From January 1 to November 8, 2024, the Dominican Republic recorded at least 1,140 violent deaths in different parts of the country. Of this total, 985 correspond to homicides in fights and other ...

An American tourist, Richard Jorene, died during a catamaran excursion in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, after being left forgotten at sea during a snorkeling activity. The 67-year-old woman was ...

"The Dominican Republic is a safe country," Francisco Javier García told reporters on June 21. “There is no such thing as mysterious deaths in the Dominican Republic," he said. "There is not an ...

The Dominican Republic's minister of tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia, on Thursday addressed the highly publicized series of tourist deaths in Punta Cana, saying that much of the media coverage ...