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Teen and even pre-teen pregnancies are a sad reality in the Dominican Republic, and this has been true for decades. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has expressed its concern the DR has one of the highest pregnancy rates in the Americas and the world. According to UNFPA stats, 20% of all births in the …

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The Acento news group has indicated that there are at least five issues that are causing problems between the United Nations, United States and the Dominican Republic. The elephant in the room is, of course, Haiti. The neighboring country is currently undergoing a chaotic period where law enforcement and public safety are mere words on …

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The Dominican Republic makes news whenever it steps up the deporting of undocumented persons to Haiti. The Haitians cross the nearly 400 km border looking to survive violence, lack of social services and jobs in Haiti. A very small percentage is picked up by the Migration Agency (DGM) for irregular status here and returned by …

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The most impactful news of the past week and over the weekend was the announcement by the United States government that sugar from the American-owned La Romana Sugar Corporation would no longer be accepted in any US port. The note alleged labor issues as the key point. Local reaction was swift, to say the least. …

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Diario Libre has been covering reports that large drug cartels have set up operations in the Dominican Republic with apparently little done to shut these down now under the Abinader administration. Diario Libre reports the Global Organized Crime Index indicates the Dominican Republic continues to be an important transshipment point for cocaine, heroine, and extasis …

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Listin Diario’s front page story describes the black market for visas for Haitians to travel legally to the Dominican Republic. The newspaper reports the Dominican government has issued 726,300 visas for Haitians since 2015. The newspaper report points out that the irregularities with the visa issuing were found to be only happening with the consulates …

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A dig at Colombian singer star Shakira’s former husband, Gerard Pique, the just-released Ozuna and Shakira bachata is hitting the first places of music charts. “Monotonía” is a song that seemingly leaves clues of what happened between Shakira and the Catalan footballer. Pique is not playing for Spain in Qatar 2022. Ozuna is a Puerto …

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Musical producer Amaury Sanchez announces Rock Sinfónico for 10 December 2022 at the National Theater. 24 emblematic songs in voices of leading Dominican rock singers will be on stage. These include Max Martinez (Tabuteck and New Page), Eddy Alba (Uranio), Hector Anibal (Transfusion), Benny Hiraldo, Leonor García and Omar Henriqeuz (Sociedad Tabú). Among the songs, …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 3.05%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 12.91%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #983 dated 26 November 2022. Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera is encouraging people to up their vaccination status, with a third, fourth or fifth vaccine that are available for free in the Dominican Republic. He said …

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President Luis Abinader appointed Francisco Alberto Torres Díaz as Superintendent of Pensions of the Dominican Social Security System through Decree 700-22. Torres Díaz, until now deputy director general at the Tax Agency (DGII), holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and International Trade from Drexel University’s LeBow College of …

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