Recent content by membruce

I am concerned about the city of Jacmel on the south coast of Haiti. From what little information I can find, the city also has extensive damage; however no help is showing up. With resources backing up for Port-au-Prince, why can?t some of these resources be diverted to Jacmel? The city is on...

Smith & Smith & Fong Plyboo-Flooring & Plywood I stumbled into this material. It looks like a good alternative to tree wood that would be a candidate crop in developing countries. Bruce

The first thing that I saw on the Green Team Blog was a garbage dump. In every third world country that I have been in there are people coming the dump for anything that they can salvage and survive on. Why not provide these people with the equipment to do the work safely and provide a place...

Chris, How is your program coming? Bruce

I would like to pose the following question. I don't have an answer but I think that it is worth thinking about. Should an ecology forum for a developing country focus on the environmental impact of various technologies? Perhaps the goal should be economic and educational development even...

What are DR hand crafts like? I am looking to hand carvings, paintings and so on. Higher end stuff, not trinkets. Hand crafted furniture would be nice. I have an idea. Bruce

I mentioned this to Chris in a PM and she suggested that I post the question. There is a technology known as (among other things) Gen Gas power. It allows a modified gasoline engine to run on wood. A small amount of wood is burned in a chamber. The heat from this combustion heats the rest of...

I have been interested in strait vegetable oil (SVO) fuel recently. I imagine that the DR has a lot of wast vegetable oil. Hear is a site that describes a range of biofuels. SVO is only one. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html It also strikes me that collecting wast oil and...

I am not in the DR so I am not an expert. I think that this is excellent DR site for tourism and just plain coolness. http://www.dr-tourist.tv Bruce

Is anyone on the forum in the IT / computer programming industry? I would like some views on the DR. If there are any computer science / IT students or educators I would like to talk with them as well. See post 127 for details. Thanks, Bruce

It has been a while since I have posted on this board. I am interested in opening an IT outsourcing business in the Caribbean or Central America. I have the capital now and am beginning to research host countries. DR is at the front of my list so far. Can anyone advise on a good contact in the...

Hi, If I write software for a US company while living in the DR. What are the international trade issues that come into play. Do I have to pay US import duties? Also, will it make any difference if I am an employee of the company or an independent contractor? Thanks, Bruce

I am trying to convince my wife that moving to the DR is a good thing. One of the main problems that I am facing is that I have been doing humanitarian work with Haiti for about 5 years now. I can't get the DR and what I have told her about Haiti separated in her mind. She has seed things like...

Dose anyone know anything about a company called "The Haywood Group" in Santo Domingo? I am trying to reach them and there Web page is down. Thanks, Bruce

Are there any air shuttles from the DR to Port-au-Prince Haiti? Thanks, Bruce