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Sustainable tourism seminar in Juan Dolio

The Dominican Chapter of the Caribbean Tourism Organization will hold a workshop on sustainable tourism at the Coral Costa Caribe hotel in Juan Dolio. The workshop will take place Saturday, 19 May. It will deal with the concept of harmony between tourism development and preservation of the environment. The main speaker will be Bolivar Troncoso …
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Lech Walesa visits for launching of free newspaper

President Hipolito Mejia has decorated Noble prize winner, former Polish President, Lech Walesa and former President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica with the heraldic order of Christopher Columbus, rank of golden cross.  Walesa is scheduled to receive an honorary doctorate from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra today. Walesa and Arias are visiting for …
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Infrastructure work to start in western park zone

Tourism Minister Ramon Alfredo Bordas announced that within the next 60 days construction will start on the construction of infrastructure in the Jaragua National Park, between Oviedo and the Pedernales beaches. Listin Diario reports that the Ministry is only awaiting the completion of the territorial plan and tourism development studies that it is carrying out …