Former diplomat murdered near Haitian airport

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Claude Joazard, a former Haitian vice-consul to Dajabon, Dominican Republic, has reportedly been gunned down at a northern Haiti airport in Cap-Haïtien.
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Dominican Republic launching 4-day work week pilot program

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The Dominican Republic will launch a voluntary, six-month pilot program shortening the country's current six-day work week this February.
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Prosecutors file evidence against Rays shortstop Wander Franco in Dominican Republic probe

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Tampa Bay Rays star shortstop Wander Franco is under investigation in his native Dominican Republic for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor.
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Dominican Republic reports strongest earthquake this year

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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on Friday. The quake, reported near the Haitian border, is the strongest the country has reported so far this year.
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St. Louis Cardinals complex in Dominican Republic has been robbed, team says

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An armed robbery left players and staff at the Dominican Republic's St. Louis Cardinals complex "shaken" early Friday morning, though no injuries were reported.
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Haitian border crossing remains shut over canal disagreement with Dominican Republic

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Haiti on Thursday declined to reopen a key commercial crossing along its border with the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing dispute over the construction of a canal.
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Dominican authorities investigating 6 dead newborns found at cemetery entrance

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Dominican authorities on Wednesday said that an investigation has been opened after the bodies of six newborns were found at a Santo Domingo cemetery entrance.
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Dominican government offers financial aid to families affected by deadly factory explosion

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The Dominican government has unveiled a support initiative to assist the families of the 32 people who died in a plastics factory explosion earlier this month.
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9-year-old tourist from NYC shot, killed on spring break trip in Dominican Republic

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A 9-year-old New York City boy was shot and killed less than an hour after arriving in the Dominican Republic for a spring break family trip in what police are calling a botched robbery.
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Dominican presidential candidate, former treasury minister among 19 caught in corruption investigation

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Former Dominican presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo and 18 others, including three former government officials, have been arrested on embezzlement and campaign finance charges.
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