Minister of Tourism and Director General of Police outline strategies, personnel increase and logistics
With the aim of continuing to strengthen security levels in tourist areas, the Director General of the National Police, Major General Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, held a strategic meeting today with the Minister of Tourism, David Collado.
The meeting, which was also attended by General Minouru Matsunaga, Central Director of the Tourism Police (Politur), reviewed the strategies implemented to raise security levels in the country’s main tourist centers.
In addition, the impact of current measures was reviewed and new initiatives were discussed to ensure the peace of mind and safety of visitors.
The meeting was held in the hall of the “Fundación Marca País” (Country Brand Foundation), where, among other things, it was decided to increase the number of agents in the areas previously identified as priority. Likewise, it was agreed to increase the exchange of information between the different agencies responsible for citizen security, including the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Minister Collado, Major General Guzmán Peralta and General Matsunaga reaffirmed their commitment to work together to maintain the Dominican Republic as a safe and reliable tourist destination.
They agreed on the importance of cooperation between institutions to achieve these objectives, highlighting that security is a fundamental priority for the development and sustainability of the tourism sector.
“The reinforcement of security in tourist centers is a responsibility and a decision of the Tourism Cabinet headed by the President of the Republic (Luis Abinader); while in other countries in the region their security is deteriorating and affected, in the Dominican Republic we are reinforcing and we have the lowest levels of incidence and delinquency in the entire region and the tourist centers,” said Minister David Collado.
While Major General Guzmán Peralta emphasized that “under the instructions of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, we are meeting to review everything that has to do with citizen security in tourist centers nationwide, in order to continue strengthening the security standards that have been exhibited so far.”
The heads of various areas related to public safety in tourist centres and their surroundings also participated in this meeting.
