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The Dominican Republic has become a trans-shipment point for Colombian drugs destined to Europe as well as the United States and Canada. [2] [3] Money laundering via the Dominican Republic is favored by the drug cartels for the ease of illicit financial transactions. [2]
Crime and violence affect the lives of millions of people in Latin America.Some consider social inequality to be a major contributing factor to levels of violence in Latin America, [1] where the state fails to prevent crime and organized crime takes over State control in areas where the State is unable to assist the society such as in impoverished communities.
In the Dominican Republic a landslide killed 8 people and injured 2 others. Also in the Dominican Republic 1,239 homes were reported damaged and 12 homes had been destroyed. Much of Jacmel, Haiti was also flooded. In Benet, a landslide killed one person. Overall the storm killed 85 people, destroyed 2,112 homes, and damaged another 9,189. [69] [70]
Firefighters put out a fire after a powerful explosion in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Monday, Aug 14, 2023. The Monday afternoon explosion killed at least three people and injured more than ...
Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. The storm was ...
The Dominican Republic is ready to restart a decommissioned canal off a river shared with neighboring Haiti, it said on Thursday, weeks after shutting down the border to stop another canal being ...
Of particular significance are the provisions in the Constitution which elucidate the situations in which the government of the Dominican Republic has the authority to interfere with the limited human rights enshrined, including situations of extreme danger to the country's sovereignty, public disorder or natural disasters. [7]
A blind man was carried out of his flooded home by civil defence staff in the Dominican Republic, as heavy rain over the weekend displaced thousands of residents. At least 21 people died as the ...