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Caribbean & Central America - October 2006 (ISSN 1741-4458)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Blackouts and fuel shortage paralyse the country
Dominicans have grown accustomed to frequent blackouts, which sometimes last for as long as ten hours a day. In the last few weeks, however, problems with energy supply have worsened following delays in the delivery of crude oil from Venezuela and the US. These delays caused a complete shortage of petrol and diesel in the country's pumps, affecting transportation, industry and trade.
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