interesting article in local media: http://www.puertoplatadigital.com/verNoticia.aspx?Id=19753
rough translation below:
Entrepreneurs, citizens and journalists from the tourist town of Sosua have repeatedly complained that the presence of women of easy virtue who stay mostly in the El Batey neighbourhood of Sosua have produced a large growth of the oldest profession in the world, which is a vile attack on morality.
It is recalled that the prominent businessman Andres Pastoriza, representative of the Association for Sustainable Development of Sos?a (ADSS), said several weeks ago that prostitution has taken over the sector El Batey in the municipality.
Pastoriza said that in previous years Sosua was remembered as a charming space where you could walk at any time of day and night and have dinner with the family, but that currently prostitution has taken hold of the entire surroundings of the Clisante Pedro Street.
The businessman made his statements in an interview with the magazine "Zona N" the newspaper Listin Diario, where he repeated that prostitution has taken over a large area that is part of the historic section of the town of Sosua.
Similarly, journalist from Sosua, Junior Henr?quez, owner of Ola TV channel and a correspondent on the north coast for the national newscast station "Noticias SIN" said through his program "Desahogo TV" that current prostitution boom in Sosua is totally adverse to the image this tourist spot should project on an international level.
"Please, what can we do about the prostitution and the poor image of Sosua and about the fact that the authorities of the Ministry of Tourism, Fiscalia, CESTUR, Public Health, Immigration, Police, Dominican Air Force, City of Sosua, Senator, the Deputies, the Governor simply do nothing about it ... It's time that someone who suffers in regards to the situation in Sosua takes corrective action in this situation", expressed Junior Henr?quez.
While previously mentioned Rafael Antonio Gonz?lez Peralta assured that nowadays many Dominicans and foreign businessmen function thanks to the girls and women engaged in one of the oldest work in the world who, through bad times and possible abuse bring food to children, parents and also to "pimps".
Peralta Gonzalez said: "it's amazing how in the sectors El Batey and Los Charamicos there are hundreds of businesses from clothing stores to mobiles, cafeterias, supermarkets, restaurants and other commercial establishment from which the city of Sosua receive benefits in taxes; unfortunately they are based on prostitution as here there are no other sources of work because of the corrupt government in our country young Dominican women in most cases have no choice but to prostitute themselves to survive."
Finally, the citizen Mannu Crudo Rivas revealed that two months ago he returned to Sos?a after 15 years of living abroad and what he could see in that "a tourist who comes here for prostitutes it now a tourists providing jobs in Sos?a."
rough translation below:
Entrepreneurs, citizens and journalists from the tourist town of Sosua have repeatedly complained that the presence of women of easy virtue who stay mostly in the El Batey neighbourhood of Sosua have produced a large growth of the oldest profession in the world, which is a vile attack on morality.
It is recalled that the prominent businessman Andres Pastoriza, representative of the Association for Sustainable Development of Sos?a (ADSS), said several weeks ago that prostitution has taken over the sector El Batey in the municipality.
Pastoriza said that in previous years Sosua was remembered as a charming space where you could walk at any time of day and night and have dinner with the family, but that currently prostitution has taken hold of the entire surroundings of the Clisante Pedro Street.
The businessman made his statements in an interview with the magazine "Zona N" the newspaper Listin Diario, where he repeated that prostitution has taken over a large area that is part of the historic section of the town of Sosua.
Similarly, journalist from Sosua, Junior Henr?quez, owner of Ola TV channel and a correspondent on the north coast for the national newscast station "Noticias SIN" said through his program "Desahogo TV" that current prostitution boom in Sosua is totally adverse to the image this tourist spot should project on an international level.
"Please, what can we do about the prostitution and the poor image of Sosua and about the fact that the authorities of the Ministry of Tourism, Fiscalia, CESTUR, Public Health, Immigration, Police, Dominican Air Force, City of Sosua, Senator, the Deputies, the Governor simply do nothing about it ... It's time that someone who suffers in regards to the situation in Sosua takes corrective action in this situation", expressed Junior Henr?quez.
While previously mentioned Rafael Antonio Gonz?lez Peralta assured that nowadays many Dominicans and foreign businessmen function thanks to the girls and women engaged in one of the oldest work in the world who, through bad times and possible abuse bring food to children, parents and also to "pimps".
Peralta Gonzalez said: "it's amazing how in the sectors El Batey and Los Charamicos there are hundreds of businesses from clothing stores to mobiles, cafeterias, supermarkets, restaurants and other commercial establishment from which the city of Sosua receive benefits in taxes; unfortunately they are based on prostitution as here there are no other sources of work because of the corrupt government in our country young Dominican women in most cases have no choice but to prostitute themselves to survive."
Finally, the citizen Mannu Crudo Rivas revealed that two months ago he returned to Sos?a after 15 years of living abroad and what he could see in that "a tourist who comes here for prostitutes it now a tourists providing jobs in Sos?a."
