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
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Kenya says it won’t deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government said Thursday that its police officers will not be deployed to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding
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Tensions between Dominican Republic and Haiti flare after a brief armed standoff at the border
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Thursday accused Haiti of multiple border violations in the latest dispute involving their shared frontier on the
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FRENCH CONNECTION 2: Dominican man gets 14-year prison term for cocaine conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the Dominican Republic was slapped with a 14-year prison after a conviction on cocaine conspiracy charges. Yefri Martinez-Herrera, 31,
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Haiti refuses to open key border crossing with Dominican Republic in spat over canal
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti declined today to join neighboring Dominican Republic in reopening a key commercial border crossing, leaving some trade at a standstill and
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Dominican Republic intensifies Haiti border shutdown over canal row
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) The Dominican Republic announced new measures to strengthen control at its border with Haiti, including an indefinite extension of the border shutdown
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Dominican Republic to reopen its border to essential trade but not Haitians
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic government said Monday it will temporarily allow trade of essential products, including food and medications, on its border
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Dominican cemetery caretaker turns himself in after bodies of six newborn babies discovered
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A cemetery caretaker who was wanted for questioning about the bodies of six newborn babies found discarded near the cemetery in
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Dominican Republic’s president stands resolute on his closing of all borders with Haiti
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea and land traffic with neighboring Haiti in their
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Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti as tensions rise in a dispute over a canal
DAJABON (AP) — The Dominican Republic shut all land, air and sea borders with Haiti on Friday in a dispute about construction of a canal
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