2000 Travel News Archive – Page 24

Pedestrian overpasses at John F. Kennedy, Las Americas and 27 de Febrero avenues New traffic lights — US$17 million program Expressways: San Pedro de Macorís-Verón (La Altagracia) Baní-San Cristóbal Santo Domingo-Samaná (RD$2,000 million cost) Minister Miguel Vargas said that mechanisms to privatize the construction of the expressways are being sought. (5 September 2000)

US Airways has appointed Caribe S.A. as its reservation center, sales and ticketing office. US Airways is already in computer systems making it possible to book the direct flights the airline will be offering to Santo Domingo from Philadelphia, USA as of 12 November. The reservations office number in Santo Domingo is 809 540-0505. The …

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The Dominican Republic team to Ecochallenge Borneo 2000, the toughest adventure competition of the world, did surprisingly well. The event ended 2 September in Malaysia. The 4 men and one woman delegation became the first from a Caribbean country to finish the event. Mark Burnett, Luis Gonzalez Lefeld, Lorelei Sainz, Alfonso Viego and Ian Gomez …

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Minister of Agriculture Eligio Jáquez announced the construction of a US$60 million produce market at Km. 22 of the Autopista Duarte. Construction of Merca Santo Domingo will start in November. The market is expected to be in operation 18 months later. Merca Santo Domingo will replace the chaotic Mercado Nuevo (Avenida Duarte). The Dominican state …

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El Siglo newspaper reports that the Navy began dredging the Ozama and Isabela rivers, in the area of the Port of Santo Domingo. The dredging is part of an effort to attract cruise ships to Santo Domingo. The dredging should bring the depth of the river near the port docks to 36 feet. (4 September …

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