2000 Travel News Archive – Page 15

The representative of the Panamerican Health Organization in the DR, Pedro Luis Catellanos said that the appearance of cases of dengue in the DR is normal for this time of the year (June to November when it rains more frequently). He said there are no reasons to restrict travel to or from the DR. He …

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The Listín Diario reports that the Mejía government will initiate the construction of the Santo Domingo-Samaná, San Pedro-Punta Cana, Monte Cristi-Puerto Plata highways. Also on the list is the construction of a major aqueduct in the Northwest that will supply water to the provinces of Dajabón, Monte Cristi, Valverde and Santiago Rodríguez. The announcement was …

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The Minister of Public Works Miguel Vargas announced the restarting of the construction of the bridge parallel to the Juan Pablo Duarte Bridge, the Santiago-Navarrete highway, the Autovía del Este. The completion of the Autovía del Este, together with the completion of works at the Las Americas Expressway, considerably reduce driving time from Santo Domingo …

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Hotel & Restaurant Association’s 4 October bulletin reports that the DR is the second leading Caribbean destination for French tourists. In 1999, the DR received 135,000 French tourists, and was second in number of French arrivals only to the French Antilles that received 650,000 French tourists. Minister of Tourism Ramon Alfredo Bordas said in a …

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