2003 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Learn about the ecology and vacation

Frank Rainieri, president of the Punta Cana Group, announced that the Punta Cana Resort & Golf Club and the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University will be offering a one-week executive program in winter 2004. The Executive Certificate in Environmental Conservation, Economics and Policy combines instruction from recognized environmental scientists and policy …

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Social Security postponed for one month

The government, along with employers and workers representatives, has decided to postpone the new social security contributions scheme until 1 June. This decision follows disagreements over Article 165 of Social Security Law 87-01, which was originally scheduled to come into effect today. The private sector in particular is concerned about this clause, which they believe …

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Zona Colonial buildings under scrutiny

The List?n Diario focuses on Santo Domingo’s colonial zone, reporting that many historic buildings there are in “legal limbo”. The Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Municipal (ONPM), as the body responsible for preserving the country’s monuments, is currently struggling to establish the status of houses and buildings, and to determine their ownership. Only 14 buildings in …

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Government insists it is good payer

In response to yesterday’s accusations by Miguel Amado, the European Union ambassador to the Dominican Republic, government officials have refuted his claims that the country has failed to honor financial commitments to foreign investors. Carlos Despradel, Presidential Office Technical Secretary, declared that the government has always honored its commitments and that if they had not …

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Peynado fights on

Former Vice President and PRSC presidential pre-candidate Jacinto Peynado will continue his fight to have the results of the recent primary elections annulled. Peynado is scheduled to visit the Central Electoral Board (JCE) today, as a follow-up to the formal application he has made to the electoral authorities on the matter. It is believed that …

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Venezuelans granted asylum

Two Venezuelan dissidents who sought asylum in the Dominican Republic last week have had their applications granted by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Retired army captains Alfredo David and Ricardo Arturo Salaz?r Bohorquez are accused of complicity in the April 2002 failed coup against the Chavez government. The Dominican Embassy in Caracas has asked that …

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