Location: Puerto Plata
Seats: up to 80
Cuisine: Ice Cream, pastry, sandwiches
Average price: from RD$100 to $300
Heladeria Mariposa is a vibrant, cozy, colorful ice cream shop / cafeteria located opposite the cathedral on the north side of Parque Central in Puerto Plata. You should definitely visit this attractive place and try their delicious treats such as Ice Cream of various flavors and forms, like ice cream Sundaes, banana splits, and more… They also make croissants, Austrian chocolate cakes, apple turnovers, cakes, biscuits, and sandwiches. They offer a large array of hot drinks like hot chocolate, coffee, cappuccino, latte, and more… of various types, freshly baked bread and buns. And you can also have your breakfast and lunch here.
Heladeria Mariposa offers the main area facing the park and a small idyllic garden terrace on the inside of the shop.
Come treat your taste buds at Heladeria Mariposa!
This unique shop also houses a money/Bitcoin exchange business and upstairs there’s a souvenir shop. Come check them out!
Opening hours:
Mon – Fri 8am – 8:30pm
Sat – Sun 8am – 6:30pm
Address:
Calle Beller #38,
in front of Parque Central
Puerto Plat, Dominican Republic
Tel: (809) 970 -1785
https://heladosmariposa.com/
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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Ministry of Education reported that more than 150 radio and 100 television stations are part of a national network that has been contracted for the dissemination of educational content during the next school year 2020-2021, which begins next November 2.
The vice minister of Technical and Pedagogical Services of the portfolio, Ligia Pérez, said that in the open television channels there will be three hours of transmission in the morning and three in the afternoon, and in the cable channels, there will be continuous retransmission for 24 hours.
She reported that in this new distance modality, students, by courses, will receive teaching on radio and television. Those who have technological devices and the internet will also be able to use this mechanism.
“It is the same content, the same teachers by grade, by level, and channel. Once the teaching for each day is over, the accompaniment is the most important thing, “he said.
And he added: «Students will communicate with their teachers through WhatsApp groups called Educational Communities, which will last the entire school year and will be formed on the first day of teaching. After enrollment in their respective schools, the data of the students will be recorded. fathers, mothers and guardians ”.
She further said that students will have to turn in projects to their teachers regularly.
Source: Almomento
Oct 24, 2020
President Luis Abinader addressed the audience of Forecast on the America and the Caribbean (FOLAC) and motivated US investors to relocate their manufacturing to the Dominican Republic. He said investors can take advantage of the country’s strategic geographic location and trade agreements that are already in place. In his presentation, as part of activities for the 28th Dominican Week organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), President Abinader highlighted the advantages the country offers for nearshore production.
President Abinader also spoke of the gradual recovery from the Covid-19 health and economic crisis. He highlighted actions to cut red tape to position the country as a regional logistics hub and attract more direct foreign investment.
He told the audience that this is the time to invest in the Dominican Republic. He said his government is focusing on improving its competitiveness and strengthening relations with the United States, the Dominican Republic’s leading commercial partner.
He said his administration would soon submit a bill for “zero red tape” to Congress to expedite doing business. Likewise, the Abinader administration is championing Public-Private Partnerships in the Dominican Republic. He mentioned the newly created Financial Development Corporation (FDC) with US$2 billion in funding for the energy, tourism, infrastructure, free zone, and medium-sized businesses in the country.
President Abinader was a speaker in the Foundations for Growth: Rule of Law & Digital Transformation two-hour virtual meeting on 22 October. The US Chamber of Commerce organizes FOLAC.
For over five decades, AACCLA’s “Forecast” conference has brought together business leaders from across the Americas to the US Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington. This year, the conference was online.
Source: DR1, Elcaribe
Oct 24, 2020
Energy & Mines Minister Antonio Almonte signed the country’s first oil exploitation contract with Apache Dominican Republic Corporation. The contract had been awarded in November 2019. Almonte announced at the ceremony at the Presidential Palace that the country will receive at least 40% of the profits.
The US oil company seeks to exploit oil and natural gas in the San Pedro de Macorís southeastern basin. The total investment is US$13 million during the first seven years, broken down to US$5 million in the first 4-year exploration phase, and then US$8 million for the duration of the second exploration period.
The San Pedro de Macorís basin has an area of approximately 2,535 square kilometers and a depth that varies between 800 and 1,000 meters.
Apache Corporation is a US oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom and exploration activities offshore Suriname.
Source: DR1, Listindiario
Oct 24, 2020
Contractors have resumed improvements on the Carretera Turistica Gregorio Luperón, the alternate mountain road to eastern Puerto Plata. The mountain road has been under construction for years due to the constant sinking and landslides. Works are 90% finished. The contractors are working in the Yásica district in Puerto Plata province, where new drainage is being installed at the most critical points.
The 60 km road is known for its scenery. It links Santiago to Sosúa and Cabarete’s beach areas and passes by the communities of Pedro García, Lajas, Yaroa, Sonador, Tubagua, Yásica, Palo Quemado and La Cumbre.
Source: DR1, ElCaribe
Oct 24, 2020
For years, country marketers had considered changing the name of the Dominican Republic. The “republic” in the name just didn’t cut it, was the conclusion, time after time. Many have called the country, “The Dominican”, or just Dominicana. Then enter 2020, the year when anything and everything has happened and can happen.
President Luis Abinader, First Lady Raquel Arbaje, and Vice President Raquel Peña, the cabinet in full and a dozen of the country’s most wealthy businesspeople, have stepped forward and done the unthinkable. The Dominican Republic is taking ownership of “republic.”
During a mega event held on 20 October 2020, the Dominican Republic’s new country brand was launched: “The Dominican Republic, the republic of republics, the Republic of the World.” The Ministry of Tourism has campaigned until now promoting the Dominican Republic “has it all,” yet there has not been a country brand to represent all sectors.
The Abinader administration inherited the country brand from the Medina government. What is new is that Abinader and his cabinet see in the tool a way of galvanizing tourism, business, industry, and government to get people headed in the same direction.
Let sustainability and innovation start to flow around one single brand, says the presentation. “There is no better time to present the country brand,” said President Abinader. “Let us show together that we are much more than a country. That we are the Dominican Republic, the Republic of the World,” he said, challenging everyone to become an ambassador for the country.
Tourism Minister David Collado is named the general coordinator. The ministries of Tourism, Foreign Relations, Industry & Commerce, and Culture have leadership roles in the new endeavor. Biviana Riveiro of Pro Dominicana (formerly CEI-RD) is implementing the new campaigns.
For the private sector, businesswoman Ligia Bonetti (Sociedad Industrial Dominicana) is the coordinator of private sector.
The government explains that the country brand seeks to communicate what the country is and what it aspires to become. The creators have looked into Dominican history, culture, traditions, and values. The brand stands on five pillars: tourism, culture, exports, investment, citizenry, and talents. “We are a country made up of many countries,” is the conclusion. The many republics open up a whole world of possibilities.
Speaking at the event, Ligia Bonetti spoke of the country brand as “a new identity that represents all Dominicans.” She said that the image of the country is critical to how we position ourselves in the world. She called for people to put heart and soul to spread the news on who we are, what makes us attractive and unique, and what we want to project. We need to deliver a reality that is beyond people’s expectations, she said. She said the country brand seeks to motorize the pride of being Dominican.
Tourism Minister David Collado said the concerted public-private effort seeks to prepare the nation to confront challenges ahead. He recalled how the fake news media crisis in 2019 cost the country around US$500 million in tourism revenues. “To say one was Dominican became controversial,” he recalls. He said at the time, the country did not have in place who could speak for it. He says the country brand effort is now developing that team. He spoke of how tourism, industry, and government have committed to step up and speak for the country.
During the event, President Abinader said what the country aspires to be is stated the National Development Strategy Law 1-12: “A prosperous land where people can live in dignity, adhering to ethical values, participatory democracy, rule of law with equity, equal opportunities, and social justice.”
He said the country brand seeks to take this theoretical clause and put it into practice. Now, with the country brand, we are turning this into state policy,” he explains.
The President said the country brand is the joint identity of the country’s mixture of cultures that represent what it means to be a Dominican. “Our strength is in our diversity,” says the President. “The footprint of our past is our tool to imprint our stamp on the world, “said the President. “
The country brand logo is based on the initials of the country “RD.” The lettering is blue and red. The blue represents the inspiration of the continuously changing waters surrounding the country; the red, the passion that drives the Dominican people.
Watch the country brand presentation in Spanish:
Channel 4
Source: DR1
Oct 24, 2020
