2004 – Page 292

2004 News

Techie stuff

Two high-tech items did capture the country’s interest this past weekend. Hoy carried a full-page article on computer viruses, especially in relation to the NT Authority virus. The article carries excellent information on how to successfully fight this virus, which likes to attack users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems. Even more exciting for …

2004 News

First team sport to an Olympic Games

The Dominican women’s volleyball team celebrated becoming the first national team in any sport to qualify for an Olympic Games. The Dominican delegation won one of the 12 berths for the Athens Olympics during the South American competition held last week in Venezuela. The DR won all its sets against teams from Argentina, Venezuela and …

Punta Cana is ranked fourth by US survey

Punta Cana, on the East Coast of the Dominican Republic, was ranked by Carlson Wagonlit travel agents as the fourth most popular international vacation destination. Punta Cana was named by 34.8% of the 287 travel agents responding to the chain’s 2004 Travel Trends survey, whereas previously it had never made the top 10. “Punta Cana …

November travel statistics

Travel statistics just released by the Central Bank confirm that 2003 will be a record year for the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic. The number of foreign tourist arrivals during the first 11 months of the year at 2,496,717 is more than ever registered in a single year. In addition, some 440,339 non-resident Dominicans …

US travelers dominate

Central Bank statistics for the first 11 months of the year reaffirm the new prevalence of the US traveler, as well as significant increases in European travel to the Dominican Republic. United States – 783,405 (31.5% market), up 23.2% Canada – 363,149 (14.6% market), up 35.3% France – 286,637 (11.5% market), up 32.9% Germany – …

Migration changes

The Department of Migration is now photographing US citizens who enter the DR with birth certificates and photo IDs. The plan has been adopted to reduce the number of illegal aliens who use these documents to later gain illegal entry to the United States. The measure does not affect US citizens who travel using their …

Christian Science Monitor on eco adventures

The Christian Science Monitor included a feature on the Dominican Republic recently, with a focus on the fauna and environmental attractions in Punta Cana and the Bayahibe area. There, the writer is introduced to ecologically progressive resorts, the rhinoceros iguanas that are unique to the island, and to “platters and bowls piled with slaw, fried …

Dominican cave wins AIA Bienal award

The Cueva de las Maravillas, a cave habilitation project implemented by the Ministry of Environment, was awarded the Landscape Architecture-Public Award from the Bienal Miami + Beach. The international contest is part of a week of architectural events created in a collaboration between the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Florida International …

2004 News

Back to work

El Caribe reports that President Hipolito Mejia has called for an additional legislative session to hear the controversial Ley de Lemas proposal and “seven or eight other laws,” including one on banking risks. Tirso Mejia Ricart told reporters that the party commission charged with writing the proposed law had finished its work and that President …

2004 News

Editorials

The lead editorial in El Caribe, as well as the commentaries of economists Bernardo Vega and Frederic Emam-Zade, takes on the upcoming negotiations with Robert Zoellick’s team of trade negotiators. El Caribe warns the Dominican negotiators to be careful and, hopefully, fulfill the expectations that have been placed on the possible Free Trade Agreement. Vega, …

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2004 – Page 292

Techie stuff

First team sport to an Olympic Games

Punta Cana is ranked fourth by US survey

November travel statistics

US travelers dominate

Migration changes

Christian Science Monitor on eco adventures

Dominican cave wins AIA Bienal award

Back to work

Editorials