Dominican Republic Warns of Russian Job Offers as Recruits Reach the Front
The Dominican Republic has warned citizens about Russian job offers after recruits reached the Ukraine front. What is known, and...
September 29, 2026Section
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Dominican Republic Diesel Prices Rise Again, Squeezing Corner Grocery Shops
Diesel in the Dominican Republic rose for a second week, to US$4.55 a gallon. Corner-shop owners say freight costs are...
September 29, 2026
Trinidad Procurement Bill Curbing Contracts Watchdog Passes by One Vote
Trinidad and Tobago's Senate head broke a 15–15 tie on 28 September to pass a bill that curbs the state...
September 29, 2026
Saint Lucia Citizenship Sales Must End by June 2028 or EU May Impose Visas
The EU wants Saint Lucia to stop selling citizenship by June 2028 or risk losing visa-free travel to Europe. What...
September 29, 2026
Puerto Rico Gets US$71 Million in FEMA Funds for Disaster Repairs and Mitigation
Puerto Rico gets over US$71 million in FEMA funds: about US$43 million to fix a pier, a bridge and town...
September 29, 2026
Cuba’s Cheap Synthetic Drug Spreads Among the Young as Blackouts Grind On
A Cuba synthetic drug called el químico is spreading as blackouts grind on. Havana drug emergency cases nearly doubled in...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic’s Former Ruling Party Feuds Over Its 2028 Candidate
A Dominican opposition party, the PLD, is fighting over 523,000 names on its voter list weeks before an 18 October...
September 28, 2026
Dominican Republic Business Chief Warns Early Campaigns Invite Crime Money
Early campaigning is opening the door to organised crime money, the head of the Dominican Republic’s main business federation warns....
September 28, 2026
Haiti’s First Vote in a Decade Draws Nine Presidential Hopefuls
Nine men have signed up to run for president in Haiti's first vote in a decade, set for 13 December....
September 28, 2026