SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic was briefly hit by a country-wide blackout Monday in the second such outage in the past three months, triggering concerns about the ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Large parts of the Dominican Republic, including the capital, were without electricity on Monday following a major fault in the power system four months after ...

The Dominican Republic withdrew a proposal to regulate commercial trade of its American eels under CITES, an international wildlife trade treaty. Its decision came on the heels of a failed effort to ...

With the 2026 World Baseball Classic set to begin in March, the preliminary roster for the Dominican Republic is here. Initial rosters are subject to change. Read on below for our team summary and ...

On January 3, the world awoke to learn about the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The sudden raid immediately drew strong reactions from international actors, ...

Few rum producers bridge history and innovation quite like Brugal. Founded in 1888 by Don Andrés Brugal Montaner, the Puerto Plata distillery has evolved from a Dominican icon into a global force, ...

For decades, the Dominican Republic carried a reputation it never wanted but struggled to shed. Wedged between South America’s drug-producing basin and the consumer markets of the United States and ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to ...

The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and ...

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court recently struck down provisions that criminalized consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the country’s National Police and Armed Forces. Codes of ...

A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people. Officials blamed a failure in the grid's ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy, as the ...