Greetings, salutations and humble felicitations to you. We welcome you to the board.
Okay, so, I hate to be a pessimist but the Dominican Republic has roundly 9 million people in it. The likelihood of someone knowing your friend without context, such as where they lived, how you know them, what they do for a living, if they are green or things like that will be exceeding difficult.
I'd suggest providing a tad more information...