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A 5.7 quake strikes near the Dominican Republic hours after a smaller quake strikes Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic early today, jolting residents awake in the Caribbean country and in neighboring Puerto Rico. The…

John McCarthy August 5, 2025

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Coast Guard rescues 4 seaman aboard disabled vessel

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard cutter Joseph Doyle and a Station San Juan boat crew assisted four mariners aboard the disabled vessel Sueño I off Carolina, Puerto Rico, Wednesday. Assisted…

John McCarthy July 31, 2025

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Dominican authorities chase a boat for more than 12 hours and net 1½ tons of coke

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that they chased a boat for more than 12 hours and discovered 1½ tons of cocaine aboard it. It’s…

John McCarthy July 30, 2025

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Boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least 4 people

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least four people, authorities in the Caribbean nation said Saturday, as emergency personnel…

John McCarthy July 13, 2025

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Dominican protesters rally against a proposed set of laws on abortion, corruption and rights

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Dominican Republic’s congressional building on Thursday to rally against proposed new laws that would uphold an abortion ban, allow discrimination…

John McCarthy July 10, 2025

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Former MLB star Wander Franco convicted of sexual abuse, avoids jail time

A court in the Dominican Republic today convicted Tampa Bay Rays infielder Wander Franco of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl. Franco, 21 at the time and now 24, was…

John McCarthy June 26, 2025

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Dominican man gets 10 years for cocaine trafficking

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Yeral Marrero Reynoso, 29, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy to 10 years’ imprisonment for possession with…

John McCarthy June 13, 2025

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Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.…

John McCarthy June 13, 2025

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The ACLU demands the US release and return a Dominican woman living legally in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — In late May, a 47-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic was detained by police in Puerto Rico after she entered a municipal building seeking a permit to sell…

John McCarthy June 10, 2025

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Dominican gets 10 years for trafficking 165 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ery Rivera Palmer, 39, a native of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced Friday to 10 years’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 165 pounds of cocaine…

John McCarthy June 7, 2025