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01-10-2008, 01:20 PM
Deputy Minister of Interior and Police and director of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Program Jose Pantaleon Maria Arias says that all the bars, clubs and nightspots that operate within a resort or hotel, like the Hotel Hispaniola, aren't required to obey alcohol decree if they are a five-star hotel. This effectively allows them to sell alcohol without any restrictions. Quoted in Listin Diario, Arias responded to claims made by the Bars and Restaurants Association that the Ministry of Interior and Police is allowing the LED Nightclub on the premises of the Hispaniola Hotel to operate without any restrictions. According to the Association, this is unfair competition with other popular nightclubs that have to close at midnight or at 2am on weekends. The Deputy Minister said that if they wanted to operate like LED they should move their business inside a hotel.
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