2008 – Page 221

The DR’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 6.2% during the first quarter of the year, but the balance of trade shows imports increasing and exports dropping, as reported in Listin Diario. Reporter Esteban Delgado analyzes the most recent economic overview published by the Central Bank. Exports were down 1.5 % over the first three months …

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David Jessop, executive director of the Caribbean Council, says that the DR stands to gain from the provision in the European Partnership Agreement that opens inter-Caribbean trade. Once the European Partnership Agreement (EPA) is signed in July, he says Dominican business community will benefit from the stipulation that any trade preference granted by one Caricom …

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Not even three weeks after the 2008 presidential elections and the PRD campaign machinery is already gearing up for the 2012 elections, according to a report in Hoy. Hoy reports that the PRD has begun the search for its 2012 candidate. The party is considering Miguel Vargas Maldonado (who was defeated by President Leonel Fernandez …

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Drug officials in the DR are investigating a haul of 46 kilos of cocaine found at the Punta Cana International Airport. The drugs were found in containers that were to be shipped to Canada via Air Canada. The containers appeared to be empty, but a search showed they had a secret compartment for hiding the …

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The DR’s second set of sextuplets celebrated their first birthday in great health yesterday, and well-wishers helped cut a large cake at the Maternidad Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia where they were born, as reported in Listin Diario. The mother, Magdalena Rodriguez, calls her family, “the army.” The family also commemorated the death of one …

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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will delight Dominican audiences singing Rafael Solano’s “Por Amor” and Manuel Sanchez Acosta’s “Paraiso Sonado” during his Friday, 20 June performance at Altos de Chavon, the 5,000-seat amphitheater in La Romana. This will be Domingo’s second appearance in the Dominican Republic. On the first occasion, in 2002, he performed at the …

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Plaza Lama advertises Barcelo tomatoes for RD$5.95lb, mangos for RD$6.95ea, cabbage for RD$10.95ea, red onions for RD$9.95lb, carrots for RD$4.75lb, and limes for RD$8.95lb. Bravo has its usual 30% off on fruits and vegetables for its cardholders. Jumbo has celery for RD$2.95lb, squash for RD$4.50lb, mangos for RD$9.95ea, cantaloupe for RD$17.95ea, passion fruit for RD$39.95/10units, …

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