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Santo Domingo.- The Senate will not approve the contract to build the Canoa Hot Springs project in Barahona (southwest), said the members of that chamber Charlie Mariotti and Noe Sterling Vasquez yesterday.

Both complained that the contract negotiations jeopardized the owners of the land the project would be built on, and who were paid US$500,000 for 99 years.

Vasquez said he opposes the contract, noting that as Barahona’s representative he’s the most interested in the development of tourism projects. He said Tourism minister Felix Jimenez didn’t provide enough information and shouldn’t accuse Congress of discarding the initiative.

Mariotti said he calculated that the land’s monthly rent is less than what one apartment would cost to rent.

On Tuesday Jimenez complained that an investment of RD$25 billion would be lost if the Senate doesn’t approve the project, which entails an investment of US$500 million on about 20 hectares of Agrarian Reform lands.

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 1 Aug 2008 11:26 AM
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
another scam proposed by foreign dirt balls trying to tie something up so they can sell it to another sucker.....This is one of the few examples where a small hotel financed by the government might open the door ...If these hot springs are viable they should be ripe for a legitimate investment.....NO sleazeballs need apply
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Written by: richardalberto, 1 Aug 2008 1:49 PM
From: United States
This guy Felix "Felucho" Jimenez is real freakin trip. He has prevented developments in Barahona for many many years due to his financial interests in Punta Cana and now he wants to pay these land owners pennies to "rent" their land. For 99 YEARS! What a joke!!!! He's practically stealing land to give to partner profits from this project.

Barahona already expanding and NOONE not even Felucho is going to stop it as much as he will try.
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Written by: alejandro15, 1 Aug 2008 2:11 PM
From: Dominican Republic
El problema es que nuestros senadores y diputados estan acostumbrados a que donde quiera que se mensiona dinero se le saque su tajada, y como estos inversionistas no estan costumbrados a las marrullas de nuestro pais ahora se oponen a este proyecto, en esas tierras no se dan ni las maldiciones, todos los dueños estubieron muy felices de vender y coste que el gobierno no les dara nada, como hicieron para desarrollar los proyectos de Puerto Plata y Babaro o sea que ellos lo haran todo. pero asi son de especiales nuestros senadores y diputados
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Written by: richardalberto, 1 Aug 2008 2:21 PM
From: United States
They don't even have the decency to purchase the land outright and give these folks their money. They wan o "Rent" the land. Criminal.
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Written by: Matthew, 1 Aug 2008 5:35 PM
From: Dominican Republic
As I understand they tried to buy it but the Gov. said no, it was a national treasure,so they let them rent it. This was seen as a step toward reopening the airport in Barahona by the locals....I wonder how many investors are tired of this sort of "permits/no permits" game and are Cuba bound?
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Written by: carbelk99 This user is banned, 2 Aug 2008 3:27 AM
From: United States
noe sterling and all the SENADores Shoul be hang by las BOLSAS,SUS COJONES ,cccccccccono.VIVA Trujillo carajo.Howcome HIpolito Lengua Filthy is not in JAIL.OR pepegoICO.THE ASSHOOOOOOOLE.
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Written by: richardalberto, 2 Aug 2008 12:12 PM
From: United States
The problem here is Felucho. The Minister of Tourism and his attempts to keep Barahona at bay because of his interests in Punta Cana. Recently they prevented development in Samana as well.
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Written by: chillaxin201, 5 Aug 2008 7:35 PM
From: Iraq, 10 billion dollars a month for nothing
what a scam!!!!!!!!! 500,000 for 99 years it should be a million a year u.s. i want to go there and buy land soon ............

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Written by: gouletcolonial, 6 Aug 2008 6:50 AM
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas C' Amalie hotel 1829 at the Bar
Chill dont you be going down there and ripping off the poor locals ....that is only for extranjeros to do.....we have an exclusive
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Written by: chillaxin201, 23 Aug 2008 4:29 PM
From: Iraq, 10 billion dollars a month for nothing
Written by: gouletcolonial, 6 Aug 2008 6:50 AM
From: Canada
Chill dont you be going down there and ripping off the poor locals ....that is only for extranjeros to do.....we have an exclusive


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