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Santo Domingo.- British ambassador Steven Fisher said Monday that Dominican Republic has a good investment climate, an affirmation which comes just days after sweeping rebuke for his accusation of extortion against an UK company by Dominican Government officials
“Of course it’s possible to invest, that’s reason we invite and subsidize the visit of British industrialists, so they come to look for opportunities here in the country.”
Fisher, speaking as host to a delegation of United Kingdom business leaders and parliamentarians which visited Dominican Republic’s Export and Investment Center (CEI-RD), said eight companies from the areas of construction, renewable energy, tourism, architecture and documentation came to look for possible investments and markets. “It’s a visit by parliamentarians interested in Dominican Republic and Haiti and also a visit by a number of private sector companies which are also interested in looking for opportunities here and in the neighboring country.”
As to his extortion allegations, the diplomat said he cannot provide details, “because that depends on the company, if it wants to make denunciation. There’s no denunciation, is necessary to take it in its context. Within days, probably today (yesterday) we’re going to put in the Internet, the British embassy site, the complete text of what I said and you can read it and decide, because it’s been very, very badly interpreted.”
He added that the UK’s current investment in Dominican Republic is US$1.0 billon, a figure which makes his nation the fifth biggest investor in the country.
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This is why they are called diplomats, they let the cow out of the barn, they then apologize. The UK ambasador achieved his goal.
Result: the DR has egg on its face and needs to clean up.
It is impossible to pay off all the hands that are reaching into your pocket.
It would be easier to deal with Haiti right now, where you know the rules of the game up front and don't have this righteous fantasy to contend with.
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THEIR HAS TO BE AT LEAST 300 DOMINICANS WITH A BACK-BONE TO DEMAND FROM THE GOVERNMENT THE RIGHTS OF OF THE PEOPLE{ LIKE EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNG, A REAL POLICE FORCE WITH REAL LEADERS OF THIS FORCE, LUZ FOR ITS PEOPLE THAT SPEND 1/2 THEIR LIVES LIVING IN THE DARK AND IN FEAR OF THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT..
NOT MANY THE NUMBER 300 IS THAT HARD TO FIND IN THE DR?
WAKE UP DOMINICANS U HAVE BEEN SLEEP-WALKING LONG ENOUGH.