President Hipolito Mejia signed into law the Free Trade Agreement between the DR and Caricom. Trade between the DR and the English-speaking Caribbean is primarily between Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica. The DR imports natural gas, propane and metal products from Trinidad. It exports industrial inputs for the chemical and plastics industries. Overall trade is US$50 million, of which the DR imports US$38 million and exports US$12 million. News reports say that a mission of the government and businessmen travels today to Trinidad & Tobago, site of Caricom, to meet with Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and executives of Caricom to begin the implementation of the treaty. Pending in the Senate is a Free Trade Agreement between the DR and Central America.
