Poverty

Poverty April 18, 2025 - 8:27 am

Nearly 18% of border area population faces illiteracy

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, Bahoruco, Independencia, Montecristi, Pedernales, and Elías Piña—where 17.7% of the population cannot read or...
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Poverty June 8, 2022 - 12:08 pm

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Poverty June 2, 2022 - 7:23 am

Dominican Republic seeks help for Haiti, again

Poverty April 12, 2022 - 9:40 am

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Poverty January 31, 2022 - 10:25 am

BRA trains adolescents to recycle sanitary napkins

Poverty December 31, 2021 - 3:08 pm

No celebrations in Haiti after one of its most tragic years

Poverty December 24, 2021 - 12:37 pm

WFP releases report on Dominican Republic

Poverty December 9, 2021 - 12:18 pm

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Local August 18, 2021 - 1:02 pm

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Poverty August 18, 2021 - 12:22 pm

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