Puerto Plata businessmen and merchants ask the government to allow them gradually open their businesses
PUERTO PLATA.- Given that they have been closed for more than 50 days, Puerto Plata’s businessmen and merchants are imploring the Government to allow them to gradually open their businesses.
The president of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Merchants of Puerto Plata (ADECOMPP), Evelio Díaz, maintained that the lack of production is already unbearable for local trade since the time that has elapsed has been more than sufficient.
“While small and medium-sized Puerto Plata merchants continue with our businesses closed, ironically the large supermarket chains are open and they sell everything, without applying any restrictions, which is not fair,” Díaz said.
He clarified that they respect the restrictive measures implemented by the authorities to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but with keeping all the shops in the city closed, these official provisions have gone too far.
Also, the renowned businessman José Daniel Jiménez (Niño), expressed that since March 17 his store located on Camino Real street has been closed and more than 110 employees depend on his business, who are desperate to be practically out of work.
He stated that although government decisions in the fiscal and labor spheres seemed correct, the economic losses are incalculable, so it is already prudent to allow the opening of commercial establishments in Puerto Plata.
For this reason, last Friday a group of businessmen and merchants held a meeting with the Civil Governor of Puerto Plata, Iván Rivera, whom they asked to manage in the National Palace to gradually open local businesses.
Puerto Plata’s merchants called the High-Level Commission for the prevention and control of COVID-19 to accept their proposal, indicating that they are committed to educating their customers in compliance with social isolation and other sanitary measures. required.
They guaranteed that if they were allowed to open their commercial establishments in a staggered manner, they would faithfully comply with the sanitary protocol established by the authorities since the reopening of commerce and hospitality would allow thousands of employees to return to their workplaces.
Source: Puerto Plata Digital
May 11, 2020
Category: DR News |