Santiago.- With the slogan "Dominicans let’s export," the Santiago Commerce and Production Chamber will inaugurate on Thursday the 22nd edition of Expo Cibao 2009, in the city’s La Barranquita sport complex, with sales of RD$350 million expected.
Oliverio Espaillat, the organization’s president, said the export topic seeks to create an export culture he said doesn’t exist in the country, to drive the economy and continue sustainable growth in the medium and long term. “It’s necessary to define 20 lines which can earn US$50 million in exports for each product in five years. The country has the strategic advantage and the trade deals, but it’s necessary to elaborate a public-private agenda."
The fair will also serve to recognize nine leading companies of the export sector, which will reveal what they did to improve their competitiveness and increase exports.
Espaillat said Expo Cibao’s yearly fairs, have always surpassed the previous ones, as its constant growth and security, and is now international, because this year there are exhibitors from Ecuador, Korea, Brazil, Peru, San Maarten, Puerto Rico and the United States.
The fair, until September 20, is expected to draw more than 350,000 people; 225 companies will participate; more than 420 exhibits; it will feature businesses workshops for children; a livestock section and cultural areas with the Centro Leon.
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
Will all the politicos be there in the swine pen
Written by: xwill7, 15 Sep 2009 9:53 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
enrico,
they have the swine camera at the airport lol
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 12:01 PM
From: United States
Funny thing about the exporting thing, you have to produce before you can export! What are you going to export, resorts and apts. in the Capital?
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
You Lie Josean !......................you know full well agriculture exports are up over 100 % you just want the old sleazeballs back in power or Hugos buddies whichever
From: Dominican Republic
I agree with you Enrico.
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 12:21 PM
From: United States
Is Fidel exporting revolution or LIe-onel Fernandez importing it, after admitting he has do nothing for education in DR.
La situación de la educación en la República Dominicana ha sido más que estudiada por sectores oficiales y privados interesados en el tema y han llegado a la conclusión de que es muy mala, por la falta de preparación de los maestros y la escasa dedicación de los estudiantes.
Por lo malo que está la educación en RD se ha pensado en traer desde Cuba maestros que puedan reforzar a los de aquí, ya que aquel país ha logrado grandes metas, entre ellas, la reducción del analfabetismo casi a cero. Jamaica, pobre como RD, ha logrado en los últimos años llevar la educación a casi toda su población.
http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=114923Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 12:41 PM
From: United States
From: Dominican Republic
Ok Josean what does that have to do with Export Cibao? Yes he needs to invest more in Education which according to that article it is exactly what he is doing.
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 12:56 PM
From: United States
You have to have an educated work force to produce products that are of the quality people would want to buy and import.
Like always Lie-onel Fernandez and he PLD put the cart before the horse.
"sectores oficiales y privados interesados en el tema y han llegado a la conclusión de que es muy mala,"
"Oliverio Espaillat, the organization’s president, said the export topic seeks to create an export culture he said doesn’t exist in the country,"
You can not have real sustainable progress in any area without EDUCATION which your hero has admitted he has not attended to!
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
Dominican organics boast power as exports top US$300M yearly
As greenhouses go up, so do organic exports.
SANTO DOMINGO.- The country shores its footers as a power in organic and nontraditional farm crops, with exports of more thanUS$300 million per year and more than 30,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Among the products are bananas, coffee, cacao, mangoes, Chinese and greenhouses vegetables, lemons, oranges and sapodilla, according to Agriculture Ministry and Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center figures. They note that organic exports, which earned US$175 million in 2008, will surpass US$200 million this year.
Almost 20,000 hectares are set aside for organic and nontraditional products, distributed among 13,660 farmers.
For August, 2004 the country had 250,000 square meters of greenhouses with US$4 million in earnings, and rose to US$44 million in 2008, with the area increased to 2.3 million meters square. .....YOU LIE YOU LIE YOU LIE
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 2:48 PM
From: United States
As usual no sourcing for the fantasies!
From: United States Virgin Islands
@josean: You are wrong about your statement that DR only has tourism to offer. According to the U.S. State Department: Dominican Republic Trade: Exports--$6.484 billion (FOB), including processing zones: textiles, sugar, coffee, ferronickel, cacao, tobacco, meats, and medical supplies. Markets--U.S. (75%).
Written by: juanb, 15 Sep 2009 2:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Don't forget our 5th largest export........stolen metals.
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 2:58 PM
From: United States
I will concede that if you gentlemen want to include drug exports then Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD have done a hell of a job during their rein on increasing exports!
Written by: juanb, 15 Sep 2009 2:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic
We hold the secret to providing cheap clean power. We just need to figure out a way to fuel power generators with the hot air that our politicians emit.
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 2:59 PM
From: United States
Thank you jb!
From: Dominican Republic
josean once again you are be littling My Country! There are plenty of qualified individuals in the Dominican Republic. The fact that our "Public Education system has fallen behind does not mean that there are not qualified individuals to sustain our exports. The country needs improvement noone is debating that! But do not come here and say that we do not have qualified professionals because I know for a fact we do! No hay peor siego que el que no quiere ver, porque este articulo dice bien claro que el gobierno ah decidido invertir 4% del gasto public en la Educacion Publica para mejorar esa perspectiva de la sociedad. Con todo el respeto que usted se merece, if you do not have anything constructive to aport to this article then do not aport anything at all.
From: United States Virgin Islands
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 3:55 PM
From: United States
Mr. Ojeda,
It is MY COUNTRY TOO!
Telling the truth and living in reality does a lot more to move the country forward than to pretend to live a fantasy so we appear to be doing fine. When have I ever stated there aren't qualified professionals in the republic, just not enough of them especially in public education? It is not that he has decided to spend 4% of GDP on education it is that the constitution requires it, and he has been in violation of the constitution during all his administrations.
And with all the respect you deserve, just because you do not agree with someone else's opinion you don't have the right to ask them to shut up. Those who advocate censorship are those who fear debate because through debate the truth comes out. But then again you are like you guru Lie-onel Fernandez who fears debate and refused to debate during the last presidential election, because the truth might have gotten out.
In this case ¡"EL peor ciego lamentablemente es usted!"
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 4:04 PM
From: United States
Written by: xwill7, 15 Sep 2009 5:07 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
there are many factories producing as we speak... look at all of the crops en el cibao. we can export but the quality control must be there at all times
Written by: danny00, 15 Sep 2009 5:34 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
nothing to do with this story.......
The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) office in Santo Domingo East has been converted into a motorcycle warehouse. Many of the impounded bikes have been there for about a year without being claimed by their owners. Nearly 1,000 small bikes are being kept in the back yard.
Alberto Rosa and Rafael Almonte, two drivers of the ubiquitous "motoconchos", who were trying to recover their motorcycles, complained about needing to submit proof that they have helmets, driver's license, license plates, registration and insurance, and 10 copies of each document in order to get their bikes back, THEY COMPLAINED, OH! SO SORRY FOR THEM.....SO MANY OF THEM ARE CROOKS {YES MANY HARD WORKING ONES ALSO THAT WANT TO MAKE A LIVING} .... BUT SO MANY OF THEM ARE REAL BAD GUYS AND THINK THEY CAN DO ANY THING THEY WANT TO, LIKE RUN PEOPLE DOWN IN THE STREET.
Written by: danny00, 15 Sep 2009 5:39 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
these guys give nothing back to their country, pay no taxes, dont want to have insurance, do not care about any of the rules of the road, like passing on the right, passing on the left, passing any way they can get though. s--t if they could fly they do this alo.... many accidents are caused by these people.. most dont have a drivers license. nor have any idea on how to drive. in pop thier stronghold they rule the streets.and are out of control.
From: Dominican Republic
Josean I owe you an apology. I was out of line and I apologize (fue que me kille jaja). You are a smart man there is not doubt about that. Instead of sitting here debating and arguing lets do something constructive for our country as you say it is yours as well. Lets say vamo hacer esto, vamos a involucrarnos para que lo que falto por hacer que es mucho, cambie!
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 5:42 PM
From: United States
danny00,
Your solidarity with the common man’s/woman’s plight is quite admirable.
Nothing like painting everybody with the Broad Brush of stereotype!
Written by: josean, 15 Sep 2009 6:01 PM
From: United States
Mr. Ojeda,
No need to apologize, because I wasn't offended and I truly believe it was not your intent; but now I have even more respect for you because of your gracious offer.
Usted como mucho de mis rivales aquí es un Caballero!
Believe I do a lot for my country and have done so all of my adult life but compared to others it is nothing. This is why I pontificate so much and so loudly against corruption and waste so the many sacrifices that many of my countrymen and woman have made and continue to make each are not in vain or taken for granted.
The other thing I would love to change is the caudillo mentality of our people that only a messiah can deliver us from corruption, exploitation and poverty. When we realize that we all have the capacity to change and effect change and though some have different talents than others, no one is superior, and then we will move forward.
We are like mentally indentured servants and that way of thinking must change.
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
From: United States
ojedamagglio; with time on this forum, you will realise that Josean is one of the senior statesmen on this board, and one who is prepared for battle with facts, references, and data. and Josean, within a short while, you to have seen that Ojeda is a gracious and decent guy. a little misguided, but decent just the same
Written by: dominica, 15 Sep 2009 11:38 PM
From: United States
Written by: dominica, 15 Sep 2009 11:38 PM
From: United States
I would question the stats but there is no need. First, I certainly hope that everyone understands that there was, and is, a global recession that started right about the time that the economic #s went down.
The Dominican Republic has enjoyed strong GDP growth since 2005 and continued to post sound gains through mid-2008. The global recession, however, had a significant impact on GDP growth in the latter half of the year as tourism and remittances, two of the Dominican Republic's most important economic contributors, showed signs of slowing. The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for about two-thirds of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about a tenth of GDP, equivalent to almost half of exports and three-quarters of tourism receipts. The country has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer due to growth in tourism and FTZ
Written by: dominica, 15 Sep 2009 11:58 PM
From: United States
Josean makes very good points and his opinions are very indicative of the climate that DR is currently in. People certainly do feel the pinch. However, with the global recession aside (because I do hope some folks see recession is a big factor on why everyone's pockets are leaner) there are things that should be corrected. The negatives are plenty. Unemployment is a serious problem as is crime. Education is under-serviced by this administration. Corruption is rampant. The electricity sector is a failure and more problems are evident. However, there are numerous tangible examples that will display the growth of the country aside from this recession. I mean there is alot of stealing and everyone knows this. The one difference between this administration's stealing and the previous ones is that they are actually putting some money into the country. Previous administrations undermined the country and kept people happy with a false sense of affluence.
Written by: dominica, 16 Sep 2009 12:09 AM
From: United States
by the way, this article in the new york times is pretty interesting and a important twist on some of your thinking. it offers insight on how hipolito came into office as a well off man and left a filthy rich blue-blood with only a 2400 dollar salary a month. I guess there are white rabbits in the PRD.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/full....B05E7D91139F937A1575AC0A9629C8B63 But more importantly, what this article is really about is the celebration (regardless of what corruption and low lifes have done in politics) of the exportation of Dominican Culture everywhere in the globe. As for facts, it is a fact that Dominican Republic has more international relationships today than it had... well let's not even go to far because its more than even the last 4 years. If anyone needs sources let me know. I have a bit more than can be read or written on here so bear with me.
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
Josean is a whiner and complainer and was a heavy Hippo and PRD supporter
Written by: dominica, 16 Sep 2009 12:21 AM
From: United States
Bear stearns wrote an article which mentions this:
Having traded in the 28–31 peso/US$ range since November, the Dominican currency remains
broadly stable. So far this year, the exchange rate has averaged 29.3 pesos/US$, compared with an
average of some 42 pesos/US$ in 2004. Year to date, the Dominican peso has appreciated by 4%
against the U.S. dollar and is currently trading at less than 29 pesos/US$. Given DomRep’s
improved general outlook, we believe that the currency risk will likely continue to be on the upside.
you can copy and paste the whole paragraph in google and see the source. The fact is that hipolito had the peso at 50 at its highest. Its a bit laughable don't you think? and all this without a global recession. I mean the peso example is just an open eye illustration at just how much better things are regardless of the supposedly worst situation that everyone is in because they aren't being fed sedatives (little sprinkle of $$$ here & there) to calm you
Written by: dominica, 16 Sep 2009 12:36 AM
From: United States
I truly do hope that for the future of DR that the youth get their education. A classical education at that. It is this lack of education that keeps so much pessimism in the air and with reasons due to the excesses of those in power. I do agree with a previous post that offered to correct the problems instead of dwelling on them. There is a huge difference with reasoned disagreements/debate that work to be productive and that of those pessimist that believe that the world is ending or the worst is here. If DR is worst off today, with its corruption and all, than it was during that 2.2 billion dollar scandal from baninter then I have really wasted my time with my education. Simply because I can't determine the difference between screwed and FUBAR.
From: Dominican Republic
josean I will jump ahead and bring this up because I know you are going to put it first page on this site.
http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=115004 This article is true but it also says the following:
No obstante, al disertar en un desayuno ofrecido por la Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industrias de República Dominicana, el analista de J.P. Morgan enfatizó que a pesar de esos factores negativos la economía dominicana cerrará este año con un crecimiento de 2%, con proyecciones de llegar un 4.5% en 2010.
Dijo que ese crecimiento se debe a que están observando un aumento de las exportaciones, remesas, turismo e inversiones, ya que la economía estadounidense se estará recuperando y es el principal socio comercial de ese mercado.
El analista basó sus proyecciones positivas en que el impacto de la crisis económica global “tocó fondo” en República Dominicana y por tanto se está en fase recuperación.
From: Dominican Republic
Dominica I take off my hat for you! Thank you for that broad explanation as to why the Dominican Republic is better today than it was in 2004 under Hipolito's Government with facts. I agree with you 100%. We are not debating wether there is or no corruption in the Dominican Republic because everyone knows there is lots of it! Yet this cannot blind fold us to not want to see that thsi administration has done a lot more for the Dominican Republic than the previous administration and we are better off today than we were in 2004!
From: Dominican Republic
This is another positive factor I wanted to share with you all also mentioned in the article I posted above
Uccelli dictó la conferencia “República Dominicana bajo la lupa del mercado internacional”, en el hotel El Embajador, el cual contó con la presidencia del presidente de la Cámara Oficial Española, Manuel García Arévalo; y el representante local del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Manuel Labrado, entre otras personalidades.
El analista citó que como factor positivo que la economía dominicana ha logrado contener su índice de inflación, ya que de un 49% entre 2000 y 2004, al bajar a un dígito en 2008 y registrar a julio niveles negativos, no se espera que termine en niveles exagerados al finalizar el presente año.
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 11:21 AM
From: United States
Dominica,
With all due respect when you set the bar low as to use the PRD's last turn at governing as point of reference of course Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD appear to be economic geniuses. I have never compared the performance of Lie-onel to any previous administration or administrations.
My issue with him and his band of thieves is that they sold themselves to the country as the most honest, most transparent, most intelligent and most modern, just to quote a little of their rhetoric.
Yet their performance based on what they claimed they could do has been abysmal for the majority of the Dominican masses.
1. Education - Zero improvement
2. Transportation including the Metro - Zero improvement and add financial burden to the Dominican Taxpayer
3. Electricity - Zero improvement
4. Health care - Zero improvement
5. Crime and Drugs - Zero improvement and getting worse by the minute
6. Corruption - Zero improvement and running rampant with impunity.
cont:
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 11:24 AM
From: United States
7. Development in the countryside Zero improvement
He and his CPAs, economists, MBAs and PHDs can talk all the economic progress mumbo-jumbo they want but on the average Dominican street this economic miracle is missing in action! The old saying figures don’t lie but liars figure fits this cast of charlatans like a glove.
We have to come to grip as painful as it may be to some very sincere and intelligent people that Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD have bamboozled us!
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
what about Agriculture ???? Senor whiner and complainer
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 1:13 PM
From: United States
There appears to be gnat in the room, did anybody leave the window open?
Written by: dominica, 16 Sep 2009 5:26 PM
From: United States
Josean,
I propose that DR's entire political structure be abolished and rebuilt. Do you agree? lol. Reason being that I have yet to see a man that holds himself by the standards of the office by which he serves. DR or elsewhere. Politics has become synonymous with greed and corruption, or better yet lies. A new moratorium must be defined. A new system must take hold. One that doesn't include the arrogance or even the disdain that the word POLITICS contains. I propose what plato himself proposed in the REPUBLIC. A state ruled by philosopher kings. Lol.
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 6:08 PM
From: United States
dominca,
Please study Guillermo Moreno, if you already havent done so and maybe read his book "Alianza: Una Propuesta de país" if you can, I would really like hear your opinion of him and a review of the proposals in the book.
In full disclosure I have come to the conclusion that he is the only person, on the current political scene, that could provide the leadership out of this vicious nightmarish cycle our beautiful homeland finds itself for too long now!
From: Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Rio Piedras
Stalking horse for Chavez !
From: United States
Josean, my spanish is pretty good, but i would like to avoid the arduous task of trying to detect nuances in the written word of an esteemed thinker such as Moreno. is there anywhere i could see a translation of his manifesto?
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 8:10 PM
From: United States
dread,
I am not sure if it is avialble in English but I will find out for you.
Written by: josean, 16 Sep 2009 8:21 PM
From: United States
Is it not Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD who are selling 49% of the Dominican refinery to Chavez, so who is the real equestrian stalker?
From: United States
oops!!
From: Dominican Republic
Politicos charlatanes y mentirosos, you do not have too far right in the USA you can find them. They all lie and steal and are corrupt the thing is who does the most. I understand your point of view because for many years I felt the same way. Now there is something we can do, how about we start our own Dominican Political Party!
From: United States
big difference between the USA and the DR, ojeda. in the USA, you can get burned seriously for a faux pas. remember the crap the Governor of Puerto Rico got into for corruption? in the DR politicians do what they wish, people scream and cry, but they cannot do jack. they can only wait for the next election cycle, to elect the next group of kleptocrats.
From: Dominican Republic
And what happened to the Governor of Puerto Rico? Nothing! You do not think that was corruption? If it would have been working class citizens like the ones dealing the drugs in the San Juan Airport then there is justice to be made but no prison time for the Governor? Come on give me a break.
From: United States
at least, he was marched out in handcuffs, and had to endure the embarrassing episode. do you believe ANYONE could do something like that here?
From: Dominican Republic
That is not the point. I cannot debate that because I never saw him handcuffed but what I do know is that he was free right after that. He never did any jail time and that is also corruption. In the precinct where I worked for 3 years I also saw many acts of corruption and not just by the little folks but also backed up by the captain of the command. In general my point is that if there is corruption in the USA which is the richest and most stern country of all (supposedly), ofcourse theres going to be corruption in my lil paradise lol, Dominican Republic. I love it with or without it lol.
Written by: josean, 17 Sep 2009 4:02 PM
From: United States
From: United States
ojedamagglio, if you were ever a cop, you would know how many guys get investigated in NYPD and Nassau and Suffolk Police departments for driving luxury cars. if you want IAD on your ass, just go buy a Corvette, and see how quickly the captain hauls you into his office, asking you to explain how you bought it on your salary. think that happens here?
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La situación de la educación en la República Dominicana ha sido más que estudiada por sectores oficiales y privados interesados en el tema y han llegado a la conclusión de que es muy mala, por la falta de preparación de los maestros y la escasa dedicación de los estudiantes.
Por lo malo que está la educación en RD se ha pensado en traer desde Cuba maestros que puedan reforzar a los de aquí, ya que aquel país ha logrado grandes metas, entre ellas, la reducción del analfabetismo casi a cero. Jamaica, pobre como RD, ha logrado en los últimos años llevar la educación a casi toda su población.
http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=114923
Who lies?
http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/dominican-republic
Like always Lie-onel Fernandez and he PLD put the cart before the horse.
"sectores oficiales y privados interesados en el tema y han llegado a la conclusión de que es muy mala,"
"Oliverio Espaillat, the organization’s president, said the export topic seeks to create an export culture he said doesn’t exist in the country,"
You can not have real sustainable progress in any area without EDUCATION which your hero has admitted he has not attended to!
As greenhouses go up, so do organic exports.
SANTO DOMINGO.- The country shores its footers as a power in organic and nontraditional farm crops, with exports of more thanUS$300 million per year and more than 30,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Among the products are bananas, coffee, cacao, mangoes, Chinese and greenhouses vegetables, lemons, oranges and sapodilla, according to Agriculture Ministry and Dominican Republic Export and Investment Center figures. They note that organic exports, which earned US$175 million in 2008, will surpass US$200 million this year.
Almost 20,000 hectares are set aside for organic and nontraditional products, distributed among 13,660 farmers.
For August, 2004 the country had 250,000 square meters of greenhouses with US$4 million in earnings, and rose to US$44 million in 2008, with the area increased to 2.3 million meters square. .....YOU LIE YOU LIE YOU LIE
http://www.eurasianminerals.com/s/Haiti.asp
If scroll down at the bottom of the page you will see the map of the mineral belt.
The following are 2 more interesting articles you may be interested in:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....d-our-bauxite-mining-company-says
http://www.margueritelaurent.com/pressclips/eurasian.html
It is MY COUNTRY TOO!
Telling the truth and living in reality does a lot more to move the country forward than to pretend to live a fantasy so we appear to be doing fine. When have I ever stated there aren't qualified professionals in the republic, just not enough of them especially in public education? It is not that he has decided to spend 4% of GDP on education it is that the constitution requires it, and he has been in violation of the constitution during all his administrations.
And with all the respect you deserve, just because you do not agree with someone else's opinion you don't have the right to ask them to shut up. Those who advocate censorship are those who fear debate because through debate the truth comes out. But then again you are like you guru Lie-onel Fernandez who fears debate and refused to debate during the last presidential election, because the truth might have gotten out.
In this case ¡"EL peor ciego lamentablemente es usted!"
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=215728
The Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) office in Santo Domingo East has been converted into a motorcycle warehouse. Many of the impounded bikes have been there for about a year without being claimed by their owners. Nearly 1,000 small bikes are being kept in the back yard.
Alberto Rosa and Rafael Almonte, two drivers of the ubiquitous "motoconchos", who were trying to recover their motorcycles, complained about needing to submit proof that they have helmets, driver's license, license plates, registration and insurance, and 10 copies of each document in order to get their bikes back, THEY COMPLAINED, OH! SO SORRY FOR THEM.....SO MANY OF THEM ARE CROOKS {YES MANY HARD WORKING ONES ALSO THAT WANT TO MAKE A LIVING} .... BUT SO MANY OF THEM ARE REAL BAD GUYS AND THINK THEY CAN DO ANY THING THEY WANT TO, LIKE RUN PEOPLE DOWN IN THE STREET.
Your solidarity with the common man’s/woman’s plight is quite admirable.
Nothing like painting everybody with the Broad Brush of stereotype!
No need to apologize, because I wasn't offended and I truly believe it was not your intent; but now I have even more respect for you because of your gracious offer.
Usted como mucho de mis rivales aquí es un Caballero!
Believe I do a lot for my country and have done so all of my adult life but compared to others it is nothing. This is why I pontificate so much and so loudly against corruption and waste so the many sacrifices that many of my countrymen and woman have made and continue to make each are not in vain or taken for granted.
The other thing I would love to change is the caudillo mentality of our people that only a messiah can deliver us from corruption, exploitation and poverty. When we realize that we all have the capacity to change and effect change and though some have different talents than others, no one is superior, and then we will move forward.
We are like mentally indentured servants and that way of thinking must change.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publi....s/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
The Dominican Republic has enjoyed strong GDP growth since 2005 and continued to post sound gains through mid-2008. The global recession, however, had a significant impact on GDP growth in the latter half of the year as tourism and remittances, two of the Dominican Republic's most important economic contributors, showed signs of slowing. The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for about two-thirds of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about a tenth of GDP, equivalent to almost half of exports and three-quarters of tourism receipts. The country has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer due to growth in tourism and FTZ
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/full....B05E7D91139F937A1575AC0A9629C8B63
But more importantly, what this article is really about is the celebration (regardless of what corruption and low lifes have done in politics) of the exportation of Dominican Culture everywhere in the globe. As for facts, it is a fact that Dominican Republic has more international relationships today than it had... well let's not even go to far because its more than even the last 4 years. If anyone needs sources let me know. I have a bit more than can be read or written on here so bear with me.
Having traded in the 28–31 peso/US$ range since November, the Dominican currency remains
broadly stable. So far this year, the exchange rate has averaged 29.3 pesos/US$, compared with an
average of some 42 pesos/US$ in 2004. Year to date, the Dominican peso has appreciated by 4%
against the U.S. dollar and is currently trading at less than 29 pesos/US$. Given DomRep’s
improved general outlook, we believe that the currency risk will likely continue to be on the upside.
you can copy and paste the whole paragraph in google and see the source. The fact is that hipolito had the peso at 50 at its highest. Its a bit laughable don't you think? and all this without a global recession. I mean the peso example is just an open eye illustration at just how much better things are regardless of the supposedly worst situation that everyone is in because they aren't being fed sedatives (little sprinkle of $$$ here & there) to calm you
No obstante, al disertar en un desayuno ofrecido por la Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio e Industrias de República Dominicana, el analista de J.P. Morgan enfatizó que a pesar de esos factores negativos la economía dominicana cerrará este año con un crecimiento de 2%, con proyecciones de llegar un 4.5% en 2010.
Dijo que ese crecimiento se debe a que están observando un aumento de las exportaciones, remesas, turismo e inversiones, ya que la economía estadounidense se estará recuperando y es el principal socio comercial de ese mercado.
El analista basó sus proyecciones positivas en que el impacto de la crisis económica global “tocó fondo” en República Dominicana y por tanto se está en fase recuperación.
Uccelli dictó la conferencia “República Dominicana bajo la lupa del mercado internacional”, en el hotel El Embajador, el cual contó con la presidencia del presidente de la Cámara Oficial Española, Manuel García Arévalo; y el representante local del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), Manuel Labrado, entre otras personalidades.
El analista citó que como factor positivo que la economía dominicana ha logrado contener su índice de inflación, ya que de un 49% entre 2000 y 2004, al bajar a un dígito en 2008 y registrar a julio niveles negativos, no se espera que termine en niveles exagerados al finalizar el presente año.
With all due respect when you set the bar low as to use the PRD's last turn at governing as point of reference of course Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD appear to be economic geniuses. I have never compared the performance of Lie-onel to any previous administration or administrations.
My issue with him and his band of thieves is that they sold themselves to the country as the most honest, most transparent, most intelligent and most modern, just to quote a little of their rhetoric.
Yet their performance based on what they claimed they could do has been abysmal for the majority of the Dominican masses.
1. Education - Zero improvement
2. Transportation including the Metro - Zero improvement and add financial burden to the Dominican Taxpayer
3. Electricity - Zero improvement
4. Health care - Zero improvement
5. Crime and Drugs - Zero improvement and getting worse by the minute
6. Corruption - Zero improvement and running rampant with impunity.
cont:
He and his CPAs, economists, MBAs and PHDs can talk all the economic progress mumbo-jumbo they want but on the average Dominican street this economic miracle is missing in action! The old saying figures don’t lie but liars figure fits this cast of charlatans like a glove.
We have to come to grip as painful as it may be to some very sincere and intelligent people that Lie-onel Fernandez and the PLD have bamboozled us!
I propose that DR's entire political structure be abolished and rebuilt. Do you agree? lol. Reason being that I have yet to see a man that holds himself by the standards of the office by which he serves. DR or elsewhere. Politics has become synonymous with greed and corruption, or better yet lies. A new moratorium must be defined. A new system must take hold. One that doesn't include the arrogance or even the disdain that the word POLITICS contains. I propose what plato himself proposed in the REPUBLIC. A state ruled by philosopher kings. Lol.
Please study Guillermo Moreno, if you already havent done so and maybe read his book "Alianza: Una Propuesta de país" if you can, I would really like hear your opinion of him and a review of the proposals in the book.
In full disclosure I have come to the conclusion that he is the only person, on the current political scene, that could provide the leadership out of this vicious nightmarish cycle our beautiful homeland finds itself for too long now!
I am not sure if it is avialble in English but I will find out for you.
This may be of interest to you and might help you understand what dread is trying to explaining to you how things work in a democracy.
http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/caso_anibal/
http://cognosource.com/caso_aav/
http://www.amazon.com/Culpable-Ca....l-Acecedo-Vil%C3%A1/dp/1932766111
He was tried in US Federal court and won his case that’s the system and Mr. Acevedo Vila abided by all its rules and he won.