Feb 06 U.S. seizes a Maduro plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio’s visit By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Rubio insists relocation of Palestinians from Gaza would be temporary at news conference with Dominican president By Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America, according to a U.S. official. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Blinken and Dominican Republic President Abinader hold joint news conference By Associated Press The U.S. secretary of state and the leader of the Dominican Republic held private talks Friday on a range of issues, from human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. However, the crisis in violence-wrecked Haiti dominated the discussions. Continue reading
Mar 19 Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence By Martín Adames, Associated Press Small trucks with customized cages are ferrying dozens of Haitians every day from a detention center to the border on the island of Hispaniola as the gang attacks paralyze parts of Haiti's capital. Continue reading
Mar 06 Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Henry remained in Puerto Rico as of midday Wednesday. He landed in the U.S. territory on Tuesday after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic, where officials closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti. Continue reading
Sep 15 Dominican Republic closes all borders with Haiti in escalation of diplomatic crisis By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Flights have been canceled and border towns usually teeming with vendors and Haitians crossing daily for work are subdued. Continue reading
Sep 11 Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border By Martín Adames Alcántara, Associated Press The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Giuliani surrenders in Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn election In our news wrap Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at an Atlanta jail on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results, Tropical Storm Franklin lashed the Dominican Republic and Haiti, authorities on Maui are urging families to… Continue watching
Aug 23 Flooding expected as Tropical Storm Franklin makes deadly landfall on Haiti and Dominican Republic By Martín Adames Alcántara, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The storm has killed at least one person and injured two others. Continue reading
Aug 21 Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin approaches By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Franklin is expected to strengthen before making landfall late Tuesday in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Continue reading