Travel – Page 545

The Labor Minister announced that according to Law 139 (97) the official holidays for 2001 is as follows, Monday January 1 (New year’s Day) Saturday, January 6 (Three Wisemen’s Day) Sunday, January 21 (Virgin of Altagracia Day) Friday, January 26 (Duarte’s Birthday) (celebrated Monday, January 29) Tuesday, February 27 (Independence Day) Friday, April 13 (Good …

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A new ferry line will likely open between the eastern cities of Sabana de la Mar and Samaná. According to a report in Listin Diario, the Director of the Dominican Port Authority (APORDOM), Anibal García Duvergé, stated that the new line will open within 30 days. He also said that the renovation and dredging of …

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The Under Secretary for Protected Areas and Biodiversity of the Ministry of the Environment, Julio Cesar Ureña, said that humpback whales have arrived in Dominican waters 15 days early. He attributed their precocity to the unusually warm and serene waters of the Atlantic. Typically, the whales start to arrive in mid January, and remain in …

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Minister of Environment Frank Moya Pons announced in El Siglo newspaper rehabilitation work to prepare the 90-kilometer Hispaniola Trail. The trail is being carried out using the US Apalachian Trail as model. The Hispaniola Trail will be attractive to adventure-seeking tourists. It will incorporate already existing trails in the Cordillera Central down to Rio Limpio, …

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Seven private airplanes landed at the Arroyo Barril International Airport as part of the winter visitation schedule of the West Indies Flyers, which is U.S. organization with over 8,000 members. The contingent was received by Tourism Minister Ramón Alfredo Bordas, who said that the government is studying the possibility of providing the same low airport …

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The Spanish group Marsans (Spanair) and the Air Plus Argentina company announced their intention to invest significantly in civil aviation which will enable them to start flights to Puerto Rico and the DR. Currently, Air Plus Argentina operates two AirBus planes with 253 seats. However, the joint venture seeks to provide competition on the Caribbean …

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