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    need advise and help.

    I need some advise . In the eight years I live here this situation has never arisen before. Always had good and pleasant neighbors . now however this is changing. Gunter Kreissler the old or new boyfriend of Inna an employee of century 21 who Escott still believes did not buy this property...
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    Advise for house buyers.

    This has happened now too often to be a coincidence. It seems it is not regular for some Dominican lawyers to check if all the utility bills are paid . When you buy your house and you have selected your lawyer whom ever he may be to help you with the closing, ask him to get letters from...
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    New Arrivals, Advise, Referrals and commissions

    You are considered the cash cow when you arrive here, with all your needs for services and need for advise where to go. Lots of people even from this board will come with advise and referrals whom to use or which services are the best. The Dominican fact of life is that: There are some banks...
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    Estrella Del Mar , in Cabarete closed..

    For all you tourist that may have booked in this hotel be aware it is closed. Some people say it closed because of an industrial dispute. Others say its bankrupt and for sale. Either way it does not look like it will open in the near future. We heard that some tourist are rebooked to hotels...
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    Poverty and crime.

    It?s a recurring theme in the post talking about crime in the Dr. to blame this on poverty. I find this a huge insult to all the honest and poor Dominicans that struggle to make ends meet and remain honest. As if crime did not exist in the richest countries of the world. When you are a...
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    Dominican cash watch out

    Was advised by bank pop that today was the last day they were accepting marked or ripped bills. They said that the banca reservas still would accept them until the end of the month. Expats and tourist better watch out. What happens to the 100 peso note with markings after that date is...
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    North Coast turn around is near.

    the turnaround for the northcoast is not that far away any more . Just heard the LTI sol de plata has a new management will rebuilt and restore by an american out fit (Super Clubs). This means no longer cheap german tourist but rich americans that usually spend more. 2 more hotels in...
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    ofshore news diferent from local ??

    Has any one seen the unrest they are talking about ?? everything was quiet in my area. But the news is interesting enough. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/020915/dominican_protest_1.html
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    its 23 degrees on the beach in cabarete

    it has been raining all day thunder lightening and 23 degrees thats winter its a drop of 6 degrees during thre day
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    Golo and trujillo

    Golo by his own admission experienced the Trujillo regime. This is from various threads on presidents etc. This means he must have been at least a young man of 15 to 20 years old. otherwise he talks of the experiences of a little boy. In all the threads he is refering to him self with the...
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    Insurance companies.

    I am curious . Has any of you expats or locals ever heard of an insurance company actually paying up for a claim. I am not talking about health insurance those guys seem to all right. but Car insurance and theft on house insurance. Over the passed few weeks i heard that two...
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    driving rule question.

    are you allowed to make a right hand turn at a red light.?? i do at the moment but since the police is stepping up enforcement are rather be safe.
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    The evolution of Haiti in art

    Excelent exposition. If a nation can be judged by the art they produce. This exposition deserves a visit. Especially by some of the Haiti haters of this forum. TW do yourself a favor. Be open minded and go visit it.
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    Dr1 news article.RE fishing .

    any body worried that the Japanese are going to teach the Dominicans about industrial size fishing . If the International community had let the Japanese, there would not be a whale left to look at in Samana. These people have not understood the concept of over fishing. Now they come here...