The Association of Owners of Jet Skis in Boca Chica, Puerto Plata, La Romana and Higüey have taken the Minister of Tourism Felix Jiménez to court over a resolution that prohibits the use of jet skis in most beach areas of the country. The association that groups 30 companies said that in April of this year they met with the Minister of Tourism concerned because a Spaniard, owner of a jet ski business in Bávaro, had threatened to get them out of business. Days after the resolution was published, prohibiting the use of jet skis in most beach areas on grounds of safety for those using Dominican beaches.
