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News Articles: Dominican Republic

Family and friends attend the funeral of Marilenny Pilarte who died at the Jet Set nightclub when its roof collapsed, in Haina, Dominican Republic on Thursday.

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  • Latin America

Burials begin for victims in the Dominican nightclub collapse that killed 221

Many people have been anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones, growing frustrated with the drip-drip of information provided by hospitals and the country's forensic institute.

April 11, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
On March 10, a member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the prior week.

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  • World

What we know about the search for a U.S. student missing in the Dominican Republic

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Inmates stand inside a corridor during time they are allowed to be outside of their cells at Najayo jail in San Cristobal, west of Santo Domingo in 2007.

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  • Latin America

Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.

February 19, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Haitians deported from the Dominican Republic get out of trucks in Carrizal, Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti on Jan. 30.

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  • World

Haitian migrants share stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

The alleged human rights violations range from unauthorized home raids to racial profiling to deporting breastfeeding mothers and unaccompanied minors.

February 11, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brandishes a sword as his new Cabinet takes the oath of office, at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28.

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  • Latin America

The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Maduro's plane

The Justice Department alleges the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was purchased in Florida by the Venezuelan leader's associates through a shell company in violation of sanctions and export controls.

September 02, 2024
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By:
  • Jackie Northam and
  • Alex Leff
A pedestrian walks past the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. Gang members exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers around the airport in the latest of a series of attacks on government sites.

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  • World

Haiti's prime minister is stranded abroad as gangs threaten 'civil war'

Haiti's embattled prime minister is in neighboring Puerto Rico, still unable to return to Port-au-Prince, as calls for him to resign grow louder by the day.

March 06, 2024
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta and
  • Michele Kelemen
Authorities confirmed that a Dominican court convicted 10 people involved in the 2019 attempted killing of former Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz.

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  • World

Dominican court convicts 10 people in the shooting of Red Sox star David Ortiz

Two men, including the shooter, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for the Hall of Famer's 2019 ambush in Santo Domingo. Eight others received prison sentences of between 5 and 20 years.

December 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A road is blocked by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022.

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  • Weather

A guide to the types of advisories issued during hurricane season

Watches and warnings are in place across the Caribbean, as Hurricane Fiona has passed through Puerto Rico and is expected to make landfall in the Dominican Republic Monday.

September 19, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fiona in the Caribbean on Saturday. Fiona threatened to dump up to 20 inches of rain in Puerto Rico as forecasters placed the U.S. territory under a hurricane warning and people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

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  • Weather

Fiona is expected to become a hurricane when it hits Puerto Rico

The storm threatens to dump up to 20 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico. People are bracing for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

September 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Police stand outside the Las Americas International Airport where a private jet crashed on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie.

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  • Arts & Life

Flow La Movie, reggaeton music producer, dies in Caribbean plane crash

Tributes poured in from around the world of reggaeton music for the producer who'd worked with major artists such as Bad Bunny and Ozuna.

December 16, 2021
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By:
  • Mia Estrada
A special courtroom in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, shown on Jan. 13, as more than 350 alleged members of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta organized crime group and their associates went on trial. One alleged member of the group, Marc Feren Claude Biart, was arrested in the Dominican Republic in March.

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  • World

Italian Mob Fugitive Caught In Caribbean After Posting Cooking Videos Online

Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

March 30, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

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  • National Security

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • David Welna

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