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Santo Domingo.- The Web site EpochTimes reports that Dominican Republic's Tourism Minister, Felix Jiménez, hosted an luncheon on the 51st floor of Toronto's Manulife Center recently to announce US$1 billion in tourism infrastructure investment.
It said the Dominican Republic government will use the money to build better roads, a new cruise ship marina, high-speed ferry service between Punta Cana and Samana and more luxury hotel rooms, from now until 2012. Highway upgrades between Punta Cana to Santo Domingo will allow visitors to travel between the two cities in one third the travel time.
The country has already welcomed over 1.3 million visitors this year, 400,000 from Canada alone said Jimenez, EpochTImes said.
"We are very pleased with this impressive growth in tourism, and the new developments being planned will only improve our products as we continue to welcome record numbers of visitors from around the world," he said.
The Dominican Republic was recently named the number one Caribbean destination for international visitors by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In 2006 tourism is credited with fueling the countries impressive economic development that saw the GDP grow by double digits.
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I really do not understand the constant bickering between Dominicans and Haitian posters here. Both make very valid points at times...and at other times simply set each other up for an arguement.
Based on the vocalbulary used by most posters...we are not discussing issues with brain dead dingbats, but well educated and responsible people.
This constant degrading of Haitian posters makes me think that we have a serious racist attitude here. I guess since I am Canadian and live in this country, I too should be verbally spat on for having an opinion on how this country is. Obviously, when left solely to the citizens of this country, very little moves forward.
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It is sad to see that racism is alive and well on this forum and it is my hope that given the small number of posters who frequent the board, that it is does not represent the views of the everyday Dominican.
I as a Canadian, have had a pretty easy life relative to what many Dominicans and Haitians have had to deal with. yet oddly enough...I respect people for who they are...NOT WHERE THEY CAME FROM. Why is it that some of you choose to paint all with the same brush? Is it insecurity? Does it make you feel superior? Does it make you feel intelligent?
Sadly...it only makes you look like a dying breed from a foregone era who feared everyone outside your circle of life.
But what we seem to get here are extremists who refuse to acknowledge pertinent points made by each other. Dialog is about working together to solve an issue...to improve a product...to improve a society.
Most here is niether dialog or discussion...it seems to be nothing more than a grade school rant.
At times it all gets a little long winded and at times quite humourous....but productive???? No.