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Denise Charles-Pemberton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tourism Minister Denise Charles-Pemberton is encouraging financial institutions on the island to put a product in place to encourage taxi operators to purchase coaster buses.<\/p>\n

According to her, there is a demand for tours in Dominica, and the organized tours are usually sold out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have to do now is we already have a challenge with capacity, we do not have enough transportation for organized tours, so I would like to encourage Dominicans and even the taxi operators who are already in the field to invest,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cI have spoken to the financial institutions to put out a product to encourage people, just for the purchase of coaster buses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charles-Pemperton revealed that she held discussions with representatives of the AID Bank and other financial institutions to help her ministry make special packages available for coaster buses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a meeting with them, I invited Auto Trade, Astaphans, a few institutions and car dealerships to help us put out a special package for coaster buses,\u201d she revealed. \u00a0\u201cAlthough we have no problem with private tours that have been organized, we have to also encourage and push organized tours.\u201d<\/p>\n

She believes that all taxi operators should be involved in organized tours.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause this is your bread and butter, we want to make sure you sustain what you have,\u201d Charles-Pemberton stated. \u201cSo, I want to encourage greater investment in that field.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further stated that this is needed by the next cruise ship season.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Charles-Pemberton pointed out that her ministry also plans to train about 200 tour guides.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause every coaster bus should have a tour guide,\u201d she indicated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Denise Charles-Pemberton is encouraging financial institutions on the island to put a product in place to encourage taxi operators to purchase coaster buses. 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