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Family's urgent warning after 'dedicated' man tragically died while snorkelling on holiday

Roy Fawcett was just 58 when he went on a snorkelling excursion while on an all-inclusive holiday in the Dominican Republic with TUI.

Daily Record

Miami plane crash: Passengers flee from burning aircraft after it smashes into runway

The pilot - who was flying the plane from the Dominican Republic to Miami International Airport - was forced to crash land the plane on the runway after the landing gear reportedly failed, according to local media

Daily Mirror

Airplane carrying 126 people from Santo Domingo catches fire at Miami International Airport

MIAMI — A passenger jet from a new low-cost airline from the Dominican Republic crash landed at Miami International Airport on Tuesday evening, bursting into flames, injuring three people but killing none of the 126 people on board.

Miami Herald

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What is Red Air, the Dominican airline whose plane crash landed at the Miami airport?

Red Air, launched last year, is a discount airline based in the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Plane carrying 100 people bursts into flames in Miami runway crash landing horror

The flight was arriving from the Dominican Republic when the landing gear reportedly failed, causing the plane to catch on fire as it hit the runway at Miami International Airport

Daily Mirror

Tiny tree frog found 4,000 miles from home in pack of bananas in south London

A tiny tree frog was discovered hiding out in a south Londoner’s bag of shopping - more than 4,000 miles away from his home in the Dominican Republic.

Evening Standard

TOWIE stars look fed up as they finally arrive back in UK after being kicked off flight

TOWIE newbies Pia Smith, Mia Sully and Hannah Voyan all attempted to keep a low profile as they finally landed back in the U.K after their flight drama in Madrid

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TOWIE star Diags insists he was thrown off flight for 'no reason' after airport drama

TOWIE star James 'Diags' Bennewith gave his fans an insight into his 27-hour journey home to England, following reports a number of the cast were 'stuck in Madrid'

Daily Mirror

TOWIE stars are thrown off flight for refusing to wear masks and vaping

The Only Way Is Essex star Pia Grace Smith has said on Instagram that a number of the cast were "stuck in Madrid" after being asked to leave a flight after filming in the Dominican Republic

Daily Mirror

Canada air crew caught up in ‘hellish’ Dominican Republic drugs bust begs for repatriation

Five-member crew was detained after they found a bag of cocaine on 5 April and spent nine days in jail in a ‘hellish situation’

The Guardian - US

U.S., Dominican Republic to work on better labor law enforcement in Dominican sugar sector

The United States and the Dominican Republic on Friday said they would form a technical working group to help improve labor law enforcement in the Dominican sugar sector amid concerns voiced by U.S. lawmakers about "slave-like" conditions reported there.

Reuters

Documents: Dominican minister slain over denied permits

Judicial documents that The Associated Press has obtained state that the childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this week allegedly did so because he was denied environmental permits he was seeking on behalf of various companies

The Independent UK

Chloe Sims and her sisters 'to miss TOWIE's Dominican Republic trip' due to disagreement

Chloe Sims and her younger sisters Frankie and Demi are set to miss out on the launch of TOWIE's new series in the Dominican Republic following reports of off-screen disagreements

Daily Mirror

‘Invisible shipwrecks:’ How a boat with US-bound Haitian migrants disappeared at sea

MIAMI — They were told to dress totally in black and to leave cellphones and all identifying documents, including passports, behind.

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Dominican Republic says environment minister shot dead in office

Dominican Republic Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera was shot to death in his office Monday and the alleged murderer is in custody, the presidency said in a statement.

Reuters

Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office

(This June 6 story corrects to reflect President Salvador Jorge Blanco was in office from 1982-1986, not 2002-2006)

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic cabinet minister killed in office

Officials say the Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend

Tribune News Service

NYC Department of Correction captain dies after plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic

NEW YORK — A beloved city Correction captain died after undergoing plastic surgery at a Dominican clinic run by a doctor who once pleaded guilty to practicing unauthorized medicine.

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Goodfella's Ray Liotta's body to be flown back from Dominican Republic for his funeral

Goodfella actor Ray Liotta's body will be flown back to Los Angeles from the Dominican Republic for his funeral service

Bangkok Post

Remembering the legend Ray Liotta

Last Thursday, Hollywood and the world were mourning the sudden loss of Ray Liotta, the prolific actor in hit films like Goodfellas and Field Of Dreams. He was 67 years old. So far, it's been reported that Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic where he was shooting…

Los Angeles Times

More than just ‘Goodfellas,’ Ray Liotta found range. Here are our favorite roles

Ray Liotta, who died overnight Thursday while filming in the Dominican Republic, will always be associated with his role in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 mob masterpiece “Goodfellas” (streaming on HBO Max). But even within that one part, the actor showed incredible range. As Henry Hill, who goes from cocky young street…

Daily Mirror

Goodfellas star Ray Liotta holds hands with fiancée in final pictures before his death

Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta died in his sleep at the age of 67 while he was in the Dominican Republic to shoot a movie

ABC News

US actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Goodfellas, dies suddenly, aged 67

Actor Ray Liotta, best known for his leading roles in Goodfellas and Field of Dreams, dies in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting a film. He was 67.

Chronicle Live

Tributes paid to Ray Liotta as Hollywood icon dies aged 67

The actor who starred in Goodfellas and Field of Dreams was shooting a film in the Dominican Republic

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Goodfellas' Actor Ray Liotta Dead

Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic at age 67, the country's cinema authority said Thursday. Liotta, whose blistering turn as real-life mobster Henry Hill in Scorsese's crime masterpiece won universal admiration, was shooting a new film in the country…

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