News: Dominican Republic

We have started to collect the most important news related to Dominican Republic in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• May 1st 2018 – November 23rd 2015
• November 2nd 2015 – August 22nd 2014
• June 27th 2014 – January 27th 2013
• October 20th 2012 – May 19th 2012
• April 22nd 2012 – January 3rd 2011
• November 17th 2010 – March 27th 2007
• December 14th 2005 – November 16th 2005

Dominican Republic: news

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Dominican Republic switches ties to China

Tuesday, May 1st 2018, 7:07
related countries: China, Dominica, Taiwan

Dominican Republic switches ties to China, deepening Taiwan's isolation and leaving it 'very upset'.
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Deaf children 'hear' whales through vibrations

Sunday, March 19th 2017, 8:37
related countries: Dominica

Vibrations allow deaf children in the Dominican Republic to "hear" whale song.
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Alec Baldwin's Trump act fools newspaper

Sunday, February 12th 2017, 7:57
related countries: Dominica

A national newspaper in the Dominican Republic apologises after using the wrong photo.
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Baseball stars killed in car crashes

Sunday, January 22nd 2017, 17:41
related countries: Dominica

World Series winner Yordano Ventura and former MLB player Andy Marte are killed in separate car crashes in the Dominican Republic.
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Hurricane Matthew continues deadly passage

Wednesday, October 5th 2016, 6:20
related countries: Dominica

Hurricane Matthew left at least four people dead after hitting the Dominican Republic.
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Duty to help?

Tuesday, July 26th 2016, 23:29
related countries: Dominica, Haiti

The BBC's Will Grant reports from the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on how the issue of migrants and their precarious situation at the border is dividing some in the Catholic Church.
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Dominican incumbent 'ahead in polls'

Monday, May 16th 2016, 2:20
related countries: Dominica

Early results in the Dominican Republic's presidential election give incumbent Danilo Medina a strong lead.
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Egypt extradites 'Air Cocaine' suspect

Friday, March 4th 2016, 5:23
related countries: Dominica, Egypt

Egypt extradites a Frenchman to the Dominican Republic for allegedly aiding the escape of two pilots sentenced in a drug case.
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Frenchman 'faces drug case extradition'

Saturday, February 27th 2016, 22:07
related countries: Dominica, Egypt

Egypt will extradite a Frenchman to the Dominican Republic for allegedly aiding the escape of two pilots sentenced in a drug case, his wife says.
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MEP 'helped fugitive French pilots'

Monday, November 23rd 2015, 10:59
related countries: Dominica, France

A Dominican Republic judge issues arrest warrants for three Frenchmen, including an MEP, for allegedly helping two French pilots flee drug convictions.
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