Useful online information to help with living in the DR

Matilda

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There is one thing this country does well and that is the government web sites. There is a wealth of information freely and easily available, and even if you don?t speak much Spanish most is easy to understand. As I often get asked for information, having not a lot to do this rainy morning, I thought I would put a list together of the most informative sites.

1. Main government website giving address, web site and telephone number of all the main ministries
Presidencia de la Rep?blica

2. How to check the validity of etc:

Dominican cedula
Junta Central Electoral (JCE) > CONSULTA PADR?N

Foreigners' cedula
Consultar C?dulas Extranjeros

Driving licence
Consulta de licencias DGTT

Gun licence
Consulta de Armas - Ministerio de Interior y Polica

Police record
Ministerio de Interior y Polica - Consulta de Fichas

3. Check details of laws and decrees (not always working!)
Consultoria Juridica - Consulta de Documentos

4. Details and results of 2010 elections and will have all information about the 2012 Presidential elections
Junta Central Electoral de la Rep?blica Dominicana - JCE > Portada

5. Excellent source of statistics about all aspects of the country, the demographic regional profiles are especially good.
Oficina Nacional de Estad?stica (ONE) :: Welcome

6. Information on the PLD presidential candidate election
PLDALDIA.COM

7. Prices:
Driving licences, new renewal replacement
MOPC - Ministerio de Obras P?blicas y Comunicaciones

Residency and other immigration matters
Direccion General de Migracion

8. On line dictionary (thanks Chirimoya)
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

9. Flight arrivals and departures
Track US Flights, Global Flight Status, Airport Delays and other Flight and Airport Information

10. Criminals on the run! With rewards lol
http://www.procuraduria.gov.do/PGR.NET/Dependencias/Prision/Brochures/Profugos_justicia.pdf

Anyone know of any more useful ones, or think of any they could do with knowing about??

Matilda
 

DMV123

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Just a quick note that you need to use these in Explorer as many sites do not work in Firefox etc.