In a gathering held at the historic Duarte Museum and House located in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City, Wilson Gómez Ramírez, president of the Duartian Institute, has issued a urgent public appeal to Dominican parents and legal guardians, urging them to complete enrollment registration for their children ahead of the upcoming academic year. He issued a clear warning that delayed registration could leave dozens of eligible students locked out of placement in the country’s public education system, derailing their access to formal learning.
Gómez Ramírez emphasized that securing enrollment on time is a critical step to upholding the constitutional right to education guaranteed to all Dominican children. To smooth the enrollment process, he has directed all Duartian Centers across the nation to partner closely with local public school administrators, coordinating outreach and support to ensure every eligible student can be successfully accommodated within the national public education framework.
Beyond education policy, the institute leader also addressed recent controversial developments in the country’s migration sector, voicing full public support for enforcement actions taken by the General Directorate of Migration (DGM) against staff members facing misconduct allegations. Gómez Ramírez backed the agency’s decisions to dismiss implicated officials and pursue legal prosecution for those allegedly tied to networks facilitating irregular migration. He characterized these illicit activities as severe violations of the public trust placed in government institutions, arguing that thorough, independent investigations and proportionate, exemplary penalties are necessary to deter future misconduct once wrongdoing is confirmed.
In closing, Gómez Ramírez called on Dominican intelligence agencies and national law enforcement bodies to ramp up coordinated efforts to root out systemic corruption linked to migration control and border management operations. He reaffirmed longstanding institutional concerns about the ongoing challenges of irregular migration, stressing that existing immigration and labor legislation must be fully enforced. This includes consistent implementation of regulations designed to ensure compliance with national workforce rules and formal immigration processing requirements, he added.