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Haven’t been in El Batey to eat in eight years. Except for cappuccino at Cubana. Special occasion tomorrow so figured I would shake the dust off my wallet and finally go to a restaurant. Been told the food has improved here in the past 6 months. At least that is what a few expats have told me...

Decided to buy smokes for friends back home. 2 different brands and both were infected with black mold. Contacted dufry customer service be email and 3 days later only a form letter blaming Covid for a slow reply. If there is a heath department in RD and I mean if, they should be contacted. This...

Xoom money transfer is down. I believe part of a Russian hack of PayPal. So needed to get lawyer money ASAP for adoption interview in capital. But back to transfer. Found Remitly.com and they work closely like xoom. But, for first time signup fee is waived and offering a promo exchange rate of...

To all those that were assured to decline the insurance at the counter and your MasterCard covers the damage they do not pay taxes on the repair parts or labor. In my case about $900 of a $3900 claim after a moto married the rear quarter panel of the SUV in Moca. All taxes are considered VAT (...

Can anyone in the Santiago area give me an estimated cost of diabetic test strips that work in One Touch meters and where the best place to buy them? I know just go to a farmacia but i need about 500 and that would cost me about 250USD on ebay. Hoping there may be generic strips sold in the DR...

Word on the street is purple IS at 54%on the Moca road. but past moca from Villa trina to Licey and into Santiage Papa is ahead, Purple will prevail with 51.4 percent of the vote, Hippo is toast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not naming any institution. Is their a legal penalty imposed on a company that does not pay interest on a set date on investments? Myself and others have been having glitches in payments of interest on investments ontime. Can Senior Guzman please advise on this. *** Please no sly comments and...

Seems the rate has been creeping towards 40 to 1USD as the election closes in. If Hippo is elected do you see a chance of it going over 50 again. If so will the menus in the tourist areas be changed to dollars from pesos again. Even at the airport it is cheaper to pay in pesos at the STI food...

Father is conected and had the DR Goverment pressing for answers and results. From the Boston Globe: The consul general of the Dominican Republic yesterday urged Boston police to swiftly investigate the killing of a 34-year-0ld mother of three whose father is a radio personality and a...

Sorry, i did a search but i am bud-dead tonight. I need to find a place in the Jamaica Plain area that sells and ships the big blue drums. Anyone who has used any local Boston service with possitive results please help me out. All i have gotten is Lawrence shipping places. I have a few leads in...

This is a good one. Where to start. Just got off the phone with the sister of a friend of mine who died in Santiago 3 weeks ago. The friend was a 37 year old woman who has been married to an Italian for 17 years. She has a 19 year old daughter i believe the Italian adopted when they married. She...

In November i got a prescription for a controlled substance in the DR. The script looked like an invoice with 5 sheets. From top to bottom. 1 white, 2 blue, 1 white and 1 pink. When i went to the farmacia in Jamao the lady took the top white sheet and gave me the script. Now the question. Is the...

Big Lou asked me to post this for those in Sosua for this weekend. Thanks. Super Bowl Sunday @ The Shark Bar **4 Televisions and a 4?x6? big screen projection** Sunday Feb. 4, 2006 @ 7PM to Closing 750 pesos for 3 local...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This priest is in the hospital dying, and he summons for a lawyer, and an I.R.S. agent who were part of his congregation to come and see him. The lawyer and I.R.S. agent both enter the hospital room together...

Hi DR1, I could use your help. The 7 year old daughter of my friends girlfriend is in need of congenital hand surgery. Her 3 middle fingers are joined together and if in the states it is an easy operation. I have connections at Mass General Hospital but it will be all but impossible to get the...