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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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Belize announces resumption of shipments of goods to the United States
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC)—The Belize Postal Service (BPS) on Friday announced the resumption of all outbound shipments to the United States, effective Ja...
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WATCH: Capleton, Jamal, Macka, Jah Bouks and others ignite Angola Festival
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica – The 'Fireman' Capleton and ‘Dunce Man’ Jamal electrified fans at Old Pera in St Thomas to ring in the new year at the annual Ango...
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US, amid pressure
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro on Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but sai...
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
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Road users in eastern parishes urged to exercise caution due to heavy rainfall
January 2 03:19 PM
ST ANN, Jamaica—The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising road users in the eastern parishes of St Mary, Portland as well St Ann to exercise caution...
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6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)—A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least o...
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Holness calls for strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal
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Holness calls for strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal
January 2 02:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for the implementation of a strong public education campaign on proper waste disposal and...
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Beauties at Brunch Vision Board Party aims to empower women after Melissa
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Beauties at Brunch Vision Board Party aims to empower women after Melissa
January 2 02:50 PM
In the wake of the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, many Jamaicans are carrying unexpected emotional weight, including grief, uncertainty, an...
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Brazilian miners die in Guyana after pit collapses
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Brazilian miners die in Guyana after pit collapses
January 2 02:50 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana Police Force on Friday said that two Brazilian gold miners died after a mining pit collapsed at Chenapou, North ...
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November 25, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will visit the Dominican Republic, a close US Caribbean ally, f...
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Dominica Republic decriminalises same-sex relations in police, army
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Dominica Republic decriminalises same-sex relations in police, army
November 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—A top court in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday decriminalised same-sex sexual relations for police and mil...
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Joint Dominican-US operation halts alleged cocaine-smuggling boat
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Joint Dominican-US operation halts alleged cocaine-smuggling boat
November 15, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Saturday they seized about 500 kilograms of cocaine from a boat ...
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Dominican Republic donates supplies to assist families impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Dominican Republic donates supplies to assist families impacted by Hurricane Melissa
November 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has received a shipment of relief supplies from the Dominican Republic to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. T...
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Dominican Republic says power mostly restored after massive blackout
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Dominican Republic says power mostly restored after massive blackout
November 12, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The Dominican Republic said Wednesday that power had been restored to almost all of the national grid follow...
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
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Widespread power outage hits Dominican Republic
November 11, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)—Santa Domingo found itself without electricity Tuesday as the Dominican Republic's energy company announced a ...
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
November 8, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic filed manslaughter and other charges Friday against the owners of a ni...
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LIAT Air to expand its services to Dominican Republic
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LIAT Air to expand its services to Dominican Republic
October 17, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT Air, says it will begin servicing the Santo Domingo and Punta Cana route in Decemb...
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
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Dominican Republic reports US attack on drug boat near its coast
September 21, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — United States (US) warplanes attacked a drug-running boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic, its drug ...
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Danielle Green scores double to lead Mt Pleasant over Moca FC in Dom Rep
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Danielle Green scores double to lead Mt Pleasant over Moca FC in Dom Rep
August 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Danielle Green scored a double to lead Mt Pleasant FA to a 2-0 win over 10-man Moca FC in their Concacaf Caribbean Cup Zone A game...
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Jamaica’s logistics rivals Dom Rep in region — Pan Jamaica CEO
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Jamaica’s logistics rivals Dom Rep in region — Pan Jamaica CEO
August 3, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Pan Jamaica Group Limited, Jeffrey Hall, contends that Jamaica’s logistics sector is ...
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Undocumented Haitians told to leave DR voluntarily
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Undocumented Haitians told to leave DR voluntarily
August 3, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) –  Director of the Dominican Republic's General Directorate of Immigration, Luis Rafael Lee Ballester, has cal...
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Six killed, 47 hurt as bus crashes on Dominican beach outing
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Six killed, 47 hurt as bus crashes on Dominican beach outing
July 21, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)-Six people on a beach excursion in the Dominican Republic died and 47 were injured when their bus lost its bra...
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Dominican Republic ends search for bodies from migrant boat
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July 15, 2025
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AFP)— The Dominican Republic Tuesday ended a search and rescue operation triggered by the capsizing of a crowded mi...
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OCHA says essential services are coming under growing strain in Belladere
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OCHA says essential services are coming under growing strain in Belladere
July 7, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (CMC)—The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday warned that essential services in the tow...
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‘Always hiding’ — Haitian laborers fear Dominican deportation push
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‘Always hiding’ — Haitian laborers fear Dominican deportation push
July 4, 2025
MAO, Dominican Republic (AFP) —Agamise Cheranfant hides as soon as he finishes his work at a banana plantation in the Dominican Republic. Like many ot...
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Dom Rep Gov’t hires US firm to tackle Haitian crisis
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June 28, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CMC) – The Government of the Dominican Republic has contracted the U.S.-based consulting firm DGA Group Government ...
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
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Bail granted to owners of Dominican nightclub where 236 died
June 19, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — A Dominican court on Thursday granted bail to two nightclub owners accused of manslaughter after a roof coll...
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Mexico down Dominican Republic to open Gold Cup defence
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Mexico down Dominican Republic to open Gold Cup defence
June 15, 2025
INGLEWOOD, United States (AFP) -- Mexico launched their bid for a 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup crown with a nervy 3-2 win over the Dominican Republic in Los...
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More than 2,000 Haitians held in Dominican hospital crackdown
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June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — The Dominican Republic said Monday it had arrested 2,000 people from gang violence-riddled Haiti in a crackd...
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Families of Dominican nightclub victims to receive ‘emergency’ payments
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June 2, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Dominicans who lost family members in the April nightclub disaster that claimed 234 lives will receive "emer...
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Dominican Republic expels hundreds of pregnant women to Haiti — UN
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May 20, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The Dominican Republic has expelled hundreds of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti over the past month de...
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