I use World Remit and Western Union to send $. For other countries, you can use bank accounts. For Haiti, it's unitransfer or the Western Union station for cash only. No bank to bank allowed.
By the way, I heard from a couple of people after I posted the original. One guy switched from Digicel to Natcom and it worked. I think it's going to be a day to day thing.
Thanks - I was particularly concerned about COMMERCIAL enterprise since that is the one that is going to affect the DR. Haiti is, I believe, the major export destination of the DR, right? And only a small portion of that trade is at the border. There used to be a very big trade in building materials and eggs and packaging that went directly into the Capital.
Of course, there are Haitians who have businesses in Miami - and also control the seaports - (and probably customs) so I am not so sure how import trade with the DR is to Haiti. There is certainly not a lot of export trade. But I assume that it is import to the Dominican Republic.
And I can't imagine that the truckers are carrying cash?
Jeez! If ONLY there were an independent journalist down there who could go to Jimani and report back!!!!
Has there been ANY news in the DR press? Most of those reporters hardly ever leave SD. One of my stories made the front page of Diario Libre. (And the DR has a HUGE press corps!)