Government to sign a pact today to address the crisis with Haiti
Local October 26, 2023 | 11:24 am
Santo Domingo—The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, will be in charge of the signing ceremony of the National Pact for the formulation and execution of State policies to deal with [...]Police force dispatch to Haiti on hold: Kenyan court extends order halting mission
World October 24, 2023 | 2:00 pm
A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended an order preventing the government from sending hundreds of police to Haiti to lead a U.N.-backed mission to alleviate the troubled Caribbean country. The decisio[...]More than 1,200 dead and 700 kidnapped in Haiti during three months
World October 24, 2023 | 7:00 am
Puerto Principe, Haiti—According to a report on Haiti by the UN Secretary-General, serious crimes, intentional homicides, and kidnappings have experienced a sharp increase in the departments of West[...]Migrant smuggling, a lucrative business in Haiti
World October 20, 2023 | 12:19 pm
Port-au-Prince.- Migrant trafficking in Haiti has evolved into a profitable enterprise facilitated by various actors from Haiti and abroad, according to a report by a panel of experts[...]UN says Haitian gang 400 Mawozo uses Dominican traffickers to acquire firearms
World October 20, 2023 | 8:23 am
Santo Domingo.- The United Nations (UN) has recently published a report highlighting a troubling increase in firearms trafficking in Haiti, a country plagued by ongoing security chall[...]UN reiterates request to States to prevent arms trafficking to Haiti
Poverty October 19, 2023 | 5:02 pm
New York.- The United Nations Security Council has reiterated its call to member states to take appropriate measures to prevent the trafficking and illicit diversion of small arms, light weapons, and [...]The UN Security Council renews sanctions regime against Haiti
World October 19, 2023 | 12:26 pm
In a rare display of unanimity, the United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to renew the sanctions regime against Haiti for another year. These sanctions have been in effect since Octobe[...]UN Report: Haitian Politicians and Businessmen Used Gangs to Extend Their Influence
World October 19, 2023 | 10:38 am
Haiti.- A recent United Nations (UN) report has shed light on a troubling web of connections between former heads of state, prime ministers, current government officials, wealthy indi[...]UN will hold a course on biological weapons in the Dominican Republic; country becomes favorite venue for military events
World October 18, 2023 | 5:04 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Ministries of Defense (MIDE), Foreign Affairs (MIREX), and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) have jointly announced the hosting of a region[...]Government will cover the transfer of the bodies of three Dominican victims of a shooting in Chile
World October 18, 2023 | 2:11 pm
Chile.- The Dominican Embassy in Chile has assured that the Dominican government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex), will cover the expenses for transporting the bodies [...]DP World Dominicana wins the prestigious “AAPA-CIP 2023 Port Industry Excellence Award”
World October 18, 2023 | 11:47 am
North Carolina.- DP World Dominicana has earned the prestigious AAPA-CIP 2023 Port Industry Excellence Award in the port infrastructure development category, recognizing its operation[...]CoralCarib project begins to restore corals in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica
World October 17, 2023 | 11:00 am
Santo Domingo.- The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in collaboration with the Grupo Puntacana Foundation and the Dominican Foundation for Marine Studies (FUNDEMAR), has unveiled the CoralCa[...]500 boxes of eggs from the Dominican Republic burned in Haiti
World October 17, 2023 | 8:59 am
Port-au-Prince.- Customs authorities in Belladere, a commune in Haiti near the border with the Dominican Republic, seized approximately 15,000 eggs contained in about 500 boxes. These[...]Almost 70 thousand Haitians returned to their country in September
World October 16, 2023 | 5:09 pm
Port-au-Prince.- Amid the crisis between the Dominican Republic and Haiti over the construction of an irrigation canal in the Masacre River, Haitian statistics show that in September [...]Eleven Dominicans arrived in Ecuador on a humanitarian flight from Israel along with 184 other Latin Americans
World October 16, 2023 | 4:11 pm
Quito.- A group of 194 citizens from eight Latin American countries, including 116 Ecuadorians, arrived in Quito on a humanitarian flight chartered by the Ecuadorian Government to facilitate their dep[...]Colombian Foreign Minister urges the Israeli ambassador to leave the country
World October 16, 2023 | 2:51 pm
Bogota.- Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva has called on the Israeli ambassador, Gali Dagan, to leave the country amid a bilateral crisis resulting from President Gustavo Petro's stance on the [...]Haitian organizations ask the Dominican Republic for 7 conditions
World October 16, 2023 | 2:14 pm
Port-au-Prince.- Haitian organizations, along with actors from civil society and the private sector, including the bar association and journalists, have put forward seven conditions t[...]What is known about the opening of the border with Haiti this Monday
World October 16, 2023 | 12:03 pm
Dajabon.- In Dajabón, the gate on the Haitian side remains closed after initially allowing hundreds of merchants to enter the binational plaza. Foreigners who entered the Dominican R[...]President Abinader congratulates Daniel Noboa Azin after winning presidential elections in Ecuador
World October 16, 2023 | 10:53 am
Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic extended his congratulations to Daniel Noboa Azin, who emerged as the winner of the presidential elections in Ecuador[...]Kenyan Cabinet approves deployment of 1,000 police for peace mission to Haiti
World October 13, 2023 | 5:06 pm
Kenya.- Kenya's cabinet has approved the deployment of 1,000 police officers to lead a multinational peace mission in Haiti aimed at addressing gang violence. The mission aims to comb[...]