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Word in the energy sector this week is that REFIDOMSA has been bought buy by Venezuela`s PEDEVESA. Amidst Mr. Chavez hilarious Bush/Devil comparisons at the UN and Bostonians threatening to take down the CITGO sign (a Venezuelan subsidiary of PEDEVESA and the sign a Boston Landmark), Mr. Chavez...

Does anyone know if they are finally selling Blackberry in the DR? I saw a Verizon add on my way home today and asked at a cell store near by, but no one had any info.

I just read El Caribe's article on the Renove case. All involved in the RD$1.800MM scheme were discharged. Free to walk among us. I can't say I'm surprised but I am dissappointed in the government's lack of cojones to prosecute and punish known thieves. There are some questions this outcome...

Is anyone interested in lamb hide, skin etc? A friend is setting up a slaughterhouse and want to sell the hide of the animals.

That Bastard!! Today is a sad day for all honest non-tiguere Dominicans who relied on the sarcasm and wit of Boquechivo to express our opinion on government and society. The ads on Diario Libre and El Caribe where the characters express the government's sentiments about the state of the econimy...

I was reading this article in the spanish press and I couldn't avoind thinking about the metro here. Its not hard to imagine something of the sort happening with our local version. BTW, Anyone knows what happened to it? Leonel got cold feet...

Yesterday's press was speculating about Hippo's showdown with the local Attorney General. It was to be the showdown at the OK corral between the PPH and the PLD. I was smelling blood and so were most of the people I talked to yesterday. Finally some light, some measure of justice was on the...

I remember a while back something about the best prez we've had in the DR and why. I wanted to do something similar about who you think is the worst prez we've ever had and 3 reasons why. Just for kicks and for posterity, I guess. So in 4 years we can look back at this and see where we where...

As I understand it(and I could be understanding wrong), there are 2 companies providing energy services in Samana. Does any one know if they are reliable and which areas they provide their services to? I am specially interested to know which provides to Las Terrenas and Which to Samana and Las...

I just got off the phone with a friend who is in the Dominican-Hatian border. She described the situation as very very grim and fears the dead count will reach 1000 between the DR and Haiti (Hatians being the most). I feel really sad for these people. MOst of them already linving in very...

The PRD is the cancer that is eating away whats left of our country. They should be banned or forbidden from ever participating in Dominican Politics again. All they do is **** things up and get rich. Hipocrites, all of them!!! They critiziced Balaguer for stealing and cheating and killing. I...

Last saturday, I had a couple of friends over for dinner and as it happens in every election year, the conversation gradually veered off to the topics of current politics. I had 4 guests who had voted for Hipolito as they where very upset with the PLD. It so happens that these 4 guys are now...

I am interested in information about combined crop plantations in dry/arid climates. I saw an interesting Date Palm plantation in Morocco where the palms where combined with other crops of medium and small sizes such as oranges and onions. Problems where the irrigation since Date palms need lots...

Pepe Goico Chronicles I just heard this from a guy at the office. I wonder if someone can confirm. Apparently our favourite colonel (Pepe Goico) was taken into custody by Panamenian authorities acting on behalf of Interpol. He was apparently traveling somewhere and was detained in transit. As...

A stranger was seated next to Little Johnny on the plane when the stranger turned to the boy and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." Little Johnny, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly, and said to the...

I was speaking to a couple of friends about their impressions for next year and what immediate short term effect a change in the administration we would perceive. It came as a bit of a shock when they said that it is a real possibility that elections in may 2004 will not be held. The reason for...

Anyone can tell me how the strike is going in the north? Santiago Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete? Here in Santo Domingo its been practically shut down. Very low transit. Some buses are going around but transporttation is hard. I just heard some there are some protests in Capotillo and a dead...

Todays X-Rate is 40X1. I've been watching the rates climb for a week now. I have to pay some peso bills and I've been waiting for the dollar to reach a peak in order to sell some. It now feels like I am playing black jack should I sell some dollars now or is there still margin to make some...

>El ingl?s no es f?cil! > >Three men, an Italian, a French and a Dominican went for a job interview in >England. Before the interview, they were told that they must compose a >sentence in English with three main words: > >Green, Pink and Yellow. > >The Italian was first one: "I wake up...

T G I F The other day, I was getting into an elevator. As I entered, a blonde woman already inside greeted me by saying, "T - G - I - F." I smiled at her and replied, "S - H - I - T." She looked at me, puzzled, and said again, "T - G -I- F." I acknowledged her remark once more by answering...