Leading-edge dryers let onion growers cut losses from 25% to 4%
Economy September 6, 2018 | 1:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- The adoption of leading-edge dryers has allowed the country's onion growers to cut losses from 25% to 4%, while letting rice farmers be more competitive with exports, according to the [...]Education Ministry provides jobs for people with disabilities
Economy September 6, 2018 | 12:54 pm
Santo Domingo.- Education minister, Andrés Navarro, and National Disability Council (Conadis), president Magino Corporán, on Wed. signed a agreement to develop programs and projects to guarantee tra[...]Construction paces Dominican Republic’s economy 6.7% jump to July
Economy September 6, 2018 | 11:42 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's economy continues its torrid pace with a 6.7 percent growth from January to July, as the result of positive performance by nearly all activities, according to Cent[...]Finance chief refutes World Bank’s stance on rising debt
Economy September 5, 2018 | 12:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- Finance minister Donald Guerrero on Tues. said he disagrees with the assessments divulged yesterday by the World Bank local representative Alessandro Legrottaglie, who affirmed that th[...]Nickel mine to start extractions with ‘some resistance’
Economy September 5, 2018 | 11:44 am
Santo Domingo.- Falconbridge Dominicana (Falcondo) vice president Edwin Deveaux, on Tues. said the ferronickel miner's second production line will start extractions this month, and plans to instal[...]Exports jump 9.1% to US$4.8B in first, official
Economy September 4, 2018 | 7:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Statistics Office (ONE) on Tues. said exports reached US$4.8 billion in the first half, a 9.1% jump over the same period last year. ONE director Alexandra Izquierdo s[...]Gov. mulls request to also sell propane in gas stations
Economy September 4, 2018 | 2:26 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Mon. said it analyzes the request by several gas station owners, which again press to be allowed to also sell propane gas in the same facility. [...]Lightning strike knocks out the country’s biggest power plant
Economy September 4, 2018 | 12:03 pm
Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.- An electrical discharge from a lightning strike Mon. afternoon affected the AES Dominicana power plant at Andrés, Boca Chica (east), which led to its disconnection [...]Dominican agro products can tap into US$8.0B 57M US market
Economy September 3, 2018 | 7:05 pm
New York.- Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD) director Marius de León, in a recent visit to New York, met with executives of the National Super Markets Association (NSA) and of [...]
