{"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\/staging\/5020\/en\/local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Local News"},"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\/staging\/5020\/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\/puerto-plata-will-add-flights-to-bogota-montreal-and-toronto\/'>Banreservas: Punta Bergant\u00edn tourism project will be the \u201cNew North\u201d<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">26\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The CEO of\u00a0Banco de Reservas,\u00a0Leonardo Aguilera, has described\u00a0Punta Bergant\u00edn\u00a0as the \u201cNew North\u201d, an initiative designed to recover the position that\u00a0Puerto Plata\u00a0once held as one of the country\u2019s main tourist destinations. Therefore, he [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/wingo-and-flair-airlines-add-new-international-routes-from-puerto-plata\/'>Wingo and Flair Airlines add new international routes from Puerto Plata<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">23\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata.- Gregorio Luper\u00f3n International Airport (POP) will expand its international connectivity during the 2026-2027 winter season with new direct services to Colombia and Canada, according to Aerodom, the airport\u2019s operator and [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/master-of-the-ocean-2026-opens-in-cabarete-with-dominican-flair-and-action-packed-multidisciplinary-competition\/'>Master of the Ocean 2026 opens in Cabarete with Dominican flair and action-packed multidisciplinary competition<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">21\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Cabarete.- The 21st edition of Master of the Ocean has begun in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, bringing together multidisciplinary athletes from more than a dozen countries to compete across Kitesurf, Wing Foil, Surf, [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/abinader-inaugurates-puerto-plata-plant-to-end-open-air-landfill\/'>Abinader inaugurates Puerto Plata plant to end open-air landfill<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">20\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">President\u00a0Luis Abinader\u00a0led the inauguration ceremony this Friday of the\u00a0Jaime Manuel Camps Power\u00a0Recycling Plant\u00a0and Sanitary Landfill\u00a0in\u00a0Puerto Plata, which aims to end the open-air solid waste disposal model that has generated pollution in the [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/abinader-visits-the-punta-bergantin-project-key-to-boosting-the-north-coast\/'>Abinader visits the Punta Bergant\u00edn project, key to boosting the North Coast<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">19\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">President\u00a0Luis Abinader\u00a0will carry out a series of activities this Friday in\u00a0Puerto Plata, with a focus on visiting the Punta Bergant\u00edn Tourist Project. The president\u2019s agenda will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/president-abinader-inaugurates-new-bridge-over-the-camu-river\/'>President Abinader inaugurates new bridge over the Cam\u00fa River<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">19\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata. \u2013 In record time, President Luis Abinader inaugurated the new bridge over the Cam\u00fa River this Friday, a project that restores the road connection between Santiago and Puerto Plata and [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/abinader-visits-punta-bergantin-tourism-project-in-puerto-plata\/'>Abinader visits Punta Bergant\u00edn tourism project in Puerto Plata<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">18\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Puerto Plata.- President Luis Abinader visited the Punta Bergant\u00edn tourism, real estate and urban development project in Puerto Plata on Friday to review its progress and reaffirm the government\u2019s support for strategic [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/cayo-levantado-resort-launches-first-atelier-yubarta-artist-residency\/'>Cayo Levantado Resort launches first Atelier Yubarta Artist Residency<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">18\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Santa B\u00e1rbara de Saman\u00e1.- Cayo Levantado Resort has launched the first edition of Atelier Yubarta, an artistic and artisan residency program created through a collaboration between Pi\u00f1ero and the Dominican Republic\u2019s Ministry [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/abinader-tours-cibao-airport-expansion-as-first-phase-reaches-90-completion\/'>Abinader tours Cibao Airport expansion as first phase reaches 90% completion<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">17\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">President Luis Abinader toured the construction site of the new terminal at Cibao International Airport in Santiago, where he reviewed progress on the airport\u2019s expansion and modernization project. During the visit, airport [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/apordom-aims-for-nine-cruise-terminals-across-the-dominican-republic-by-2028\/'>Apordom aims for nine cruise terminals across the Dominican Republic by 2028<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">16\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The Dominican Republic\u2019s North Coast is poised for a new phase of tourism and economic growth as major port, hotel and infrastructure projects seek to improve connectivity, attract investment and capitalize on [\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\/staging\/5020\/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\/abinader-asks-the-un-to-accelerate-aid-to-stop-the-sargassum\/'>Abinader asks the UN to accelerate aid to stop the sargassum.<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">26\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Dominican President\u00a0Luis Abinader\u00a0highlighted in\u00a0New York, before the United Nations General Assembly, that, at the Dominican Republic\u2019s initiative, the first global resolution on Sargassum was adopted, and called for faster delivery of climate [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/alert-in-paradise-the-warmth-of-tourist-staff-has-decreased\/'>Alert in paradise: the warmth of tourist staff \u201chas decreased\u201d<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">26\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The Dominican Republic\u00a0has always been characterized by its friendly treatment of tourists, one of the qualities that most captivates visitors; however, the cordiality of those working in the tourism sector seems to [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/puerto-plata-will-add-flights-to-bogota-montreal-and-toronto\/'>Banreservas: Punta Bergant\u00edn tourism project will be the \u201cNew North\u201d<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">26\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">The CEO of\u00a0Banco de Reservas,\u00a0Leonardo Aguilera, has described\u00a0Punta Bergant\u00edn\u00a0as the \u201cNew North\u201d, an initiative designed to recover the position that\u00a0Puerto Plata\u00a0once held as one of the country\u2019s main tourist destinations. Therefore, he [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/convention-center-could-attract-larger-international-events-to-the-dominican-republic\/'>Convention center could attract larger international events to the Dominican Republic<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">25\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Santo Domingo.- The construction of a dedicated convention center in the Dominican Republic could help the country attract more large-scale international conferences and strengthen its position as a business tourism destination, according [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/dominicantoday.com\/dominican-republic-heads-to-argentina-as-guest-of-honor-at-fit-latin-america-2026\/'>Dominican Republic heads to Argentina as Guest of Honor at FIT Latin America 2026<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">25\/09\/2026<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado highlighted the Dominican Republic\u2019s ongoing international tourism promotion agenda following the country\u2019s participation in the Paris tourism fair and ahead of FIT Latin America 2026 in [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Coast NewsBanreservas: Punta Bergant\u00edn tourism project will be the \u201cNew North\u201d 26\/09\/2026The CEO of\u00a0Banco de Reservas,\u00a0Leonardo Aguilera, has described\u00a0Punta Bergant\u00edn\u00a0as the \u201cNew North\u201d, an initiative designed to recover the position that\u00a0Puerto Plata\u00a0once held as one of the country\u2019s main tourist destinations. 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