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Canadian tourist from Nova Scotia found dead on Dominican Republic beach
Global News
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June 30, 2025
A Canadian tourist’s body was found washed up on a beach in the Dominican Republic hours after he was reported missing in mid-June, and his family is asking for financial support to fly his remains back to Canada. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 38,...
Dominican Republic hires US Consulting Firm for help with migration challenges
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 29, 2025
The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a one-year, no-competition contract managed by the Ministry of the Presidency. The firm is tasked with providing advisory...
Hilton Just Opened a New Dominican Republic All-Inclusive With Beach Bungalows, Personal Concierges, and Rooftop Pools
Caribbean Journal
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June 30, 2025
Rooftop infinity pools. Taíno-inspired spa rituals. Bungalows right on the beach. Hilton has officially opened its newest Dominican Republic resort: Zemi Miches Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton. Located on Playa...
Dominican Republic hires US firm to tackle Haitian crisis
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 28, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The Dominican government has hired U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government Relations under a special arrangement to provide advisory services on issues including security, immigration, drug and...
Ellen Frances’ family considers legal action and second autopsy
Dominican Today
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July 3, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Although the habeas corpus petition for Ellen Frances Hulett, the U.S. citizen who died in custody at the Haina Detention Center in the Dominican Republic, has been dismissed, her family is preparing to pursue further legal action...
Dominican Lawrence Mayor “So Happy” When ICE Raids His City to Round Up Criminals
The Valley Patriot - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
6/25 Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan talked with Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña last month about his support for ICE rounding up criminals in Lawrence and how the national narrative by Democrats on the open borders actually put the safety of...
Dominican Republic hosts Caribbean leaders to honor Cocolo contributions
Dominican Today
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June 27, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) announced that on the evening of Friday, June 27, foreign ministers and senior officials from several Caribbean nations will arrive in the Dominican Republic to participate in events honoring...
Canada's U19 women's volleyball team defeats Dominican Republic to earn bronze at Pan Am Cup
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 29, 2025
Canada's under-19 girls' volleyball team collected the bronze medal with an exciting victory over the Dominican Republic on Saturday at the Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ont. Canadians claim 3-2 win after taking the tiebreaker 15-10 in Kingston,...
INFOTEP trains 2.7 million, driving employment and innovation across the Dominican Republic
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Under President Luis Abinader’s administration, the Dominican Republic’s National Institute for Technical–Professional Training (INFOTEP) has trained over 2.7 million people, fueling job creation, innovation and local development,...
Canada edges Dominican Republic to collect bronze in U-19 girls Pan Am Cup volleyball
Powell River Peak
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June 29, 2025
KINGSTON — Canada's under-19 girls' volleyball team collected the bronze medal with an exciting victory over the Dominican Republic on Saturday at the Pan American Cup. KINGSTON — Canada's under-19 girls' volleyball team collected the bronze medal...
Henry Aaron! Barry Bonds! Josh Phelps? The Home Run King for All 50 States
Fox Sports
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July 3, 2025
We know who MLB’s all-time home run leaders are. Go ahead, you can probably rattle off most, if not all, of the top 10 right now without looking them up. On this Fourth of July, though, let’s look at the home run leaders from a different...
Dominican Republic leads preparations for 10th Summit of the Americas in Punta Cana
Dominican Today
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June 26, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda.- Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez chaired the first ministerial meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) in Antigua and Barbuda, marking a key step in preparations for the 10th Summit of the Americas, which the...
Dominican Republic secures UN Security Council Session to address Haiti crisis
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has made notable diplomatic strides by securing a consultation session at the United Nations Security Council, scheduled for Monday, June 30, to address the escalating security crisis in neighboring Haiti....
WTTC report reveals tourism’s leadership as a driving force in the Dominican Republic’s economy
Dominican Today
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June 28, 2025
The World Travel and Tourism Council ( WTTC ) projects that by the end of 2025, the Dominican Republic’s travel and tourism sector could reach a new all-time high, contributing more than $21 billion to the country’s GDP, representing 15.8% of the...
Rewriting JPS’s legacy for a thriving nation
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
For Jamaica’s 2.9 million citizens, electricity costs — among the world’s highest — cast a shadow over dreams, draining wallets and stunting progress. On July 1, 2025, the Government struck a match for change, announcing it will not renew the...
CHOP partners with Dominican Republic's HSMC to enhance pediatric healthcare
East Montgomery Times - Pennsylvania
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June 28, 2025
Douglas G. Hock Executive Vice President and System Chief Operating Officer | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaDouglas G. Hock Executive Vice President and System Chief Operating Officer | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children’s Hospital...
Tourist dies in mysterious Dominican Republic drowning after late-night beach walk
Nottingham Evening Post
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June 28, 2025
A holidaymaker was found deceased on a beach in the Dominican Republic last week. The body of Dorian Christian MacDonald, aged 38, was discovered in the waters off Maimon Bay while he was staying in the well-known resort town of Puerto Plata, as...
How is the Dominican Republic-Haiti border? The Migration Policy Observatory is monitoring the situation.
Dominican Today
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Pedernales. As part of its institutional mission to ensure the transparency and effectiveness of the State’s migration policies, the Migration Policy Observatory (OPM) conducted an extensive monitoring tour of the border area from Pedernales to...
Government launches RD$100 million fund to modernize agricultural irrigation systems
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- The Agricultural Bank of the Dominican Republic (Bagrícola) and the National Irrigation Technology Directorate (TNR) have launched a call for proposals offering non-reimbursable funds of up to 35% for agricultural producers in San...
Tourist dies in mysterious Dominican Republic drowning three months after student whose body was never found
Daily Mail
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June 28, 2025
A Canadian tourist has been found dead on a beach in the Dominican Republic, marking the second recent mysterious fatality in the Caribbean country under unexplained circumstances. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 38, of Nova Scotia, Canada, was...