The Dominican authorities inaugurated yesterday the reconstruction of the Fishermen’s people in The earthlyfrom the Samaná province, an emblematic tourist and commercial space that has been completely renewed after being reduced to debris by a fire in 2021, the second that has affected the area in the last 10 years.
The work, which required an investment of 293.6 million pesos, seeks to return a reference point in the province of Samaná to the community and the tourism sector.
President Luis Abinader, accompanied by the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, headed the opening ceremony, highlighting that this infrastructure is part of an investment plan of the Government that amounts to 1,388 million pesos in Samaná.
A renewed space
The new Fishermen’s people It has 10 modules Sale for food and drink, shared bathrooms and service areas for merchants.
In addition, in the 4,390 square meters intervened, advanced ones have been installed Detection systems and fire suppression, including water pumps and safety mechanisms in kitchens, measures that did not exist in place and seek to prevent sinister futures.
As part of this commitment, Abinader announced that the next installment will be Samaná’s boardwalk, whose remodeling will be ready in less than a month.
293.6
Millions of pesos invested by the Government in the reconstruction of the square.
“There is a very forceful before and after,” said Tourism Minister David Collado at the opening ceremony of the work, who stressed that the infrastructure in The earthly It is part of a public investment of 1,388 million pesos of the government in the province of Samaná.
Fire prevention
The earthly It has been a municipality vulnerable to fires: electrical failures, gas escapes and negligence have succumbed to weak commercial infrastructures that are not usually prepared for this type of accident.
In that sense, Colonel Carlos Manuel Santos, a member of the Fire Department of The earthlyHe explained that they will initiate an inspection process to ensure that the properties delivered have strict security measures.
“We are going to be a bit strong on the street: all that businessman who owns restaurants and hotels who has a problem in his property will have to correct it immediately, otherwise, we will proceed to close his establishment,” he said.
He explained that the Fire Department of The earthly has gradually improved its conditions to expedite its response capacity, thanks to the installation of Eight hydrants which add up to more than 3,500 gallons of additional waters to water and river water, as well as the expansion of new truck units.
“Without water, any fire could get out of control. Now we can guarantee it in 85 % that the fires will be controlled,” he said.
Waiting for more details
Former owners of shops consulted by Free newspaper They expressed to be waiting for them to be known when and how they will be able to operate, since they still do not receive this information.
“We are waiting for the authorities and we see it well, it is a stronger construction,” said Licelot Emmanuel, owner of an Italian restaurant who, until then, has not been able to operate waiting to be relocated. “We haven’t done anything because we didn’t want to invest elsewhere and then here,” he added.
Barry Naipaul, a Canadian owner who has resided for more than 12 years in The earthly and suffered the fires of 2021 and 2012 in this squareNor has you resumed your business Surfing And, while waiting to be informed what the new conditions will be, he says that he has dedicated himself to real estate to stay.
The governor of Samaná, Teodora Mullix Geraldino, explained to the press that not all the former business owners who were in the square of the Fishermen’s people It will necessarily “those who occupy it again, since the work is now owned by the Dominican State and there are some requirements that must be met to be there.
In this the mayor of The earthlyEduardo Esteban. “Those who operate here will be tenants under a regulation that will be announced in the next few days, but that is already a responsibility of the Ministry of Tourism, with a commission that has been created for those purposes.”
Rosa Grandell, an owner who had a business in the square Since 1984, he hopes that she will return the place that has cost her “her blood and sweat”, as well as coarrendataria.
“First, I hope they give it to us, that they respect the concessions that each one had and then, on the march, we will talk to tourism what their conditions are,” he said.
