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Santo Domingo.– Tourism authorities in the Dominican Republic are carrying out a project to recover the country's beaches to guarantee excellent conditions for the development of tourism.

In that regard, actions will be taken in seven beaches in late 2008 at an initial investment of nearly 25 million dollars.

The project includes pouring 1.4 million cubic meters of sand and the demolition of some buildings that damage the coastal environment.

The program will benefit Caleta de La Romana, Palenque and Najayo de San Cristóbal, San Rafael and El Quemaito de Barahona, Juan Bolaños and Costa Verde de Montecristi.

Authorities are weighing complementary tourist offers, including the construction of a cable car to Jarabacoa and Santiago.

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Written by: JimHarrington This user is banned, 1 Jul 2008 9:41 AM
From: United States

Good idea lets under the guise of repairing the beaches move out all squaters, turn over the land to the senators for their services and serve the children in school tainted milk.

What a government the DR has makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Written by: sangwong This user is banned, 1 Jul 2008 12:13 PM
From: United States
Not fair to blame the government for the condition of beaches in the DR .. it has more to do with the action of individuals that use the beaches in the DR .. "We The People" are the ones that are ruining the beaches everywhere .. it is a world-wide problem and even more so in the United States .. where the entire shoreline has become a dangerously polluted dumping ground .. the entire coastline of the the NE between Florida and NY is covered with discarded plastic .. syringes .. every description of flotsam and jetsam imaginable .. flooding steams discharge polluted water into the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic .. beaches in Key West, FL are regularly closed due to sewage contamination from the thousands of septic tanks throughout the area ..
Written by: JimHarrington This user is banned, 1 Jul 2008 12:56 PM
From: United States

is the metro up and running yet
Written by: Escott, 1 Jul 2008 1:28 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
It is fair to blame a government who robs from the people at every turn in the road. What kind of person would stick up for a bad government who robs YOUR children of their futures unless YOU are on the Government TIT.
Written by: JoséJosé, 1 Jul 2008 6:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic
No one on the North Coast can slow or stop the removal of sand off of the beaches in Las Canas, Gaspar Hernandez! This has been an ongoing problem for years and now is to the point of property owners with ocean front properties losing 8 to 10mt. of property and having to build large stone sea walls to save their properties. The truck count is 80 to 100 large trucks per day, sometimes starting at 4AM, working 7 days a week. Since before the election, it’s getting worse with mining in 3 areas and the destruction of the last dunes.
Written by: JRRubirosa, 1 Jul 2008 8:23 PM
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
JImHarrington:

Please accept my appologies and let's push this agenda against the goverment...

You were right about the dumb goverment in DR..
Written by: Matthew, 2 Jul 2008 3:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic
If you look at this http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/....build-and-refurbish-tourist-stops they said the same thing over a year ago...do you still think that it is going to happen?
Written by: MitaR, 22 Jul 2008 1:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Is not far enough If you try to walk to any of those beaches a police try scold out and others cases intend of arrest, because is a private beach a place that should be free.
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