All news on the topic: Dominican Republic

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Andy Burnham dragged into diplomatic row with Cuba as UK’s cigar trade faces fresh threat
Andy Burnham has entered a diplomatic row with Cuba as "smoke-free Britain" plans put cigar trade at risk.
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British cheerleader, 16, dies after tourist boat explodes off Dominican Republic
A “brave” 16-year-old British cheerleader has died after a horror boat accident while holidaying with her family.
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UK sends rescue teams to Venezuela after devastating earthquakes kill more than 900
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.
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Caribbean cocaine routes: how drug trafficking adapts to US crackdowns and shifts flows to Europe
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.
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Fifty-five tourists left adrift as catamaran sinks near Samaná Bay
At least 55 cruise ship passengers have been left floating out at sea after their excursion boat sank.
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Slow-moving Hurricane Melissa threatens Jamaica and northern Caribbean with record rainfall
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.
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Cocaine smuggling networks dismantled in Iberian Peninsula operations
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.
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Man arrested for faking heroics in Dominican nightclub collapse
A man who claimed he rescued 12 people from a collapsed nightclub in the Dominican Republic has been arrested over faking the story.
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Baseball champion Octavio Dotel dies as roof collapse in club results in 44 fatalities
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.
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Roof collapse at Dominican nightclub kills at least 44, more than 160 injured
At least 44 people lost their lives when a nightclub’s roof caved in within the Dominican Republic.
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Mother and 8-year-old son die of food poisoning within a day of arriving at luxury Dominican Republic resort
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.