Lifestyle
Dominican lifestyle stories across diaspora life, everyday culture, food, and entrepreneurship.
Santo Domingo Metro and Everyday Mobility
The Santo Domingo Metro is a two-line public transport system whose official route information documents connections across the metropolitan area and whose operation shapes everyday commuting.
Remittances and Transnational Dominican Households
Remittances are a measurable financial link between Dominicans abroad and households and communities in the Dominican Republic, with official inflows reaching US$11.8663 billion in 2025.
Women and Microenterprise in the Dominican Republic
Women represented 52.6% of owners among Dominican businesses with no employees other than the owner in ENHOGAR 2022. Their ownership share fell to 30.0% at 1–5 employees and 25.1% at six or more.
Dominican Free Zones: The Jobs Behind an Export Economy
Dominican zonas francas are no longer synonymous with garment factories. CNZFE counted 200,237 direct jobs in 2025 across manufacturing and services, including tobacco, BPO, textiles, medical and pharmaceutical production, and electronics.
MSMEs and Microbusinesses in the Dominican Republic
Dominican microbusinesses and MIPYMES form a broad, varied economic sector whose 2022 household survey data show high informality and frequent overlap between business and home space.
Internet Use Among Dominican Youth
Official surveys show very high internet use among Dominican teenagers alongside a much smaller share with computers or tablets and documented concerns about online risks.
Dominican-Owned Bodegas in Washington Heights
Dominican-owned bodegas have served as small businesses and neighborhood institutions in Washington Heights and the broader Dominican New York community.
Dominican Voting Abroad
The Dominican electoral register included 863,785 voters abroad for the 2024 elections, and the JCE began organizing overseas electoral structures for 2028 during 2025.