Bowing to pressure Dominican Republic Gov. nixes UN migration pact
Poverty December 5, 2018 | 7:54 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government announced Sat.that it will not sign the UN's proposed Global Pact for Orderly, Ordered and Regular Migration, after a commission formed to render a report and [...]FAO warns more must be done to end hunger
Poverty November 27, 2018 | 4:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in the Dominican Republic, Carmelo Gallardo, affirmed Tues. that although there is always more to be done, there is ample p[...]Social Security: One cannot eat and get sick at the same time
Poverty November 23, 2018 | 8:18 am
Santo Domingo.- The head of the Affiliates Information and Defense (DIDA) on Thurs. cautioned that Dominican Social Security System's over 7.0 million affiliates earn less than RD$15,000 per month and[...]Traditionalists balk at proposed border wall
Poverty November 20, 2018 | 9:29 am
Santo Domingo.- The secretary general of the conservative Duartiano Institute on Mon. said the construction of a wall along the Dominican-Haitian border "doesn't solve anything." Manuel Rodríguez [...]Dominican Republic among States ‘captured’ by elites
Poverty November 16, 2018 | 3:56 pm
Buenos Aires.- The "capture" of the State by political and economic elites through various mechanisms deepens poverty and inequality in Latin America, according to a report by Oxfam released today. [...]Chinese hospital ship to treat 4,200+ patients for free
Poverty November 1, 2018 | 11:11 am
Santo Domingo.- The Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark arrived Thursday at the Don Diego terminal in San Souci Port, where it was received by Dominican Navy officers. The ship will provide free medic[...]Maintain welfare until income improves, expert says
Poverty October 31, 2018 | 11:22 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic must maintain its social policies to achieve an improvement in income, because if assistance is withheld, beneficiaries can back back into poverty, said Alfredo [...]VEEP attends NGO’s launch of Women’s Empowerment Initiative
Poverty October 30, 2018 | 12:33 pm
Press Release Santo Domingo.- On October 23, 2018, Dominican Republic’s Vice president, Margarita Cedeño de Fernandez attended Batey Relief Alliance’s 21st anniversary celebration dinner-confe[...]Boatpeople pay US$2K to reach Puerto Rico on job claims
Poverty October 26, 2018 | 3:20 pm
Santo Domingo.- The false claims of labor urgently needed in Puerto Rico are fueling illegal trips to that island, but thwarted by the Dominican Navy, which has to increase patrols along the East coas[...]
