Half the board of directors of a seniors club perished, as did the president of the Lion’s Club, a high school teacher and the owner of a trucking company. Tony Blanco, a retired major league baseball player who died in…
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Search Ends for Victims in Dominican Republic Roof Collapse That Killed 221
Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Thursday ended their search for bodies trapped in the Jet Set nightclub, where a roof collapsed during a concert, killing 221 people. Although officials had repeatedly declined to say how many people were inside…
Death Toll in Dominican Republic Roof Collapse Hits 113
Jet Set, an aging disco just a block from the sea in Santo Domingo, was the place to be on Monday nights. And this Monday was no exception. A collection of the country’s bold face names — from bankers to…
Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse: At Least 15 Killed
Using heavy machinery, drones, technical equipment and dozens of rescuers, officials worked frantically Tuesday to find survivors of a deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where at least 27 people died, the authorities said. A roof…
Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
A video that circulated widely on the internet recently showed a Haitian gang leader, Joseph Wilson, shirtless, happily showing off belts of .50 caliber ammunition, mockingly saying he used the armor-piercing bullets to groom his hair. “We have enough combs…
Man Last Seen With Missing Student Leaves the Dominican Republic
The man last seen with Sudiksha Konanki, a college student who went missing this month while on spring break in the Dominican Republic, has left that country after he was repeatedly questioned about her disappearance, his lawyer said. Joshua Steven…