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    Looking for Female American Expats

    I've been doing business in Santo Domingo for about 5 years. I need to hire 3-4 employeess to work doing a specialized form of customer service, not sales. My partner and I have decided that we want to hire American expats because we believe it is the only way to operate here and keep our...
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    Need a 3 bedroom furnished in Santo Domingo

    I need a 3 bedroom furnished apartment anywhere in Santo Domingo. It needs to have AC in two bedrooms and a planta or good inversor. Please let mw know if any of you see anything. Please ignore my previous post about Santiago.
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    Need a 3-bdrm FURNISHED in Santiago

    Hello my fellow expats and Dominicans. After 16 months away from paradise in two pathetic wanna be countries (CR + Colombia) I am returning to paradise. I need to find a 3 bedroom furnished apartment in Santiago within the next 1-2 weeks. I'd appreciate any help including a referal to a real...
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    Need furnished 3 bdrm in Santo Domingo

    Hey guys, Got my place in Santiago and found out Santiago won't work for my biz. I need a furnished 3 bdrm for this Thursday. Looking for something with AC and invertor. Wan't to spend no more than 20,000 monthly. Please let me know if anyone is aware of something like that. Thanks, US
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    Vonage with OneMax/Viva

    I posted this before.. but I have to imagine somebody out there is using a Vonage box and one of these wireless providers. I'm flying in Thursday and need to be online and on the phone right away. I need to know if I should start ordering a DSL or if buying one of these at the store is the way...
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    Air conditioner remote

    Any idea where I can find a remote for a White-Westinghouse wall unit in Santo Domingo? The universal ones don't work with this thing.
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    Higuey International Airport

    I had to see it, so I drove out there today. I couldn't believe that the news stories weren't exagerations at all. First we passed around 500,000 birds, or so. Next was the garbage dump, which was very big, garbage as far as the eye could see. Included in the garbage dump was a garbage...
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    Visiting Haiti?

    I've been living here in the DR for over a year and feel a need to visit Haiti. I realize that I am opening myself up for a lot of advise about not going. What I am really interested in is any information or experiences that would help me plan the best trip possible. I would like to explore...
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    For any dead heads who survived and live here

    Looking for a miracle. Anyone know if nature offers anything here on the island consumable? Drop me a PM.
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    Overstayed on a tourist visa- Exit fee?

    I entered the DR in mid-April on a tourist visa. I am leaving this Friday to go to Ft lauderdale for 3 days. Can anyone tell me how much I should expect to pay when departing Las Americas?
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    Inverter?

    I need a small inverter for my office in SD. Something to power a router, 3 PCs, and 200W of light. Any ideas on where to find something inexpensive and/or used?
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    Voting for US citizen

    I have been living here for 8 months. I still don't have a cedula, so I am here as a tourist. Can I vote? Where? Is it as simple as going to the embassy with my passport or is it a major ordeal? Thanks in advance.
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    Email to Tricom cell phone

    Anyone know what address to use to receive emails to a Tricom cellular phone?
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    Happy with my new attorney

    I am happy to say I have finally found an attorney that speaks English and knows how to take care of a foreign business. I'm sure there alot of good ones out there, but I have previously only encountered the bad ones. If anyone wants the name and number send me a PM.
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    Newborn baby / US Citizenship

    I am happy to announce that my Dominican fianc? and I had a baby girl 2 weeks ago. The baby was born here in Santo Domingo. I am an American citizen living here in Santo Domingo with my fianc? since January of this year. At this point we have obtained a "Certificado de Nacimiento...
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    Observatory on the island???

    Does anyone know if there is an astrological observatory on the island, or more specifically, in Santo Domingo?
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    Sport/Game fishing close to SD

    Sport/Game Fishing My uncle is coming into town in two weeks. He will be staying with me here in SD. As I know absolutely nothing about fishing, I need some help. Uncle is interested in doing some sport and/or game fishing. I would prefer something close to SD like Boca Chica, Juan Dolio...
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    Horrible Hotel Stay in Barahona

    Gran Hotel Barahona Hotelera Ramigel, C. por A. Calle Jaime Mota #5, 1 block from Malecon, Barahona 524-3445 I was in Barahona last night and had a horrible experience at the "Barahona Hotel". I paid 700 pesos for a room, then went and hung out with my friends in another room. At 1am I went to...
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    Problems browsing on Verizion Flash DSL ?

    Almost every time I click on a page or type in a website I am getting "This page can not be displayed". The problem has been happening for about 3 weeks. I reinstalled XP and all updates, no improvement. I wondering if it might be a problem with the ISP, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else is...
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    Plant seeds?

    My girl and I aree going to start a little garden and we want to go shopping for seeds. Does anyone know where we can go that has a large variety? Anyone in the forum who has a large knowledge of plants/seeds please PM or IM me, I have some questions about what grows well here on the island...