Nearly 18% of border area population faces illiteracy
Poverty April 18, 2025 | 8:27 am
Santo Domingo.- A recent study by the Ministry of Economy reveals that literacy remains a major challenge in the Dominican Republic's border provinces—Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón,[...]Dominican Republic: RD$614 million food donation program underway
Local January 26, 2025 | 8:41 am
Santo Domingo -- The Social Assistance Plan of the Presidency (PASP), in its Annual Operating Plan (POA) for 2025, began a procurement process for the acquisition of [...]Ministry of Economy reports 10-point drop in poverty over 7 years
Local July 9, 2024 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- From 2016 to 2023, the Dominican Republic has made significant strides in reducing poverty levels despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall poverty ha[...]Citi Foundation’s 2024 Global Innovation Challenge calls on nonprofits to combat homelessness
Poverty January 30, 2024 | 2:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Citi Foundation today launched a call for proposals for the latest edition of its Global Innovation Challenge. The challenge is a funding model that seeks to ampli[...]The Dominican Republic makes progress in reducing poverty among women
Local November 16, 2023 | 8:13 am
Santo Domingo.- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has introduced the Regional Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with a focus on women in Latin America and the Caribbean[...]Poverty does not relent in times of prosperity in the Dominican Republic.
Economy October 27, 2023 | 3:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- In the DR economy, some mechanisms hinder income distribution during boom times, and the wealthiest 1% concentrates the wealth. Social [...]UN reiterates request to States to prevent arms trafficking to Haiti
Poverty October 19, 2023 | 5:02 pm
New York.- The United Nations Security Council has reiterated its call to member states to take appropriate measures to prevent the trafficking and illicit diversion of small arms, light weapons, and [...]Altice Dominicana delivers donations to relief agencies in San Cristóbal
Local August 20, 2023 | 5:29 pm
San Cristóbal.- With the aim of supporting the work of the relief agencies working in the explosion events that occurred in San Cristóbal last Monday, telecom company Altice Dominicana delivered hun[...]Violence and criminality delay economic and social development in the Dominican Republic, say experts
Local July 23, 2023 | 10:13 am
Santo Domingo.- The national rector of the Federico Henríquez y Carvajal University (UFHEC), Alberto Ramírez Cabral, proposed yesterday that the country should engage in a broad discussion on the ca[...]Haiti flood death toll rises to 42
Poverty June 6, 2023 | 3:37 pm
Port-au-Prince.- Haiti has been devastated by heavy flooding over the weekend, resulting in a death toll of 42 people, with 11 others reported missing, according to authorities. The H[...]4.9 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Haiti leaving 3 dead and several injured
Poverty June 6, 2023 | 8:22 am
Port-au-Prince.- Southern Haiti was rocked by an earthquake early Tuesday, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, resulting in the loss of at least three lives and several injuries, as [...]Less talk more action, Dominican leader on Haiti
Poverty June 8, 2022 | 12:08 pm
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader asked the international community this Wednesday to stop so many speeches and come to the aid of Haiti. Speaking to journalists upon his arrival this Wedne[...]Dominican Republic seeks help for Haiti, again
Poverty June 2, 2022 | 7:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The United States assured Wednesday that it plans to discuss the Haitian crisis with the leaders of the region at the next Summit of the Americas, among the issues are access to health[...]Dominican poverty: from 23.36% to 23.85% in 2021
Poverty April 12, 2022 | 9:40 am
Santo Domingo.- Poverty in the Dominican Republic went from 23.36% to 23.85% in 2021, for an increase of 0.49 percentage points compared to 2020, according to data released this Monday by the Ministry[...]BRA trains adolescents to recycle sanitary napkins
Poverty January 31, 2022 | 10:25 am
Monte Plata, Dominican Rep.- Adolescents from this province will be instructed from next February with techniques on the elaboration, use, recycling and proper conservation of sanitary napkins durin[...]No celebrations in Haiti after one of its most tragic years
Poverty December 31, 2021 | 3:08 pm
Port-au-Prince.– Haiti closes 2021 without celebrations, neither official nor unofficial, after one of its most tragic years, marked especially by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and th[...]WFP releases report on Dominican Republic
Poverty December 24, 2021 | 12:37 pm
Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Republic has experienced economic growth and stability during the past decades. However, the food security situation has been affected by inequalities in income distrib[...]IDB US$100.0M loan to ease the plight of Dominican Republic’s poor
Poverty December 9, 2021 | 12:18 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Board of Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) this week approved five operations for US$1.8 billion to promote policies and programs for sustainability and inclus[...]Dominican Republic: type 1 diabetes patients spend between 15 thousand and 57 thousand pesos a month
Local August 18, 2021 | 1:02 pm
Santo Domingo.– Although there are no exact figures, it is estimated that in the Dominican Republic more than 27 thousand people would be living with type 1 diabetes, a metabolic condition in which [...]Cuba will not allow “a parallel internet” from the US, says Deputy Minister
Poverty August 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm
Havana.- Cuba will not allow the United States to enable "a parallel internet," as the Joe Biden administration claims, considering that it would be an act of "interference," a senior Cuban official s[...]
