DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Ivonne Arias, Clara Revuelta and Heidy Santana / Listin Diario

The local representative for the very large Spanish non-profit Cesal (Center for Studies and Solidarity with Latin America), Clara Revuelta, explained to the Listin Diario’s Ivonne Arias and Heidy Santana from the Propagas Foundation, just what Cesal has been doing in the Deep South of the Dominican Republic, Listin Diario reports.

The Abinader administration is pouring billions into the development of Pedernales, a border province with Haiti. The investments include resort hotels that would be managed by Spanish corporations. Cesal is strong on gastronomy programs.

It should be noted that Cesal is a multi-national NGO that has operations in 14 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, and is well funded by the Spanish government. In the Dominican Republic, Cesal is...