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Dominican Republic’s Abortion Ban Tested with Case of Pregnant Teen with Cancer
July 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The plight of a pregnant teenager suffering from acute leukemia stirred up anew on Monday the controversy over abortion, which is barred by the Dominican Constitution even in cases where the mother's life is in danger. continue reading »
Homeland Secretary Napolitano Visits Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
July 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner David V. Aguilar and Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and San Juan, Puerto Rico today. continue reading »
Dania Ramirez Says Acting Mirrors Real Life in Dominican Republic
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dania Ramirez, one of the stars of the film "American Reunion," says that her experiences growing up poor in the Dominican Republic help her develop her characters in movies and on television. "I've had a life of many adventures, a hard life but good at the same time, and all that helps me because to be honest continue reading »
Latino Blotter: Liquid Butt Silicone ‘Injecter’ Sentenced to One-Year in Prison
June 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Whalesca Castillo was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to forfeit $100,000 for charges stemming from her illegal injection of liquid silicone into women’s butts as part of an underground business she ran out of her Bronx home. continue reading »
Dominican Schools Will Accept Undocumented Foreign Students
June 17, 2012 | by Diario Libre | Latino Daily News
In Santo Domingo this week, the Ministry of Education along with the Department of Migration agreed to continue accepting foreign undocumented students for an indefinite period of time. continue reading »
5-Year-Old Dominican Boy Carries Out Execution Hit
May 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dominican Republic authorities are investigating the shooting death of Arsenio Diaz Rodriguez, 53, as an ordered execution carried out by a five-year-old. continue reading »
Danilo Medina Claims the Dominican Republic Presidency, No Concession from His Opponent
May 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With 99% of the votes counted, Danilo Medina proclaimed himself as the next President of the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile his opponent former President Hipolito Mejia who garnered 46.93% of the vote versus 51.24% of the vote for Medina, refused to concede. continue reading »
Border Patrol Capture 14 Undocumented Dominican’s on a Wooden Boat on the Open Seas
May 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) federal law enforcement authorities intercepted a single engine yola type vessel with 14 undocumented citizens of the Dominican Republic. continue reading »
Three Generations of Dominican Family Die When Car Plunges 60 Feet into Bronx Zoo from Overpass
April 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Seven people perished today, all from the same Dominican family, as their Honda minivan plunged off an overpass into the Bronx zoo. Three generations of the continue reading »
Secretly Married Miss Dominican Republic Booted Out and Dethroned
April 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latin America takes their beauty and beauty pageants very seriously, what with six Miss Universe’s coming from Latin America over the last ten years. continue reading »
U.S. and Dominican Republic Formally Agree to Share Forfeited Assets
April 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Attorney General Eric Holder and Dominican Prosecutor General Radhamés Jiménez Peña met in Washington, D.C. this week, to sign a permanent agreement to share forfeited assets between the governments of the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. continue reading »
Taiwanese Diplomat Beaten to Death in Her Dominican Republic Home
April 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Taiwanese diplomat was found slain Tuesday in her apartment in Santo Domingo's university district, local police reported. continue reading »
DEA and Dominican Authorities Arrest Pilot of Billionaire Narco El Chapo Guzman
April 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The pilot of Joaquín “Chapo” Guzmán, leader of the drug cartel, Sinaloa and the most powerful drug trafficker perhaps on the planet for whose capture the United States has offered 30 million dollars continue reading »
Frontman for ‘Los Illegales’ and Renown Dominican Singer Hospitalized
March 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dominican singer Vladimir Dotel was hospitalized in Santo Domingo due to heart problems, doctors said. continue reading »
7 Die in Accident in Santiago, Dominican Republic
March 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least seven people were killed and one was seriously injured in a traffic accident early Sunday in Santiago, a city in the northern Dominican Republic, the National Police said. continue reading »
Marc Anthony Helping Orphans in Dominican Republic
March 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Maestro Cares Foundation Co-Founders, singing sensation Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cardenas, announced this week that the Foundation has received a land donation by the Dominican-based company Central Romana Corporation. continue reading »
61 Year-Old American Deported from Dominican Republic for Engaging in Sex Tourism
March 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Shrewsbury, Mass., man has been charged in federal court with engaging in sex with a minor in the Dominican Republic. This investigation is being led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). continue reading »
New Multi Million Dollar Dominican Republic Mansion for Rafael Nadal
February 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Currently you can find tennis great, Rafael Nadal in the new Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition with model Bar Refaeli, but he is also celebrating his new home in the Dominican Republic. continue reading »
Cocaine Found on JetBlue Plane Coming in From Dominican Republic
February 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On Feb. 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Logan International Airport seized approximately 8.9 kilograms of cocaine that was discovered on a JetBlue flight that originated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. continue reading »
Number of Dead, Undocumented Dominicans Tops 40 from Shipwreck
February 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the sinking over the weekend of a small boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico has risen to 43, with the search for the missing continuing, a navy commander told Efe Wednesday. continue reading »
