Dominican Rep. US$500M bond aims to finish embattled power plant
Economy June 13, 2017 | 9:45 pm
Santo Domingo. - The Dominican Republic on Tuesday placed a US$500 million bond on the international market, with proceeds earmarked to finish construction on the coal-fired power plant at Punta Catal[...]Revenue to May tops RD$167.2B, beats estimate: Tax Agency
Economy June 13, 2017 | 8:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Internal Taxes Agency (DGII)on Tuesday reported a 11.2% growth in revenue for the January-May period. On its website, the DGII said revenue was 101.2% of the estimate, exceeding[...]The Dominican Republic-Haiti quiet war: charcoal trafficking
Economy June 13, 2017 | 3:53 pm
Santo Domingo.- Charcoal trafficking to Haiti isn't solved with operations but with state policies that generate opportunities and effectively enforce the law, say the ecologists Luis Carvajal and Mil[...]Dominican agro leaders want firm stance on trade with Haiti
Economy June 13, 2017 | 1:29 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Agriculture Producers Federation (Confenagro) on Monday asked the Government for a firm stance on regulating trade relations with Haiti, whose instability in recent years [...]Dominican aviation techs conduct airport inspection with FAA
Economy June 13, 2017 | 1:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) technicians participated in the inspection of airports supervised by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a statemen[...]Dominican Republic can produce ethanol for entire Caribbean: expert
Economy June 12, 2017 | 8:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- An adviser and board member of Kairos Flex Fuels, a leading distribution company for the Caribbean of E85, a hybrid fuel, a gasoline and ethanol mix (85% ethanol), considers that Domin[...]AES Dominicana unveils US$260M, 114MW natural gas power plant
Economy June 12, 2017 | 3:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- AES Corp. on Monday inaugurated the Los Mina Vll power plant with a capacity of 114 megawatts of clean energy, and whose total 324 megawatts makes the Dominican Power Partner the count[...]Border merchants threaten shutdown as Haiti ban on Dominican products continues
Economy June 9, 2017 | 8:17 pm
Dajabón, Dominican Republic.- Merchants of the border area on Friday threatened to take drastic actions against Haitian authorities who continue the ban on Dominican products they sell in the bilater[...]Gasoline, propane diesel fall, natural gas unchanged
Economy June 9, 2017 | 3:13 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted the fuel prices for the week of June 10 to 16, when premium will cost RD$212.80, or RD$2.50 less, while regular will cost RD$197.70,[...]AES Dominicana US$300M in tech aims to develop clean energy
Economy June 9, 2017 | 1:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- The AES Dominicana energy group has invested more than US$300.0 million in the last three years on projects to develop and diversify the county's energy matrix, affirmed AES Corporatio[...]The country must be declared free of swine fever: hog farmers
Economy June 9, 2017 | 12:16 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic cannot export pork since 1978, when classical swine fever was detected, and has yet to be eradicated, according to Dominican Pork Producers Federation president [...]May prices fall -0.14%, paced by transport
Economy June 8, 2017 | 8:17 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Central Bank on Thursday said May prices fell -0.14%, compared with April inflation of 0.14%. It said accumulated inflation for the January-May period this ye[...]Central bankers’ conclave eyes international reserves
Economy June 8, 2017 | 12:47 pm
Santo Domingo.- More than 50 representatives from central banks, international organizations and financial institutions from various countries participate in the XII Meeting of International[...]Pork, poultry producers cry foul on free trade, fear going broke
Economy June 8, 2017 | 12:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- Representatives of Dominican Republic's and pork and poultry producers on Wed. complained of lack of regulation in their sectors, and of sanitary and trade hurdles with Haiti. They [...]African snail no threat to agro: top official
Economy June 7, 2017 | 3:41 pm
Santo Domingo.- Agriculture minister Angel Estevez on Tuesday said the giant African snail doesn't pose a threat to the country's agro sector, which he affirms works to eradicate the plague.[...]Dominican newborns in New York top 8,000
Economy June 7, 2017 | 3:14 pm
New York.- Dominican women living in New York City lead nearly all countries in giving birth, with 8,039 newborns in 2015, reveals a Health Dept. study released Tuesday. The Dominican mothers are f[...]Punta Catalina’s unpunished corruption threatens European funding
Economy June 7, 2017 | 2:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- Maintaining the impunity in the alleged corruption of the Punta Catalina power plant would interrupt European funding for the project and seriously damage Dominican Republic's internat[...]45 more days to request nonmetallic mining permits
Economy June 7, 2017 | 1:49 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced a 45-day extension on the period to initiate the paperwork to grant environmental permits for nonmetallic mining operations. Resolution[...]Use of renewable of energy jumps 60.6%, official says
Economy June 6, 2017 | 10:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The use of renewable of energy, especially hydro, grew 60.63%, compared to 2015, National Statistical Office (ONE) director Alexandra Izquierdo revealed Tuesday. She said wind energy[...]Container cargo through Dominican ports jumps 8.3%: ECLAC
Economy June 6, 2017 | 8:43 pm
Santiago, Chile.- The movement of cargo in containers in Latin America and Caribbean ports fell by 0.9% during 2016, according to data released today by ECLAC. The regional average continues its ne[...]