2012News

The wrong investments

Adriano Miguel Tejada shares his thoughts today in the Diario Libre editorial about the reasons why if the Dominican Republic has grown 7.2% on average over the past eight years, there is so much unemployment, poverty and unequal distribution of wealth. “The question is relevant because governments come and governments go and the spread increases …
2012News

There is gold in the hills

The CEO of Barrick Gold, Jamie Sokalsky has announced that production will start in August at the huge Pueblo Viejo gold mine. He said that the mine is expected to produce up to 125,000 ounces of gold this year and to reach full production in 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ceo-says-huge-dominican-republic-gold-mine-essentially-complete-and-ready-to-operate/2012/07/26/gJQAPCNSBX_story.html