The first visit made by President Luis Abinader to the interior of the country, just days after assuming the Government, was to the city of Pedernales to reliably establish his commitment to the development, not only of that province, but of the entire southwestern region. of the country, neglected throughout the history of the Republic.
And so that it is understood that his determination has no setback, the head of state has made at least three more visits, including one for the holding of a Governing Council, an occasion in which fundamental issues were defined to put his decision into practice. idea of how its policies should positively impact, in this case, the province from which I come, and whose ties to my life are unbreakable.
The Pedernales development plan is supposed to go according to the conception of the President of the Republic.
However, lately voices have emerged that take refuge in an alleged interest in the conservation of natural resources that seek to hinder the Government’s plans, under totally unhappy arguments.
And that is where the president’s plans must be enforced, who under no circumstances should let his initiatives be diverted, spoiling the real hope that thousands of people have placed in the virtuality of his promises.
The argument that the operation of a tourist pier in Cabo Rojo threatens the life of coralline species and would ruin fishing activity is a fallacy that crumbles with history.
The Cabo Rojo pier was operating intensely for decades, until the Alcoa Exploration Company —real and almost the only way of life with some level in the province— ceased its activities more than 30 years ago, when the bauxite market changed radically.
For more than 40 years, Alcoa and its port coexisted harmoniously with the biodiversity of Cabo Rojo and the entire industrial environment of the company, as well as with the fishing activity of dozens of people who have lived from the sea, also for decades.
In other words, coming now to wield the “defense” of coral reefs and fishermen is nothing more than a ruse that seeks to hide other interests that oppose the tourist and economic development of one of the provinces that occupy a privileged place on the map of poverty in the Dominican Republic.
We are sure that President Abinader will turn a deaf ear to these arguments and, just as he has conceived, the pier, the airport in Oviedo and the other infrastructures that will have a decisive impact on changing life in the area will go ahead.
