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5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Five people were killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2025
Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Dominican Republic’s bill to regulate freedom of expression draws protest
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Dominican Republic’s bill to regulate freedom of expression draws protest

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dozens of people, including prominent journalists, marched Tuesday through the Dominican Republic ’s capital to decry a bill that critics warn could lead to government censorship. The bill,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2025
Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly bestowing nicknames on police operations or court cases, a common practice in the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2025
Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties
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Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner”…
Posted by John McCarthy April 30, 2025
Cruise line adds free drink packages on cruises to the Caribbean through 2026
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

Cruise line adds free drink packages on cruises to the Caribbean through 2026

MIAMI (CF) — This special promotion from Costa Cruises will allow you to receive the “Cruise Plus Drinks” fare for the price of a “Cruise Only fare." The “Cruise Plus…
Posted by John McCarthy April 28, 2025
The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

The owner of a Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed, killing 232, speaks for the first time

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A roof that collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic and killed 232 people this month had filtration problems for decades and had been repeatedly fixed…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic
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The first lawsuit is filed over the deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The first known lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a legendary nightclub whose roof collapsed and killed 231 people in the Dominican Republic. The family of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 15, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, died Sunday. He was 89. He was a prolific author and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025

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