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Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

June 20, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A woman was killed, and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a ‌large fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local authorities ⁠said on Friday (June 19, 2026). Francesca Valentino, a 46-year-old Italian woman, was killed in the fire at the Viva Wyndham…

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80 rescued after mine collapses in Dominican Republic, no injury or death reported

October 22, 2025 admin

Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) rescued 80 miners who became trapped after a mine partially collapsed. No one was injured or killed, according to the Civil Defence Agency. The miners became trapped when a portion of a zinc and copper mine in the Cerros of Maimón collapsed, a statement from…

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Husband Wants $10 Million After Wife, Son Die Of Food Poisoning At Resort

January 30, 2025 admin

Husband Wants Million After Wife, Son Die Of Food Poisoning At Resort

New Delhi: A Canadian man, whose wife and eight-year-old kid died from food poisoning during their stay at a Dominican Republic resort, is now suing the resort and its travel agency partners for $10 million, reported The New York Post. Stephen Gougeon and his family members filed a statement of claim in Ontario Superior Court…

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US Woman Falls From Golf Cart, Sues Hard Rock Hotel For Rs 4 Crore

August 18, 2024 admin

The 27-year-old was a guest at the hotel in 2022. A woman from Brooklyn, United States, who fell from a golf cart is suing Hard Rock Cafe & Hotel in the Dominican Republic for $500,000 (Rs 4 crore). Taylor O’Leary claimed in the complaint that she suffered several injuries after she fell out of her…

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Dominican Republic President Abinader re-elected to 2nd term

May 20, 2024 admin

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader was re-elected on May 19 for another four-year term, an endorsement of his handling of the economy and tough policies toward migration from Haiti. The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but the much more prosperous Dominican Republic stands in stark contrast to its poverty and gang…

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US Woman Dies After Falling Ill On American Airlines Flight

March 1, 2024 admin

The flight from Dominican Republic was diverted to the Turks and Caicos Islands. An American woman travelling on American Airlines Flight 2790 from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically passed away after experiencing a sudden illness on the flight, according to The New York Post. The 41-year-old passenger, identified by family members…

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