The Police has opened a security station in the Mano Juan community on Saona Island. The plan was sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism is to enhance the safety and security for the inhabitants and foreign visitors to the island. Saona Island is the most visited destination by tourists arriving to the La Romana and Punta Cana beach destinations.
Present for the inaugural were the Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Rubén Paulino Sem, and the head of the National Police, Major General Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte.
Also present were the Commander General of the Armada, Vice Admiral Miguel Peña Acosta; the Commander General of the Air Force, Major General Luis Payan Díaz; the president of the National Drug Control Agency, Vice Admiral Edmundo Félix Pimentel, Senator Amable Aristy Castro a Lucas Pérez, Attorney General of the eastern region.
The welcome speech was given by La Romana provincial governor Teodoro Reyes and Senator Amarilis Santana urged the inhabitants of the island to unite to develop the island with security.
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El Caribe
28 November 2017
