Santo Domingo.- Jamaica’s cement brand Carib can be sold in the country for RD$260 per bag, far below the RD$310 price for the locally manufactured par, said Wednesday the executives of the importer company Docemca.
In a press conference, the executives demanded that the authorities allow the sale of the 58,850 bags still retained at Boca Chica Port, on the lack of a no-objection certification which the Public Works Ministry must issue.
They denounced that additional certifications are being illegally required to allow the cement’s entry and vowed to take the case to international and local courts.
Docemca general manager Julio Vidal, marketing manager Pablo Socorro and its
lawyer Alberto Tavárez say that because of misinformation, the consumer projection agency ProConsumidor has sided with the local cement makers which object Carib imports, only because of its lower price.
They said the quality and norms agency, Digenor has proven the quality of their cement, of which 160,000 bags have been brought thus far.
From: United States
"Jamaica’s cement brand Carib can be sold in the country for RD$260 per bag, far below the RD$310 price for the locally manufactured par"
This is why the DR is and will always be a failed state. They only think for the day, then next day it starts all over.
From: United States
i await the response of the sage, Atabey, on this matter
From: United States
Embargo Domincan Cement to Jamaica.
Hey I wonder what the Domincans sell the cement in Jamaica for?????
Probably for lless than they would sell it for in the Domincan Republic.
Written by: okian, 19 May 2011 11:05 AM
From: United States
Like I said before, it sucks when your monopoly is threatened but it's just as bad when you have associated officials, cronies, relatives in high places too short sighted to see the ramifications of it all. Again I believe it all goes back to a general lack of education creating ignorance in the society.
Written by: martin, 19 May 2011 11:19 AM
From: United States, boston to S.P.M 23
cement need stop they fukin greed
From: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
So either the DR cement producers are inefficient or they have a cartel going to fix prices. Does anyone know what Dominican cement sells for in Jamaica?
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Pro consumidor should fight monopolies, not take sides with them.
From: United States
well, the folly has moved into stage 2, wherein the Jamaican government has retaliated in kind, freezing a shipment of Dominican cement. some schoolyard tit for tat, i guess. however, it will be an episode which will point out to the Dominicans that this is supposed to be a civilised world, in the 21st century, and not some lawless, wild west frontier, in which the first guy out of bed in the mornings makes the laws.
Written by: ajmx58, 19 May 2011 3:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic
To: gmiller261 Can you import anything in the US without the proper documentation.
Please don't talk about failed states, when you guys are still fighting the civil war. Grow up and at least try to make an analysis before you write anything.
By the way there is no monopoly in the cement industry in the DR, i know there is a lot of speculation but that is the usual in 3rd world countries.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
The corrupt government officials and the interest groups they represent have corrupted the political process which has led the Dominican people into a state of socio-economic imbalance.
Jamaican cement or no free trade deals, an economy cannot survive without free trade assistance, let alone thrive long term, if the of the government of a developing small island nation is serving private interest groups.
From: United States
ajmx58 quizzes gmiller
To: gmiller261 Can you import anything in the US without the proper documentation.
the issue is not one of proper documentation. the problem ostensibly arises from a claim by the Dominican antagonists that the Jamaican cement does not meet industry standards. in the event that it does not, i take sides with them in their quest to keep it out of the building trades. nobody wants to see houses built with a product that can cause harm to people, in the event of a seismic occurrence. however, what is left out of the equation is the PROOF that the cement is sub standard. the DR authorities will no doubt be called upon to substantiate this claim, which, should it prove false, will constitute a libellous maneouver, and i can see thsi matter ending up in the lap of the WTO.
From: United States
where is Atabey in all this, when we all need his erudite observations?
Written by: anthonyC, 20 May 2011 1:45 AM
From: United States
Wesley Mouch is alive and well and living in the DR!
From: United States
this is getting to be too much to bear. two insightful remarks from anthonyc in the space of only a week. the world must be on its last legs
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"Jamaica’s cement brand Carib can be sold in the country for RD$260 per bag, far below the RD$310 price for the locally manufactured par"
This is why the DR is and will always be a failed state. They only think for the day, then next day it starts all over.
Hey I wonder what the Domincans sell the cement in Jamaica for?????
Probably for lless than they would sell it for in the Domincan Republic.
Please don't talk about failed states, when you guys are still fighting the civil war. Grow up and at least try to make an analysis before you write anything.
By the way there is no monopoly in the cement industry in the DR, i know there is a lot of speculation but that is the usual in 3rd world countries.
The corrupt government officials and the interest groups they represent have corrupted the political process which has led the Dominican people into a state of socio-economic imbalance.
Jamaican cement or no free trade deals, an economy cannot survive without free trade assistance, let alone thrive long term, if the of the government of a developing small island nation is serving private interest groups.
To: gmiller261 Can you import anything in the US without the proper documentation.
the issue is not one of proper documentation. the problem ostensibly arises from a claim by the Dominican antagonists that the Jamaican cement does not meet industry standards. in the event that it does not, i take sides with them in their quest to keep it out of the building trades. nobody wants to see houses built with a product that can cause harm to people, in the event of a seismic occurrence. however, what is left out of the equation is the PROOF that the cement is sub standard. the DR authorities will no doubt be called upon to substantiate this claim, which, should it prove false, will constitute a libellous maneouver, and i can see thsi matter ending up in the lap of the WTO.