2009News

Martinez does his part

Baseball player Pedro Martinez, his wife Carolina Cruz, the US Embassy in Santo Domingo and USAID have launched a project “Hay Poder en Aprender” (There is Power in Learning) in Martinez’s neighborhood of Manoguayabo on the outskirts of Santo Domingo. This project aims to help 200 young people at risk. Through a combination of vocational …
2009News

Taxes and high costs hurt exports

Yesterday was the Day of the Exporter. Leading exporters’ organizations the Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozona), National Hotels and Restaurants Association (Asonahores), Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) and the Dominican Agribusiness Council (JAD) met yesterday to call for a turnaround in government policies to help boost exports. As …