Govt. to build 48 homes for east region cave dwellers
Poverty January 10, 2018 | 1:01 pm
Santo Domingo.- The National Housing Institute (Invi) will build 48 homes in Samaná (east) worth RD$450,000 (US$9,400) each to house people living in the caves of that province. "It seems a lie, b[...]Haitian mothers accounted for 55% of births in the main hospitals
Local January 4, 2018 | 12:58 pm
Santo Domingo.- 55% of the births in the two main maternity hospitals of the capital during 2017 were by adolescent and foreign mothers, of which 99% were Haitian and around 1% Venezuelan, among other[...]Top official chief says Dominicans aren’t that poor anymore
Poverty January 3, 2018 | 1:38 pm
Santo Domingo.- Economy Minister Isidoro Santana on Tues. said poverty has been reduced in the Dominican Republic through increased income and other factors such as access to water, health, education [...]Govt. reception for ‘prophet’ draws rebuke; likened to ‘chicken surgeon’
Poverty November 27, 2017 | 12:33 pm
Santo Domingo.- YouTube shows the arrival of preacher Temitope Balogun Joshua (T.B. Joshua), to Dominican territory, for two days of rallies over the weekend. The so called "prophet" from Nigeria[...]NGO to blow up a house to promote low-cost homes
Economy November 24, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Santo Domingo.- The foundation Futuro Cierto will dynamite a house in the capital's Plaza de la Bandera on Dec. 13, to promote its housing construction program for low-income people. "The idea is[...]Biomass for energy benefits poorest Dominicans, official says
Poverty November 23, 2017 | 4:10 pm
Santo Domingo.- Generating energy with biomass can fight inequality and benefit the Dominican Republic's poorest citizens, Energy and Mines minister Antonio Isa Conde affirmed Thurs. He called biom[...]Dominican Govt., UNICEF work to root out child marriage
Poverty October 11, 2017 | 3:03 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tues. launched a media campaign to help root out child marriage and early marriages, which affects a third o[...]Official cites advances in eradication of poverty
Poverty October 5, 2017 | 3:00 pm
Santo Domingo. - Economy minister Isidoro Santana said Wednesday that the Dominican Republic Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Commission advances in the eradication of poverty, environmental protec[...]7.7% of Dominicans aged 15+ is illiterate: poll
Poverty September 28, 2017 | 7:11 pm
Santo Domingo.- 7.7% of the Dominican population age 15 or over doesn't know how to read or write, according to the National Survey of Multiple Purpose Homes (ENHOGAR 2016), conducted with 55,002 pe[...]Dominican, Haitian authorities scramble to help hurricane victims
Poverty September 12, 2017 | 4:30 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic and Haiti focus their efforts on attending the thousands affected by the winds and flooding of Hurricane Irma, whose impact was less than expected on the island [...]Irma’s impact: Plan International ready to aid Dominican, Haitian children
Poverty September 6, 2017 | 12:40 pm
Santo Domingo.- The children's rights advocate Plan International on Tues. announced it's ready to assist children and their families in the wake of hurricane Irma's impact on the Dominican Republic a[...]Only 176,000 Dominicans are still illiterate: UNESCO
Poverty August 22, 2017 | 2:50 pm
Santo Domingo.- In a major milestone in the country's history, the Dominican Republic is set to be declared free from illiteracy by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). [...]Many Haitian women give birth in Dominican hospitals, distort figures
Poverty August 14, 2017 | 6:07 pm
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Obstetrics-Gynecology Society secretary Dr. César López on Sunday said it's very difficult to find that women of Haitian nationality don't come to give birth in the Domin[...]Over 1,600 girls gave birth last year
Poverty August 11, 2017 | 12:23 pm
Santo Domingo.- Some 1,635 girls aged 10 to 15 gave birth in 2016, when they became one of the 29,999 adolescents who entered motherhood that same year. Most of the nearly 30,000 births by girls be[...]Dominican Republic is poor no more: Medina
Poverty July 26, 2017 | 7:53 pm
Santiago.- In a surprising statement in the nation's second biggest city on Wednesday, president Danilo Medina said the country is no longer poor because the Dominican Republic isn't receiving aid, si[...]Dominican Republic among worst places to be a kid
Poverty July 26, 2017 | 11:45 am
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is among the most perilous countries to educate and raise children, ranked 120th of the 172 worst nations to be a youngster, according to the study in "Debt with[...]A high number of Dominican children face death before 5
Poverty June 30, 2017 | 12:17 pm
Bogota (EFE).- In Latin America, "the risk of dying before 28 days since being born in the poorest countries is 2.5 times higher than in the richest and the risk of a child dying before the age of 5 i[...]Haiti: new World Bank report calls for increased health budget and better spending to save lives
Poverty June 27, 2017 | 8:38 pm
Port-au-Prince.-– A new report issued today by the World Bank reveals that the health sector needs more public investments and better allocation of resources to improve access to health care for all[...]Police demolish dozens of shanties at Haitian slum
Poverty May 31, 2017 | 2:13 pm
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Dozens of shanties occupied by Haitian squatters on land near the slum Cruce de Friusa (east) were demolished by police officers, Environment Ministry agents and Immig[...]Dominican Republic workers mark Labor Day with wage protest
Poverty May 1, 2017 | 2:19 pm
Santo Domingo.- International Workers' Day finds the country's labor and management in the midst of heated dispute over a wage increase. The unions grouped in the CNUS), the CASC, and other associa[...]