Economy September 3, 2018 | 12:58 pm
Barahona, Dominican Republic-. Dams and canals agency (INDRHI) director Olgo Fernández on Sun. said construction on the Monte Grande dam is 35% complete. He said the project, which will have a maj[...]Don’t deport Haitians who didn’t regularize on time, UN warns
Economy August 29, 2018 | 4:33 pm
Santo Domingo.- UN Population Fund local representative Sonia Vásquez on Tues. warned against deporting the Haitians who didn't qualify for the National Plan to Regularize Foreigners, because in [...]‘Hobbled’ pension system must reduce distortions
Economy August 29, 2018 | 1:51 pm
Santo Domingo.- Economists and union leaders agree that Dominican Republic's current pension formula needs changes to reduce the distortions they say hobble the system. "The time has come to unders[...]Top diplomat announces four new Dominican embassies
Economy August 29, 2018 | 12:43 pm
Santo Domingo.- Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas on Tues. announced the opening of four new Dominican Republic embassies in Vietnam, Bolivia, Turkey and Antigua and Barbuda, which have already been ap[...]Dominican Republic Gov. fails to protect National Park
Economy August 29, 2018 | 11:46 am
Santo Domingo.- The DR-CAFTA free trade pact's Environmental Affairs Secretariat on Tues. validated for the second time the environmentalists SOS Ambiente denounced deforestation on the south slope of[...]Citizens from 10 countries need a Dominican guarantor to enter(Update)
Economy August 28, 2018 | 1:34 pm
Adds list of the 10 countries Santo Domingo.- Despite Dominican Republic's goal of receiving 10 million tourists a year and increasingly approaches that figure, not all foreigners can enter without[...]US$140.0M agroforestry program to recover the South’s watersheds
Economy August 28, 2018 | 12:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Government has spent RD$7.0 million (US$140.0 million) in the Agroforestry Development Project that's being carried out in the south region, which is the most ambitious program to [...]Haitian cane cutters want more time to regularize status
Economy August 27, 2018 | 5:21 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dozens of sugarcane workers, of Haitian origin, who didn’t benefit from the Plan to Regularize Foreigners on Monday protested in front of the Interior and Police Ministry demanding t[...]Priorities of the Dominican Embassy in China: tourism, trade
Economy August 27, 2018 | 3:09 pm
Beijing.- The Dominican Republic and China established diplomatic relations last May, paving the way for the Caribbean country to open an embassy in the capital of the Asian nation, with tourism and[...]New Peso Dominicano coin starts circulating today
Economy August 27, 2018 | 1:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Central Bank as of today Mon. puts into circulation the coin of RD$1.00, year 2017, with the inscription Peso Dominicano under the National Coat of Arms. It said a[...]Medina receives seven new ambassadors
Economy August 24, 2018 | 8:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Fri. received the credentials of seven new ambassadors accredited to the Dominican Republic. The diplomat Dionicio de García represents Panama; Alvaro Da[...]Canada’s Ocean Dredging signs its first long-term contract with Dominican utility
Economy August 24, 2018 | 7:10 pm
Press Release Santo Domingo.- Ocean Dredging DS signed its first long-term suction dredging contract with Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Itabo in the Dominican Republic. This multiyear agree[...]Gasoline, gases stay put, other fuels mixed
Economy August 24, 2018 | 3:05 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from August 25 to 31, when premium gasoline will still cost RD$241.30, regular gasoline RD$228.20 and opt[...]Dominican-Brazilian pact aims to clear hurdles to trade
Economy August 24, 2018 | 1:31 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic and Brazil on Thurs. signed an agreement aimed at eliminating hurdles that hinder trade and investment between both countries. Foreign minister, Miguel Vargas the[...]High Court rules against truckers’ monopoly
Economy August 24, 2018 | 11:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The Constitutional Court on Thurs. upheld the Superior Administrative Court ruling against a monopoly in the cargo transport sector, which violated the right to free enterprise, freedo[...]Dominicans get the short end of the visa deal
Economy August 23, 2018 | 8:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- While the Dominican Republic offers its paradisiacal beaches, mountains, cuisine and hospitality to citizens of nearly 150 countries without the need for a visa, only a handful of mo[...]Dominican Republic’s 5.4% growth to lead LatAm region: ECLAC
Economy August 23, 2018 | 7:37 pm
Mexico.- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on Thurs. scaled back this year's growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean, from 2.2% to 1.5%, a slight jump [...]Dominican deportees can return to the US: experts
Economy August 23, 2018 | 4:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominicans who've been deported or are facing immigration problems with the United States have the opportunity to return to that nation if they comply with a series of procedures, said[...]Dominicans can learn how to do business with Malaysia(Correct)
Economy August 23, 2018 | 2:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation, MATRADE and the Malaysian Honorary Consulate in the Dominican Republic on Wed. announced a workshop to learn about trade and econo[...]Govt. to build 40 parking lots funded by user fees
Economy August 23, 2018 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- Public Works minister Gonzalo Castillo announced Wed. that 40 public parking lots will be built and financed by users through the creation of a new trust, of which at least 10 would be[...]