Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in Puerto Plata, Tourism Minister, Ramon Alfredo Bordas, announced that DR$14 million (around (US$850,000) has been appropriated for the renovation of the North Coast city?s port. The project calls for the
installation of moorage for private yachts, construction of new walkways and roads, and the relocation of piers now used by small fishing boats in order to make room for cruise ships. As a part of the project, the city?s Victorian architecture will be spruced up, new street signs
will be installed, the seaside boulevard (Malecon) will be illuminated, and the 16th century San Felipe Fort will be refurbished.
