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Okay I am not a language expert but I assert the above phrase is correct in terms that it is not illogical, because the the word suicida is not only used to classify the person who succeed in the act of suicide but also the one who fails in the act. The background is that in another thread I...

Can someone explain to me what these doctors want. As I understand they want the government to more than double their salary, but they don't want to work a whole day, as the goverment is asking them to do. So want more money and work less?

Are there Teak plantations in the DR? I like to get some saplings to grow on my land. Teak is known to be the hardest wood on the planet and grow fast.

Hello everyone, Family members have their visa interview in May. All legal papers were submitted to the National Visa Center, all seems to be in order. The question is will they have to bring duplicated legal papers to the interview, although they were already submitted to the NVC? Thanks.

I was e-mailed this monologue, which to me seems to hit it right on the nail when it comes to undestanding why things are the way they are in the Dominican Republic. I apologize for not having the english version, perhaps some one can translate it at their leisure. Also, I apologize if it has...

Is there a town or barrio in Moca called Altamira? If so, does any one knows any one from the Maldonado family there that I can be placed in contact with? This is the story. My grandfather (Sotero Maldonado) it said to have come from this area. He died when his children were very young and...

How long do I have to wait to remove the term "exonerado" on my car title. It will be 2 years since I shipped my car to the DR and receive a tax deduction under "la ley". People I ask (Dominicans) tell me that after two years of the car being in the DR, the term can be taken off. If I can...

Does anyone knows if GPS are functional in the DR. Just making sure before I buy one and taking it down to the Island.

What is the law in the DR regarding easments? For example, If you must pass through someone else's property to get to yours, is there a law that give you this right?

Does anyone know of an apiary in the east region (Hato Mayor, El Seybo) where I can get quaility bees. Thanks.

Hi, Let me state that I don't believe in physical abuse. Okay, my brother-in-law is going through a bad divorce in DR with US grown Dominica tiguera from Washington Heights. Well, she is making life difficult, not only for him, but for his family as well. His mother (my mother-in-law)...

On my recent trip to the DR (in Hato Mayor) I noticed that more and more people were drinking Bohemia beer than Presidente. I hardly saw people with Presidente this time. I heard comments that Presidente was messing up their system. What is going on?

Can someone please tell me the direction to the botanical garden in Santo Domingo from los tres ojos. I know that part of it is adjacent to the highway to Santiago, but I don't know where is the main entrance. Thanks

Where in the DR can I buy a new ATV (a four wheel as Dominicans call them), a bush hog (any brand), and wood chipper? And How much? I intend to use for agriculture purpose. Thanks in advance. Roberto

Okay, As you all know my last trip to DR was filled with surprises and headaches as mentioned before. One thing that I have not written about is how my fellow Dominicans perceived me. I have a finca and the reason why I bought it, although I am a city slicker, was because I love the country...

As we all know that before you enter the airport (SDQ) your luggage must go through the X-ray machine if you are travelling to the US. This is the Dominican Goverment doing the dirty work for the US Government. Anyway, my luggage were tagged for a search. The official consficated Salami, 4...

Late November I travelled with my infant son to DR. I did not have a passport for my son, only his birth certificate. This trip was his second to the DR but on the first occasion the entire family travelled. Problem began: When I landed as SDQ, the problem started when I bought the tourist...

There is a rumor going around DR, that says, that after the 05 of December of 2005 no one (foreigners) will be able to leave the DR with a birth certificate. I travelled with my infant son with a birth certificate to the DR. I had no problem coming in, but I keep hearing this nasty rumor...

I just became interested in the art of composting, thanks to New York City's Sanitation and botanical gardens. Basically, instead of throwing out your unwanted vegetable, green scraps, twigs, eggshells, paper products and leaves, you collect them in a bin for composting. According to...

In reference to Santo Domingo Spanish: Gand?o=Hambriento (hambroso) Some one who share his goods reluctantly. Ti?oso=Hambriento (hambroso) Some on who gives too little of his goods. el monte= el ba?o= the Bathroom el hoyo(joyo)= el ba?o= the bathroom Ensuciar= hacer pup?=Take a dump...