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    DR Lawsuit

    https://icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-database/case-detail?CaseNo=UNCT/18/3
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    Alarming news about dogs in region

    While visiting, my wife spends nights driving around Juan Dolio, Guayacanes and other beach areas looking for stray dogs. When we identify one, she stops and feeds the animal while providing them a bowl of water. This has developed into her cause as suitcases filled with large bags of dog...
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    Lack of foreign currency at banks- no dollars to purchase

    A worrisome development. A company owing us has been regularly paying off their debts, accessing the international market selling pesos to purchase the dollars needed. The news this week is that there is a severe shortage of US dollars in the market and banks/financial institutions have no...
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    Voluntariado de Leucemia y Linfoma Republica Dominicana

    The VLL in the Dominican Republic is a non-profit founded last year resulting from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society benefit at the Juan Marichal Golf Classic 2012 at the Metro Country Club in Juan Dolio, San Pedro de Macoris. The VLL had defined its mission as working to raise awareness of...
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    Juan dolio- what is better / what can be done better

    My impressions from 10 years of watching and investing in the area are that Juan Dolio has developed over the years into an established Santo Domingo "week end" market. The different condominium projects and Metro Country Club anchor a blend of smaller residential and short stay communities...
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    killing of police captain at La Caleta, by airport

    I was informed that the police chief investigating a robbery of funds from the Airport of Las Americas (Intl) was murdered yesterday in a shoot out during an investigation of the case involving individuals around the Caleta area. I was also informed of 4 more who were killed on Charles de...
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    aduanas

    We are having difficulty understanding the Dominican port system. Containers registered for import at GATT pricing are held requesting a deposit, then they are charged both parking and central bank fees, on top of an import sales tax, in addition to the already high import charges and levels...