John, We have also been to the D.R. a few years ago A/I of course. We did not encounter any problems but been there, done that. We also have been to Jamaica a few times, A/I also but never felt unsafe, We take a cab out for dinner, excursions and have been fine. We have visited almost every island in the Caribbean, with many repeats to our favorites. We had a few incidents with locals (teenagers)
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