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Santiago.- The president of the Association of Free Zone Companies yesterday announced the advances and investments aimed at resuming operations and to maximize the potential of the deepwater port at Manzanillo, Montecristi (northwest).

Miguel Lama said the facility will be managed through the Port Corporation of the Atlantic, but given its current limited operations and deterioration, they plan to start refurbishing it next week, aimed and invigorate exports and imports by the companies that operate in the country’s north region.

He placed the port’s current transactions at 90 million dollars per year, and expects that figure will reach as much as US$250 million, with the structural improvements and taking advantage of the various trade agreements. “We have interchanges and treaties with Europe, the United States, Central America and CARICOM that we must take advantage of.”

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8 comment(s)
Written by: WalterPolo, 15 Apr 2011 8:37 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Good!

Make sure they build a grain elevator, so they rid POP of those trucks from hell on the road to Navarrete-Santiago.
Written by: dreadlocks, 15 Apr 2011 10:52 AM
From: United States
brilliant observation, Walter. Manzanillo has lots of potential, as there are not too many good deep water ports in the DR.
Written by: Sajomero, 15 Apr 2011 10:38 PM
From: United States, Del primer Santiago de America....y el mejor!!!
They should also get started on building a 4 lane highway and rail line to Montecristi from Santiago. This has been proposed by the Santiago Chamber of Commerce many times, but the usual interest that prevent progress get in the way. The road to Montecristi right now is too small for heavy traffic and is in urgent need of repairs and expansion.
Written by: gmiller261, 16 Apr 2011 10:15 AM
From: United States

And why not Puerta Plata?

Because the thugs that run the town have killed the golden goose. inbred entitlement morons.
Written by: danny00, 16 Apr 2011 11:13 AM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
u talk about killing the golden goose that lays the golden egg's.

u know what happen in pop???
treating tourists, investors, business, as "prey" rather then asset's,
u u know how they think, if in fact any one of them inpuertop plata has the brain to think, yes one needs a brain any size to do this thing, called thinking..
they grab as much as they can today and the hell with tomorrow.
good thinking on their part the fools they are and always will be and then the cycle goes on with their children.
Written by: dreadlocks, 17 Apr 2011 11:32 AM
From: United States
danny, as usual, you are right on the money. the minus squad might not like what you say, but they cannot contradict you. it is for the reasons that you state that the DR has one of the lowest return rates in tourism. that comes from Haydee Rainieri of the Dominican tourist management apparatus, not from me. it is all about fleecing guys today, grabbing what they can get, and fleecing a new crop tomorrow. there is no concept of creating a return customer base. it is no different than the thinking of the colmado owner who beats you out of 5 pesos, rather than treating you fairly, and making you a customer for life.
Written by: airgordo, 18 Apr 2011 8:24 PM
From: Dominican Republic
i wonder why i'm not surprised by the previous two comments? jajaja
Written by: gmiller261, 19 Apr 2011 9:45 AM
From: United States

Because it the truth?

Dominicans are the Ground Hogs day poster children.

They use the word mañana because it NEVER comes to them.
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