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    No Water in Samana

    I do not know what the issue is, but can whoever is in charge of tourism get together with whoever is in charge of the water and whoever is in charge of sending money to Samana, and whoever has an understanding of pumps and their maintenance, please all meet and solve this so we have some...
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    Car rental from Sabana de la Mar

    Does anyone have a contact or phone number for someone with a Rent-A-Car from Sabana de la Mar to Punta Cana?
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    Police demoted or transferred after doing their job

    After catching a local thief, a local cop was demoted or transferred. Has anyone else ever heard of this? Why? My guesses; 1. Don't attract attention to crime, because then it will have to be reported. 2. The criminal was related to someone important, and the cop should have looked the other...
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    ACH to a Dominican Bank

    Is it possible to transfer dollars via ACH to the Dominican Republic? Not a wire transfer. An ACH where you just need a routing number and the bank account number, and you send the money via ACH and the receiver has it at no cost in about two days. I saw a video which showed Banreservas'...
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    Archaeologist working in Samana will speak April 13

    UNIBE Escuela de Arquitectura will host Adolfo Lopez tomorrow; "Conferencia Magistral, Adolfo Lopez 5000 Anos antes que los tainos: Los grupos arcaicos, primeros habitantes de la Espanola." 13 de Abril Aula 1103 5:00 pm. One of many videos available;
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    Shaking in Samaná.

    I just felt my first quake. I thought my daughter was messing with me by shaking my chair. I turned around and she was not there. A few others in the area felt it also. Anyone else.
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    How does one report loud music ?

    Please tell me before I get arrested myself for another infraction.
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    Armoires in the DR

    Where can I find some nice armoires in the island? I don’t see them anywhere.
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    Knife throwing competitions in the DR

    Right after the cock fights, do they hold knife throwing competitions in the DR? Every time I come here, half my knives have the handle broken off the blade. In my whole life, I have never broken a handle off a blade in the US. What the heck are they doing to my knives here?????
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    Beach Front Hotel in Boca Chica

    I usually stay at the Hampton near the airport, but we want to wake up and see the ocean and then take a little boat ride before heading to Samana. When I search hotels, many look nice, but then I read the reviews and people just hammer the hotels with bad reviews. Can anyone recommend a...
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    Property Insurance in The DR

    This year I tried to get property insurance. I called someone several times, and they are still working on it, since they said they need to come and inspect the property. That was three months ago. I have since called several agencies that I found online and sent several messages and zero...
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    SDQ Santo Domingo Airport Report

    Sorry if this has already been discussed, but we just went to the Las Americas SDQ Santo Domingo "whateveryoucallit" Airport. They finished remodeling a section of the terminal. It looks very nice. They added a Carl Jr's burger place, which was very good. I only eat fast food maybe once per...
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    US flights to Samana airport AZS start again in June

    JFK to MIA to AZS. American airlines flight resumes in June $401 round trip. Good price and not a long layover. Would also be attractive for Canadians and Europeans.
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    Cost per square meter to install ceramic tile.

    What is the approximate cost per square meter to install ceramic tile here? I am asking just for labor only not materials.
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    The whales are here

    We saw several in the last few days off Playa El Francés.
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    Good News and Bad News

    From my doctor friend in Santiago, lots of Covid out there. There are many people coming to the hospitals and testing positive. Out of the 13 doctors on the team, 6 are out with Covid. The good news is that most of the cases are mild and they are not admitting them, just sending them home...
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    Improvements in Las Galeras and Samana

    https://presidencia.gob.do/noticias/gobierno-invierte-rd176-millones-para-el-inicio-de-obras-en-las-galeras-samana Las Galeras, Samaná. - President Luis Abinader, in response to old claims of this community, gave the first pie for the reconstruction of the Plaza de Venidores, the rehabilitation...
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    Pueblo Pescadores burned down again in Las Terrenas

    A friend sent me a video.. I do not have more details.