Puerto Plata Regional News
Dominican Republic’s bad boat rep hurts marinas, hotelier says
PUERTO PLATA.- “The Dominican Republic has a bad reputation as maritime destination due to the inconvenience of its ports, the problematic entry procedures and the regulations for tourist boats,” the vice-president of the company Ocean World Marina & Casino Stefan Meister, affirmed Wednesday. He said more than eight agencies or authorities receive a boat when [...]
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UN rejects Los Haitises cement plant
The United Nations multi-sectorial team set up to evaluate the decision to install a cement plant in a buffer zone of the Los Haitises National Park has concluded that the project is neither viable nor pertinent. Los Haitises is known as one of the world’s largest karst reserves, and is a source of reserve water [...]
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Canadian Embassy relocates, new ambassador arrives
Todd Kuiack replaces Patricia Fortier as Canada’s Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
23Nov2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
New law empowers city councils to collect taxes
Municipalities and the municipal districts are the base of local and political administrative system and are the judicial entities responsible for their own activities, it says
22Oct2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Cops Arrest in Puerto Plata Missionary Accused of Molesting Boys
Authorities said Duarte had sexual relations with a group of Haitian youngsters while he was a guest in hotels in Port-au-Prince.
22Oct2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
DR is world’s “second happiest “country
Dominican Republic is the second happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, “centered on people and the environment.”
12Sep2009 | They | 3 comments | Continued
People Making a Difference: Bob Hildreth and Lisa Ballantine
These two innovators, working independently, provide cheap, effective filters that make polluted water potable.
15Jun2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Hurricane season to be less intense say experts
But this is no reason to relax vigil, they say. Also… hurricane preparedness tips from the Canadian Embassy.
27May2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
DR scores as eighth nation in the hemisphere with least crime victims
The number of Dominicans who reported being the victim of a crime rose from 6.8% to 16.2% from 2004 to 2006, then fell to 14.8% in 2008.
27May2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
Next election term to be six years
The Dominican Republic is on its way back to having elections every four years, finally!
21May2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
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