Abinader says extreme poverty fell to 2.44% thanks to salary increases

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader informed that the extreme poverty rate in the Dominican Republic decreased from 2.87% in 2019 to 2.44% in 2025. In that sense, during LA Semanal, the president attributed this improvement to the three salary increases implemented during his administration, which have contributed to improving the living conditions of the most vulnerable sectors. Abinader highlighted that these figures reflect the government's commitment to the fight against poverty and the promotion of inclusive economic development. You may be interested in: Coverage for high-cost patients increased to 8,334 in 2024, according to Abinader

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Step by step: this is how the multimillion-dollar embezzlement occurred in the SENASA case, according to the MP

Santo Domingo.- The Public Ministry presented a file of more than 537 pages detailing step by step how a multimillion-dollar embezzlement would have been executed within the National Health Insurance (SENASA) between 2020 and 2025. According to the investigation, the structure would have been orchestrated by the then CEO, Santiago Marcelo Hazim Albainy, along with […]

Former Mayor Gilberto Serulle battles pancreatic cancer; remains hospitalized at HOMS

Santiago. – Former mayor of Santiago de los Caballeros, Gilberto Serulle, continues to be admitted to the Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), where he is receiving chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The information was confirmed by Ervin Vargas, former municipal official and close to the family, who explained that Serulle recently traveled […]

EDEESTE reports service interruption due to transformer failure at Los Mina Substation

Santo Domingo. – The Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este (EDEESTE) reported that at 3:21 p.m. this Tuesday, the high and low voltage circuit breakers of the T01 Power Transformer of the Los Mina 138 kV Substation tripped. This event caused the interruption of the electrical service in a wide strip of the eastern zone. […]

Senate sends the Preliminary Draft Bill for Police Reform to a Special Commission

Santo Domingo. – The Senate of the Republic sent to a Special Commission the Preliminary Draft of the Organic Law of the National Police, delivered this Monday by the legal consultant of the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta, in the office of the president of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santos. The commission will be chaired […]

Wanted young man shot dead after confronting Dicrim agents in Los Alcarrizos

Los Alcarrizos.– A young man identified as Ricardo Yeudi Pie, alias “Niño”, 19 years old, was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon after exchanging gunfire with agents of the Santo Domingo Oeste Regional Sub-Directorate and the Intelligence Department (DINTEL) of the National Police, during an operation carried out in the La Nueva Esperanza sector. Pie was […]

Governor Rosa Santos begins delivery of Christmas bonuses to more than 200 neighborhood councils in Santiago

Santiago.– The provincial governor, Rosa Santos, led this Tuesday the beginning of the delivery of Christmas bonuses to representatives of more than 200 neighborhood councils of Santiago, as part of the government program “Christmas Breeze”, arranged by President Luis Abinader to benefit low-income families during this festive season. The event took place in the Juan […]