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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic. - Canada ambassador Patricia Portier headed the inaugural of its office in Punta Cana (east), to provide consular assistance and services to Canadian residents and visitors in that resort region.
Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia, local authorities, diplomats, business leaders and other personalities attended the ceremony.
Fortier, who read a letter from Peter Kent, Canada’s Foreign Relations Minister for the Americas congratulating her for bolstering ties between both countries, welcomed those present and the authorities who collaborated to open the office
The diplomat clarified however that this office won’t provide immigration or commercial assistance or diplomatic work, topics she said Canada’s Embassy in Santo Domingo will continue providing those services
Garcia congratulated the Embassy for the new office,and thanked Ottawa for its continued support for the Dominican Republic, especially through tourism.
Canada’s Ambassador that the diplomatic relations between the Republic Dominicana and Canada were established in 1954
that the bows are narrowed every time within all the scopes, coverall in tourist “the 700.000 Canadians visit the Dominican Republic every year, 450.000 which they have as tourist destiny White End”.
The new office is located in the AMSTAR Business Center # 404 Verón highway, Bavaro, telephones: 809-455-1730, 809-455-1734 Fax: 809-455-1733. Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
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"services to Canadian residents and visitors in that resort region. "
Are you going to put a street lights now, and side walks, or Bavaro will stay in dark and with holes on the asphalt?
For example, Francisco Garcia is acting pretty different than Felucho.
Felucho made asphalt roads for Los Corales (where he built 4 floors buildings Stanza Mare on the beach - by the way three is maximum), so are we going to wait that Francisco build maybe his resort, or his Golf course, so Bavaro can have STREET LIGHTS AND SIDE WALKS.
Opening a Canadian Consulate in Punta Cana (read VERON) is out of the mind, there are not more than 50 Canadian residents (and thats too much) in all area.
Ok, there is a great number of Canadian tourists in the zone.
What embassy has to do with Hotels? What are the benefits? And who takes that?
why are you stressing it out so much. remember you are in paradise just go to steve's corner in bavaro for a cold president while you still can.
You probably never been to Bavaro then, mate.
Do you mean Esquina Aleman?
Steve is in Los Corales...On the Roof top of Las Piratas building.
Diplomatic presence, indeed, has nothing to do with hotels!!! It is a SERVICE offered to the people (residents AND mostly tourists) in case of different situations (the list is long) that may occur while in the country. Just take the example of a lost or stolen passport two days before departure. It makes quite a difference if it could be replaced in Punta Cana instead of having to go to Sto Domingo!
And what's the problem? The DR isn't paying! Canadians are!!!
I can't believe you actually wrote this... might as well sit on a corner and beg as well. The Embassy is OBVIOUSLY servicing Canadians in the area via consular services. Of course, maybe dominicans wouldn't know about this considering their Embassy personnel abroad.
I don't understand then negativity in your comment? or are you simply one of those people who complain about everything?
Streets are fixed all over Bavaro and Punta Cana, except Avenida España and Avenida Alemania.
Even that road that leads to Veron crossroad is in the good shape.
New highway is sitting still, unfinished.
Still there are very few sidewalks. Usually tourists needs to walk, coming out of the Hotels. Or residents.
There is a great number of Canadian citizens during this winter (73 F tonight, that's 26C) so idea with Canadian consulate is a positive one.
Street lights missing, for car traffic or in urban zones. Plaza Globalia should be a good example with nice sidewalks and calm street lights (in El Cortecito).