Dominican Republic
Volunteers in Doral prepare disaster relief supplies for Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s hit
Adrian Lee is among the volunteers with connections to Jamaica who were hard at work at the Global Empowerment Mission’s headquarters on Monday in Doral ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s hit.
US Border Patrol dive team extracts 8 pounds of cocaine hidden in ship’s belly at PortMiami
A dive team with U.S. Border Patrol made history this week, with their first ever “parasitic drug seizure” in Miami, USBP Chief Michael W. Banks announced Thursday on social media.
5.7-magnitude earthquake hits near Dominican Republic
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was reported overnight near the Dominican Republic.
Miami vigil held to honor victims of Dominican Republic roof collapse
People from all around the world are offering their support to the Dominican Republic after a roof collapse at a Santo Domingo nightclub claimed the lives of at least 124 people.
Dominican woman arrested over bomb ‘joke’ at Miami airport
A 55-year-old woman from the Dominican Republic was behind bars on Monday after a detective arrested her at Miami International Airport.
Deputies say men found in JetBlue plane’s landing gear compartment were from Dominican Republic
Deputies confirmed Wednesday that the two men found dead earlier this year at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport were from the Dominican Republic.
State emergency management director: Goal is to get hundreds of Floridians home from Haiti
A Florida Division of Emergency Management flight from Haiti landed early Sunday morning at Orlando International Airport with 21 Floridians rescued from the crisis. Hundreds more want to leave.
Biden meets with Dominican president on Haiti, sends Blinken to Israel, Jordan
President Joe Biden discussed the security situation in Haiti and the Israel-Hamas war zone on Thursday during a White House meeting with the president of the Dominican Republic.
