2008 – Page 170

Juan Pablo Gonzalez from the Dominican Integrated Development Institute (IDDI) says that the Dominican handicraft sector sells US$310 million in goods yearly, but the irony is that 80% of those goods actually come from foreign countries. He explained that in Puerto Plata alone US$40 million worth of goods is sold each year. Gonzalez says that …

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The stars are out tonight as Major League Baseball helps bid New York’s Yankee stadium a proper farewell. There is much excitement in the air, partly because of the Stadium’s farewell party and because of the collection of MLB’s best and brightest stars. Last night’s Home Run Derby was a thrilling spectacle for all baseball …

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Plaza Lama advertises carrots for RD$5.45lb, potatoes for RD$12.95lb, red onions for RD$6.95lb, cucumbers for RD$4.95lb, beets for RD$3.95lb, bell peppers for RD$16.95lb, cantaloupe for RD$16.95ea, red beans for RD$24.95lb, yucca for RD$17.95lb.  

At the V Extraordinary Summit of the Petrocaribe Nations in Venezuela yesterday, the signatories of the PetroCaribe Agreement approved Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s proposal aimed at easing the payment terms for oil imported under the terms of the agreement. President Chavez was responding to the near universal appeal for easier payment conditions in the face …

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The construction of a 10-inch, 300-kilometer gas pipeline from the Dominican Republic to Haiti was approved at the IV Ministerial Meeting of the PetroCaribe ministers yesterday. The decision could turn the Dominican Republic into a fuel distribution center for the entire Caribbean. One expert told Hoy reporters that the country has the technical know-how, the …

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The government of Venezuela will sell the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean nations 100,000 tons of urea, a major fertilizer used for agriculture. The urea will be sold at a 40% discount and with easy re-payment conditions, basically as the crops come in. Hugo Chavez, the host of the V Extraordinary Summit of the PetroCaribe …

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