2001 – Page 14

Tourism grant still missing

Representatives of the public and private tourism sector still have not begun a planned European promotion of the DR because the government has not come through with a promised US$25 million grant. The Tourism Department decided to increase its promotion of the DR in Europe to compensate for the drop in North American tourism due …

2001 News

Banana exports way up

Banana exports to Europe have gone up 80 per cent since last year. Agriculture Secretary Eligio Jáquez says 70,000 boxes were shipped weekly in August of 2000 and that rose to 126,000 boxes a week by October 2001. That increase represents RD$10 million over the same time frame. Jáquez attributes the substantial increase to projects …

2001 News

Pan Am Games VP to be appointed soon

Listín Diario reports that President Mejía has a list of 11 candidates for the position of vice president of the Pan Am Games organizing committee. The job was vacated last week by Raúl Barrientos for reasons that were never publicized. A decision on who will be appointed to the post is expected in the next …

Seminar for DR travel specialists

A seminar and trade show for travel agents specializing in the Dominican Republic will be held in New York City on Wednesday, October 24 and 25. (October 24 in Spanish, October 25 in English). All travel agents are invited and admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Dominican Republic Tourism Board of New …

2001 News

National Police dubbed “disrespectful”

The special committee studying the Police Reform bill considers it “disrespectful” that the National Police sent a report containing suggestions to the Chamber while the bill was under consideration. César Emilio Peralte, who heads the committee, said nobody has the right to prevent them from continuing to study the bill. “We are going to ask …

2001 News

Threat of anthrax downplayed

An infectious disease specialist has called on Dominicans not to be alarmed about the growing number of anthrax cases in the US. Julio Demorizi told Listín Diario that the chance of this disease arriving in the DR is remote and he feels the health authorities here are creating unnecessary panic. Demorizi points out that an …

2001 News

Landslide leaves families homeless

In what could have been a deadly incident, seven families were left homeless on Wednesday when a retaining wall collapsed and crushed several houses in the Guajimía Ravine in the Las Palmas de Herrera neighborhood in the capital. A concrete wall dividing the upper level of homes from those beneath it gave way. One resident, …

2001 News

Post Office checks bounce

Financial problems at the National Post Office (Inposdom) and a lack of public confidence in the institution are threatening its daily operations, according to a report in El Siglo. It’s been about two months since Inposdom received its budget allowance from the government. This has prevented it from paying its employees. El Siglo says every …

Extortion at Las Americas Airport

El Caribe newspaper reports today on a scam at the Las Americas International Airport. Passengers arriving in the country complain they are being extorted by customs officials. They say that when they arrive at the luggage inspection desk in the customs area, customs employees are demanding money in exchange for letting them have their suitcases. …

2001 News

Drug shipments from Hispaniola to US have fallen

Drug shipments from the DR and Haiti to the US have decreased recently and a spokesman for the American Drug Control Policy office says that only nine per cent of all drugs now entering the US come from Hispaniola. Bradley Hittle heads up the Narcotics Countries of Origin Division. He said, “Most of that nine …

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2001 – Page 14

Tourism grant still missing

Banana exports way up

Pan Am Games VP to be appointed soon

Seminar for DR travel specialists

National Police dubbed “disrespectful”

Threat of anthrax downplayed

Landslide leaves families homeless

Post Office checks bounce

Extortion at Las Americas Airport

Drug shipments from Hispaniola to US have fallen