Economy

Economy July 14, 2015 | 8:14 am

Seaweeds invade Dominican beaches; hotels hire experts

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s famous white sand beaches aren’t so much lately as mountains of brown algae (Sargasso) overwhelm the shore, prompting one expert to call it an emergency situation.

Experts from the Dominican company Capsa and Desmi from Denmark on Monday announced a pilot program aimed at removing the seaweed from 400 linear meters of beach of an east region resor... Read more