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2007 Travel News Archive Travel

Four Seasons Casa de Campo

Casa de Campo is promising that the recently announced 200-room Four Seasons Casa de Campo Resort will be the most luxurious beach hotel in the country. Eddie Creed, one of the founders of the Canadian chain, said that the owners of Casa de Campo are going all out with the project. He said the US$120 …

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Viva Wyndham ISO 9001:2001

Viva Wyndham has become the first Dominican hotel to receive the rigorous ISO 9001:2001 certificate of accordance with standards of quality management systems in the range of an all-inclusive hotel property. The company says the certificate is in line with the company’s commitment to providing guests with exceptional service. The certification covers the seven properties …

2007 News

IMF commends economic performance

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has completed the seventh review of the performance of the DR under its economic program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (dating back to 31 January 2005) and has approved the disbursement of US$118.3 million, bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to US$553.9 million. The agreement expires on 31 …

2007 News

Toll plaza to prevent accidents

The toll plaza located near the Moca crossroads at La Penda, on the Duarte Highway in La Vega, has been paved, and the southbound lanes opened to traffic. No tolls are currently being taken. According to Diario Libre, the Ministry of Public Works said that the idea is to prevent accidents in the area that …

2007 News

Max Puig resigns cabinet post

Presidential environmental advisor Max Puig has resigned his post. He sent a letter to the President announcing his decision. As reported in Saturday’s Diario Libre, Puig said that his decision was based on the corruption he had to confront during his three years as minister of environment. President Fernandez removed him from the post in …

2007 News

Sand and gravel worries

Environmentalists are worried about the language being used by the new Minister of the Environment, Omar Ramirez on the issue of the ban on extracting sand and gravel from the country’s river beds. According to Luis Carvajal, a member of the UASD University Environmental Team, the being language used by the minister is “not entirely …

2007 News

Save Quita Espuela

Directors of the Fundacion Loma Quita Espuela in San Francisco de Macoris are warning that the National Drinking Water Institute (INAPA) is committing an ecological crime with the construction of an aqueduct that cuts through the scientific reserve. Juan Gelabert, the foundation’s press officer, said that engineers have cut a 2.5-kilometer highway inside the reserve, …

2007 News

Long lines at airports

With the approaching anniversary of 9-11, security at the country’s airports has been stepped up, leading to long lines of impatient passengers wanting to board flights to New York. The tightened security comes in response to a warning by United States intelligence agencies that say that Al Qaeda is preparing “large-scale terrorist attacks” against the …

2007 News

Cargo increase onerous

Cargo company spokesman Edgar Fernandez says that the announced doubling of the cost per transportation pound of cargo will put exporters out of business. As reported in Listin Diario, he said that Dominican airports are already “too costly” compared to others in the Caribbean. He said that the new cargo charge comes at a time …

2007 News

Call for electricity cost cuts

Aquiles Bermudez, president of the Santiago Free Zones Association, has denied reports that the free zones have asked the government to devalue the peso. He said that what the free zones are requesting are measures to reduce their production costs. They are focusing on the cost of electricity and fuel, for starters. Monsignor Agripino Nunez …

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2007 – Page 110

Four Seasons Casa de Campo

Viva Wyndham ISO 9001:2001

IMF commends economic performance

Toll plaza to prevent accidents

Max Puig resigns cabinet post

Sand and gravel worries

Save Quita Espuela

Long lines at airports

Cargo increase onerous

Call for electricity cost cuts