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Full blackout hits Dominican Republic as crews scramble to restore power

November 12, 2025 9:00 am

Generation units in San Pedro de Macorís and the Quisqueya Power Plant shut down, triggering a cascade of failures at other transmission and generation plants, according to the Dominican Electricity Transmission Company, a decentralized state agency.

Death toll in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse nears 200 as officials scramble to identify victims

April 10, 2025 11:41 am

Juan Manuel Mendez, head of country's emergency operations center said that rescue operations were ongoing at the scene and crews were still looking for victims and potential survivors.

At least 98 dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub during performance

April 09, 2025 3:50 pm

Santo Domingo nightclub roof collapse: Authorities reported 93 ambulance transfers to area hospitals, with search and rescue operations ongoing.

American who last saw missing Indian-origin student leaves Dominican Republic

March 20, 2025 9:52 am

Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled Wednesday that Riibe, classified as a witness in a disappearance case, should have full rights under Dominican law and unrestricted freedom of movement.

Sudiksha Konanki missing case: Parents write to Dominican officials, ask them to declare daughter dead

March 18, 2025 2:13 pm

Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta Cana town.

A power cut at hotel, a 'person of interest': What probe in Sudiksha Konanki missing case has revealed

March 14, 2025 8:21 pm

Sudiksha Konanki missing case: Let's look at where the investigation in the Sudiksha Solanki missing case stands

Indian-origin student in US goes missing in Dominican Republic, believed to have drowned in ocean

March 10, 2025 11:05 am

Local police in the Dominican Republic have been investigating the incident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali during the India-CARICOM Summit, in Georgetown, Guyana

Guyana, Dominica confer top awards on PM Modi

November 21, 2024 8:52 am

The prime minister, who is in Guyana on the last leg of his three-nation visit, was conferred ‘The Order of Excellence' by Guyanese President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday.

President of the Dominican Republic and presidential candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party, Luis Abinader speaks after the preliminary results of the presidential election, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic's president-elect Abinader takes tough stand on graft, Haiti

May 20, 2024 5:57 pm

Political rivals also allege the Tesla-driving Abinader, a wealthy former businessman whose declared net worth of $76 million puts him among Latin America's richest leaders, is perhaps not as squeaky-clean as he has sought to convey.

People queue at a polling station to cast their votes in the presidential election in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Reuters)

Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite

May 19, 2024 5:20 pm

The 56-year-old Luis Abinader is one of Latin America's most popular presidents, with approval ratings around 70%, according to a CID-Gallup poll in September.