President Luis Abinader was in La Romana to inaugurate the Atelón tourist dock on Isla Catalina. Isla Catalina is an off island that services day excursions and cruise ship passengers. The new dock is a Dominican Port Authority investment.
Jean Luis Rodríguez, director of the Dominican Port Authority (Apordom), stated that with this one, 22 docks have been delivered under the current administration, emphasizing the importance of public-private partnerships.
During the inauguration, the government also announced a public-private partnership for the construction of the Isla Catalina Beach Club. Isla Catalina is a Protected Natural Monument. The beach club would be built by Iberostar’s World2Meet. World2Meet representatives Juan Tomas Diaz and Tomeu Gili noted that the dock creates the “exclusive access” necessary for their clients to reach the island and the forthcoming beach club.
World2Meet is investing US$17 million in the new beach club that seeks to position itself as a “high-end” island experience, mirroring the environmental model used on nearby Saona Island (recycling all waste on the mainland and using electric transport).
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Presidency
3 March 2026