{"id":42643,"date":"2022-11-14T19:47:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T23:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahw.igs.mybluehost.me\/website_5ea9d7a9\/?page_id=42643"},"modified":"2026-07-24T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:00:46","slug":"local-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gopuertoplata.com\/es\/local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Noticias locales"},"content":{"rendered":"<main id='oxy-main'><div class=\"oxy-container-42643-101 oxy-container gpp-rss-feeds-container\"><div class=\"oxy-widget-42643-100 oxy-widget gpp-rss-feeds\"><div class=\"widget widget_rss\"><h2 class=\"widgettitle\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/category\/north-coast\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/gopuertoplata.com\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS feed: North Coast News\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/\">North Coast News<\/a><\/h2><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/civil-defense-personnel-recovered-the-lifeless-body-of-the-16-year-old-boy-on-saturday-morning-who-had-been-reported-missing-since-friday-afternoon-in-the-waters-of-costambar-beach-puerto-plata-a\/'>Missing young man found dead in Playa Cost\u00e1mbar, Puerto Plata<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">12\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Civil Defense\u00a0personnel\u00a0recovered the lifeless body of the 16-year-old boy on Saturday morning, who had been reported missing since Friday afternoon in the waters of\u00a0Cost\u00e1mbar Beach, Puerto Plata. According to witness accounts, the [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/civil-defense-searches-for-16-year-old-missing-at-costambar-beach-puerto-plata\/'>Civil Defense searches for 16-year-old missing at Costambar beach, Puerto Plata<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">12\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Civil Defense\u00a0rescue teams\u00a0are maintaining a search operation by land, sea, and air to locate a 16-year-old boy reported missing on Costambar beach in this province. According to witnesses in the area, the [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/go-samana-guide-highlights-dominican-republics-tourism-attractions\/'>Go Saman\u00e1 guide highlights Dominican Republic\u2019s tourism attractions<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">08\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The Saman\u00e1 Tourism Cluster (CTS) and the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Saman\u00e1 (Ahetsa) have launched the seventh edition of the Go Saman\u00e1 tourist guide, highlighting the destination\u2019s attractions, experiences [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/puerto-plata-welcomes-the-celebrity-beyond-with-more-than-3000-cruise-passengers\/'>Puerto Plata welcomes the Celebrity Beyond with more than 3,000 cruise passengers<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">06\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The Ta\u00edno Bay\u00a0tourist port\u00a0received the\u00a0Celebrity Beyond\u00a0cruise ship from\u00a0Miami, with 3,224 passengers and 1,444 crew members, as part of the 38 stops planned for September in the country\u2019s ports and anchorages, reported the [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/collado-highlights-that-punta-bergantin-sells-us30-million-in-a-single-weekend\/'>Collado highlights that Punta Bergant\u00edn sells US$30 million in a single weekend<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">05\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Tourism Minister\u00a0David Collado reported that the\u00a0Punta Bergant\u00edn\u00a0real estate and hotel project in\u00a0Puerto Plata sold nearly $30 million worth of units in a single weekend. These results highlighted the collaborators\u2019 work, with Andr\u00e9s [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/celebrity-beyond-arrives-in-puerto-plata-as-cruise-activity-expands-in-september\/'>Celebrity Beyond arrives in Puerto Plata as cruise activity expands in September<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">02\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata.- The Ta\u00edno Bay tourist port in Puerto Plata welcomed the Celebrity Beyond on Tuesday, carrying 3,224 passengers and 1,444 crew members, as part of the Dominican Republic\u2019s 38 scheduled cruise [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/authorities-explain-water-discoloration-near-puerto-plata-cruise-terminal\/'>Authorities explain water discoloration near Puerto Plata cruise terminal<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">31\/08\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata.- Authorities in Puerto Plata clarified the temporary change in water color observed in San Felipe Bay, after images of the phenomenon circulated on social media. According to the explanation, the [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/program-designed-to-measure-the-economic-and-social-impact-of-punta-bergantin\/'>Program designed to measure the economic and social impact of Punta Bergant\u00edn<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">29\/08\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The trust for the tourism and real estate development of Punta Bergant\u00edn will have a permanent research program to measure its economic, social, and territorial impact in Villa Montellano, Puerto Plata, and [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/puerto-plata-launches-plan-to-become-a-more-accessible-tourism-destination\/'>Puerto Plata launches plan to become a more accessible tourism destination<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">28\/08\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata is moving toward a more inclusive tourism model with the signing of the \u201cPuerto Plata, Accessible Destination\u201d agreement between the Puerto Plata Destination Tourism Cluster, Travegali, and the Ministry of [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/tourism-ministry-launches-tourism-close-to-you-program-in-puerto-plata\/'>Tourism Ministry launches \u201cTourism Close to You\u201d program in Puerto Plata<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">28\/08\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata.- Tourism Minister David Collado launched the national program \u201cTourism Close to You\u201d in Puerto Plata, an initiative designed to bring together communities, businesses, authorities, and other tourism stakeholders to strengthen [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"oxy-widget-42643-102 oxy-widget gpp-rss-feeds2\"><div class=\"widget widget_rss\"><h2 class=\"widgettitle\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/category\/tourism\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/gopuertoplata.com\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS feed: Tourism\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/\">Tourism<\/a><\/h2><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/arajet-concludes-miami-marlins-campaign-to-promote-dominican-tourism-in-the-u-s\/'>Arajet concludes Miami Marlins campaign to promote Dominican tourism in the U.S.<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">14\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Arajet and the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR) concluded a promotional campaign in the United States that used Major League Baseball and the Miami Marlins to showcase the Dominican Republic as a tourism [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/dominican-republic-welcomes-record-8-5-million-visitors-through-august-2026\/'>Dominican Republic welcomes record 8.5 million visitors through August 2026<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">14\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic welcomed a record 8,556,415 visitors between January and August 2026, marking a 6.9% increase compared with the same period in 2025, according to Tourism Minister David Collado. [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/tourism-among-the-sectors-with-the-lowest-employee-turnover-in-the-dominican-republic\/'>Tourism, among the sectors with the lowest employee turnover in the Dominican Republic<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">13\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">In a business ecosystem where job turnover is becoming increasingly common among younger generations, technology and tourism companies are showing better staff retention in the Dominican Republic. Natalia V\u00e1squez, country manager of [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/tax-revenue-from-tourism-triples-it-amounts-to-rd45-billion\/'>Tax revenue from tourism triples: it amounts to RD$45 billion<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">13\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Tax revenue from tourism has tripled in the last decade, rising from around RD$15 billion to more than RD$45 billion last year, according to data presented by economist Nassim Alemany. The behavior [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/dominican-senate-approves-bill-declaring-la-romana-an-ecotourism-province\/'>Dominican Senate approves bill declaring La Romana an ecotourism province<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">11\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">La Romana.- The Dominican Senate approved on second reading a bill declaring La Romana an ecotourism province, with 21 votes in favor. The proposal includes the creation of a provincial regulatory council, [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Coast NewsMissing young man found dead in Playa Cost\u00e1mbar, Puerto Plata 12\/09\/2026Civil Defense\u00a0personnel\u00a0recovered the lifeless body of the 16-year-old boy on Saturday morning, who had been reported missing since Friday afternoon in the waters of\u00a0Cost\u00e1mbar Beach, Puerto Plata. 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