The Director General of the National Police, Ramon Antonio Guzman Peraltaheld a strategic meeting with the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, with the aim of continuing to strengthen security levels in tourist centres.
At the meeting, which was also attended by General Minouru Matsunagacentral director of Tourist Police (Politur), an assessment was made of the strategies implemented to raise security levels in the country’s main tourist centres.
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 Marca País 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 ministry.
Collado, Guzmán Peralta and 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 the minister.
While 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 until now.”
