Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic celebrates its National Day today.
The country makes up the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola.
The Dominican economy has been traditionally based on
agriculture, and 18 per cent of the workforce is still employed in farming or
raising livestock. Today, services employ 57 per cent of the working
population.
The country also has an important mining sector. The principal cash crops,
such as rice, sugarcane, bananas, coffee, cocoa, and tobacco, are raised in
large plantations.
The country has a thriving manufacturing industry; its primary output is
refined sugar, which in the early 1990s was about 93,500 metric tons. Sugar and
sugar products usually make up more than one third of all export earnings.
The remaining revenue is attributed to machinery, iron and steel,
foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, and chemicals. In 1995, the
Dominican Republic joined the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), a free
trade group composed of the members of the Caribbean Community and Common
Market (CARICOM) and 12 nations bordering the region.
Today, tourism is the primary industry of the Dominican Republic. The
country offers a wide choice of accommodations in city, mountain, and beach
resorts and hotels.
Written by: joop2, 27 Feb 2008 12:17 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Pedro de Macoris
"The Dominican economy has been traditionally based on agriculture, and 18 per cent of the workforce is still employed in farming or raising livestock. Today, services employ 57 per cent of the working population."
That includes how many people nowadays ?
It seems still not be enough to change the gallop results so i got the idea that the other 99% is working in the government ??
Or are they not allowed to vote ?? or the "independent" investigators could not find them ??
Written by: BASTA, 27 Feb 2008 1:08 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Yes Independence for most, but also the reintroduction of Slavery again.
From: United States
"Que Bonita Bandera......Que Bonita Bandera.....Que Bonita Bandera, La Bandera Dominicana!!"
From: Dominican Republic, Miami
Oh thats a really nice pic.....
From: Dominican Republic, Miami
Que bella bandera...................... Dominicano Soy !!!!!!!!! y de pura sepa..............Felizidades a to los Platano's..............
Written by: Belial, 27 Feb 2008 3:14 PM
From: United States, Texas
"Today, tourism is the primary industry of the Dominican Republic. The country offers a wide choice of accommodations in city, mountain, and beach resorts and hotels."
0000
"British man loses manhood in Dominican hotel"
Perhaps the choice of accommodations should be narrowed a bit.
Written by: Belial, 27 Feb 2008 3:35 PM
From: United States, Texas
"The remaining revenue is attributed to [among other things] ... petroleum and petroleum products ... " the DT reports.
The World Factbook claims:
Oil - production:
12 bbl/day (2004) [or 12 barrels per day]
Oil - consumption:
116,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2004)
Oil - imports:
116,700 bbl/day (2004)
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publi....-world-factbook/geos/dr.html#Econoooo
Boy, with zero oil reserves in 2006 and the production of only 12 barrels per day in 2004, it really must be hard to attribute the remaining revenue "to [among other things] ... petroleum and petroleum products ...."
Cuban petroleum engineers/geologists started exploring DR coastline and land sites last year for oil, but "to attribute the remaining revenue 'to [among other things] ... petroleum and petroleum products,' " the Cubans must have struck black gold.
Written by: Belial, 27 Feb 2008 3:42 PM
From: United States, Texas
Since when did independence from US imperialism ... as well as from less oppressive forces ... equate to economic production in a variety of sectors and membership in the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)?
Written by: lcabrera, 27 Feb 2008 5:35 PM
From: United States
Viva mi Pais, viva!!!
Written by: Euromax 
, 27 Feb 2008 7:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Bonao, provincia M.N
Feliz dia del la independencia! :)
Written by: ny4life, 27 Feb 2008 7:59 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
Happy Independence Day my People!! E' Pa'lante que vamos! DR is getting better one day at a time.
From: United States, New Jersey
Que Dios Bendiga la Republica Dominicana y todos sus ciudadanos.
I love you Republica Dominicana, my heart yearns for a breath of your air and the smell of your land.
With all the good the bad and the ugly .. those feelings could never change.
My family has infused that in me and I have infused that onto my own family...
I taught my little girl (2 yrs old ) to salute the Dominican flag military style when ever she sees it ... It’s the cutest thing.. .
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
God bless Dominican Republic and help us every day to cope with the "Haitian illegal inmigration" that countries like Canada, US or France are forcing over our country.
"Duarte, Sanchez y Mella"
Written by: dagtan, 2 Mar 2008 3:37 PM
From: United States
JR, I would chnage your posting as follow, God Bless Dominican Republic and help us every day to cope with the "evilness of our corrupt leaders who continue to bring misery upon our brave people who gave their lives and blood for a beautiful island" why countries like Canada, US or France do not do anything to eliminate these people that keep forcing such misery upon our country. I simply fear my own people more than the Haitian immigrants RUBY. Trust me they inflict more harm and pain upon our people than those Haitian immigrants. We must focus and leanr to prioritise, something that I believe very few Dominicans know how to do, anyways, that is my opinion. Y felicidades a todos, siempre orgulloso de mi patria, por eso es que tengo que seguir para alante luchando por las voces que nadie escucha.
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That includes how many people nowadays ?
It seems still not be enough to change the gallop results so i got the idea that the other 99% is working in the government ??
Or are they not allowed to vote ?? or the "independent" investigators could not find them ??
0000
"British man loses manhood in Dominican hotel"
Perhaps the choice of accommodations should be narrowed a bit.
The World Factbook claims:
Oil - production:
12 bbl/day (2004) [or 12 barrels per day]
Oil - consumption:
116,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2004)
Oil - imports:
116,700 bbl/day (2004)
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publi....-world-factbook/geos/dr.html#Econ
oooo
Boy, with zero oil reserves in 2006 and the production of only 12 barrels per day in 2004, it really must be hard to attribute the remaining revenue "to [among other things] ... petroleum and petroleum products ...."
Cuban petroleum engineers/geologists started exploring DR coastline and land sites last year for oil, but "to attribute the remaining revenue 'to [among other things] ... petroleum and petroleum products,' " the Cubans must have struck black gold.
I love you Republica Dominicana, my heart yearns for a breath of your air and the smell of your land.
With all the good the bad and the ugly .. those feelings could never change.
My family has infused that in me and I have infused that onto my own family...
I taught my little girl (2 yrs old ) to salute the Dominican flag military style when ever she sees it ... It’s the cutest thing.. .
"Duarte, Sanchez y Mella"