All news on the topic: Dominican Republic

A “brave” 16-year-old British cheerleader has died after a horror boat accident while holidaying with her family.

A British search and rescue team has been deployed to Venezuela, where the death toll from Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes has reached almost 1,000.

The Caribbean has long been a pivotal node in the global drug trade, acting as a stepping stone for South American cocaine destined for consumers in Europe and the United States.

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a powerful category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening days of catastrophic winds and rain in the northern Caribbean, while Jamaica’s government ordered mandatory evacuations for vulnerable areas across the country including in the capital, Kingston.

Europol-supported operations in Spain and Portugal have seized more than 4 tonnes of cocaine and led to over 60 arrests between November 2024 and September 2025.

A man who claimed he rescued 12 people from a collapsed nightclub in the Dominican Republic has been arrested over faking the story.

Former World Series champion Octavio Dotel has been killed after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, with 43 others dead and hundreds injured.

Stephen Gougeon sued the resort in the Dominican Republic after his wife, April Gougeon, 41, and his son, Oliver Gougeon, 8, died after arriving at the destination.