2014 – Page 52

The Dominican government has rejected the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that condemns the country for violating the rights of the children of undocumented foreigners. In a statement read out by government spokesman Roberto Rodriguez Marchena yesterday, Thursday 23 October 2014, the Medina administration described the ruling as “poorly timed, biased and inappropriate.” The …

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Central Bank governor Hector Valdez Albizu reports that the Dominican economy has grown by 7% from January to September 2014, second only to Panama in Latin America. Valdez gave the keynote speech as part of the celebration of the 67th anniversary of the Central Bank yesterday, Thursday 23 October 2014. He said that sectors showing …

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Foreign Direct Investment in the Dominican Republic was up 20% at a time when on average it was down 23% in Latin America, according to statistics for the first half of the year provided by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). ECLA says that the FDI to the Dominican Republic from January …

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Jean Alain Rodriguez, executive director of the Center for Exports and Investment (CEI-RD), says that trade between France and the Dominican Republic totaled US$629.10 million over the past five years. Exports in the first eight months of the year from the DR to France came to US$21.64 million, mainly medical equipment, gold, cigars, apparel, footwear, …

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The failure of the Dominican government to reduce the dominance of transport unions was again evident yesterday, Thursday 23 October 2014 when truckers blocked the main highway into Puerto Plata for three hours. The Sindicato de Camioneros y Furgoneros de Puerto Plata parked their vehicles on strategic spots of the highway from the early hours …

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