Recent content by mambodog

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    Looking for a Urologist that speaks English well

    Does anyone know the extension number for Dr Aoun? (The phone number given gets the recorded welcome message for Bournigal as a whole. Since I didn’t know the extension number I pressed the option to speak to an operator but got no reply - several times!)
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    Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2016

    Royal British Legion poppies are again available in Sosua. Wearing the poppy marks remembrance of armed forces members who have died fighting to protect our way of life. The donation you make to obtain it will be used towards the Legion's work in helping veterans and their families who are in...
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    Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2015

    Remembrance Day poppies are available in Sosua again this year. They can be obtained from Fraggle Rock bar in Calle Dr Rosen/Calle Sin Salida (the road down to Playa Alicia and the Waterfront Restaurant) and from Bill at his stall at The Jolly Roger Saturday Market in Calle Pedro Clisante. You...
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    British Legion Poppy Appeal

    Royal British Legion Remembrance Poppies are now available from the Fraggle Rock bar in Calle Sin Salida, Sosua. (Calle Sin Salida is the road leading to Playa Alicia and to the On The Waterfront restaurant). Wearing a poppy commemorates those who have died in battle on our behalf and donations...
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    Residency Renewal Delays?

    Another recent thread reported that Imigracion is stating that cards for renewed residency will be available 10 working days after the medical test has been taken. This is also what I was told when I went to SD for my medical on 4 December, but I am still waiting! Repeated requests to my...
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    Personas fisicas o morales

    Can anyone help me with the translation of this phrase from a legal document describing those eleible to be members of a non-profit association? I understand that "persona fisica" can mean "private individual", but what does "persona moral" mean? The document indicates that a "persona moral"...
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    Tax and Financial Reporting Requirements of Non-Profit Associations

    I help a local charity which is about to be incorporated as a non-profit organisation ("sin fines de lucro"). Can anybody please advise me about the tax and financial reporting requirements which the government requires from such organisations? We need to conserve the limited funds we have...
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    Mexican Train Dominoes - Sosua

    The weekly Mexican Train Dominoes game held to raise money for Sosua Kids will recommence this Thursday (22nd July) at 2.00pm there is a change of venue to THE JOLLY ROGER. Contribution to play 100 pesos per person, all funds go directly to Sosua Kids. A couple of our regular players have had...
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    Asociaciones Sin Fines de Lucro

    Can anyone please advise me about the practical regular obligations of non-profit companies (Asociaciones Sin Fin De Lucro) - for example the need to submit annual reports and accounts to Government and the form they should take, the dates of the accounting year for which such reports and...
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    Horse Dung

    Can anyone suggest a supplier of organic fertillizer (horse dung or similar) in the Puerto Plata/Sosua/Cabarete area? I am likely to need 10 or 20 sacks of the stuff.
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    Oxygenating Pool Water

    Can anyone help please? We have a large pool in our garden - I think that it contains about 16,000 gallons of water. There is a pump which cascades water into the pool for most of each day. But the pool water remains dirty, which means that we cannot see the fish which live in the pool, even...
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    Fish for Garden Pools

    Can anyone please provide any information about sources of supply (preferably in the Sosua/Cabarete area, or more generally in the Santiago/North Coast region)) of fish suitable for garden pools?