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They burn tires to protest even loss of electricity at nights, the local whatsapp channels show such videos all the time. The same pan-banging to protest is called panelaço in Brazil

UK did something like this, at least from like 10 years ago. They called it a 'hostile environment' where fines up to £10000 per illegal worker were issued. Was supposed to deter both worker exploitation and illegal immigration but enforcement is not that much. I do know a restaurant that paid...

True. The noise was coming from behind the block where the residential areas are, rather than the Malecon. Looks like Torre Alta is quite popular amongst the locals but I would prefer a balance between being the beach and being able to sleep on weekends. I have to AirBnB a few options until I...

offtopic but she is cute, 'eye of the beerholder' etc etc

I had the misfortune of staying in an apartment on the Malecon, the windows did a poor job of stopping outside noise. The weekends were mad, I had the full 2-3 competing speakers/genres Dominican 'experience' from _behind_ the block. Nowadays I do not forget to pack ear plugs. It was an old (or...

This is a type of risk in investing called Political Risk. At least this is done via enacting law with plenty of notice while China has pulled other types of 'actions' with no warning. On the flip side, a flood of properties might mean lower prices for someone looking to buy (not me for the next...

I am subscribed to a whatsapp channel for local city news and they regularly post accidents AND names of the people involved if available. It is horrifying to see but it kinda helps family/friends find out what is happening/had happened. I am never driving in this country unless I have...

Thank you. I don't know what a Licenciada(o) but I had assumed it meant an undergraduate degree. This would be in addition to that. Good point on the books/school supplies, I will have to plan for that. Any idea on those costs ? The books might be bigger of the two. You are right on the the...

Hello everyone, sorry to resurrect an old thread. I am thinking of putting my girlfriend through a course in INTEC, she says it will help her get a job in a bank or similar. The 1 year course is a specialization in business management. Is it actually useful for a job like that ? I don't mind the...

From https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/refined-petroleum/reporter/dom : Dominican Republic imports Refined Petroleum primarily from: United States ($2.42B), United Kingdom ($151M), Colombia ($27.9M), Bahamas ($20.8M), and Spain ($12.5M).

From https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/refined-petroleum/reporter/dom : Dominican Republic imports Refined Petroleum primarily from: United States ($2.42B), United Kingdom ($151M), Colombia ($27.9M), Bahamas ($20.8M), and Spain ($12.5M). They are also doing investments like...

Thank you, the interest rates for the Central Bank notes look very attractive. I suppose one will have to keep the interest earned under the income tax limit I will have a go at this next month when I am there. I looked at the app and the only option linked to Certificado financiero digital...

Thank you. So these are term deposits but they issue an old-style paper certificate. The word 'certificate' threw me a bit, have not seen those issued in a while

I am new here, please can someone explain what is a 'certificate' in this context ? On Popular vs BHD, I recently opened an account with BHD and so far they have been quite smooth (I am also from England BTW). Took a couple of hours but works fine. I did not even attempt Popular after reading...

I have not been there to know a baseline. I was there a few weeks ago. There are some unfinished structures, there is a temporary wall from opposite the Puerto Plaza complex. There were construction materials dumped on the road opposite Don Cesar Residencial causing a bit of bottleneck but I did...

My bank doesn't charge any forex fee (but does not pay ATM fees either). There were no fees charged later and the ATM slip showed zero fees as well. I suppose there is some arrangement with Scotiabank, which works very well for me :) I just checked and the exchange rate I got was 75.6315 per...

Not sure why, they showed a message that something might be charged but in the end they did not. Could be due to my card being from the UK

Posting for future reference for myself : 1. Banco Popular can be a crapshoot with anything more than 10000 DOP. Fees is 300DOP per transaction. Shows if you want to conversion (say no) or not. 2. There is an ATM in the Coral Reef Casino which charges 500 DOP fees but lets you take larger...

I think the OP might have confused Schengen/ETIAS changes applying to Domincan citizens (from Dominica) and thought they applied to Dominicans (from Dominican Republic)

Is it possible that this confusion is because Dominica has short term visa-free access and will move to ETIAS ? I used to apply for Schengen at France/Dutch consulates. On the 'might overstay' part, they look for things like family, pensions, financial interests, businesses in the country of...