WTF...Propane was at 78 pesos not too long ago

WTF.. this is f@kin insane and unfair for the people of DR. " let me fill up half of my tank with just.. 900-1,300" pesos -.-

Good!
Higher petrol = fewer cars = more progress!

Why don't they take it to 400 pesos a gall.

More people using buses; coaches; and getting the Chinese to build a nice railway would reduce the import bill.

Tourism can be protected by giving out petrol discount vouchers at the airport.

S.

abc you and your bicycle can take a hike... Tourists will feel the increased taxi prices!

abc you can move to china since you are in love with them

Smells more and more like the end of a regime.

Watch the peso fall shortly!

Everyone will buy Tata Nano's
Or Geely IG's soon available for 2,500 dollars.

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S.

nissan leaf but no 24/7 power in DR

everybody!! take out your scooters!

this is getting out of hand, I once said that this will bring so big problem around the world, and is about to happen...... Everythings is going up except the poeple wages, So how can we affort all this price increase when will stop???? I know when,,,,, Coming Soon to a Country neard you.

Stupid gas isn't essential - 'on yer bike'.
All that exercise - save on medical bills too.
S.

CHINESE this is going to be the MAJOR problem FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.
before as in the dr most used bikes to get around, but now the CHINESE are into cars. their are 2 billion of them.
as the worlds oil supplies DECLINE RAPIDLY, also taking down the worlds economy.
u think its tough now u just wait and see what the FUTURE has in store for us.

i have written this before

in 1960's there was only one car in the city of puerto plata.

but i do like my car hate bikes, buses and trains.
so if abc wants to bike god bless him its not for me.

Written by: Perez, 21 Jan 2011 8:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
everybody!! take out your scooters!
SCOOTERS!
MAN IAM SCARED TO DRIVE IN MY BIG SUV, FORGET THE SCOOTERS

SAN JUAN -- Federal agents arrested dozens of doctors accused of obtaining medical licenses through fraud or bribery, carrying out sweeping raids across Puerto Rico yesterday.

A federal grand jury indicted 88 doctors following an investigation into members of the US territory's medical-licensing board, who allegedly altered low test scores to certify unqualified candidates.

The doctors, mostly Puerto Ricans who studied medicine in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, or Cuba, paid board members bribes of as much as $10,000, according to the indictment. At least 75 were practicing medicine in Puerto Rico, some in emergency rooms, authorities said.

The arrests began near dawn. Some suspects -- including Pablo Valentin, a former executive director of the licensing board -- were seen on television being led away by local police and US Food and Drug Administration agents.

The Drug Enforcement Administration also is checking pharmacy records to determine whether the suspects prescribe

SAN JUAN -- Federal agents arrested dozens of doctors accused of obtaining medical licenses through fraud or bribery, carrying out sweeping raids across Puerto Rico yesterday.

A federal grand jury indicted 88 doctors following an investigation into members of the US territory's medical-licensing board, who allegedly altered low test scores to certify unqualified candidates.

The doctors, mostly who studied medicine in the Dominican Republic, , paid board members bribes of as much as $10,000, according to the indictment. At least 75 were practicing medicine in Puerto Rico, some in emergency rooms, authorities said.



Most of the suspects failed the licensing exam multiple times. One man failed 16 times between 1974 and 2001 before he was granted a medical license in 2002, according to the indictment.

"We cannot allow doctors who obtained their license in an irregular way to practice medicine," said Rosa Perez Perdomo, Puerto Rico's Health Depart

the reason for this post last week i have written about this problem. one of the fellows on this site asked me if i had more info on this that he did not remember that this ever occur in the dr colleges.
their was a 6-7year old boy that died from malpractice by a dominican so called doctor that had open a medical office in puert rico. the f.b.i got involved and all of the above came out.
payoffs at the schools to obtain your medical license
this one so called doctor had failed the medical boards test at least 10 times....

i kno no one beleeves this.BUT ITS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. we have all been listening to the bad news of fuel all ower lives . and here we are

The US and China are causing the world's shortage of oil. That is why ALL countries are having to pay more for their fuel.

If the US charged similar prices for fuel the same as many other countries, then maybe more Americans would stop using all those gas guzzling vehicles.

Fuel costs are horrendous in other countries, by comparison the D.R. is still inexpensive.

xwill you are right, abc needs to "get on his bike" and stop making comments about a country he knows little about and doesn't understand

Written by: SASDomRep, 22 Jan 2011 12:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic
The US and China are causing the world's shortage of oil. That is why ALL countries are having to pay more for their fuel.

CORRECT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT U.S. AND CHINA. BUT THIS IS FOR NOW THE U.S. HAS 300 MILLION PEOPLE CHINA 2 BILLION PEOPLE !WOW! CHINA WILL USE OR NEED MORE OIL IN NOT 2 LONG OF A FUTURE. CHINA CAN WIPE OUT THE WHOLE WORLD WITH NEED FOR FUEL. 2 BILLION !WOW! HEY! BUT I LOVE THEIR FOOD AND COOKING.

sas dont u think their are way too many cars in santo domingo?
and it seems as the dr grows more to come to the island as people's wealth grows.

i might be wrong with this comment about too many cars, maybe its the lack of enforcement of any traffic laws on the books,

ABC regales us with more asinine remarks, dealing with subjects he knows nothing about. ABC, the price of fuels does not only affect transportation by recreational vehicle. it has a spiral effect on the cost of all products, starting with electricity and transportation of raw aterials, finished products, electricity for machinery, and not to forget, the metro. still awaiting some intelligent remark, ABC.

ABC regales us with more asinine remarks, dealing with subjects he knows nothing about. ABC, the price of fuels does not only affect transportation by recreational vehicle. it has a spiral effect on the cost of all products, starting with electricity and transportation of raw aterials, finished products, electricity for machinery, and not to forget, the metro. still awaiting some intelligent remark, ABC.

No; Dread. When the price of electricity goes up people use it more economcally.
Germany is reducing energy consumption.
http://www.energy-daily.com/repor....der_In_Energy_Efficiency_999.html
Transportation of raw materials can be by train. The rise in cost of electricity for the metro would be more than offset by more people using it if extra tax were placed on fuel or a congestion tax, car rationing introduced.
Insulation schemes can replace air conditioning and more open air markets introduced as in France.
Of course with more fresh food produced locally with organic fertilizer transport, refrigeration and fertilizer production energy consumption is reduced.
For more expensive shopping items catalogue shops can be introduced as they have been in the UK.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20110122/bs_prweb/prweb4992124_1
Here goods are stocked in unheated ; mainly unlit storage areas and retrieved on demand..
S.





S.

ABC reminds

Transportation of raw materials can be by train

that works well when you have trains. when you do not, well....

Stop importing cars - start importing rails and train. China could give a loan. DR did have rail from Samana to Puerto Plata.
Still has some sugar cane tracks that could be pressed into service.

In France passenger trains are mainly by day - at night the freight trains rumble through.

S.

the answer to fuel prices is. to buy the vehicle that sutes your needs and use the fuel you put in it wisely. and most tmes the there is no cheeper vehilce than the one you own already.

Gas prices are steadily getting out of control.. I don't even want to think what their going to make us pay in a few more years. Something really needs to be done so normal people can afford to drive!!
http://www.ff-winners.com/