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2016 News

San Cristobal Mayor Raul Mondesi under investigation

The mayor of San Cristobal, former baseball star Raul Mondesi was interviewed by the Specialized Prosecution Service for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 in connection with alleged irregularities committed during his period of administration. On his arrival at the interrogation, Mondesi announced to journalists that he had more than 4,000 tareas (621 …

Haitian women immigrants have low schooling levels

Approximately 70% of the Haitian women who have migrated to the Dominican Republic have very low levels of schooling or none at all. Only 22.4% have middle school studies (7-8th grade), and only 6.5% have university level studies, according to findings from a recent poll. The National Statistics Office (ONE) says that the low levels …

Dominicans hooked to the Internet

The use of computers in the Dominican population 12 years old and older grew from 28% in 2005 to 49% in 2013, while the use of the Internet grew from 16% to 46%. This was shown by a comparative report carried out by the National Statistics Office (ONE), using as a basis the Enhogar surveys …

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San Cristobal Mayor Raul Mondesi under investigation

Haitian women immigrants have low schooling levels

Dominicans hooked to the Internet