2008News

Thursday sales!

Penny’s shoe store at Plaza Central, Diamond Mall, Centro Plaza (Santiago), Bella Vista Mall and Megacentro is advertising a three day sale (29-31 May) with a buy one pair, and get the second free (same price or cheaper one). Pola supermarket has sales in its meat department. Imported pork chops are RD$74.95lb, beef stew meat …
2008News

Colored rice

The government has decided to put a halt to the illicit sale of subsidized rice at inflated prices by adding a vegetable dye to the rice, giving it a recognizable color that will alert buyers that it is subsidized. Minister of Commerce and Industry Melanio Paredes, told reporters that the idea to identify the rice …
2008News

PetroCaribe alert

Businessman Ernesto Vilalta, a prominent energy sector industrialist, alerts of the serious consequences of the failure of the government to curtail energy consumption counting on the PetroCaribe petrol credit. He alerted this consumption could increase with the government’s purchase of Shell Co’s 50% participation in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery. Vilalta, who coordinated the Electricity Forum, …