2007 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Robb Report Vacation Homes focuses on DR

Dominican prime real estate projects received a write-up in the December 2007/January 2008 issue of the Robb Report Vacation Homes. The magazine focuses on ?exceptional waterfront, golf, country, mountain and vineyard properties.? The Caribbean is on the front cover, with the magazine focusing on new, rediscovered and up-and-coming properties in the Bahamas, Barbados, Anguila, Grenada, …

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More housing for Guajimia

Reconstruction of the barrios surrounding the Guajimia Creek continues with the start of construction of 1,072 low-cost apartments. President Leonel Fernandez led the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new construction is budgeted at RD$532 million and is part of a relocation program for residents living within the Guajimia flood plain. The whole project is being financed with …

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Pending IMF goals

At least five of the goals set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not been reached by the current administration. The IMF Stand-by arrangement ends on 31 January 2008. Among the issues still pending are the modifications to the Monetary and Finance Law, the lack of rules for financial intermediaries, and the fiscal surplus …

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New kids’ park for Santo Domingo

The Santo Domingo municipality inaugurated a new children’s playground at Plaza Cristo Libre yesterday in the green area at the extreme north end of Tiradentes Avenue in La Augustianita barrio in Cristo Rey. The park includes children’s recreational equipment, is well lighted and there is plenty of seating in the 6,400 square meter area.
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ONAP questions salary 14

The National Administration and Personnel Office (ONAP) has openly questioned the feasibility of the proposed fourteenth salary that Congress could pass benefiting government employees in July 2008. The idea behind the proposal is to enable public employees to cover the costs of sending their children to school. ONAP says that there is no way to …

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