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    A Milestone for Nomad City: Infrastructure and Housing Execution Partnership

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    October 14, 2026
    A Milestone for Nomad City: Infrastructure and Housing Execution Partnership

    Samana Group has signed a strategic execution partnership for the infrastructure and housing of Nomad City. Why execution risk, not land, is what decides whether a development ever gets built.

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  • Dominican Republic, Market Analysis

    The Caribbean Burns Fuel It Doesn’t Own. Here Is the Way Out.

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    October 14, 2026
    The Caribbean Burns Fuel It Doesn’t Own. Here Is the Way Out.

    Nine percent of Caribbean electricity is renewable. The world average is 32%. The islands that fixed it did three boring things, and the data shows exactly which.

    Continue reading →: The Caribbean Burns Fuel It Doesn’t Own. Here Is the Way Out.
  • Dominican Republic, Essays

    Paradise Should Not Be Cheap

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    October 14, 2026
    Paradise Should Not Be Cheap

    Living by the beach in the Caribbean is a privilege, not a coupon. If you want it, earn it, contribute to it, and stop treating a poorer country as a discount.

    Continue reading →: Paradise Should Not Be Cheap
  • Investments

    We Didn’t IPO. We Did Something Cooler First.

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    October 13, 2026
    We Didn’t IPO. We Did Something Cooler First.

    After 15 months of work and audits across three countries, Samaná Landbank Trust became the first Caribbean real estate fund accepted into European financial market infrastructure. What that means in plain English, and why it matters.

    Continue reading →: We Didn’t IPO. We Did Something Cooler First.
  • Real Estate

    How Can You Own Land If the Title Doesn’t Show Exactly Where It Is?

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    October 12, 2026
    How Can You Own Land If the Title Doesn’t Show Exactly Where It Is?

    In the Dominican Republic, ownership historically came before geometry. What that means for buyers, what the due diligence should look like, and why the invisible work is where value is created.

    Continue reading →: How Can You Own Land If the Title Doesn’t Show Exactly Where It Is?
  • Dominican Republic

    Cruise Giants Are Buying Islands. Will Samaná Be Next?

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    October 11, 2026
    Cruise Giants Are Buying Islands. Will Samaná Be Next?

    A new cruise terminal is opening in Samaná Bay. The numbers on spending, whales and the industry’s environmental record deserve a closer look before the ribbon is cut.

    Continue reading →: Cruise Giants Are Buying Islands. Will Samaná Be Next?
  • Market Analysis

    Stop Using Tourist Arrivals as a Proxy for Investment Potential

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    October 10, 2026
    Stop Using Tourist Arrivals as a Proxy for Investment Potential

    Record arrivals tell you how many people showed up, not how much value stayed. The Dominican Republic shows why yield, not volume, is the number to watch.

    Continue reading →: Stop Using Tourist Arrivals as a Proxy for Investment Potential
  • Samana Group

    Not Just a Principle on Paper: A Thank-You Letter From Four Samaná Communities

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    October 9, 2026
    Not Just a Principle on Paper: A Thank-You Letter From Four Samaná Communities

    Four communities in Samaná sent us a letter thanking Samana Group for helping improve their access road. Here is the letter, and why it means more to me than most things we have built.

    Continue reading →: Not Just a Principle on Paper: A Thank-You Letter From Four Samaná Communities
  • Dominican Republic

    The Dominican Republic Regulates Who Builds, Not What Gets Built

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    October 9, 2026
    The Dominican Republic Regulates Who Builds, Not What Gets Built

    Develop 100 villas as one project and you face a wall of permits. Let 100 owners each build one house on the same land and the rules are far lighter. The impact on the land is identical. Only the paperwork differs.

    Continue reading →: The Dominican Republic Regulates Who Builds, Not What Gets Built
  • Market Analysis

    Tulum Was a Paradise. Now It’s a Warning. Samaná Could Be Next.

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    October 9, 2026
    Tulum Was a Paradise. Now It’s a Warning. Samaná Could Be Next.

    Tulum, Cancún, Bali, Phuket, Punta Cana: the same boom-and-bust story keeps repeating. Here is how it happens, what the evidence says, and why Samaná doesn’t have to follow it.

    Continue reading →: Tulum Was a Paradise. Now It’s a Warning. Samaná Could Be Next.
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Hello,

I’m Marek

Founder & CEO of Samana Group. Author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”. Born in Poland. Built in Nigeria, South Africa and the Dominican Republic. Co-founder of Jumia Travel and SunRoof International. Racing driver.

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