Dominican Republic

On Tuesday, a Louisiana honeymooner became the tenth American to die in the last year after visiting the Dominican Republic.

More than 80 Venezuelans have died or disappeared in the Caribbean Sea in the past two months trying to flee their homeland, according to a report this week by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Nearly half of the dedicated members of the Central Oklahoma Parrothead Association (COPA), a Jimmy Buffett fan group, ended up very sick during their trip to the Dominican Republic in April.

A New Jersey man is now the eighth American tourist to die from a mysterious illness at resorts in the Dominican Republic, according to multiple reports.

A Philadelphia couple who claimed they became violently ill at a Dominican Republic resort where three Americans died over the weekend said they noticed something was amiss during their stay last year.

At least four people died at resorts in the Dominican Republic from mysterious illnesses, according to multiple reports.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was ambushed by a man who got off a motorcycle and shot him in the back at nearly point-blank range Sunday night in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said.

Three American tourists died from a mysterious respiratory illness in a Dominican Republic hotel, according to several reports.

Tammy Lawrence-Daley of Delaware says she was violently attacked and left to die while vacationing at the Majestic Elegance Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic in January and is sharing her story to warn future vacationers. The mother said

The Dominican Republic opened in its new embassy in Beijing this weekend, as China attempts to woo the country as a reward for its decision to no longer recognize Taiwan as an independent country. 

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping hosted the leader of El Salvador on Thursday, pledging aid to the Central American country as a reward for switching their allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing. 

The State Department has recalled the ambassadors to three countries who recently cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan under pressure from China. 

Nearly all of the criminal illegal and legal immigrants incarcerated in American prisons derive from six countries in Central and South America. 

The Dominican Republic announced on Monday that it will break diplomatic ties with Taiwan, establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, and recognize Taiwan as an “inalienable part of Chinese territory.” The move came after China offered the Dominican Republic a $3 billion investment and loan package, and fits neatly into China’s strategy of isolating Taiwan.

A majority of people in the Dominican Republic want bans and deportations for Venezuelan and Haitian migrants entering their country, according to new polling data.

Nearly 20,000 Venezuelans have emigrated to the small Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic amid the country’s worsening economic, political, and humanitarian crisis, Dominican officials have revealed.

Contents: Thousands of migrants flee to Canada, fearing deportation in the US; Seven years after earthquake, Haiti is still devastated

This week Adrián Beltré collected his historic 3000th hit when he smoked a double against Baltimore. The Texas Rangers slugger is one of only 31 players to reach this plateau. But, a closer look at how Beltré got here shows he is in a class all by himself.

A Dominican national convicted of molesting an underage, teenage boy was sentenced after trying to flee the United States following his trial.

Contents: In a major victory for China, Panama switches allegiance from Taiwan to China; Taiwan’s harsh response signals increasing tension with China; China expected to continue increasing diplomatic pressure on Taiwan

Investigators said the trafficked women – who were shipped in from Central and South America – were forced to have sex with over 100 men per week.

Well, New York Giants linebacker Jonathan Casillas can’t say he didn’t see this one coming, because he pretty much did.

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A 23-year-old man died after he drank an entire bottle of tequila in one sitting to win a bet at a nightclub in the Dominican Re

Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol in Puerto Rico stopped a group of illegal aliens attempting to enter the country by boat.

A 5-year-old boy is back in his mother’s arms after a terrifying ordeal where he was mixed up with another 5-year-old boy and flown to the wrong location.

A man accused of producing and selling heroin in New London, Conn., is gone, after the state gave him back his passport. He has twice missed his court dates, and has likely fled to the Dominican Republic.

Customs and Border Protection officials in Puerto Rico apprehended more then 46 migrants attempting to make it to the U.S. by sea in two separate incidents earlier this week.

The College of St. John the Baptist in the Dominican Republic has erected a sign banning the U.S. Ambassador to that country from entering the campus. The banner across the front of the school says, “The entrance of the U.S.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Dominican Republic has written a strong public letter demanding the Dominican government protest the personal and political conduct of openly gay U.S. ambassador, James “Wally” Brewster, an LGBT advocate.