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Lawyer Marisol Vicens Bello writes today that the selection of new judges for the Chamber of Accounts, the body in charge of auditing the government, is evidence of the lack of political will to integrate a body that would truly hold the government accountable. Vicens says that the selection of members for the chamber sent to the Senate makes it clear that the government is interested in a custom-tailored suit. She recalls that despite the failure of the previous board, which ended in the resignation of all but one of its members in the wake of a series of scandals, the expectation was that the government would take special care with the new selection of members. She writes that after reviewing the President’s choices, with few exceptions she is aware that the list includes people who do not have the required moral authority or credibility. “It would appear that the [...]

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According to a study, “Parenthood in Adolescents”, 11.8% of young girls who leave school do so because they’ve become pregnant. The study was conducted with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the National Population and Family Council. The report found that poorer mothers who are transferred to night classes find it difficult to continue their schooling, while mothers from middle class families are allowed to be “free” students, meaning they are allowed to show up and only take the exams, enabling them to complete their education. The report says that other children’s parents often pressurize schools to expel pregnant students, citing a potential bad influence. Many parents also believe that providing day care centers at the schools only encourages other students to engage in sexual activity at an early age. The study also revealed that 35.2% of all students have been left behind and aren’t in [...]

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On this day in 1963, Professor Juan Bosch was ousted from government in a coup d’etat that exiled the DR’s first freely elected leader since the death of dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. Bosch vehemently opposed the Trujillo regime, and had been exiled for 20 years in Cuba, where he founded the PRD. Bosch was elected with a 59% majority out of the 1,054,944 Dominicans who voted.

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The tropical wave that affected the DR earlier this week caused major flooding in La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris and La Altagracia provinces. Several residential areas were flooded. Excursions for tourists staying in the Punta Cana area were suspended due to the intense rains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Flooding affected traffic along the La Romana-Higuey and San Pedro de Macoris-La Romana highways. Guests staying at hotels in the northern Uvero Alto part of Punta Cana had to wait out the storm.

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Pirates off the coast of Somalia have seized a Ukrainian ship carrying about 30 T-72 tanks, an official says.

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Malaysia’s ruling party delays a leadership poll in an apparent attempt to hasten the transition of power away from PM Abdullah.

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A Swiss pilot becomes the first person to fly across the English Channel using a jet-powered fixed wing.

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Lewis Hamilton is in impressive form for McLaren during first practice for the Singapore Grand Prix.

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The most ancient rocks on Earth, with an age of 4.28 billion years, are discovered on the shore of Hudson Bay, Canada.

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The mortgage lender Washington Mutual becomes the biggest US bank to fail and is sold to JPMorgan Chase.

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