2000 Travel News Archive – Page 56

The Senator Ginette Bournigal (PRD-Puerto Plata) has taken her opposition to the contract granting the privatization of the two Dominican leading airports, including the Puerto Plata airport to the Supreme Court of Justice. She says the contract violates the Constitution because the Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI company that won the bid was not a legal …

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Tourists visiting the DR this winter will get more pesos to their dollar. The US dollar is commanding RD$16 pesos. Some exchange banks were paying upwards of RD$16.20 to the dollar. The Central Bank set the rate at RD$15.98 to the US dollar. US dollars in turn are costing around RD$17. (20 January 2000)

The Ministry of Tourism announced that it expects the tourism "paradores" to be completed by August. These are primarily frequented by Dominican beach-goers. They will offer washroom facilities as well as food sales. These are: Playa Caribe (3,000 square meters), between Boca Chica and Juan Dolio, in the National District Playa Caribe (southeast). Cocolandia in …

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President Leonel Fernández instructed the Minister of Tourism to leave without effect the deadline for the granting of concessions to private sectors interested in leasing colonial monuments and ruins in Santo Domingo and the interior. He instructed the Minister to hold consultations at the Casa del Diálogo prior to resuming the plan to increase the …

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Given the many inquiries on malaria that DR1 has received on the message board and by email, this morning we interviewed Dr. Guillermo Gonzalvez, National Director of the Program Against Malaria of the Ministry of Public Health. Link to the report is at http://www.dr1.com/daily/malaria011900.shtml (19 January 2000)

The Fernández administration announced it will be paying the government debt with contractors that rebuilt the Duarte Highway by way of a transaction of the 150,000 square meters where the Herrera International Airport is located, The government is at present building an alternate city airport in El Higueral, north of the city in order to …

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