For the sixteenth time in eighteen weeks, fuel prices have climbed. This time they reached levels never seen in the Dominican Republic. Regular gasoline went up by RD$2.40 a gallon, and premium gasoline went up even more, RD$2.70 per gallon, reaching RD$160.80. Diesel fuel, the fuel that moves most cargo and merchandise, and home and company power generators, throughout the country hit a new high, pegged at RD$107.60, a RD$2.30 increase over last week. The housewife and the “publico” drivers were also caught up in the increases as LPG (propane) went up RD$0.67, reaching RD$50.38 – even with the government subsidy.