Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Reuters The Dominican Government on Sunday began building a wall that will cover more than half of the 392-kilometre border with Haiti, its only land neighbour, to stop irregular migration and the smuggling of goods, weapons and drugs. While the two countries share the island of Hispaniola, they are worlds apart […]
Dominican Republic bans child marriage amid fears of global rise

Bogota, Colombia Thomson Reuters Foundation The Dominican Republic needs to change its culture so that women are seen as more than housewives for this week’s ban on child marriage to work, girls’ rights campaigners said on Thursday. The Caribbean nation has one of Latin America’s highest rates of child marriage and early unions – typically […]
Dominican poor struggle for water as coronavirus lockdown hits supplies

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Thomson Reuters Foundation The Dominican Republic has plenty of water – unless, that is, you are poor. Nearly one in every two households in the Caribbean nation has no running water, relying instead on expensive private deliveries that have been badly disrupted by the coronavirus, just as they are most needed. […]
Millions of “invisible” stateless could be denied help if they get coronavirus

London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of people worldwide will be unable to get healthcare if they fall ill with coronavirus because they have no nationality, potentially exacerbating the spread of the disease, human rights campaigners said on Tuesday. They urged every country to ensure all stateless people on their territory can receive free medical […]
525th anniversary of first Catholic Mass on American continent celebrated in Dominican Republic
The 525th anniversary of the celebration of the first Catholic Mass on the American continent was commemorated in the Dominican Republic on Saturday. The first Mass was celebrated on 6th January, 1494, in La Isabela, Puerto Plata, by priest, Bernardo Boil, who was part of the entourage of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ second trip to the […]
At least eight feared dead after Hurricane Matthew tears across Caribbean nations
At least eight people are feared dead after Hurricane Matthew – the most powerful storm in the Caribbean in almost 10 years – tore through Caribbean nations including Haiti. The Category Four storm, which reportedly had winds of 230 kph, made landfall in eastern Cuba Tuesday night after earlier passing through Haiti and neighbouring Dominican […]