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On Living & Investing In The Dominican Republic |
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Real Estate In The Dominican Republic - Changes For The Better In The DR
- Luckily—besides the buffet line at my hotels—this
was the only time I would be kept waiting. For the local poor people, though,
I was to discover that it is a country of queues. In every sizable town
we passed through, people were waiting in lines, holding propane tanks
in the hopes they would be one of the lucky few who would have them filled
that day. It seems the Dominican government had neglected to pay the Venezuelan
government for the gas the latter country has been selling them. No gas,
no cooking. |
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| - Dominican
Republic Invests in its Future - There are
two types of travel stories. Type One, you’re very familiar with.
You learn all about the sparkling sand, the dazzling shops, the seething
nightlife and the world-class hotels. Pretty breathless stuff. This
is not one of those stories. This is a Type Two travel story. The
kind that talks about sewer lines, regeneration of beaches, public-private
cooperation, and the like. |
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