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2001 Travel News Archive Travel

More money promised for tourism but “where is it?”

The government has committed another US$53 million to promote tourism in the DR. But tourism officials are still waiting for the first US$25 million that was promised. The president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association, Ramón Prieto, says it’s a great idea to promote the country abroad, but the DR is already weeks behind other …

2001 Travel News Archive Travel

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

Hoy newspaper reports that the National Department of Investigations (DNI) has lifted the travel restrictions it had placed on certain foreign citizens after the September 11 attacks. In the first few days after the attacks, numerous travelers from Pakistan, Arab and Middle East countries trying to enter or leave the DR were detained and interrogated …

2001 News

Supreme Court rules in favor of 1.5% tax

Yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected a court challenge against the government?s 1.5% advance tax on expected revenues. A business group called the C?mara de Comercio y de la Peque?a Empresa de Sabana Perdida launched the legal action saying the monthly tax is unconstitutional. The group considers the tax on anticipated revenues to be an attack …

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Public Health authorities have announced stricter anti-epidemic measures at all international airports and sea ports. They are trying to prevent entry of the bacteria that causes anthrax, a disease recently discovered in the US and which has already killed a Florida man. From now on, passengers who arrive in the DR from US territory will …

Carry-on luggage clarified

A spokesman for the Dominican Airport Consortium (Aerodom) has clarified media reports about the amount of hand luggage that will be accepted on flights to the United States. Ellis Perez says the new restrictions do not prohibit passengers from taking hand luggage on board, but they are limited to one bag (“bulto”) and one other …

2001 News

Fake bonds discovered

The Department of Investigations (DNI) has opened an investigation into fraudulent internal debt bonds amounting to RD$238 million. The investigation will include high level officials in the Finance Department. The forgeries were discovered due to a small mistake made by the forgers while numbering the series of bonds. This attracted the attention of bank officials …

2001 News

Blackouts continue due to power shortage

El Siglo reports that the country has experienced a 200 to 300 megawatt shortfall of generated power for the last three days. For example, yesterday morning only 1200 megawatts were available to meet a demand of about 1400 megawatts. The eastern zone and other sectors of the capital were the most affected by blackouts of …

2001 News

Orlando Martinez trial postponed

Justice in a 26-year-old court case will have to wait a while longer. The Appeals Court has postponed the Orlando Martinez murder trial until December 12 so that the Ministry of Justice can formally cite retired General Salvador Lluberes Montas, who is implicated in the crime. As well, the Attorney General of the Appeals Court …

2001 News

Poor towns to get new free zones

In an effort to stem migration from small towns to the big cities, the government plans to build 30 new industrial complexes, each valued at RD$4 million. Listin Diario reports they will be built in poor communities throughout the country and will enjoy the same benefits and incentives as the industrial free zones. The Dominican …

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads

A specialist in migration studies, Milady Mata de Vergara, says this country should change the way it promotes itself. She says tourism brochures show beaches and women in bikinis which leaves a certain perception of the country. She compares this to other Caribbean islands, such as Saint Martin, where official tourism promotions tend to emphasize …

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Dolores Vicioso – Page 7159

More money promised for tourism but “where is it?”

Travel restrictions eased for Arab citizens

Supreme Court rules in favor of 1.5% tax

Keeping anthrax out of the DR

Carry-on luggage clarified

Fake bonds discovered

Blackouts continue due to power shortage

Orlando Martinez trial postponed

Poor towns to get new free zones

Tone down the sex appeal in DR tourism ads