Gas stations might look like this on Saturday.
SANTO DOMINGO. - The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Friday posted higher prices on both types of gasoline, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, avtur and kerosene.
As of Saturday and until Friday a gallon of premium gasoline will cost RD$149.90, or RD$5.00 more, and regular gasoline will cost RD$139.00, and increase of RD$4.90.
A gallon of regular diesel will cost RD$111.80, or RD$4.00 more and premium diesel will cost RD$117.50, a increase of RD$4.20.
A gallon of avtur costs RD$89.81, a rise of RD$6.84, and kerosene will cost RD$106.40, or RD$6.60 more.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane) will cost RD$60.75 per gallon, or RD$2.37 more.
Written by: Bailarin 
, 5 Jun 2009 3:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Aint no hummers in this station as Fred reviews his job application after being rejected for part time 3rd shift work as a cajero...oink......
Written by: xwill7, 5 Jun 2009 3:39 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
60 pesos for propane is still good compared to gasoline. Also, the gas station in this pic needs a bar with hot girls selling the beer.
Written by: Bailarin , 5 Jun 2009 3:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
And a Dentists chair !
Written by: Juango, 5 Jun 2009 5:22 PM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Those prices are inexpensive compared to this...
http://www.drgolfproperties.com/reg/do/properties_view.aspx?pid=2917If not mistaken, this qualifies as some of the most expensive residential RE in the world based on $/m2. What is wrong with reality in the DR. I see it does not exist...$1,200/m2 for a tiny lot ! Give me Carmel, Palos Verde, Lake Forest or Ocean Reef...all less expensive, plus 24/7 electric ! Get real !
Written by: xwill7, 5 Jun 2009 5:29 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Some people are trying to find suckers to buy land that is overpriced. There is a real estate mafia in DR.
Written by: danny00, 5 Jun 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
EXWILL THANK YOU.. yes their is a real estate mafia in the dr. come on its a 3rd world country. , the roads are very bad, the elec, or lack of it, the price of food, gas, clothing, cars!.. can go on forever with this. SUCKERS IS CORRECT, high rises in santo domingo! give me a break where is the FIRE DEPT?... how are they going to get to a fire in a high rise? where is the water going to come from to try and put out the fire?.... with the traffic in santo doming it would take forever for help to arrive.. look before you buy and burn in one condo. YES THEIR IS A MAFIA... i would say...
ps.
like to see the building inspectors the ck the buildings when they are going up...lol plenty of payoffs going on you can bet..... lol....
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
overpriced and i think DR is going to be unstable in a few....
From: United States, Killeen, TX - Home of the 1st Cavalry
This rise in fuel prices is unwarranted and, on top of that, is criminal.
The price of fuel hasn't gone down from their highs of when oil was sitting at US$140, a few months ago. An now that it's at half that andehas risen to US$65.00, the government wants us to believe they need to raise the price of fuels yet again.
Just who the hell do they think they're kidding??
This is nothing more than gouging by the government under the aegis of higher cost of the basic product.
Also, they're saying that taxes need to be raised yet again.
Lets face it, the government is screwing the public big time and you're laying back andtaking it like the pros that you are.
Get some guts and put an end to this viscious cycle of legalized rape.
It's actions such as this that eventually drive people to revolt.
Do you want that???
TexasBill
Written by: labarque, 6 Jun 2009 11:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic
First, excuse my bad english...
Then : I don't understant why, in such a country, there are no more solar energy.
Now, there are no more taxes on these products, but government must understant that he has to give incentives.
Energy is the most important negative line in the country finance.
But, what is surprising is that everywhere in the world prices are falling down, and not in DR.
(Rice, cement, barillas, vegetables and fruits, flesh, gasoil and so on...)
Where is the problem ?
From: United States, Killeen, TX - Home of the 1st Cavalry
THE PROBLEM IS UNMITIGATED GREED!!!
If you had a litle bit of sense, you would ralize that FACT.
TB
Written by: labarque, 6 Jun 2009 1:42 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Thanks for your help, TB...
My question was also his proper answer :), don't you think so ?
Written by: labarque, 6 Jun 2009 1:46 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I can add tthat I feel the situation in DR like in French Antilles.
Written by: Jatmaxon, 6 Jun 2009 2:16 PM
From: United Kingdom
Your diesel is exactly HALF the price of UK.
Then again, its 10 times the price of Venezuela...
Any use in comparing countries, when every one has its own tax regime and 'reason' to milk every last drop of money from the people that it can?
We have a huge pile of overweight politicians in the UK who need to cream every cent of 'legal' expenses they can because we don't have any corruption, poor things! No wonder so many of them are quitting at the stress of being discovered. Oh the shame....
From: United States, Killeen, TX - Home of the 1st Cavalry
I think that if we focussed on the things that politicians get away with, and I mean INEVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, we MIGHT soon have governments that respond to things like INTEGRITY, HONESTY and HONOR.
Until that happens, we are just whistling "Dixie".
TB
Written by: xwill7, 8 Jun 2009 12:33 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
danny, true. There are no emergency lanes for emergensy vehicles to use. Anyway if there was an emergency lane the people would drive in that lane too. But yes there is no way to get a fire hose that high people would burn. Also, I don't think that these buildings are hurricane or earthquake proof. They need to apply the Maimi building codes and enforce them. But as we all know, they will wait until a disaster happens to make a change
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http://www.drgolfproperties.com/reg/do/properties_view.aspx?pid=2917
If not mistaken, this qualifies as some of the most expensive residential RE in the world based on $/m2. What is wrong with reality in the DR. I see it does not exist...$1,200/m2 for a tiny lot ! Give me Carmel, Palos Verde, Lake Forest or Ocean Reef...all less expensive, plus 24/7 electric ! Get real !
ps.
like to see the building inspectors the ck the buildings when they are going up...lol plenty of payoffs going on you can bet..... lol....
The price of fuel hasn't gone down from their highs of when oil was sitting at US$140, a few months ago. An now that it's at half that andehas risen to US$65.00, the government wants us to believe they need to raise the price of fuels yet again.
Just who the hell do they think they're kidding??
This is nothing more than gouging by the government under the aegis of higher cost of the basic product.
Also, they're saying that taxes need to be raised yet again.
Lets face it, the government is screwing the public big time and you're laying back andtaking it like the pros that you are.
Get some guts and put an end to this viscious cycle of legalized rape.
It's actions such as this that eventually drive people to revolt.
Do you want that???
TexasBill
Then : I don't understant why, in such a country, there are no more solar energy.
Now, there are no more taxes on these products, but government must understant that he has to give incentives.
Energy is the most important negative line in the country finance.
But, what is surprising is that everywhere in the world prices are falling down, and not in DR.
(Rice, cement, barillas, vegetables and fruits, flesh, gasoil and so on...)
Where is the problem ?
If you had a litle bit of sense, you would ralize that FACT.
TB
My question was also his proper answer :), don't you think so ?
Then again, its 10 times the price of Venezuela...
Any use in comparing countries, when every one has its own tax regime and 'reason' to milk every last drop of money from the people that it can?
We have a huge pile of overweight politicians in the UK who need to cream every cent of 'legal' expenses they can because we don't have any corruption, poor things! No wonder so many of them are quitting at the stress of being discovered. Oh the shame....
Until that happens, we are just whistling "Dixie".
TB