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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B
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Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Hyatt Hotels will buy Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion including debt, the company said on Monday, seeking to boost its presence in Mexico and the Caribbean.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
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Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

BELLADERE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of 500 descended from dusty trucks on a recent morning and shuffled through a tiny gap in a border gate separating Haiti from the Dominican Republic.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2025
Federal jury convicts Dominican of migrant smuggling
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Federal jury convicts Dominican of migrant smuggling

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After a two-day trial, a federal jury convicted Omaily Sanchez Taveras, 36, of the Dominican Republic, of migrant smuggling, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said. For his…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
US plans to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
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US plans to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic. Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2025
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. He was expected to meet with officials…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2025
Four tourists drown off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic and two others rescued
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Four tourists drown off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic and two others rescued

SANTO DOMINGO — Four tourists have drowned off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic near the popular tourist town of Punta Cana. Civil Defense officials said the victims include two Polish…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
Dominican cocaine trafficker agrees to minimum 10-year sentence
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Dominican cocaine trafficker agrees to minimum 10-year sentence

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the Dominican Republic has agreed to a minimum 10-year sentence for trafficking 175 pounds of cocaine in the territory. Yeral Marrero Reynoso, 28, pleaded…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2025
Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use and apologizes. Cubs welcome him back into fold
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Sammy Sosa appears to acknowledge PED use and apologizes. Cubs welcome him back into fold

CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance-enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record
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Dominican Republic seizes 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking a new record

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine, the largest drug seizure in the country’s history. The $250 million…
Posted by John McCarthy December 13, 2024

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