Last week the Ministry of Environment announced the demolition of two hotels under construction in the township of Mano Juan on Saona Island, a protected area within the National Park of the East. One of the structures was a two-floor concrete construction measuring 600 square meters. The other was a 400-meter construction, in an advanced stage of completion, featuring 16 rooms with private bathrooms, a lobby area and a second floor with 16 more rooms. The owners never received the required construction permits from the Ministry of Environment. The Ministry of Environment’s Environmental Prosecutor ordered the demolition on the grounds that it was in violation of Articles 174 and 175 of Environment Law 64-00, Art. 33 of Protected Areas Law 2002-04, and Art. 13 of National Parks Law 67-74. <\/p>\n
All new construction on the island has been banned. <\/p>\n
The action comes after the Fernandez administration appointed new ministers of Tourism and Environment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last week the Ministry of Environment announced the demolition of two hotels under construction in the township of Mano Juan on Saona Island, a protected area within the National Park of the East. One of the structures was a two-floor concrete construction measuring 600 square meters. The other was a 400-meter construction, in an advanced … <\/p>\n