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Nisibon airfield to open this year; part of a real estate and tourism development

A local investor group announced operations will start this year at the Nisibon AirPark, part of a major real estate and touristic project under construction in Nisibón, La Altagracia province. The domestic airfield located in Las Lagunas de Nisibón RD-3, Carretera Bávaro-Miches is about 50 km north of Punta Cana International Airport and about 30 …
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No foam or single-use plastics on Saona and Catalina islands

Environment Minister invited actress Nashla Bogaert and film director Jose Maria Cabral (Island of Plastics documentary), two local film stars active in conservation, to the signing of the order that bans foam and single-user plastics from Saona Island (Cotubanamá National Park) and Catalina Island in La Altagracia and La Romana provinces. The Ministry of Environment …
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The Ministry of Environment clears construction of Cabo Rojo International Airport

The Ministry of Environment announced it has authorized the construction of the Pedernales international airport. The airport calls for the construction of a two-level passenger terminal and a runway of 3,100 meters long and 45 meters wide. The airport is key to the development of the new beach areas in the southwestern province. The closest …
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Samana recognized as film destination

Samana province is probably one of the most filmed destinations in the Caribbean. For years, Survival-style realities have been filmed there. This 2023, the Dominican Republic won the Emerging Location award with the project “Film Friendly Samana,” that promotes Samana province as a film destination. The Dominican Republic film agency, DCCine was in Cannes, France …
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Calls for finding a solution to sargassum in the seas

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili highlighted the Dominican Republic’s tourism achievements during the opening of the World Tourism Organization Executive Council meeting in Punta Cana on 17 May 2023. Pololikashvili praised the rapid recovery of the Dominican tourism industry from the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the decisions and actions made the Dominican Republic a “world benchmark …
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Supreme Court rejects construction of a second international airport in Punta Cana

The Supreme Court of Justice rejected an appeal by the promoters of a second international airport in the Punta Cana area. The Supreme Court responded to a request by the Corporación Aeroportuaria del Este, a Grupo Puntacana affiliate, filed on 5 March 2020. The Corporación Aeroportuaria del Este is the owner and operator of the …