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  1. Buffness

    Paying for Utilities while living in the US.

    Try Xoom.com . Go to “Pay Bills” ….choose “Dominican Republic”….and you should see the following companies available - Claro , Edeeste, Edenorte, Edesur, Orange , Tricom, Viva and Wind . For Claro , for example, you input your phone number ….and the amount from your latest bill automatically...
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    Banreservas number for help in English

    I’m not sure there is one ….you could try …..call the number ….and when they pick up …ask for an English speaker….and they should find you one or redirect the call ….usually….🤞 …or just email the rep back with the same question.
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    Your electricity bill will go up this month

    😳 Cargo Fijo - 140.79 254.40 kWh at 14.79 - 3762.58 TOTAL = 3903.37 pesos CEPM East Coast😫🤔 07 Nov - 07 Dec
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    Inflation

    There it is ! I remember an old Dominican man once told us ….when we just moved here … ” In DR you can find the same bread for $500 pesos or for $50 pesos..…it depends on how much you are willing to part with …..”
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    This is the future of parts of the DR regarding the attitude of locals towards expats?

    There it is ! The slang “ Don't hate the player, hate the game “ comes to mind . Unlike Dominicans….Puerto Ricans have benefited ….and will continue to benefit…. from being part of the USA ….So , calling the people that are working within the system that you are part of “colonizers” just...
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    Free covid testing ? - Punta Cana

    Yes , it is free …Miesposa went there with her Dad last week. Her Dad 🇧🇷 got the jab ..free …only had to show his passport …so it would certainly be free for citizens and legal residents . She said that there was a very very long queue for the COVID testing …but you walk straight through for...
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    New Entry / Exit Form

    …Still does happen….mi suegro brings lots of gifts for the kids….. and for his old Dominican friends ….so he always gets stopped by Aduana😫…like clockwork😬….he said the last time he got stopped….. just weeks ago …the Aduana guy asked him about a bottle of Tesco Special Reserve Scotch Whisky 1L...
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    What is your Christmas?

    Christmas time is usually hectic at the Buffness household ….driving the kids everywhere for school plays and such……24th is usually with the Dominican in-laws …at Tia’s house ….the usual roast pig dinner 😋😋😋….25th, at home with the family Christmas dinner🍗🍖….26th is mi suegro’s birthday …he...
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    Posting medication to DR

    We’ve had small parcels sent to us from UK to DR …without issues ….via US….takes longer …..Royal Mail International….not sure about medications🤔…. I would think that as long as it passes the UK to US customs you should have no issues from US to DR ….within the $200 limit…but don’t quote me .
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    Gringo (again)

    The context is important…gringo can mean “foreigner” …or , according to Google Translate’s alternative translation “dirty foreigner” . Most of the time in DR it just means foreigner ….but I agree with the OP’s kid …in the context that the OP described ..(formal business)…. ‘gringo’ would be...
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    CPS has become unreliable

    Yup ! Stopped using them early last year for the same reasons …and never looked back.
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    DR again has a direct flight from Brazil

    My flight!!! Vamos 🇧🇷🇩🇴!!!
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    Punishing children: the new issue tackled in the Penal Code

    There it is ! We got ‘old school ‘beating’ as kids but I think physical punishment didn’t work for me because I left home very young and never looked back . Miesposa is the disciplinarian in our family …she is better at it ….so I leave all that to her ….but I back her up 100% so the kids...
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    Dominicans don’t need visas to travel to Brazil

    👏👏👏….means mi suegro will be coming here more often…..unannounced!! 😬😩🇧🇷🇩🇴
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    Coldplay World of Spheres Tour 2022

    Miesposa is a Super-fan …so that’s 2021 Christmas present sorted out! Thanks Coldplay !
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    No curfew but with a vaccination card or PCR test to enter establishments

    Here’s the google translation of the news article : “ Punta Cana. Citizens massively attend vaccination centers in Verón-Punta Cana, being forced to show their vaccination card against covid-19 in shops and public transport. "They have made it very difficult for me to go to the supermarket...
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    No curfew but with a vaccination card or PCR test to enter establishments

    In PC , most probably. Did anyone see ( or read about) the long queues at several vax centers in PC in the last few days ? 🤔…I thought PC was over 70% vaxed already ? …🤔🤔so people who claimed to be vaxed before …are NOW actually queuing up to get vaxed ? Only in DR😁🇩🇴...
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    McDonald's in Puerto Plata

    Need a McDonald’s in PC ….getting tired of Wendy’s. The KFC in PC is not too bad …a break from the local pica pollo that the kids seem to like 🤮. KFCRD marketing on IG is effective…and the “CHIZZA” ???🍗+🍕= 🤤…the kids love it.
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    No curfew but with a vaccination card or PCR test to enter establishments

    So did Supermercados Nacional … near PUJ airport ….showed a photo of a blank Dominican Vaccination card on my phone …and was waved through…..had the actual vax card ready just in case….didn’t need it.
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    Tourists face same Covid restriction as locals

    According to our Dominican neighbors…..250 pesos 😁🇩🇴