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Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Activists in the Dominican Republic are denouncing a surge in extrajudicial killings after police said they fatally shot five suspected criminals in one of the country’s…
Posted by John McCarthy September 11, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 10, 2025
A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday sentenced nine suspects for helping erase criminal records of thousands of people, including convicted rapists and hitmen, to between six…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2025
Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board

Haiti’s transitional government is brokering a deal to take control of its porous border with the Dominican Republic, which has become a gateway for illegal weapons, by giving a private…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
Dominican Republic, Mexico propose joint efforts to fight sargassum seaweed
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Dominican Republic, Mexico propose joint efforts to fight sargassum seaweed

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The Dominican Republic's Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and top Mexican officials have proposed creating a bilateral roundtable to address the environmental impacts of sargassum seaweed on…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2025
Dispute over a major port contract threatens Haiti’s fragile political stability
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Dispute over a major port contract threatens Haiti’s fragile political stability

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council claimed Wednesday that one of its communications employees was threatened and forced to publish a press release about a key contract…
Posted by John McCarthy August 7, 2025
A 5.7 quake strikes near the Dominican Republic hours after a smaller quake strikes Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

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…
Posted by John McCarthy August 5, 2025
Coast Guard rescues 4 seaman aboard disabled vessel
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

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…
Posted by John McCarthy July 31, 2025
Dominican authorities chase a boat for more than 12 hours and net 1½ tons of coke
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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…
Posted by John McCarthy July 30, 2025
Boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least 4 people
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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…
Posted by John McCarthy July 13, 2025

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