USVI defends rum trade perks against mounting Caribbean diplomatic protests
February 4, 2013
Donna Christiansen, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ non-voting delegate to Congress, is aggressively defending her territory’s right to use rum excise-tax rebates to lure companies such as Diageo to its shores.
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DR/PR ferry to sail only from SJ during Easter, summer
January 22, 2013
America Cruise Ferries, owner of the ferry connecting Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, announced Monday a temporary schedule change for the upcoming busy Easter and summer seasons, when it will only sail between Santo Domingo and San Juan.
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Gatsby opens 1st store in Dominican Republic
January 3, 2013
Puerto Rican women’s apparel retailer Gatsby is keeping its international expansion plans alive through the recent opening of its new 22,000 square-foot store in the Dominican Republic, the first of at least five that are slated to open in the next four years, company officials said Wednesday.
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