President Danilo Medina was in Macao, in northern Punta Cana for the ground breaking of the controversial Moon Palace Punta Cana. This would be the tallest structure in the eastern beach coastline. The high rise, funded by Mexican investors, will be built 500 meters inland from the ocean line and will have 2,149 hotel rooms in 18 floors.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, the Association of Hotels & Tourism Projects of the East (Asoleste) filed a request to the Higher Administrative Court (TSA) to annul the Ministry of Tourism resolution that authorizes the construction of high-rises of up to 22 floors in Punta Cana. The resolution was issued in October 2017, and is in contradiction with the 11-meter previous height for constructions in the area.
The construction of buildings in the east of the country radically changes the successful development model that has made Punta Cana and its surroundings a prosperous tourist destination and leader in the Caribbean, with growth for 40 years and that continues to expand, the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) has argued.
The member of Asonahores that groups hotels in the east, Asoleste says that the Ministry of Tourism did not publish the resolution as established by Art. 31 of Law 107-13, amends the land use for the eastern coastline. Thus, Asoleste should have been consulted prior to the approval of project. Asoleste says that the resolution does not provide security to the investors.
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Presidencia
El Dia
26 November 2018
