Dominican Republic

El Museo del Barrio: Fifth Avenue on Fire

Jim Luce | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Forty years ago, El Museo del Barrio was a dream contained in a single classroom so far north that “sophisticated” Manhattanites would not...

Dominican Republic Town's Birth Defects Caused By US Coal Company

miamiherald.com | By FRANCES ROBLES | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


A civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Delaware charges that toxic levels of waste dumped at the Arroyo Barril port has made people nearby sick. After yea...

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 6

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home


State Senator Jeff Klein is considering running for attorney general, should current Attorney General Andrew Cuomo run for governor.A sickly Westchest...

Honduras: Term Limits When Governments Benefit People

Nelson P. Valdes | Posted 08.29.2009 | World


Nelson P. Valdes

Congress and Courts belong to the rich and powerful who also control the military in cooperation with the Pentagon. Washington provided aid.

Haitians in Dominican Republic face racism, discrimination

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.26.2009 | Home


Many Haitians migrate to the Dominican Republic for employment and are subsequently subjected to discrimination. Up to one million people of ...

Stateless People Number Up To 15 Million People Worldwide (AUDIO)

WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


Imagine you have no birth certificate, no passport and no legal rights. You're trapped in the country where you were born, but no document indica...

Traveling as Press vs. NGO Head: Same Adventure

Jim Luce | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media


Jim Luce

I have flown from Haiti to Peru to Guyana in the Americas, Hong Kong to Indonesia to Sri Lanka in Asia, and Togo to Ghana in Africa.

A Dangerous Trend: Dominican Republic Adopts Draconian Abortion Restriction

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


Sharon L. Camp

If Latin American policymakers truly want to reduce abortion rates, they must focus their attention on improving knowledge about and access to a wide range of family planning methods.

BIZARRE NAME BAN Mulled By Dominican Republic

AP | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic is considering a ban on unusual monikers following an increase in the number of names...

Green Edge 8 - Saving Lives on Farms in Latin America - Cultivar

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 10.01.2008 | Green


John Tepper Marlin

The safety of U.S. food depends starts with the farms where our food is grown. Last month, congressional hearings on America's largest salmonella out...