DR-CAFTA

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: DR-CAFTA
2. Wikipedia: DR-CAFTA
3. The United States Trade Representative: CAFTA-DR Final Text
4. US Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement
5. Political Video: George Bush Discusses CAFTA-DR, Jobs in North Carolina (Time: 31:01)
6. The New York Times: Central American Free Trade Agreement
7. The Economist: Trading arguments

DR-CAFTA Recent News Stories

• Google News: DR-CAFTA
• Latin Business Chronicle: Latin Logistics Needs Competitiveness (January 7, 2008)
• Dominican Today: ...Europe Free Trade Say its Even Better Than US Deal (December 20, 2007)
• Boston.com: CAFTA becomes law in Costa Rica (November 21, 2008)

DR-CAFTA Background

• Enterprise Florida: What is CAFTA?
• The White House: Fact Sheet -- U.S. - Central America Free Trade Agreement
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade...
• Congresspedia: U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement
• Google News Archives: DR-CAFTA
• Upside Down World: A Brief Political History of DR-CAFTA in Costa Rica (September 25, 2007)
• The Washington Office on Latin America: Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
• WOLA.ORG: Central America- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement

DR-CAFTA - Costa Rica

• Mahalo's page on Costa Rica
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Costa Rica
• IPS Inter Press Service: TRADE-COSTA RICA: Companies Eye Pull-Outs if CAFTA... (August 28, 2006)
• Bilaterals.org: Opposition to CAFTA strong in Costa Rica (June 22, 2004)  

DR-CAFTA - Dominican Republic

• Mahalo's page on Dominican Republic
• The White House: Promoting Trade With Central America And The Dominican Republic
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Dominican Republic
• Bilaterals.org: Dominican Republic Excluded From CAFTA (November 18, 2004)
• World Trade: Dominican Republic Becomes Sixth Member of CAFTA (May 1, 2004)

DR-CAFTA - El Salvador

• Mahalo's page on El Salvador
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: El Salvador
• The Dominion: El Salvadorans Ask: Do We CAFTA? (August 25, 2005)
• Business Week: El Salvador's CAFTA Imperative (June 20, 2005)  
• Global Exchange: El Salvador Lags Despite Trade Winds (March 24, 2005)

DR-CAFTA - Guatemala

• Mahalo's page on Guatemala
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Guatemala
• Bilaterals.org: As Guatemala Enters CAFTA, US Coalition Calls for a New Trade Model (June 30, 2006)
• Washingtonpost.com: CAFTA Now in Effect for Guatemala (June 30, 2006)  
• IPS Interpress Service: GUATEMALA: Fears and Hopes Raised by Free Trade with US (May 22, 2006)

DR-CAFTA - Honduras

• Mahalo's page on Honduras
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Honduras
• NPR: Hondurans Brace for Pros, Cons of CAFTA (May 19, 2005)
• Bilaterals.org: Honduras Ratifies CAFTA (March 3, 2005)

DR-CAFTA - Nicaragua

• Mahalo's page on Nicaragua
• Enterprise Florida: CAFTA Countries: Nicaragua
• The Christian Science Monitor: Opposition to CAFTA Wanes in Nicaragua (September 22, 2005)  
• Global Policy Forum: CAFTA from a Nicaraguan Perspective (August 2004)
• U.S. Department of State: CAFTA-DR: Stabilizing Nicaragua

DR-CAFTA Effects

• Open Congressional Research Report for the People: The DR-CAFTA... (April 5, 2007)
• Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua (WCCN): The Effects of DR-CAFTA (2006)
• Open Congressional Research Report for the People: ...Context of the Free Trade... (October 24, 2005)
• Open Congressional Research Report for the People: DR-CAFTA Labor Rights Issues (July 8, 2005)
• World Bank: "DR-CAFTA: Challenges and Opportunities for Central America" (June 24, 2005) (1.28MB)  
• Open Congressional Research Report for the People: DR-CAFTA, Textiles, and Apparel (May 20, 2005)
• Congressional Budget Office: The Pros and Cons of Pursuing Free-Trade Agreements (July 31, 2003)
• Oxfam America: DR-CAFTA

DR-CAFTA Videos and Media

• Political Video: George Bush Welcomes President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic... (Time: 06:51)

DR-CAFTA Commentary and Criticism

• Global Exchange: DR-CAFTA Background
• Human Rights Watch: DR-CAFTA Falls Short on Workers’ Rights (July 27, 2005)
• The Oakland Institute: Why We Oppose CAFTA-DR (Central America- Dominican Republic Free...
• National Catholic Reporter: CAFTA Likely to Hurt Poor Central Americans (November 11, 2005)
• CounterPunch: Another Bad Trade Pact: From NAFTA to CAFTA (September 12, 2002)
• Latin America Solidarity Coalition: DR-CAFTA Year Two: Trends & Impacts (September 26, 2007)
• Committee on Ways and Means: Stop CAFTA Coalition Letter to Ways and... (January 30, 2007)

DR-CAFTA - Central Figures

• Mahalo's page on Antonio Saca
  • Wikipedia: Antonio Saca
  • Sun-Sentinel: Face to Face: A Conversation with Antonio Saca (March 27, 2005) 
  • America.gov: U.S., El Salvador Agree on $461 Million Program To Cut Poverty (November 30, 2006)
  • La Prensa: Dr-Cafta Will Dominate the Summit with Bush

DR-CAFTA - Enrique Bolanos

• Wikipedia: Enrique Bolanos
• Nacrosphere: Democracy or CAFTA?: Why is Zoellick in Nicaragua (October 5, 2005)
• Sun-Sentinel: Face to Face: A Conversation with Oscar Berger and Enrique Bolanos (May 29, 2007)

DR-CAFTA - Oscar Perdomo

• Oscar Perdomo
• Wikipedia: Oscar Berger
• Sun-Sentinel: Face to Face: A Conversation with Oscar Berger and Enrique Bolanos (May 29, 2007)
• Miami Dade Global Trader: Central Americans Presidents Visit Miami (September 2005)

DR-CAFTA - Oscar Sanchez

• Oscar Arias Sanchez
• Wikipedia: Arias Sanchez
• COA News: A Brief Political History of DR-CAFTA in Costa Rica (September 27, 2007)
• Bayerische Landesbank: Country Report Costa Rica (July 26, 2007)

Issue Satire and Humor

• YouTube: Mad Miss M. on CAFTA (Time: 01:28)
• The Onion: CAFTA Provisions
• Bongo News: Bush Refuses to Meet with Cindy Sheehan’s Mother in Hospital
• Bongo News: Bush Diary - Earth to Will Ferrell: I Am Not Scared of Pop-Up Books
• The Hammer: US Ratifies New "Revised" North American Free Trade Agreement