Dominican Republic.- The Dominican Council of Ministers approved the draft State General Budget for 2015, which envisages an increase of economic resources for the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR).

Paris, France.- In the framework of IFTM Top Resa 2014 (in Paris, September 23-26), the minister of tourism of the Dominican Republic, Francisco Javier García, affirmed that this tourism fair represents a “great range of opportunities” since the French love the Dominican Republic. “They feel motivated because of the beauty ...

El Pais in English Cuba is accusing Washington of causing multi-billion-dollar losses to the island’s economy because of the US embargo that began in the 1960s, and was recently extended one more year by President Barack Obama.

Santo Domingo.- The first Invest in the DR forum was successfully held September 4 and 5 in the JW Marriott Hotel in Santo Domingo.

Port of Spain.- The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) hosted a two-day Regional Workshop on Public Policies to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

  Santo Domingo.- Simon Suarez is the new director of the Dominican Republic’s hotel and tourism association  ASONAHORES. Suarez was officially be presented on Sep. 3 in a ceremony at the Embassy Suites in Santo Domingo.