado-mas-88000-titulos-de-propiedad-a-igual-numero-de-familias/
  8. M4kintosh

    Dominican women like bad men?

    It ocurrs on low income families: women trapped on violence everyday they consider these type of men as the macho alpha, even it hurts them.
  9. M4kintosh

    Dominican women like bad men?

    From Ted Bundy to Chiquito.
  10. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    DR25 my friend. If you're good with curves on the road and without speeding, you arrive from Gurabo to Gran Parada in 1 hour.
  11. M4kintosh

    Presidential candidate debate is 24 April 2024

    Agree on this. Leonel just focused on what he did in the past Abinader on the things he done and mentioned Covid more than 20 times Abel was too areal sometimes, but was the only one who sold its campaign program and talked to folks instead to the middle class, but missed loads of chances to...
  12. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    The whole area is abandoned. No news of that whole area to be developed nearby in the future. About Megacentro, owned by Grupo CCN (Jumbo, Agora Mall) was the first attemp to compete with Sirena's concept of Multicentros. At the end, 22 years later it paid off for them.
  13. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    SDE is already chaotic, especially in that area. As being a satellite city to DN and now the biggest municipality in the DR (1.1 million, 2023 Census) the growth has been skyrocketing over the last 10 years. From Danilo to Abinader, now the plans are to extend the Metro to the Airport, through...
  14. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    It all starts from the Trujilo Era: centralizing the power in Santo Domingo so local power (caciques, big family names, major landowners) was diminished and forced everyone to do business in Santo Domingo. It wasn't until the 80s-90s that Santiago businesspeople moved away from that and started...
  15. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    Was improved during the previous administration. So good to drive that now a new generation of rest stops and restaurants are all the way from Gurabo to Gran Parada.
  16. M4kintosh

    Baseball player died in Samana accident

    3 of my sons' cousins were prospects that couldn't get signed, but they were trained in different academies in Boca Chica (Dodgers, Marlins, Twins). All of the 3 got education and now working in other stuff in Punta Cana or San Pedro. It's all about family values: if they couldn't make it, at...
  17. M4kintosh

    Baseball player died in Samana accident

    According to Baseball America, his 2016 bonus was undisclosed, meaning that was very little. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/team-by-team-international-signing-tracker/ Recently, he was signed last Feb by the York Revolution from the Atlantic League, an independent league...
  18. M4kintosh

    First Class

    From a humble Dominican perspective (middle, upper middle class) First class: - Punta Cana - Santiago - Jarabacoa - Puntarena Business class: - Distrito Nacional - Santiago - Licey/Moca Economy class: - La Vega - San Francisco - Bani - Mao
  19. M4kintosh

    SANTO DOMINGO vs SANTIAGO

    - Cleanest (big) city in the whole island and compared to other cities - Mountain view all 360 - Clean air - 30-45 minutes to all river spots: Amina, Inoa, Tavera, Sajoma, Jarabacoa, Jacagua, Salcedo, Puerto Plata rivers - 45-1hr minutes to the beach (either Moncion, Sosua or Cabarete via Moca)...
  20. M4kintosh

    Cibao International Airport Expansion

    They're already in the works on it. Check the masterplan. They'll work in alliance with DP (currently manages Punta Caucedo port) https://www.puntacanafreetradezone.com/ Here's a updated video of the facilities being built