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[...]Sugar workers get a 18% hike on the minimum wage
Poverty October 26, 2018 | 12:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Labor Ministry's National Salary Committee (CNS) on Fri. ordered a 18% increase to the minimum wage for workers of the national sugar industry. The Committee however didn’t sp[...]Medina says middle class tops 30%, poverty down to 25%
Poverty October 22, 2018 | 11:25 am
Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina said yesterday that the middle class already exceeds 30 percent of Dominicans, while poverty has been cut to 25 percent. "As part of a policy to transform th[...]Canada, Gildan, Batey Relief work for community dwellers
Poverty October 18, 2018 | 12:38 pm
Guerra, Dominican Republic.- The Canadian Embassy and Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) joined the multinational Gildan to launch the "Comunidad Emprende" program whose first version seeks to empower over 1[...]Crisis: 30,000 Venezuelans uprooted to Dominican Republic
Poverty October 9, 2018 | 10:22 am
Santo Domingo.- The makeshift campsite set up at the Yukpa indigenous community on the Colombia-Venezuela border city of Cúcuta is perhaps the most striking reflection of how migration from the latte[...]Scarce funding the key hurdle to sustainable development
Poverty October 1, 2018 | 12:00 pm
Rome.- The lack of funding is the main challenge to enact the sustainable development agenda agreed at the UN for 2030, a Dominican Republic representative affirmed Mon. in Rome. Dominican deputy E[...]Poor province won’t be the Gov.’s ‘condom’ any longer
Poverty September 6, 2018 | 2:25 pm
Santo Domingo.- A ruling party senator on Wed. slammed the government's "constantly unfulfilled promises" of tourism development and other works for Pedernales, which in his view leaves the youth of h[...]Ambitious Ozama river project: From shantytowns to urbanization
Poverty August 27, 2018 | 8:36 pm
Santo Domingo.- Juana Peralta's face lights up when she hears the word "relocation" as she stresses her greatest desire: "A house where I can be calm, with my needs covered and without fear of dying d[...]Study: 77 municipalities vulnerable to climate shocks
Poverty August 3, 2018 | 12:37 pm
Santo Domingo.- According to a recent study, 77 municipalities in the country are vulnerable to climate-related shocks. This research also identified the areas with the greatest exposure to or the hi[...]Dominican Republic 3rd with modern slavery in the Americas: EFE
Poverty July 19, 2018 | 2:33 pm
United Nations.- Venezuela, along with Haiti, is the country with the highest incidence of modern slavery in Latin America, according to a report published today by the Walk Free Foundation and presen[...]Dominican Republic’s extreme poverty dips below 6%: official
Poverty July 18, 2018 | 11:16 am
New York.- Economy minister, Isidoro Santana, on Tuesday presented Dominican Republic's National Voluntary Report on Sustainable Development Goals, citing advances in poverty reduction, access to drin[...]Crises: Dominican Republic lodges some 30K Venezuelans
Poverty June 8, 2018 | 12:57 pm
Santo Domingo.- Venezuela's drawn-out political, social and economic crisis, to which the Organization of American States adds humanitarian, has prompted the country's most massive exodus since its in[...]87.2% of Dominican Republic’s 570,933 immigrants are Haitians
Poverty June 5, 2018 | 2:56 pm
Santo Domingo.- Of Dominican Republic's 570,933 immigrants 87.2% are Haitians and the rest are from Venezuela, the US, Spain and to a lesser degree Italy, according to the 2nd National Survey of Immig[...]Haitian graduates from Dominican universities should return ‘ASAP’
Poverty June 1, 2018 | 1:06 pm
Santo Domingo.- The young Haitian people who study in Dominican universities to become professionals should return to their country as soon as they graduate to contribute the knowledge acquired to t[...]Hundreds of Haitians look to regularize; 64,344 renew card
Poverty May 29, 2018 | 3:34 pm
Santo Domingo.- Hundreds of Haitians have gathered near the Immigration Agency since early Tuesday hoping to renew their foreigner regularization card. The mostly Haitian foreigners have come fro[...]Agro, retail, services account for most jobs, but pay the least
Poverty May 22, 2018 | 11:57 am
Santo Domingo.- Agriculture, commerce and services are the activities which account for most jobs, but they also pay the lowest wages, according to the Central Bank's Continuous National Workforce Sur[...]