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According to Minister of Women Alejandrina German one in five women who die while giving birth are less than 20 years old, while one in five adolescents are either pregnant or have been pregnant at least once. German says that women are extremely vulnerable in these situations.

There will be an 85% less water due to climate change in the DR by the end of the century, according to a new study by students at Columbia University, as reported in Hoy. The study says the present frequent droughts are the first effects that are being felt. According to the study, which used …

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Education Minister Melanio Paredes is called all schools to resume classes today after two-days off due to the passing of Hurricane Gustav. Several private schools remained open on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Health Deputy Minister and National Forensics Pathology director Sergio Sarita Valdez is asking the Attorney General’s office to prohibit coroners to charge for autopsies, considering the families of the deceased rarely have the money to pay for the service. Sarita’s comments are in response to a curious happening in La Vega over the weekend. Reports …

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Residents of the Guachupita neighborhood Jarro Sucio are in shock after two families were killed, squashed below a landslide that fell from above a cliff. Carlita Mendez and her neighbors Catalina Feliz and her five children were killed when the rain-saturated soil collapsed on top of the victims. Odalis Rosario and Adelina Rosaro, who lived …

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The Dalai Lama has canceled his trip to the Dominican Republic and other Latin American nations due to exhaustion. A spokesperson for the Dalai Lama said the Tibetan spiritual leader could undergo medical evaluation. The Dalai Lama will head to India to seek treatment and rest. No other details were given, or whether he would …

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The DR lost its first game during the Centrobasket regional tournament yesterday to the US Virgin Islands, 83-74. The DR needs to win the next two games to enter the next round and qualify for the 2009 Pre -World Championships. Two NBA players, Al Horford and Francisco Garcia are on the team. Coach Scott Roth …

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The Center for Emergency Operations (COE) reports that 5,425 persons were evacuated due to heavy rains Hurricane Gustav brought with it as it brushed the Southwest yesterday becoming a category 1 hurricane on its way to Haiti. Eight (mother and six children and a neighbor) died on Wednesday, a day after the storm had passed …

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A bridge over Nigua River at Madre Vieja Sur in San Cristobal that was built at a cost of RD$100 million after the old bridge collapsed during the passing of Tropical Storm Noel in October 2007, is showing signs of serious deterioration. Listin Diario reports that President Leonel Fernandez inaugurated the bridge on 17 April, …

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The son of former PRD strongman, Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, Jose Francisco Pena Guaba was appointed general manager of the governmental National Lottery. Previously he was in charge of INESPRE, a practically defunct government department. Frank Rodriguez was sent to the Dominican Agrarian Institute, and Hector Rodriguez Pimentel was appointed director of the Hydraulic Resources …

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