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Poverty March 15, 2019 | 10:46 am

Dominican Republic: blessed by tourism, cursed by misery

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic in recent years has become a territory that is not only blessed by tourism, gastronomy, cultural wealth and mega sports stars; it's also heading other lists ranging from misery to teenage pregnancies. Transparency International reports of recent years determined that bribery is Dominican Republic's most common type of corruption, as 46% of respondents said

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