Dominican baseball player Wander Franco found guilty of sexual abusing minor

(Reuters) -Dominican professional baseball player Wander Franco was found guilty of sexually abusing a minor and handed a suspended sentence of two years in prison, a Dominican court ruled on Thursday. Franco, who was also fined the equivalent of 10 …

North Providence toddler killed in hit-and-run while visiting family in Dominican Republic

A North Providence family is mourning the loss of a 2-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while visiting family in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. According to a GoFundMe page created by the mother’s employer, Eyren Ezequiel Brito …

Woman killed in Dominican Republic night club roof collapse honored in the Bronx

Where is earthquake risk highest in the Dominican Republic?

Santo Domingo.-Following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake northeast of Punta Cana at 10:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, concern has grown across the country. In response, geologist Osiris de León emphasized that the northern Dominican Republic faces the highest …

Fifth Saharan dust cloud reaches Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic is currently experiencing its fifth Saharan dust cloud of the year, which is expected to linger until Friday afternoon, according to meteorological analyst Jean Suriel. The dust is causing increased respiratory, eye, …

Dominican Republic and Honduras sign agreement to boost postal cooperation

Composition with variety of stamps with place for text and postmarks on rectangular postal envelope flat vector illustration Honduras.- The Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom) and the Honduran Postal Company (Honducor) have signed a bilateral agreement …

Guatemalan authorities seize marijuana shipment bound for Dominican Republic

Guatemala.- Guatemalan security forces intercepted a shipment of 900 pounds of marijuana on Tuesday at the Santo Tomás de Castilla commercial port in Puerto Barrios, Izabal province, on the country’s Atlantic coast. The National Civil Police (PNC) reported …

Officials say a US citizen in the Dominican Republic awaiting deportation was found dead in her cell

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A U.S. citizen who was arrested in the Dominican Republic and faced deportation was found dead in her cell, authorities said Tuesday. The woman, whose name was not released, had been arrested in April because she …

A 5.7 magnitude quake strikes near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and causes minor damage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck in waters northeast of the Dominican Republic late Monday, causing minor damage. Officials in neighboring Puerto Rico said the quake left some neighborhoods in the northwest town of Utuado …

Dominican, Haitian Americans to convene for Decolonizing ‘Hispaniola’ Conference

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