2003News

More violations of park areas

Hoy newspaper’s page-two “Que se dice” columnist says that when Bienvenido Brito, the director of the Bienes Nacionales department, allowed the construction of the Adrian Tropical Dominican food restaurant on the former grounds of the state university’s bio-marine center, a dangerous precedent was set. The commentary says that already word is going around that another restaurant will be erected on the Parque Litoral Sur (Malecon) grounds, on the same southern side of the Malecon that borders the Caribbean Sea. This time the new restaurant is taking over the park grounds that lie adjacent to the Fray Anton de Montesinos monument. Construction in national parks is banned under Environmental Law 64-00 and can only be authorized by Congress. Hoy newspaper says that Bienvenido Brito has not been available for comment.