2005News

Play Baseball!

The Dominican Winter Baseball Season kicks off this coming Wednesday, 19 October. The match between the Santo Domingo teams of Escogido Lions and Licey Tigers, Aguilas (Eagles) from Cibao (Santiago), Toros/Azucareros of La Romana, Estrellas (Stars) from San Pedro de Macoris, and Giants from San Francisco de Macoris feature many a Major League Baseball star …
2005News

Banking system strong

Banks have increased their profitability and are projecting greater absolute income during this year in comparison to 2004, as a result of the reduction in interest rates. Listin Diario reports that during the first semester of this year, consolidated profit of commercial banking operations without restriction increased RD$2.511 billion, compared to utilities of 2004 when …
2005News

USAID invests in biogas

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is investing more than RD$4 million in a bio-digester project in Licey al Medio. According to Diario Libre, the equipment works using pig excrement for the production of biogas and organic fertilizer. Biogas is used for cooking and lighting, among other uses. Four bio-digesters have already been …