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I need to renew my driver's license and I'll be doing it in Puerto Plata. Is it true that I need to make an appointment online? I can't just show up like the old days? I know that the office has moved. Thanks.

El Batey is swarming with military, DCRIM and policia national. They are positioned on most street corners. I've never seen this before. Anybody have insight?

Another passing of a great DR1 contributor. Today I learned of the passing of David Jule, known as Catcher in the Rye on DR1. David lived in Sosua and was an avid poster in the Rocky's Bar hay day many years ago. He was opinionated but his posts were truthful and educational about the Sosua...

Today I learned of the passing of long time member Ken Dupree (Ken) at the age of 90. Seems he was in the ICU for the past few weeks and passed away yesterday. Ken could be seen walking the streets of Sosua gathering information on the "news" and then reporting back to us on DR1. I would often...

Is there a way to snooze administration posts? In particular the posts from Dolores. I'm not interested in getting 25 news articles a day. It's ridiculous. Thanks.

I hadn't been to Pappaterra in Sosua for about one month. I needed a few things, so I went in this morning. There are more groceries than anything else now. The east wall is all groceries (liquor of course) and the back a deli. The place is a mess. I found nothing I was looking for and left. The...

Which park will be hosting the Christmas lights this year?

With these new water meters being installed by Coraaplata. What is the price per litre or gallon that they are charging?

FYI - Air Canada has cancelled its flight schedule into POP until December of this year. This leaves us Canadians with West Jet as our only option unless we want to go via the USA.

Delancer internet has always been good to me, but in the past 6 months their internet service sucks and very unreliable. I keep losing the connection. They have replaced the modem about 5 times and nothing has changed. Last night was brutal. I hear that their bandwith can't handle the load...

The mayor has finally listened to us restaurant/bar owners. It took many years, but the City has agreed to close Pedro Clisante each day from 6pm-6am......starting this saturday. A meeting was held at City Hall this morning at 11am to announce it. This will allow us to put tables out and people...

The Dogs and Cats of the Dominican Republic, a new organization, is hosting a very cool contest and one of its kind here in the DR. In November the men are asked to participate by growing a moustache to show their support towards the organization. On November 30th, the moustaches will be judged...

I walked into Playero this morning and found a whole new section being stocked up. The wall going into the addition has finally been torn down. Looking good so far.

Is May 20th a national holiday due to the elections? Anybody know the laws about serving or not serving alcohol on this day? I can't find any info.

Tomorrow Saturday December 17th, Sosua Kids will be hosting their 2nd annual Christmas party for the kids. A section of Pedro Clisante will be closed for the afternoon for the live bands, bouncy rooms, face painting, photos with Santa Clause, vendor tables and several other activities. This is a...

Looking for feedback/info on Ocean Winds gated community on Encuentro beach. Mainly, safety issues, break-ins or problems with the current issues that the beach is having. Any info is appreciated. Thanks.

Finally found a real massage therapist in Sosua that can get rid of my knots and my aches and pains. Her name is Wendy Mathews and she is from the USA where she was a registered massage therapist for 30 years. I've seen 5 different massage therapists here in Sosua and they were okay, but not...

Read this story from Sosua news "What will change in Sosua?" Sos?a-News Can you believe that a suggestion of building a brick wall to seperate the restaurants and the street view??? Can you see yourself eating at a restaurant looking at a brick wall instead of the action of Pedro Clisante? All...

Anybody here have experience with a TSS refund? I had one employee off work for one month due to a medical leave and I now have one off for maternity. I have submitted and keep submitting the required information to my accountant to submit to TSS. It's been two months since my first claim and...

I have a few questions that are more or less specific to the Canadian expats. Did you register with Foreign Affairs Canada? Seems they keep a database of Canadians abroad and request that one registers if living in the DR for more than 3 months? What status did you keep in Canada? Resident...