Dominican Republic Central Bank lending rate now 5.50%

Santo Domingo.- The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) on Thursday said it decided to increase its lending rate 50 basis points, from 5.00% to 5.50% per year.

With this decision, which was made at its monetary policy meeting this March, the BCRD has increased its monetary policy rate by 250 basis points from November 2021, in line with the cycle of increases in interest rates to international level, the entity said.

While the rate of the permanent facility for liquidity expansion (Reposes one day) increased from 5.50% to 6.00% per year and the interest-bearing overnight deposit rate) from 4.50% to 5.00%.

“This decision is based on an exhaustive evaluation of the behavior of the world economy, the greater persistence of inflationary pressures and the increase in international uncertainty derived from recent geopolitical conflicts.”

Abinader starts construction of the Monorail in Santiago

President Luis Abinader assured that the Santiago Monorail was the first in Central America and the Caribbean.

Santo Domingo, DR
President Luis Abinader, on a historic date for Santiago, started yesterday the construction of the monorail in that city, a work promised in several of his speeches.

The new means of transportation will have a capacity to mobilize 40,000 passengers per hour (20,000 in each direction).

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project, Abinader explained that this high-tech rail system would have a direct impact on nearly 500,000 people, reducing transportation costs by 30%, reducing congestion and increasing productivity with less environmental impact.

The monorail will be able to move 20,000 passengers per direction every hour.

“We have set out to revolutionize cities and impact people’s daily lives with real actions that everyone can enjoy,” said the Head of State.

At the same time, he specified that the objective is to establish a high quality public transportation service, available and interconnected with the integrated transportation system of Santiago, to reduce travel time, the cost of transportation and increase the accessibility and quality of life of users.

The Santiago Monorail is the first in Central America and the Caribbean and will be managed through the Office for the Development of Urban and Interurban Mobility Projects.

“Here and now, we begin to fulfill the dream of having a monorail in the city of Santiago,” proclaimed the head of state, describing this project as demand for years of the people of Santiago and a commitment of his administration.

“The Santiago Monorail will solve problems and generate new opportunities, together with Line 1 of the Cable Car, integrating the most populated sectors and the main workplaces of the city”, he emphasized.

March 30 Battle Parade
Before the military and student parade, the President attended the honors to the heroes of the Battle of March 30.

The events began in the early morning hours with the National Flag raising the interpretation of the National Anthem and a tedeum officiated by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago, Monsignor Freddy Bretón, in the Santiago Apostle Church.

The President, after leaving the religious temple, went immediately to the intersection of Hermanas Mirabal and Prolongación Presidente Antonio Guzmán avenues, where at 10:00 a.m., the ceremony began with the words of the provincial governor, Rosa Santos, and the President of the Permanent Commission of National Anniversaries, Juan Pablo Uribe. They agreed that the deed marked independence and national sovereignty thanks to these heroes and heroines.

After leaving the cathedral, the President led the civic-military parade on the 178th anniversary of the Battle of March 30, which took place on Las Carreras Avenue.

The President was received with a presidential salute, five flourishes, a 21 gun salute, and the interpretation of the National Anthem, honors typical of his investiture, with the participation of military troops of the Air Force, the Army the Navy in the civic and military parade.

Parade
While four super Tucano airplanes flew over the area where the military and at least 1,550 students from different public and private schools paraded.

Governor
Rosa Santos highlighted the courage, determination and patriotic unity of the Dominican troops in the face of the Haitian invader on March 30, 1844 to consolidate independence and to have a free, sovereign and independent Republic.

Events
Juan Pablo Uribe highlighted the work of the military, not only during the patriotic deed of March 30, but also at present, playing a transcendental role in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

US Embassy delegation visits Santiago cultural center

Santiago.- Una delegación de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos, encabezada por Timothy Brown, consejero interino para asuntos públicos, visitó las instalaciones del Centro León para observar los avances del proyecto ganador del Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.

La iniciativa está enfocada a realizar intercambios e investigaciones colaborativas en la gestión de colecciones.

Luis Felipe Rodríguez, subgerente de Programas Culturales del Centro León, recibió a la delegación y los acompañó en un recorrido por el depósito de bienes culturales, donde especialistas y técnicos explicaron el proceso de selección de piezas y digitalización, investigación colaborativa y capacitación basada en el intercambio en colecciones. administración.

Rodríguez recibió al asesor interno de la embajada junto a María Luisa Asilis de Matos, gerente ejecutiva de Sustentabilidad; Mario Núñez, gerente de Extensión y Comunicaciones y María Belissa Ramírez de Zaiek, asesora del proyecto.

Santiago Monorail will have the capacity to transport 20,000 passengers per hour

The monorail will directly impact more than 500,000 people, reducing transportation costs by 30%, reducing congestion, increasing productivity, and reducing environmental impact.

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The monorail to be built in the city of Santiago will have the capacity to transport 20,000 passengers per hour and at least 200,000 per day, thus reducing transportation costs by 30 percent.

This was detailed by the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, when he led the first kick-off of this project, directly impacting the province’s transportation.

He also pointed out that the monorail will directly impact more than 500,000 people, reducing transportation costs by 30%, reducing congestion, increasing productivity, and reducing the environmental impact.

He said that the primary purpose of this work is to guarantee the well-being and mobility of the area’s citizens.

“The objective of this powerful investment we are making today is to establish a high quality and available public transportation service, interconnected with the Santiago Integrated Transportation System, reducing travel time and transportation cost by increasing accessibility and quality of life for users,” he said during his address.

He also emphasized that the Santiago Monorail, together with Line 1 of the Cable Car, integrates the most populated sectors and the central workplaces of the city.

He said that his government has “proposed to revolutionize the cities and impact the daily life of the people.”

The monorail is expected to be ready by the end of 2024, the President said during an interview on Hoy Mismo in January.

“The important thing is that someone is going to inaugurate it,” said Luis Abinader.

Agency announces Portugal flights

Santo Domingo.- The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) approved this Tuesday a request for a special permit in favor of the air operator Orbest and an amendment to the operating permit of the airline Spirit, which expands their operations to transport more passengers to Dominican soil. This was announced at the conclusion of the plenary meeting by the president of the organization, José Marte Piantini.

In the sixth ordinary meeting of this year, the members of the JAC plenary approved that from July 19 to September 20 of this year, on Tuesdays, the airline of Portuguese origin Orbest will be authorized to fly, with services of passengers, cargo and mail on the Porto, Portugal/Punta Cana/Oporto, Portugal route.

“These new air operations represent the expansion of more services for the country’s air transport users,” said Marte Piantini, according to the statement issued by the JAC.

The president of the JAC also communicated that the Porto, Portugal/Punta Cana/Oporto, Portugal route requested by Orbest is completely new, since it is not currently being operated under any modality, since they are not contained in any Operation Permit or Certificate of Economic Authorization of any other airline.

Paola Rainieri presents the award to the winner Micki Lodder

For the first time, an all-female team won the coveted award.

120 amateur players and 80 professional players participated in the traditional Pro-Am tournament, a competition between professional and amateur athletes, held within the framework of the fifth edition of the Corales Puntacana Championship PGA Tour Event, prior to the professional event to be held on the golf course. Golf Corales de Puntacana Resort & Club .

For the first time, a team made up of only women Micky Lodder, Cindy Grinder and Anne Purcell won the coveted award presented by Paola Rainieri, Chief Marketing Officer of the Puntacana Group.

Also Francesca Rainieri, Chief Financial Officer; and Hiram Silfa, director of Golf Courses, also led the award ceremony and delivery of raffles.

The first prize was received by the team led by the professional duo of Brandon Hagy and Peter Uihlein, the second place was won by the team led by professional golfers Camilo Villegas and Tyler Duncan together with the amateur trio made up of Víctor Benítez, Fernando Villanueva and José M. Nick _

Meanwhile, third place was awarded to the team of professional golfer Patrick Rogers, who accompanied the trio made up of Bob Kheel, Adam Kheel, and David Kheel.

The competition had 40 teams, each made up of three amateur players and, in some teams, accompanied by one or two professional players, who had the first start at 6:45 in the morning and the second group left at 11:45. in the morning.

Meeting held for strengthening the gastronomy of the Dominican Republic

The president of the Sabores Dominicanos Foundation, Bolívar Troncoso Morales, advocated for human resources training in the country’s gastronomic sector, given the lack of qualified people and professional technicians.

He made this known at the head of a meeting between executives of the FSD and representatives of the member universities of the Dominican chapter of the Pan-American Confederation of Schools of Hotel Management, Gastronomy, and Tourism, Conpeht.

Next April, this meeting was held to socialize the program and establish responsibilities during the 8th edition of the Dominican Gastronomic Forum, an annual event organized by the FSD.

The general coordinator of the FSD, Luis Marino López, reiterated the need to train human resources in the gastronomic area, considering that the tourism and hotel sector could collapse if these measures are not taken.

“To talk about gastronomy is about a necessity of life that later becomes a business system. The sector’s training must be strengthened and disseminated at the highest level. For this process to continue, the response capacities must be adapted to the new times and the demand for services,” he pointed out.

Juan Febles, the commercial coordinator of the FSD and president of the Dominican School of Food and Beverage A&B Masters, said that the forum had become a necessity for the participation of emerging young people who will be integrated into the productive life of the gastronomic sector and any mark that is left in their minds will be of great importance.

Enrique Pacheco, from Apec University, said that the meeting was the threshold of what is needed for the immediate future. He said that in addition to degree courses, society needs short-term professional technicians who can enter the labor market as professionals with the support of diplomas and courses.

Meanwhile, for Gloria Valdez, from Unibe University, the forum is a space for discussion that sets the tone “of what is coming in the future; I support this initiative because it leads us to reflection, to forward thinking and to look to the future, all together.”

The meeting was also attended by directors and representatives of the Schools of Hotel Management, Gastronomy, and Tourism of the UASD, PUCMM, O&M, UNPHU, UCE, UCADE, UCSD, and UAPA.

Ukraine-Russia clash boosts Dominican nickel

Santo Domingo.- The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has impacted the prices of raw materials such as corn, wheat and oil, among others, in international markets.

But in the midst of this panorama, it has favored the price of nickel, which translates into profits for producing countries such as the Dominican Republic.

More than a year ago, the price of nickel was around four dollars a pound and before the war it was as high as 11.50 dollars.

According to official data, Russia supplies about 10% of nickel worldwide. The metal is used to make nickel-cadmium batteries for electric vehicles, among others. Yesterday, the price of nickel closed at 37,234 dollars per ton.

The most important week of the year: the PGA Tour arrives in the country

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Hello, Golf fever!

A historic week for the Dominican Republic with the arrival of the PGA Tour to our soil and the celebration of the fifth edition of the Corales Puntacana Championship. Another challenge faced by the Puntacana Group puts the country on the world golf map at the professional level and that we know will bring an unparalleled tourism promotion.

Every year the event gains stature, and the team led by the marketing director of the Puntacana Group, Manuel Sajour, under the watchful eye of Frank Elías Rainieri, President and CEO of the Puntacana Group, once again has the hard work of carrying out another successful championship for the glory and pride of all Dominicans who know the importance of an event of this magnitude.

The talents of hundreds of employees and volunteers come together so that the event continues to tread the path of success and continues its contribution to tourism in the country. Last Tuesday was the press conference in which the details of the tournament were announced, with the presence of Frank Elías Rainieri, the defending champion, Joel Dahmen, and John Norris, Senior VP of Business Affairs of the PGA TOUR Tournaments, as well as Don Frank Rainieri, who recently delegated the functions of president of the group to his son Frank Elías, and who was there for the first time as an audience.

The event will be broadcast live on Golf Channel on Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25 from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm, and on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm CDN Deportes will be broadcasting live from the Corales golf course, capturing incidents from the event and, on Sunday, March 27, will be posting the award ceremony live at 5:00 pm Starting today, the curtains will be drawn of the CPC, and on Sunday a new champion will be crowned, who will be applauded by the thousands of fans who are expected to be present at Corales.

Up and Down.

* Dominicans in action: Hiram Silfa, Willy Pumarol, Juan José Guerra, and Manuel Relancio carry the flag for the country on the fourteenth round of the regular PGA Tour schedule. * Sound names. Joel Dahmen (Defending Champion), Graeme McDowell, Bryce Garnett, and Hudson Swafford (Past Champions), along with Bill Haas, John Huh, Dominic Bozzelli, Stephan Jaeger, Bo Van Pelt, DJ Trajan, Danny Willett, Martin Kaymer, Sean O’Hair, Ricky Barnes, Mike Weir, and Aaron Baddeley stand out in the field.

Biggest brewery to build a 53MW solar park

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican National Brewery (CND) signed an agreement with Akuo Energy Dominicana and with the participation of GAM Capital, for the construction of a solar energy park that will supply renewable power for its operations.

The president of the National Brewery, Fabián Suárez, said the creation of this park will generate 550 direct jobs and more than 2,000 indirect jobs, which will be built in Nagua with a capacity of 53 MW and will reduce carbon emissions by more than 50,000 tons per year.

Through the Project Viability Pact, the CND undertook to buy the energy that the solar park will produce, guaranteeing the viability of the project.

Apordom reveals that it is tourists who travel on the Flying Fox yacht

The boat is located in the Don Diego port of Santo Domingo

The luxurious yacht is known as the Disneyland for adults

It has a capacity for 25 guests distributed in 14 cabins

The luxury yacht Flying Fox that docked in Santo Domingo last Monday night, March 21, is out for a cruise with tourists, according to the Port Authority ( Apordom ), data provided by the port administration.

Said vessel is in the Don Diego port, located on Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó Avenue in the National District. It has been in the country for several days, but its departure date was not specified.

“The information given by the terminal is that it is a tourist yacht that is traveling around the country and about the crew it is only known that they are tourists,” said Apordom.

It is remembered that the luxurious Flying Fox was built by the German yacht brand Lürssen, to rent the yacht for a week, you must pay 3.5 million dollars, according to Diario Libre.

The Flying Fox vessel is known as the Disneyland for adults and is listed as the fourteenth largest yacht in the world.

The accommodation accommodates 25 guests distributed in 14 elegant double cabins with private bathrooms, equipped with a crew of 54 experienced members to offer a seven-star service during the stay onboard the guests.

Authorities seek to promote Puerto Plata and Santiago as a macro destination

The Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourist Companies of the North ( Ashonorte ), the Tourist Cluster of the Puerto Plata Destination, and the Association of Merchants and Industrialists of Santiago ( ACIS ) began a collaborative process to management strategies that can integrate Santiago and Puerto Plata as a macro destination.

The meeting, with the motto “Puerto Plata-Santiago: Two cities, one destination,” was held at the Senator Spa Resort hotel and was attended by the Senator and President of the Senate Tourism Commission, Ginette Bournigal; the Mayor of Luperón, Douglas Pichardo; the presidents of Ashonorte and the Cluster, Carlos Rodolí and Birgitt Heinsen, respectively, and the president of the ACIS, Sandy Filpo, among others.

Rodolí highlighted the importance of being able to join forces so that relations between the Puerto Plata destination and Santiago are strengthened through support alliances, where both provinces benefit.

“Union, integration and cooperation are three words that should define this exchange of the best practices of our institutions, taking advantage of the characteristics and benefits that complement us as the most diverse and complete region in the country,” he said.

Meanwhile, the president of the ACIS, Sandy Filpo, reported on the history, transcendence, and actions carried out by the entity during its 60 years of the foundation while pledging to promote a space he called “Puerto Plata Commitment” so that all the institutions of the province have an opening for dialogue and work to seek solutions to the everyday problems of destiny.

For his part, Bournigal welcomed the initiative, which he understands has been a desire for many years, to integrate Santiago and Puerto Plata into common actions that strengthen the Cibao region.

Government bets on the country’s wine production

Through the Special Fund for Agricultural Development (FEDA), the Dominican Government promotes the production of wines from the country whose manufacture is located mainly in Neyba, Bahoruco province, production which was recently the subject of Agreements between President Abinader and his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez.

The director of FEDA, Hecmilio Galván, held a meeting with producers and managers of the Cooperative of Winemakers of the Neyba Valley COOPEVINE, responding to a request for financing from the executive director of the National Grape Institute (INUVA), José Santos Manzueta where he delivered a check for three million pesos to modernize the Cacique Enriquillo Winery with state-of-the-art technology, that allows us to improve the quality of our national wine.

The director of FEDA signed an agreement with the director of INUVA to allow the purchase of equipment for the wine cellar. This investment will improve Dominican wine, which is a wish of the Government of President Luis Abinader, ratified in his last International Tour for the Southern Cone.

Hecmilio Galván assured that his dream is to improve the quality of Dominican wine until it is positioned as a flagship wine, which allows it to be placed on the tables of restaurants and in Dominican hotels.

According to Galván, the country imports more than 60 million dollars in wines and about 30 million dollars in table grapes. The Dominican Republic has sufficient capacity to produce part of these goods and thus benefits thousands of producers in the South. Galván assured that through the FEDA, he would promote the production of wines and the cultivation of grapes.

Present at the event and referring to the importance of this issue were Mr. José Santos Manzueta, Director of the Grape Institute, José Darío Cepeda, Mayor of Neyba, Teófila Feliz, President of the COOPEVINE Cooperative, Dagoberto Rodríguez Adames, former Senator of Independence, as well as Francisco Jiménez, former Senator of Bahoruco on behalf of Senator Melania Salvador.

The Agreement
President Luis Abinader signed with his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernández, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a series of agreements related to hydrocarbons, health, and grape production.

Monorail construction to start at the end of the month

Santiago, DR
On March 30, President Luis Abinader will kick off the construction of the fifteen kilometers of the monorail to face the problems of the transportation system in this city.

This was announced yesterday during a visit to this city by the minister of the Presidency, Lizandro Macarulla, who added that this work would have the capacity to transport 20,000 people per hour, some 200,000 per day.

The official specified that the government plans to construct the monorail and other works for the road system would allow solving this acute problem in three years.

Macarrulla visited the mayor of Santiago, Abel Martínez, to strengthen the policy as a team to find solutions to such vital problems for the development of Santiago, including transportation.

The minister indicated that with the current problems, people lose up to two hours to move from rural and suburban areas, time that can then be devoted to studying, productive work, and sharing with their families.

“It is a futuristic solution to the problem of transportation in the city. It will be a safe, hygienic, fast, and economical transport that will benefit the population,” he said. Macarrulla informed that the monorail would impact the sectors of Cienfuegos, Espaillat, Villa Liberación, Cuesta Colorada, Gurabito, Nibaje, Pekín, and the Historical Center, where it will connect with the cable car that is being built.

Members of the band Coldplay visit Parque Ecológico de Nigua

The British Ambassador, Mockbul Ali, in collaboration with the Minister of the Environment, Orlando Jorge Mera, received Chris Martin and Will Champion of the band Coldplay in the Ecological Park of Nigua. The Minister of Culture, Milagros Germán, was also part of this event which they shared with other guests, including environmentalists and young Dominican musicians.

Martin and Champion took the opportunity to do a day of mangrove reforestation during a small reception, where the members of the group exchanged ideas with the guests about the activities, projects, and programs they carry out.

The meeting is part of the activities prior to the concert that the legendary band will perform on the night of Tuesday 22 at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in production of SD Concerts, being the first carbon-neutral concert to be held in the country, where they have requested for the event the use of renewable energies, among other measures.

As part of the reforestation strategy of the Ministry of the Environment, which has as its central axis to increase resilience to climate change, the mangrove is one of the trees that captures the largest amount of carbon. It also hosts marine ecosystems, protecting them from rising seas.

About the Mangroves

They are an ecosystem of forests and wetlands made up of trees and shrubs that grow in brackish and saline water along tropical and subtropical coasts. They are vital to protecting coastal communities and can sequester up to five times more carbon dioxide than rainforests.

CEO of Viva: “Flight to Punta Cana boosts tourism throughout the region”

The Colombian airline Viva made history with its recent landing in the Dominican market, with the inauguration of its flights between Medellín and Punta Cana, a link in which it will operate four flights a week, and connections from Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, and Lima.

According to the CEO of Grupo Viva, Félix Antelo, the inauguration of this route to Punta Cana promotes tourism and economic development throughout the region.

He added: “To this inaugural flight is added the start of operations of our 14 domestic routes, which also begin operations this month and demonstrate the local and international reach of Viva, as well as its purpose to guarantee air inclusion and connectivity in the country and the continent. In that sense, our route network will continue to grow and facilitate more connection opportunities for all travelers with Colombia and the world, through our Hub in Medellín.”

For her part, Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, said that “so far in 2022, we have received announcements of 19 new international routes, which is a reflection of the great moment that the reactivation of international tourism in our country is going through, thanks to the trust of airlines like Viva.”

Today the airline’s network of connections, thanks to the new international route and its 14 new routes in Colombia, reaches 44 domestic and 12 international routes, highlighting 23 beach destinations, through which the Company enhances its leadership as “Los Reyes de las Playas” promoting sustainable tourism and the economic reactivation of destinations highly demanded by its travelers, allowing them to fly with the “Super Low Cost” model, in which they pay only for what they need and mobilize with the best punctuality standards in the country.

The new route plans to transport more than 50,000 passengers during its first year of operations while enabling a reduction in market fares of up to 30%, known as the “Living Effect.”

Wamos Air recovers its flights to the Caribbean, with more frequencies to Punta Cana

 Nine Airbus A330s will be added to their fleet.

Wamos Air looks optimistically to the future. After showing a commendable ability to adapt during the 24 months of the pandemic, the airline is setting an ambitious short-term renovation plan.

In that sense, Enrique Saiz, general director of the airline, explained that “the company’s short-term plans in the Caribbean is to make several weekly frequencies to Punta Cana and Cancun, and the rest of the operation will consist of cargo and wet lease.”

The executive also revealed that “we are exploring giving continuity to the cargo business in the future as a form of diversification.”

He pointed out that the cargo part has been relevant in recent months, representing 50% of our activity.

“I am clear that we have managed to get through this very hard crisis thanks to the enormous effort and dedication of each of the people who make up this great family that is Wamos Air. This valuable thing is what differentiates us from the rest,” he added.

He also indicated that “in a month we will have nine Airbus A330s“. “The idea is to incorporate two more throughout 2023,” so it would reach the figure of 11 aircraft of that model next year, according to Preferente.com.

Saiz advanced that “our goal is to reach the size we had before the pandemic by 2024.” In this exercise, it plans to have a fleet composed of 13 aircraft, a priori all of the A330.

Foundation offers mountain retreat for entire family

San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.- In order to analyze the impact that mountain populations have on the development of local communities, the lives of its inhabitants and the contribution they make to the country, the Fundación Ciencia y Arte presents the fourth edition of the Meeting of Mountain Populations, to be held in the municipality of Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal province.

Around 10,000 people are expected to visit the event, which will take place from March 23 to 27.

Said Jacqueline Boin, president of the Science and Art Foundation, and José Serulle Ramia, National Coordinator of the event and former founding president of the entity, told El Dia.

Serulle Ramia explained that given the number of people who will be involved, they have set up between 100 and 86 family rooms for visitors, along with 25 rooms in the four small hotels in the Los Cacaos community.

In the same way, camping areas have been provided.

Paola Rainieri describes tourism recovery as “extraordinary”

“In 2022 the arrival of visitors has been higher than in years prior to covid”

 She said efforts between the public and private sectors are continuing.

Paola Rainieri, senior vice president of Public Relations, Communications, and Marketing of the Puntacana Group, highlighted how tourism has recovered in the country after the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

She said that despite the international context, the recovery of tourism in the country has been extraordinary, highlighting that so far in 2022, the arrival of visitors has been higher than in the same period of years before the pandemic.

“The truth is that the results can be seen in the numbers presented monthly by the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), which compared to 2018 and 2019, which were the best years, the arrival of tourists is in full recovery in the DR,” Rainieri said.

Concerning the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the businesswoman indicated that the Dominican Republic could have in 2022 a 10% drop in tourist arrivals due to the conflict, “we are making joint efforts between the public and private sectors to attract visitors from other destinations.”

Rainieri spoke after giving a conference on the importance of women’s work in the development of the national tourism industry, given at the Institute of Technical Professional Training (Infotep).

Dominican leader off to Costa Rica for summit

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader will travel Monday morning to San José, Costa Rica, to participate in the third Summit of the Alliance for Development in Democracy.

The Presidency reported in a statement that the president’s departure is scheduled for 7:00 in the morning on a private flight, from the San Isidro Air Base and he will return by it around 10:00 at night.

“The Summit of Presidents for Development in Democracy will have a single day, this Monday, and it will address political, economic, business and other regional interest issues,” the note indicates.

The presidents of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen; from Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quezada and from the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, make up the summit.