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Despite overwhelming popular disapproval, the Dominican Republic has ratified the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). It is the fifth country do so, leaving Costa Rica and Nicaragua as the lone holdouts. On Aug. 26, the Senate approved the deal with 27 of 29 members present voting for it, and, on Sept. 6, 118 of 122 members of the Chamber of Deputies followed on. Aware of the disapproval of the majority of the Dominican people, legislators and representatives of several productive sectors demanded that President Leonel Fernandez approve compensatory measures for the anticipated damage from the agreement before it is permitted to go into effect.
In a poll conducted by Gallup Dominicana for the Asociacion Dominicana de Hacendados y Agricultores (ADHA), 60.8% of respondents said they believe CAFTA will damage agriculture, the cattle industry, and the manufacturing sectors of...
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