SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a
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UN debunks rumors of Haitian refugee tent cities in the Dominican Republic
NEW YORK — The United Nations clarified today that it has no plans to set up tent cities in the Dominican Republic for refugees from
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Coast Guard takes 101 migrants back to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following three interdictions of unlawful, irregular
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Rubiales tells Spanish court he will return from Caribbean, cooperate with corruption probe
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales says he will return to Spain to face a judicial probe into the business deal
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As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue to pillage homes and
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Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups appeared nearer to
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Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
DAJABON (AP) — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt
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Indiana mom who died on plane coming home from Dominican Republic died of natural causes
COCKBURN TOWN — The Indiana mom who perished last month while flying home from vacation in the Dominican Republic died from a tear to one
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US forces fly in to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three
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