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In the Dominican Republic, a 'hunt' for Haitian immigrants

Thousands of Haitians have been deported from the Dominican Republic in October and November 2022, despite a call from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to stop the expulsions amid an ongoing health and security crisis in Haiti. Rights groups in Haiti have denounced the deportations and accused Dominican…

France 24

Scoop: Dominican Republic snags first MLB players union office outside U.S.

The announcement comes as the league and union work to enhance their presence in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Axios

Dominican Republic expels 1,800 children to Haiti: UNICEF

A U.N. agency says Dominican authorities have expelled at least 1,800 unaccompanied Haitian migrant children this year back to their crisis-stricken country

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Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US

The U.S. government says it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by the country's largest sugar producer amid allegations that it uses forced labor

The Independent UK

Haitians deported from Dominican Republic in 'cage-like' trucks

Authorities in the Dominican Republic deported 15,000 Haitians in October 2022 alone, despite the call of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to halt these forced removals because of the precarious health and security situation in Haiti. One group in Haiti that provides help to deportees says that Dominican…

France 24

US warns its ‘darker-skinned’ citizens of Dominican Republic’s migrant crackdown

Haitian migrants are being deported from Caribbean country and authorities seem to be targeting people based on their appearance

The Guardian - US

Heartwarming moment man breaks down as 26 loved ones surprise him at airport

Friends and family of Carlo Carrington turned up at Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex to join the birthday boy on a big trip to the Dominican Republic for his fortieth

Daily Mirror

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US warns darker-skinned Americans may be profiled, detained in the Dominican Republic

The government of the Dominican Republic is pushing back against a U.S. embassy warning to dark-skinned American tourists that stepped-up enforcement against Haitian migrants in the Caribbean nation could lead to their being racially profiled or detained.

Miami Herald

Dominican Republic rejects criticism of Haitian deportations

The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” the denunciation of its crackdowns on Haitian migrants by a growing number of countries and human rights agencies

The Independent UK

North East mum still suffering from horror illness two months after TUI 5-star holiday nightmare

TUI customer Samantha Broadbent is looking for answers after being struck down with a bacterial infection while on holiday in the Dominican Republic

Chronicle Live

Mum still suffering horror illness TWO MONTHS after nightmare 5-star Caribbean holiday

Samantha Broadbent had to be treated in hospital with IV antibiotics after being struck down by vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps on the last day of her holiday in the Dominican Republic

Daily Mirror

Family head on 14-month adventure around the world - on a private plane

The Porter family are spending 14 months travelling to different parts of the world, and have already visited the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands and Argentina

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson seen wearing Hawaiian shorts in Caribbean hotel before rushing back to UK

Boris Johnson was pictured in some daring shorts while waiting in the Dominican Republic's Casa De Campo resort before dashing back to the UK to launch a potential leadership bid

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson jets back to UK as Tories split on his expected leadership bid

The former prime minister cut short a family holiday in the Dominican Republic as the race to replace Liz Truss gathered momentum.

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Daily Mirror

Disgraced Boris Johnson lands in UK as Tories beg him not to stand for Prime Minister

Just three and a half months after he was forced out, the ex-PM landed home from his luxury Dominican Republic beach holiday - as ex-henchman Dominic Raab begged him not to stand

Wales Online

Boris Johnson lounges on the beach amid chaos at home and rumours of bid for Downing Street

He is said to be planning a bid for Tory Party leadership

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson pictured in Caribbean beach bar as he 'gains ground' in Prime Minister bid

After a chilled break with wife Carrie in the Domican Republic, the ex-PM told one pal 'we're going to do this - I'm up for it'

Reuters

Dominican Republic to send diesel to Haiti's fuel-starved hospitals

The Dominican Republic has approved a request by a trading firm to export 20,500 gallons of diesel to Haiti for use principally in hospitals, according to letters seen by Reuters, as gangs continue blocking a key fuel terminal in Haiti.

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Félix Bautista used to dream of being a closer. Now that he’s here, the Orioles right-hander isn’t settling.

BALTIMORE — Before Félix Bautista began playing organized baseball, as a little kid in the Dominican Republic, he’d watch the fanfare that would follow a closer entering a game and dream.

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic cracks down at border amid Haiti chaos

Haiti is rapidly spiralling into chaos and the neighboring Dominican Republic has responded with crackdowns on migrants and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.”

Wales Online

Couple battling cancer have dream £2.5k holiday cancelled over 'payment mix-up'

TUI anger granddad after canceling luxury holiday but keeping his money - while his wife had cancer

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘We decided to marry and I found the only white dress in town, which was cowboy style’

Irma, 53, was living in the Dominican Republic, and Keith, 60, in Wisconsin, when they met on an internet chatroom in 1997. Two months later they married in his hometown, and now live in Florida

Wales Online

Frog found inside bag of Sainsbury's bananas

The frog had travelled 4,300 miles from its home in the Dominican Republic

Daily Mirror

TUI cancels couple's £5,000 holiday due to missed payment amid cancer battle

Grandad Nick Eldridge is appealing to TUI to do what he believes is 'morally right' and refund the four-figure sum he paid for a trip to Mauritius with his wife Eileen

Irish Mirror

Conor McGregor unable to return to Ireland for Bellator show due to Hurricane Fiona

The UFC star is currently filming his Hollywood debut; Jake Gyllenhaal's remake of Road House, in the Dominican Republic, which is being hit heavily by the hurricane

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