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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• Baseball star on shooting charge – Dominican Republic cholera death
• Dominican Republic ousts Haitians – Haiti clashes mar Dominican talks
• Hispaniola struck by heavy floods – Tropical storm dumps rain on Cuba
• US warning over Hurricane Irene – VIDEO: Violence erupts at Dominican party HQ

Dominican Republic: news

Baseball star on shooting charge

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 21:12
related countries: Dominica

Dominican Republic baseball star Alfredo Simon surrenders to police to face charges he shot a man dead during New Year's Eve celebrations.
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Britain extraditing Lib Dem donor

Sunday, April 22nd 2012, 13:41
related countries: Dominica, United Kingdom

Convicted fraudster and former Lib Dem donor Michael Brown is in Spain where he is to face a hearing for extradition to the UK next week.
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Caribbean storm deadliest so far

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 22:47
related countries: Dominica, Haiti
related places: Noel

More than 100 people are killed by Tropical Storm Noel - making it this year's deadliest Atlantic storm.
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Caribbean storm kills 20 people

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 10:11
related countries: Dominica

Floods kill at least 20 in the Dominican Republic, hit by a tropical storm now heading to Cuba and the Bahamas.
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Cholera alert reaches Venezuela

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 23:05
related countries: Dominica, Haiti, Venezuela

Twenty Venezuelans are diagnosed with cholera after returning from Dominican Republic, which is battling a spreading epidemic from neighbouring Haiti.
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Dominican boxer killed in brawl

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 12:35
related countries: Dominica

A former boxing champion from the Dominican Republic is shot after refusing to let a man dance with his girlfriend.
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Dominican leader wins third term

Saturday, May 17th 2008, 22:42
related countries: Dominica

President Leonel Fernandez wins re-election in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes.
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Dominican police 'using violence'

Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 14:44
related countries: Dominica

The Dominican Republic must urgently reform its police force to tackle "alarming" levels of killing and torture, Amnesty International says.
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Dominican president takes office

Thursday, August 16th 2012, 18:15
related countries: Dominica
related places: Santo Domingo

Economist Danilo Medina takes office in Santo Domingo promising to tackle unemployment, illiteracy and corruption.
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Dominican Republic cholera death

Sunday, January 23rd 2011, 18:58
related countries: Dominica, Haiti

The Dominican Republic confirms a Haitian man is the first to die of cholera in the country since an epidemic broke out in neighbouring Haiti.
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Baseball star on shooting charge – Dominican Republic cholera deathDominican Republic ousts Haitians – Haiti clashes mar Dominican talksHispaniola struck by heavy floods – Tropical storm dumps rain on CubaUS warning over Hurricane Irene – VIDEO: Violence erupts at Dominican party HQ