The Dominican government paid rice mill owners and rice producers RD$222 million cancelling a long standing debt. President Leonel Fernández called out that common sense and dialogue may prevail in order for all sectors to seek solutions to the nation’s problems. During the meeting where they received the payment, the producers guaranteed that the next rice harvest would reach 4.4 million quintals, or 15% more than the 1997 harvest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Dominican government paid rice mill owners and rice producers RD$222 million cancelling a long standing debt. President Leonel Fernández called out that common sense and dialogue may prevail in order for all sectors to seek solutions to the nation’s problems. During the meeting where they received the payment, the producers guaranteed that the next … <\/p>\n