Recent content by Martin99

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    Availability of Insulation and Pressure Treated Wood

    Greetings! We will be building a small office inside an existing warehouse-type structure, and plan to use sheetrock instead of the typical concrete block partitions. I've read through the thread on Sheetrock availability in the DR from spring of this year, and that was quite helpful. Wasn't...
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    Updated Minimum Wage List

    Hello! Can someone point me to an up-to-date list of the DR's minimum wages? I very much appreciate the overview of Dominican Labor Law posted as a sticky here, but the minimum wages shown in it are very old. I know they just increased this year. I am specifically looking for the wages for...
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    Septic Tank Pumping

    Greetings! Looking for contact information for a business or individual to pump out an above-ground, US-style septic tank in a batey near Barahona. Probably need about 300-gallon capacity. We were given a contact in Azua who want 29 mil pesos for the job, but some locals think we should be...
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    Inverter Charging Voltage

    Merry Christmas, everyone! I have what I think is a simple question, and just spent quite a bit of time searching through old threads and couldn't find what I was looking for (lots of great info on inverters, batteries, and installation, though!). What is the correct (or typical) charging...
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    DR Business Visa - Charged Penalty for Over 30-Day Stay

    Greetings! I am in the DR on a business visa w/ multiple entries. My understanding -both from the DR Embassy in Washington DC and the DR government website - is that the business visa allows me to stay here for up to 60 days at a time, and is valid for one year. Stipulation is that I may not...