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Having visited the D.R. yearly from 1999 to 2016, my family enjoyed listening to the local radio station's music for many years. I recall especially enjoying popular music from the early 2000s. I'd like to hear some of those songs again. Are there links to such songs available today? Did...

True, it was horrifying for all concerned. But the rescue was possible and it was accomplished. Now the next rescue, if one needs to take place, should progress even more smoothly. Let's be honest, the risk of such a ride is part of the attraction.

I just watched the movie. It was very enlightening and realistic. Question: What was on the piece of paper Soga had in his back pocket which he took from the General's desk and dropped on the ground in front of Jennie's house?

Taxes keep fares to DR too high Dominicans are paying more for air travel than in other regional countries, according to an analysis by the Policy Observatory of the Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode). The analysis compared the fares on the New York-Kingston (Jamaica) and New...

Turn down the music Bautista Rojas Gomez, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, has asked the public, especially owners of bars, colmados and discotheques, not to turn up music too loud during the Christmas and New Year period, as it is a special time for families to appreciate the...

Some friends of ours will be flying into Santo Domingo, arriving around 1:00 AM, and plan, as soon as possible, to take a bus to Sosua to meet with our representative to get a key to our condo/apartment in Perla Marina. If I remember correctly, Metro runs less frequently but stops in Sosua...

Ministry removes 68 kids from landfill Sixty-eight children that worked in the Rafey landfill dump and in the market area known as Hospedaje Yaque in the La Joya section of Santiago were rescued and delivered to their parents who were ordered to register their children in school. According to...

This is a serious inquiry. There is a product available that may be relative to ex-pres. Hipilito's condition and I want to let him know about it. There is a website (Foley Catheter | Temporary Stent | The Spanner Prostatic Stent) that explains it thoroughly, (sorta). Is there a way to...

I'm sitting in an internet cafe in Sosua trying to find a good image of a map of the DR to send to my brother who is flying into Santo Domingo and taking a Caribe Tours bus trip to see me in Perla Marina. I want him to have a general idea of the layout of the DR and where he'll be traveling...

We area condo owners who are not able to live full-time in R.D. We want to rent our condo to others when we are not using it. We have been told that we are not allowed to rent our apartment for short periods of time such as weekends or weekly because of some condo rule. If there is such a...

I want to bring a small, rechargable AC power supply which includes a lead/acid battery in my luggage to the DR. Does anyone know if this type of item is allowed in checked baggage? Thanks for any reply. Gregory Wales

We've been coming to the DR from the US for five years with our children. Our children have not had to have more than a birth certificate for ID in the past (they've always accompanied us). Does anyone know from experience whether airport personel in the US or DR are currently requiring...

In recent weeks floor tiles in our third floor condo unit are buckeling and breaking (making a loud noise). It is evident the unit has had problems with the floor tiles in the past because the replaced tiles look different than the original ones. Is this likely a result of the recent...

I don't know who to recognize, is it Rob or whom, but I find my Dr1 News to be the best written reporting in any media. Thanks for a job well done!

Does anybody know of cheap roundtrip flights from Minneapolis to Puerto Plata that can allow for a three week stay? Even flights from other US cities would be helpful. In the past we've taken one week charters from Minneapolis and payed a penalty for extending our stay but those costs have...

What is the meaning of this agency inporting cloths for the needy in Haiti by way of DR where the cloths are knowingly being returned and used to distroy the already faltering economy? This gives a bad name to all non-governmental organizations like Red Cross and church mission organizations...