Samana project suspended

[NewsWhore]

The Ministry of the Environment has ordered the suspension of the "Vista Mare" project until the company, JJ S.A., fulfills the necessary legal requirements. Environment Minister Max Puig made the announcement yesterday before the Chamber of Deputy's Environment Committee that is looking into the removal of 3,000 acres of sand from the coast at Rio San Juan for the artificial beach in Puerto Plata. Deputy Demetrio Antonio Vicente (PRD-Samana) says that the extraction of the sand and the Vista Mare project are both against the law. During his appearance, Puig said he didn't know whether Tourism Minster Felix Jimenez owned the Samana project. He says that the Ministry of Environment is treating JJ S.A like any other company and that no prior investigation into the owners of JJ S.A. had been carried out.

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