1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Hoteliers say Dominican participation in ITB was good for the country

In another report from Berlin, Olivo de León, writing for Hoy, indicated that Dominican hoteliers participating in ITB feel that the results of the show went beyond their best expectations. Frank Rainieri, president of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Asonahores) and Luís José Cabral, president of the Dominican tourism chamber and other hotel …

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1996 Travel News ArchiveTravel

“A Taste of the Caribbean” competition set for Sept. 17-21 in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 20 March- The first-ever “A Taste of the Caribbean” stand-alone culinary event, incorporating the Fifth Annual Caribbean Food & Beverage Awards of Excellence, will be held 17-21 September at El Conquistador Resort & Country Club, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. “A Taste of the Caribbean,” sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and …

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1996News

Robbery at casino

Eight men armed with shotguns and dressed as agents of the Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas (DNCD) robbed the Maunaloa Casino on 14 March, getting away with more than RD$600,000 in cash, according to the casino’s administrator Edmon Elias Vásquez. The robbers did not, however, take the U.S. currency and checks that were in …

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1996News

Less than 2% receive university education

According to the National Council on Higher Education (CONES), only 1.6% of the D.R.’s population has access to tertiary studies, despite the presence of 27 universities and seven institutes of higher education. According to official statistics, 159 out of every 10,000 citizens are currently enrolled at universities. There are approximately 140,000 university students, 62,000 of …

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