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Supporters of former Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe launch widespread protests
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Supporters of former Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe launch widespread protests

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Supporters of former rebel leader Guy Philippe have launched protests that have paralyzed some cities across Haiti as they demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Demonstrators forced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2024
Rays shortstop Wander Franco released from Dominican jail amid ongoing investigation
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Rays shortstop Wander Franco released from Dominican jail amid ongoing investigation

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Wander Franco, a shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was released Monday from a jail in the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing investigation into allegations he had…
Posted by John McCarthy January 13, 2024
Coast Guard says a Dominican died after it fired at a fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine
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Coast Guard says a Dominican died after it fired at a fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said a person from the Dominican Republic died after it fired at a fleeing boat in the Caribbean Sea that was smuggling…
Posted by John McCarthy January 12, 2024
Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe
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Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge in the Dominican Republic analyzed evidence that alleges the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a…
Posted by John McCarthy January 10, 2024
48 Haitian migrants have been detained on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico
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48 Haitian migrants have been detained on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2023
Armed robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff ‘shaken’
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Armed robbery at St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic leaves players, staff ‘shaken’

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities are seeking at least five people in an armed robbery of the St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic on Friday. Dominican Republic police…
Posted by John McCarthy December 9, 2023
Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built
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Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A concrete wall along an avenue in the Dominican Republic’s capital that collapsed over the weekend and killed nine people during heavy rains was poorly designed,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 28, 2023
Dominican Republic rains kill at least 21, displace thousands
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Dominican Republic rains kill at least 21, displace thousands

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — Dominican Republic authorities on Sunday said at least 21 people have died after heavy rains the day before that have displaced thousands of residents. Over 13,000…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2023
Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic
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Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — Heavy rains from a tropical system turned deadly in the Dominican Republic over the weekend when urban flooding caused a highway wall to collapse.  A potential tropical cyclone brought robust moisture…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2023
5.0 magnitude quake strikes Dominican Republic near border with Haiti
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5.0 magnitude quake strikes Dominican Republic near border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023

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