Dominican Watchdog was established in 2009 by Jan Vistisen, -a well known former long term Danish Investor on The North Coast, Santo Domingo, La Romana and Cap Cana – my goal was simple; to work for greater transparency and better consumer rights for foreigners living or investing on the Dominican Republic.

The obligation of any watchdog organization is to be critical and factual. Dominican Watchdog is not a "Romantic Travel and Real Estate Website" trying to lure investors to the Dominican Republic under misleading advertising. There are hundreds of such websites and blogs out there. We only add products, real estate or services to "Best of DR", which has a proven track record of satisfied clients over a period of min. 10 years.

It's important to state that I as editor of Dominican Watchdog do NOT write the articles you see!. 98% is written by respected local or international media. The other 2% is from people who for one reason or another is unhappy with the way they where treated in the Dominican Republic. They have posted their comments in various forums around the world. Due to copyright issues we always name or link to our source. When people contact me with questions or problems I write to the developers and post my questions online. These facts makes Dominican Watchdog strong and trusted!

However, “Freedom of Speech” and “Consumer Rights” do not mix well with investigations and reports on fraud and corruption on the Dominican Republic. Exposure of fraud and corruption in the DR is known to cause serious treats(read this article from US watchdog), and in many cases local media  are forced to alter or delete critical articles or videos! However we strive to host thousands of articles to create the largest research database about the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Watchdog has had more than 100,000 page views in less than a year! Investors who have been defrauded or scammed should have the opportunity to speak up with out being intimidated, killed or forced to leave the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Watchdog is 100% non profit and funded by me. It's a free service to anybody who needs us! I don't charge for any advise/help in regards to DR consumer protection and I don't sell any advertising on Dominican Watchdog. I created Dominican Watchdog to expose serious problems and in all fairness to protect those who blindly invest in the Dominican Republic.

The standing joke between expats in the DR is:

How to leave the Dominican Republic with US$ 1 million? Come with $ 3 million!

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Jan Vistisen

 founder

We say is as it is - No matter who - No Matter what ! This is an integrated part of the Danish mentality from the time of birth!

Why a "Danish Watchdog" for the Dominican Republic? Because the most fundamental parts of any prosperous society is based on an open democracy with trust and transparency. The main conditions for trust and transparency is swift and immediate prosecution any Citizen committing corruption. Denmark has the lowest level of corruption according to all international studies.

Everybody-is-equal-under-the-law, freedom of speech, consumer protection, high education levels and a social network taking care of the poor and sick is the five most important factors in order to create a successful country in harmony with its citizens, businesses and neighbors. Denmark has earned that reputation worldwide plus respect for our design and innovation.

As Part of our Danish education, we are made to be skeptical against any source of information and in particular information coming from any Government, be it in Denmark or around the world. Watch these two controversy 9/11 videos from Denmark to understand that Denmark is a serious and influential country that speak up its mind in the international community. We do extensive investigations around the world to uncover the truth. Denmark is in the TOP 3 of worldwide countries using the highest amount of GDP per capita on foreign aid, the other two is Norway and Sweden according to the annual report form OECD.

9/11 and the simple rules of physics

Scientist Niels H. Harrit presents evidence of nano-thermite found in WTC dust