The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub has surged to 184 as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic’s forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck
The roof of an iconic nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic collapsed nearly an hour after a merengue concert killing at least 44 people and injuring at least 160
A roof collapse at the iconic Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic has killed at least 98 people and others may be trapped
A new report by the U.N. political mission in Haiti says more than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in the country's capital
The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has tried to allay surging alarm among Haitians over rampant gang violence by acknowledging that the country has “become hell for everyone” and promising new measures to stop the bloodshed
Heavily armed gangs have struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti and stormed a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire
An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep international waters for more than 30 years
A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses
For decades, undocumented immigrants have lived in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico without fear of arrest
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has promised to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes amid chronic power outages
Haitian officials say an airport in the country’s southwest region is ready to receive international flights for the first time
Frankétienne, a renowned writer, painter, actor and musician known as the “father of Haitian letters” has died
Despite years of corruption and criticism, the entry point for talented players from the Dominican Republic into Major League Baseball's development pipeline remains a Wild West form of free agency
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling to fight violent gangs
They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one
The executive director of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it is “impossible” for the U.S. territory to pay the $8.5 billion bondholders are demanding in a bankruptcy case involving the island’s power company
An international bank based in Puerto Rico has been sued for fraud in an alleged scheme that attorneys say led to the loss of more than $90 million in deposits, affecting hundreds of clients in the U.S., Venezuela and elsewhere
Dominican officials have been deporting at least 10,000 Haitian immigrants a week under a harsh new policy widely criticized by civil organizations
Puerto Rico legislators have held a contentious public hearing on whether to scale back renewable energy goals and extend operations of its lone coal-fired plant, long accused of contaminating low-income communities
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital
Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island’s newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent decision to shelve a probe into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area
The Biden administration is pledging $100 million to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions
The U.N. Security Council has voted to send a multinational force led by Kenya to Haiti to help combat violent gangs in the troubled country
Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world
The Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier amid an ongoing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river
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