The president of the Association of Owners of Urban Transport and Tourism Buses in the city of Puerto Plata announced that 18 drivers’ organizations and unions will hold a two day protest strike tomorrow and Wednesday, November 24-25. Among other things, the drivers are demanding that 27 cars recently allowed on public routes be withdrawn, and they insist that Tecni Taxi radio-called taxis not be allowed to operate in Playa Dorada. They also demand that the port be dredged, city streets be repaired, highway connections be finished and the price of gasoline be lowered.
