Dominican Republic Banking Opening a Bank Account Many people might assume that banking could be problematic and or even unsafe in the Dominican Republic, but it is neither of those things. This article explains how you can open a bank account, how the systems work, how you can manage your money, and how to transfer […]
Retire and Invest in the Dominican Republic Seminar 2020 We are proud to announce and be associated with a brand new organisation that is hosting its first informative seminar in Santo Domingo next year. An organisation that is all about and only about the Dominican Republic and what it can offer those looking to retire […]
Dominican Republic Protected Species Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Tues. issued the Red List with endangered fauna species, threatened or protected in accordance with the standards of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The document specifies that “hunting, fishing, capture, harassment, mistreatment, death, traffic, import, export, trade, manufacture or production of […]
Dominican Republic Coral Reefs Coral reefs give Dominican Republic US$1.14B yearly Aimed at restoring biodiversity with the value it deserves, several Dominican Gov. agencies and NGOs on Thurs. presented the study “Identification and valuation of the ecosystem services of coral reefs.” The analysis provides information on the economic value of coral reefs for Punta Cana, […]
Planet Earth and Why Environmental Integration is Essential The View from Europe By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A few days ago, the United Nations published a document which indicated that historically unprecedented levels of human activity were causing dramatic changes to the variety of plant and animal life in the world. […]
China Moves To Open Direct Flights To the Dominican Republic The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Run, said that the main road between that Asian country and the Dominican Republic should be the air, “the Dominican authorities have raised the importance of establishing direct flights to forge Chinese tourism , we attach […]
Dominican Republic among 10 most Googled Countries from the USA The DR is a tourist destination of increasing interest to Americans. As evidenced by last year’s 2.2 million visitors from the US, Invertix reports. The trend is on a continuing upward spiral that has seen year on year figures seeing an increase for the last […]
Dominican Republic Health Tourism Posted an average income of US$265.0 million during 2018, surpassing 2017 by US$34.6 million. The figures show that in 2018 there was an marked increase in spending by international patients for medical services in the country. These figures are an encouraging indication of how well the industry is serving overseas clients […]
Dominican Republic Tourism Thrives Despite lower European Visitors The Dominican Republic had the arrival of more tourists from the United States, Canada and Panama which compensated for the decline in the number of visitors from Europe and South America. Central Bank data show that 1.87 million tourists entered by air at the end of the […]
Dominican Republic Flights From Orlando Florida Frontier is adding a new nonstop route to the Dominican Republic’s tourism capital of Punta Cana as part of a wider expansion of its network. Frontier Airlines on Thurs. announced a new Orlando – Punta Cana direct flight, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays on an Airbus A320, with a capacity […]