Amid a rise in violent crime and sexual harassment, the US State Department on June 6 updated its travel advisory for a popular Caribbean destination, the Dominican Republic. Writes about it Fox News. "Second level" recommendations were issued. It means that…
Hurricane Fiona hit the Dominican Republic, causing dangerous flooding. Much of Puerto Rico remains without electricity, reports CNN. Hurricane Fiona hit the Dominican Republic on September 19 after making landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico the day before. Puerto Rico remains almost...
27 Russian tourists were hospitalized after a bus accident in the Dominican Republic. Writes about this Meduza. On November 26, a bus carrying Russians bound for La Romana airport collided with a truck and overturned near the city of Higuey. The cause of the accident is the sudden maneuver of the truck in front of the bus. In total, there were 39 Russians on the bus. According to local data ...
The body of an American woman was found in the Dominican Republic. The woman was found bound and gagged: authorities believe she was tortured and killed during a burglary, but this theory is questionable because the doors were not opened. 63-year-old Patricia ...
Extensive toxicological tests and an FBI investigation into a series of deaths of American tourists in the Dominican Republic have produced unexpected results. During the investigation, it turned out that the FBI did not find any evidence of violations or abuses related to the deaths of Americans in the Dominican Republic, writes ...
Argentine tourist Melina Caputa died in the Dominican Republic while walking along the beach. A 17-year-old girl received a fatal electric shock in front of her brothers as she walked barefoot to their hotel in Punta Cana. The girl climbed the metal stairs to the bridge and ...
A resort in the Dominican Republic, where a Delaware tourist was beaten before unconscious, is temporarily closing due to low occupancy. Majestic Resorts said it has lost thousands of visitors since stories of American tourists being killed or seriously injured began to appear in the media ...
On July 14, the US State Department confirmed the death of another American in the Dominican Republic - in March of this year, a tourist died at a resort from a “respiratory disease.” He became the 11th US person to die in the Caribbean country this year, and at least...
A woman from New York said that while on vacation in the Dominican Republic last month, she was allegedly drugged, raped and thrown from a second-floor balcony. A Staten Island resident, whose name has not been released, said that she suffered a spinal injury as a result of the attack ...
A tourist from Denver fell ill while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. After boarding the return flight to the United States, he looked so ill that he was not allowed to fly and was sent to a hospital where he later died. He spent 22-26 June in the hospital ...