Tag: Dominican Republic
Hanna rolls toward US coast, as hurricane looms
Tropical Storm Hanna has closed in on the south-eastern US coast after leaving 136 dead in Haiti, as a powerful hurricane sweeps across the Atlantic, posing a potential threat to Caribbean islands and the United States.[MORE]
Storm kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf
Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic this morning after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields.[MORE]
Diaz claims light-welterweight gold
Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic has a won his country's first ever Olympic boxing title, beating Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong for light-welterweight gold at the Beijing Games.[MORE]
Killer storm Fay may become hurricane before hitting Florida
Florida has battened down as Tropical Storm Fay packs on more power on its way to becoming a full-blown hurricane, after claiming as many as 40 lives in the Caribbean.[MORE]
Tropical storm Fay heads for Cuba
Tropical storm Fay dumped heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti Saturday while threatening to turn into a hurricane as it approaches Cuba, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Florida, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.[MORE]
18 dead after Dominican bus collision
At least 18 people, including four Italians, have died when two buses collided on a highway in the east of the Dominican Republic, an official said.[MORE]
Olympic champion Sanchez goes out in first round
Felix Sanchez's reign as Olympic champion came to a humiliating end in Beijing on Friday night as he went out in the first round of the 400-metres hurdles.[MORE]
Three killed as violence mars Dominican election
Three people, including a former congressman, were shot and killed as violence marred the close of campaigning before presidential elections in the Dominican Republic on Friday (local time), authorities said.[MORE]
Europe rushes trade deal to beat year's end
The European Commission and a group of countries in the Caribbean have agreed on a wide-ranging new trade deal, only days before an end-of-year deadline, the EU executive says.[MORE]
Caribbean storm death toll reaches 25
The toll from tropical storm Olga's Caribbean rampage has risen to 25 confirmed deaths, most in the Dominican Republic.[MORE]
Tropical storm Olga kills at least 8 in Caribbean
A rare December cyclone, tropical storm Olga, has left eight people dead in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as pounding rains triggered major floods and landslides.[MORE]
Canada braces for Hurricane Noel
Hurricane Noel churned over the Atlantic Ocean on a northerly track to Canada after battering the Caribbean, where it killed at least 116 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[MORE]
Noel barrels towards Bahamas after killing 100
The death toll from Tropical Storm Noel's Caribbean rampage has risen to 100, as floodwaters hamper the rescue of people trapped on rooftops in the Dominican Republic.[MORE]
Death toll hits 80 as storm pummels Caribbean
The number of people killed by tropical storm Noel in the Caribbean countries of the Dominican Republic and Haiti has risen to more than 80. [MORE]
Death toll mounts as Noel menaces Bahamas
Tropical Storm Noel has strengthened as it began to head toward Florida and the Bahamas after drenching Cuba and killing at least 61 people with surging floodwaters and mudslides in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[MORE]
43 dead as storm batters Caribbean
At least 43 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Noel as it barrelled across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, in the Caribbean, officials say.[MORE]
13 killed in Dominican Republic storm
More than a dozen people died in the Dominican Republic after Tropical Storm Noel dumped torrential rain on the Caribbean country, sending thigh-high water surging through streets and cutting power to thousands.[MORE]
Monster hurricane lashes Jamaica
Hurricane Dean began lashing Jamaica as the island braced for the full fury of the storm which has left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, killing at least five people.[MORE]
Emergency for Jamaica as hurricane speeds ahead
People in Jamaica are taking emergency measures to protect themselves from what they have been told is a potentially catastrophic hurricane bearing down on their island within hours. [MORE]
Katsidis bout postponed
Australian contender Michael Katsidis will have to wait a little while longer for his world title fight against the Dominican Republic's Joan Guzman after Guzman injured his hand in training.[MORE]
Global child porn sting nets more than 100
More than 100 people have been arrested in 19 countries in a Spanish-led crackdown on users of Internet paedophilia websites, Spain's interior ministry has said. [MORE]
Alpha kills three in Haiti
Record-breaking tropical storm Alpha has drenched Haiti and the Dominican Republic with torrential rain, killing at least three people people and forcing thousands from their homes.[MORE]
El Guerrouj out of world champs
Double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj has pulled out of next month's Helsinki World Track and Field Championships.[MORE]
Death toll rises in Dominican prison fire
The death toll from a prison riot and fire in the Dominican Republic has risen to at least 134, with 26 others injured.[MORE]
At least 118 killed in Dominican Republic prison fire
A prison fire in eastern Dominican Republic has killed at least 118 inmates, and injured 26 other people. [MORE]
