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5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Five people were killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2025
Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner”…
Posted by John McCarthy April 30, 2025
Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Dominican Republic to crack down harder on migrants as Haitians flee violence
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Dominican Republic to crack down harder on migrants as Haitians flee violence

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced more than a dozen measures to crack down on migrants who have entered the Dominican Republic illegally as people in…
Posted by John McCarthy April 7, 2025
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
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Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

BELLADERE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of 500 descended from dusty trucks on a recent morning and shuffled through a tiny gap in a border gate separating Haiti from the Dominican Republic.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2025
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. He was expected to meet with officials…
Posted by John McCarthy January 25, 2025
Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians
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Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling…
Posted by John McCarthy November 22, 2024
Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
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Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic said Tuesday it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week, fulfilling a pledge to do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants
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Dominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic announced Wednesday that it would start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country, expelling up to 10,000 of them a week.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 4, 2024
Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs
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Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities. It was the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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