NewsWhore
09-03-2008, 04:20 PM
New Tourism Minister Francisco Javier, on a tour of Puerto Plata commented, "A region cannot develop its tourism industry without the community benefiting from this development." He said. He announced that he would work on that to see that the benefits trickle down to the community," as reported in El Nuevo Diario. He announced that Ceiztur funds would be allotted to repair the provincial hospital Ricardo Limardo. And funds would be available to help the owners of 55 arts and crafts shops that burned down in Pueblito, Playa Dorada, and for the construction and installation of bathrooms at the Malecon area.
Furthermore, he said the Ministry would subsidize educational programs to train youth so that they could take better advantage of the Puerto Plata tourism development. He made the statement after visiting the Center for Techno-Professional Training, Integracion Juvenil. Because of lack of funds, the center, where 350 poor children and teenagers study, had to close its orphanage that housed 12 children. Javier Garcia guaranteed a subsidy of RD$500,000 for the operation of the center.
Javier said he visited the area not only to get a first hand knowledge of the problems that affect the sector and the investments the government has made in the province, but "to see the things that are basic and still pending and that can contribute to develop tourism and also integrate tourists and community."
He also met with hoteliers and real estate developers and committed to meet with tour operators, ground transporters and taxi unions, and all the players in the tourism business.
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Furthermore, he said the Ministry would subsidize educational programs to train youth so that they could take better advantage of the Puerto Plata tourism development. He made the statement after visiting the Center for Techno-Professional Training, Integracion Juvenil. Because of lack of funds, the center, where 350 poor children and teenagers study, had to close its orphanage that housed 12 children. Javier Garcia guaranteed a subsidy of RD$500,000 for the operation of the center.
Javier said he visited the area not only to get a first hand knowledge of the problems that affect the sector and the investments the government has made in the province, but "to see the things that are basic and still pending and that can contribute to develop tourism and also integrate tourists and community."
He also met with hoteliers and real estate developers and committed to meet with tour operators, ground transporters and taxi unions, and all the players in the tourism business.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)