Tag: Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic postpones Summit of the Americas
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The government of the Dominican Republic announced postponement of the 10th Summit of the…
Melissa set to slam Jamaica as its strongest hurricane on record
Kingston, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa was about to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm,…
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, already a major Category 4 storm, gathered steam as it took aim at Jamaica and other…
Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic flooding to Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring…
Hurricane Melissa, now Category 3, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 with potentially catastrophic consequences, as it dropped torrential…
Melissa becoming major threat to Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane this weekend, and it could…
Tropical Storm Melissa, soon a hurricane, brings death, floods to Caribbean
The slow-moving, but punishing, Tropical Storm Melissa that has already killed four people is threatening catastrophic flooding across…
Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday as forecasters…
Tropical Storm Melissa threatens Caribbean, kills one in Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa has been pushing through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and…
Crews rescue 80 miners trapped in the Dominican Republic with no injuries or deaths reported
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Crews in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday rescued 80 miners who became…
Dominican Republic says it seized 1,000kg of cocaine from boat US bombed
Dominican Republic forces have seized hundreds of cocaine packages from a speedboat that was targeted and destroyed by…
Boat destroyed by U.S. held 1,000 kilos of cocaine, Dominican Republic says
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Sunday they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat…