{"id":56565,"date":"2012-02-24T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=56565"},"modified":"2012-02-25T12:18:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T16:18:57","slug":"dominica-to-strengthen-amend-tourism-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/tourism-publicity\/dominica-to-strengthen-amend-tourism-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica to strengthen, amend Tourism Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dominica\u2019s Tourism Minister Ian Douglas has disclosed that the government intends amending and strengthening the Tourism Act to address a number of cruise tourism related matters.<\/p>\n

Douglas told a news conference on Friday that the changes will include putting in place measures that will allow for disciplinary action \u201cagainst some of the service providers that want to play outside of the rules\u201d.<\/p>\n

He indicated that his ministry was contemplating introducing a ticketing system for violations, and that varying punishment for different offences would be considered.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of having to wait to take somebody\u00a0 who violates, one of the guys on the Bayfront probably not following the laws, not adhering to the standards, if we introduce a ticketing system we can really bring some speed to the system so they don\u2019t have to wait for a court date,\u201d the minister said, explaining that this would work like the ticket given to traffic violators.<\/p>\n

He said the issue of certification would also be addressed, by targeting private operators on the Bayfront who attempt to provide a service without adhering to the regulations as laid out in the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we allow them to do that, then it cheapens the product and it jeopardizes our ability to provide the service at the best that we possibly can,\u201d Douglas told reporters at the news conference carried live by the Government Information Service Television Channel.<\/p>\n

The minister indicated that the country also had a problem with a number of hotel plants that are not certified.<\/p>\n

He said the figure was below 50 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are reviewing the act because at the end of the day what we want to do is we want to facilitate growth and dynamism in the industry and we feel that the act, the Tourism Standard Act should facilitate that rather than hampering it,\u201d Douglas said.<\/p>\n

He said the changes can be \u201cdone by regulation\u201d without the matter necessarily having to go to parliament.<\/p>\n

The minister\u00a0 said the idea was to have those changes implemented \u201csooner rather than later\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica\u2019s Tourism Minister Ian Douglas has disclosed that the government intends amending and strengthening the Tourism Act to address a number of cruise tourism related matters. 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