WB taps US$75M to help 1.3M+ poor Dominicans
Poverty March 13, 2015 | 6:55 am
Washington DC.– The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a new project for the Dominican Republic worth US$75 million, which seeks to ensure that thousands of citizens gain acce[...]
Just 30% of people in southern villages enroll for regularization
Poverty March 12, 2015 | 9:52 am
Santo Domingo.- Only 30% of the population identified as group B in the South region’s sugar cane villages (batey) managed to enroll in the Book of Aliens to apply for the benefit of Law 169-14, [...]
Dominican teens rank 3rd in pregnancy in region
Poverty March 11, 2015 | 8:00 am
Santo Domingo.- Teen fertility rates in Latin America and the Caribbean haven’t declined at the same rate globally, and its increase is projected to continue.
Of the region’s six countrie[...]
Pressure on migrants isn’t from Europe: Dominican envoy in UK
Poverty March 10, 2015 | 9:50 am
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s ambassador to Great Britain on Monday said the European Union actively supports the search for solutions to the problem of illegal immigration, consistent wit[...]
Collaboration between MyVery Own Library and DREAM expands in DR
Poverty March 7, 2015 | 9:57 am
Cabarete, PuertoPlata, DR.– On March 4th, The Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring (DREAM) Project celebrated World Read Aloud Day by continuing its partnership with My Very OwnLibrary and [...]
Health care for sugarcane children
Poverty March 3, 2015 | 4:23 pm
Thousands of children of Haitian and Dominican origins living in Dominican Republic’s impoverished and vulnerable sugarcane plantations rural “bateyes” communities have been left with limited[...]
Major developer to build 4,500 homes in new city
Poverty March 3, 2015 | 9:08 am
Santo Domingo.- Construction company Bisonó on Monday announced it will build around 4,500 homes at the Ciudad Juan Bosch housing project, Santo Domingo Este.
Bisonó vice president [...]
Dominican Customs chief gets big bucks; workers earn peanuts: El Dia
Poverty February 26, 2015 | 12:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- While the head of Dominican Republic’s Customs Agency pockets a cool RD$687,500 (US$15,200) per month, most of its employees earn wages of misery as low as RD$10,000 mont[...]
Sean Penn, Clinton, Dominican mogul’ have big plans for Haiti: Acento
Poverty February 25, 2015 | 12:17 pm
Santo Domingo.- Former US president Bill Clinton and actor Sean Penn met this week with Dominican mogul Juan Vicini, who was shown their projects developed and plans by foundations sponsored by bot[...]
No more delays on 30% wage hike: Unions
Poverty February 20, 2015 | 8:27 am
Santo Domingo.- Labor union leaders are upbeat that the 30% salary increase will become reality without further delay at the Labor Ministry’s National Wage Committee (CNS) meeting next Thursday.[...]
Labor, management to talk wage review next week
Poverty February 17, 2015 | 8:06 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Salary Committee (CNS) on Monday called for labor and management representatives to meet Thursday next week to review the national minimum wage, which hasn’t been rai[...]
Haitians ‘rent’ official documents to cross border
Poverty February 9, 2015 | 9:11 am
Santo Domingo.- François, a Haitian who decided to settle in the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, four years ago, sends money to his small family near Port-au-Prince, beamed when he returned [...]
PLAN: 26% of Dominican youngsters are ‘Ni-Nis’
Poverty January 30, 2015 | 9:05 am
Santo Domingo .- Plan International in Dominican Republic (Plan DR) on Thursday stressed its concern with unemployment and lack of opportunities for Dominican youngsters, 26% of whom neither work [...]
Medina off to Costa Rica Summit with poverty in mind
Poverty January 28, 2015 | 9:25 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Wednesday said he’ll address poverty during the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government held today and tomorrow in Heredia, Costa Rica.
When a[...]
Labor warns of lost patience as wage hike talks languish
Poverty January 23, 2015 | 9:42 am
Santo Domingo.- The talks aimed at raising the minimum wages await for management to name its representatives to formalize the National Tripartite Salaries Committee (CNS), while unions warn they[...]
More Haitians look to legalize their status
Poverty January 20, 2015 | 9:02 am
Santo Domingo.- The lines have resumed this week at the Juan Pablo Duarte government office building, to apply for the National Plan to Regularize Foreigners, which expires in June.
While aw[...]
Government turns its back to the border: Senator
Poverty January 13, 2015 | 11:21 am
Santo Domingo.- Pedernales province (southwest) senator Dionis Sanchez on Tuesday said the government turns its back to the border and forces inhabitants to emigrate to big cities, leaving the reg[...]
Literacy push reaches rugged regions, remote mountains
Poverty January 12, 2015 | 10:32 am
Santo Domingo.- The National Literacy Plan ‘Quisqueya Learns with you’ affirmed Monday that a report released on January 2 reveals that 766,136 Dominicans have learned to read and write.
[...]
Philip Morris, MUDE conclude successful project at border schools
Poverty January 8, 2015 | 12:10 pm
Montecristi, D.R.- Philip Morris Dominicana and the institution Mujeres en Desarrollo Dominicana (MUDE) announced that the project "Comprehensive Support to Improve Quality Educational in Domi[...]
Official says houses for illegal aliens in Dominican territory ‘illegal’
Poverty January 6, 2015 | 4:12 pm
Santo Domingo.- Interior and Police minister Jose Ramon Fadul on Tuesday called an foreign-funded NGO’s construction of houses for undocumented Haitians in Dominican territory, unusual and in vio[...]
