I'm surprised at how few people seem to know about this. Through BHD's commercial division, BHD Valores, you can purchase Dominican government bonds issued in US Dollars through the Ministerio de Hacienda - which is the Dominican equivalent of the US Treasury. These bonds are traded on the secondary market here(Puesto de Bolsa, which is like the US stock exchange)and can be sold at any time.
You can also purchase Dominican bonds issued in pesos through BHD Valores. The last ones I bought were for 15.9% that I had for 5 years. Factoring in the devaluation of the peso, my net return was around 10%. Very nice. Current government bonds in pesos are at around 11%.
When buying bonds in pesos you have to keep in mind the risk of the devaluation of the peso - that's why they are currently paying 11%. For the past 11 years that I've been here that has been at about a rate of 3.5% per year. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.
This is a good piece of advice and I appreciate everyone that has chimed in in regards to BHD Valores and bonds investment. I will do further research.