• Fuel prices unchanged a 2nd straight week

    Economy July 12, 2019 | 2:00 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry posted on Friday unchanged fuel prices during the week from July 13 to 19. In gallons Premium gasoline RD$227.40 Regular gasoline RD$213.30 [...]
  • All fuel prices unchanged

    Economy July 5, 2019 | 2:09 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted unchanged fuel prices for the week from July 6 to 12, when premium gasoline will cost RD$227.40 per gallon and regular RD$213.30. R[...]
  • All fuels climb, except natural gas

    Economy June 28, 2019 | 12:10 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from June 29 to July 5, when premium gasoline will cost RD$227.40 per gallon and regular RD$213.30, both [...]
  • Fuels fall a 6th straight week; natural gas stays put

    Economy June 21, 2019 | 5:08 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from June 22 to 28, when premium gasoline will cost RD$224.40 per gallon, or RD$1.60 lower and regular ga[...]
  • Cement-makers beam as sales jump 9.6%

    Economy June 19, 2019 | 9:35 am

    Santo Domingo.- Dominican Portland Cement Producers Association (Adocem) president Adriano Brunetti, on Tue. said the industry is undergoing a positive period, when construction accounted for 12.5% â€[...]
  • New wind park in NW will supply 351MW

    Economy June 13, 2019 | 9:12 am

    Montecristi, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina participated in the opening ceremony of the Wind Parks of the Caribbean (PECASA), which will contribute to diversify the energy supply of the [...]
  • Truckers will be tracked via satellite.

    Economy June 7, 2019 | 4:36 pm

    Santo Domingo.- Land Transport Institute (INTRANT) director Claudia De Los Santos, National Land Transport Network (RNTT) president Armando Rivas and truckers union (Fenatrado) president, Ricardo De l[...]
  • All fuels fall again, except natural gas

    Economy June 7, 2019 | 12:41 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from June 8 to 14, when premium gasoline will cost RD$228.40, drops RD$7.10 per gallon and regular gasoli[...]
  • Jail time in Peravia bank fraud

    Local June 7, 2019 | 8:32 am

    Santo Domingo.- The National District 1st Collegiate Court on Thursday convicted five of the eight charged with fraud, conspiracy and embezzlement in the bankruptcy of the Banco Peravia bank. The j[...]
  • Fuel prices fall, natural gas unchanged

    Economy May 31, 2019 | 3:46 pm

    Santo Domingo.-  The Industry and Commerce Ministry posted the fuel prices for the week from June 1 to 7, when premium gasoline will cost RD$235.50 and the regular gasoline RD$220.80, or RD$1.70 less[...]
  • All fuels fall, except natural gas

    Economy May 17, 2019 | 3:08 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted the fuel prices for the week from May 18 to 24, when premium gasoline will cost RD$238.30, or RD$2.80 lower, while regular will cost[...]
  • BahĂ­a de las Águilas Master Plan ‘ready’ by June

    Bavaro & Punta Cana May 16, 2019 | 11:52 am

    Punta Cana.- The master plan to launch Bahía de las Águilas and Dominican Republic’s South region as the new tourist pole is expected to be ready in June. Finance minister, Donald Guerrero, on [...]
  • All fuel prices rise again, except natural gas

    Economy May 3, 2019 | 3:37 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. again posted higher fuel prices for the week from May 4 to 10, when premium gasoline will cost RD$244.70 per gallon, or RD$1.90 more and regu[...]
  • Manufacturing climbs 5.6% in March, highest since 2016

    Economy April 30, 2019 | 11:08 am

    Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Industries Association's (AIRD) Monthly Manufacturing Activity Index (IMAM) climbed 5.6%, from 55.1 to 60.7 in March, the highest performance for that month since 2016 . [...]
  • All fuels rise, except natural gas

    Economy April 26, 2019 | 3:03 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry posted the following fuel prices in gallons for the week from April 27 to May 3. Premium gasoline, RD$242.80, increases RD$3.80 Regular gasolin[...]
  • Easter fuel price freeze

    Business & Pleasure April 13, 2019 | 7:24 am

    The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SMEs decided to freeze all fuels during the week of April 13 to 19, 2019. The gallon of Premium Gasoline will continue to be sold to the public at RD $ 239.00[...]
  • Delta jet makes a safe emergency landing at Las America

    Local April 12, 2019 | 11:56 am

    Santo Domingo.- A Delta Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Las Americas International Airport Fri. after takeoff from that terminal an hour earlier. The pilots reportedly detected a fault in[...]
  • Fuel prices have risen RD $ 35.8 between March-April

    Business & Pleasure April 6, 2019 | 6:46 am

    Only in the past month, the prices of regular and premium gasoline saw an increase of almost RD $ 17.00, since March these rose RD $ 16.7 and 16.8 respectively. For today the Ministry of Industry, [...]
  • Medina, Chinese Vice Premier Hu meet, the Palace mum

    Economy March 25, 2019 | 12:27 pm

    Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Monday met with Chinese Vice Premier, Hu Chunhua, as part of an official visit of two days. The Chinese official arrived in the country to follow up on ag[...]
  • All fuels rise again, except natural gas

    Economy March 8, 2019 | 2:01 pm

    Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fri. posted the fuel prices for the week from March 9 to 15, when premium gasoline will cost RD$224.90, or RD$3.30 more and regular gasoline will [...]