The Latest Breaking News from Dominican Republic

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 · Jun 14, 2022

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 · Jun 10, 2022

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 · Jun 8, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 5, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

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…

Bangkok Post · May 30, 2022

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…

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

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.

ABC News · May 26, 2022