Tragic Figures

The statistics are like the ones one usually associates with certain parts of Africa or Asia. But, according to UNICEF, they belong to a next-door neighbor: the Dominican Republic. Half of its children live in poverty, only 30% finish grade school and 18% finish high school. Close to 50% of schools have no drinking water, and nearly 60% have no toilets, which could explain why kids don't stay in school.

Definitely, nothing to dance merengue or drink Presidente beer to.


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