Dominican honey exports straight to Europe starting 2016
Economy September 29, 2015 | 4:56 pm
Santo Domingo.- TheDominican Republic will export honey to the European market starting 2016 withoutintermediaries, an activity in which more 3,454 local beekeepers depend on.
Agriculture min[...]
US$14.7B budget 2016: No wage hike for government workers
Economy September 29, 2015 | 12:36 pm
Santo Domingo.- TheExecutive Branch on Tuesday sent to Congress through the Senate the 2016 BudgetBill of RD$663.0 billion (US$14.7 billion), and doesn’t include a wage hike for government worker[...]
Busy airport gets 3 new X-ray scanners
Economy September 29, 2015 | 10:19 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominicanairports management contractor Aerodom on Monday began installing three X-ray scannersto check passengers and baggage at Las Americas Airport.
The installation ofthe [...]
Dominican Republic joins push for environmental justice
Economy September 29, 2015 | 7:21 am
New York.- Thepresidents of four countries that belong to the Community of Latin American andCaribbean States (CELAC in Spanish) on Monday agreed to work jointly to developthe environment of the na[...]
Dominican exports still nagged by red tape, misgivings
Economy September 28, 2015 | 12:45 pm
Santo Domingo.-There areno incentives to spur farm exports as hurdles that affect the sector in the countrystill endure, said Dominican Exporters Association (ADOEXPO) president SadalaKhoury Monday[...]
Haiti leader´s US$1.7M ´slush fund´ further roils Haiti-Dominican ties
Economy September 28, 2015 | 8:02 am
Porta-u-Prince.- TheHaitian Government on Saturday timidly denied the authenticity of a memo which allegedlyshows that the ban on the import of 23 Dominican products is politically motivatedwith a [...]
Dominican Republic targets US$4.6B wire money business
Economy September 25, 2015 | 4:52 pm
New York.- The CEO ofDominican Republic´s State-owned Reservas bank announced Friday that theDominican consulate in New York will provide office space to the financialinstitution to inform vis[...]
Dominican Gov in ´spirit´ for talks with Haiti: Foreign Minister
Economy September 25, 2015 | 11:49 am
Santo Domingo.-Foreign minister Andres Navarro on Friday said the Dominican government is in a"spirit and interest" to establish talks with Haiti authorities, “forthe sake of both natio[...]
All fuel prices unchanged
Economy September 25, 2015 | 11:13 am
Santo Domingo.- TheIndustry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted unchanged prices on all fuels forthe week from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, when premium gasoline will still costRD$190.60 and regular RD$1[...]
Dominican capital preps to host major regional gatherings
Economy September 25, 2015 | 10:50 am
Santo Domingo.- The ForeignAffairs Ministry on Thursday headed a meeting with a high-level commissionwhich aims to include the Santo Domingo City Council in the staging of the 46thannual meeting of[...]
Dominican Republic buys 1.2 M high-tech trackers for motorcycles
Economy September 25, 2015 | 9:47 am
Hong Kong(PRNewswire).- STAR Systems International (SSI), a Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) hardware, tag and professional services provider, todayannounced that it has completed a sale of 1.2[...]
Dominican Republic drafts 2016 budget of US$14 B
Economy September 24, 2015 | 9:59 am
Santo Domingo.- PresidentDanilo Medina on Wednesday headed a meeting with his Cabinet, which approved adraft of the Budget for RD$663.5 billion (US$14 billion) for fiscal year2015.
The draft [...]
Foreign investment topsUS$7.3B in 3 years, 37% of region
Economy September 23, 2015 | 9:29 am
Santo Domingo.- DominicanRepublic Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD) director Jean Alain Rodriguez yesterdaysaid direct foreign investment (FDI) in the country topped US$7.3 billion duringthe la[...]
Three Metro lines ´finished´ by Aug. 2016 for US$1.9B
Economy September 23, 2015 | 8:16 am
Santo Domingo.- The headof the Dominican Republic´s Metro Office (Opret) affirmed Tuesday that DaniloMedina´s administration will finish Santo Domingo Metro´s 3rd line beforeAugust 1[...]
Dominican Republic businesses waylay 200 labor unions
Economy September 23, 2015 | 7:48 am
Santo Domingo.- DominicanRepublic´s business sector has eliminated around 200 workers organizations, collectivebargaining committees in the last 10 years, Rafael-Pepe-Abreu, president of thela[...]
Haiti ban on Dominican products very bad: European envoy
Economy September 22, 2015 | 3:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- EuropeanUnion ambassador Alberto Navarro on Tuesdaycalled "very bad" Haiti's decision to ban the import of 23 Dominicanproducts by land starting October 1 and noted that [...]
AES Dominicana, Dominican Utility train coal-fired plant staff
Economy September 22, 2015 | 12:33 pm
Santo Domingo.- Thepower company AES Dominicana and Dominican republic´s State-owned electricutility (CDEEE) jointly implemented a technical training program for staffworking at the Punta Cata[...]
Dominican Republic legalizes 105,000 Haitians of 288,466 who applied
Economy September 22, 2015 | 11:29 am
Santo Domingo.- After16 months of work the government program to legalize foreigners is coming to anend with the delivery of the last ID cards to the thousands of theoverwhelmingly Haitian illegal [...]
World Bank eyes plan as exporters face 3.3% fall
Economy September 22, 2015 | 9:48 am
Santo Domingo.- DominicanExporters Association (Adoexpo) president Sadala Khoury on Monday said Dominicanexports have been "severely affected" in recent months, on among otherreasons, the[...]
Dominican Republic announces rules for drone
Economy September 22, 2015 | 8:20 am
Santo Domingo.- Thehead of Dominican Republic´s Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) on Monday announcedrestrictions to operate drones over the country, to definitively regulate smallremote-control[...]