The executive director of the Dominican Port Authority, Francisco Javier García, gathered the leading cruise ship businessmen in the country to discuss new efforts to clean up the Ozama and Isabela Rivers. Several cruise ship companies have threatened to discontinue visiting Santo Domingo if the port is not dredged as soon as possible. The slum communities that are located at the riverside use the river as a giant garbage. The garbage is affecting cruise ship operations. Attending the meeting were Luisa Cabral, Tropical Paradise; Felix Jiménez for the Tour Operators Association; Nilda Peña for the Ministry of Tourism; Gustavo Tavarez for Marítima Dominicana; Udo Meier for E.T. Heinsen; Fernando Quezada for Quepe Tours; Frederic Schad for Frederic Schad; Evelyn D. de Vicent for Viajes Dumbo and tourism consultant Ellis Pérez.
