Travel – Page 552

The Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of adding the name of the late PRD leader José Francisco Peña Gómez to that of the leading airport of the nation. Santo Domingo’s international airport will be known as Aeropuerto Internacional de las Américas Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez once President Hipólito Mejía signs the bill. When …

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The winners of the First Sancocho Festival held to honor the national dish, a stew, are the following: Sancocho de Habichuelas (beans), Hotel Cacao Beach, Las Terrenas. Sancocho de Guandules (guandules), Restaurante La Piedra, Barahona Sancocho de Siete Carnes (seven meats): Hotel Puerto Plata Village. The organizers of the event, invite all to the "Soncocho," …

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The Mejía government met in Samana yesterday. The President listened to the list of priority projects presented by Governor Amada Manzueta de Medina, Samana city Mayor Virgilio Mercado, Senator Ramiro Espin, and Manuel Arturo Peña, of Portillo Beach Resort, who represented the business sector. During the visit, the President observed the renovated Malecón area. Architect …

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The Ministry of Tourism has begun a program to relocate handicraft vendors in the North Coast. Negligence on behalf of municipal authorities and the authorities of the Central Bank (Definpro) has led to the growth in the number of shacks and vendors located in beaches, a situation that in many areas, such as Sosua Beach …

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This Monday morning was especially hard on all in the DR. Everyone had to get up an hour earlier. At 2 am on Sunday, 3 December clocks had been set ahead to remedy what a general consensus felt had been a mistake, the equating of the time in the DR with the eastern coast of …

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The La Romana International Airport at Batey Cacata is ready for its scheduled 15 December inauguration, announced airport administrator Luis Emilio Rodríguez Amiama. The Central Romana Corporation, owners of the Casa de Campo resort complex in La Romana, built the new airport at a cost of about US$55 million. The airport is able to handle …

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