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*Delta Air Lines is allowing passengers flying to the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana airport to change or cancel their flights without penalty amid a recent spate of mysterious deaths and illnesses in the country. Delta Airlines is doing the right thing concerning the Dominican Republic in light of all the recent illnesses and deaths in the island […]

Pedernales, Domininan Republic, 22 august 2022 / Credit: iStock *Dark-skinned citizens in the Dominican Republic are reportedly being warned about migration agents mistaking them for Haitians in the Caribbean country. The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic reportedly sent out an alert to all citizens urging them to have their U.S. passports at all times and […]

Khalid Adkins *Dang, here’s another story of a tourist dying in the Dominican Republic.  The unfortunate victim is Khalid Adkins and was such a big fan of the island nation that he planned to retire there. Perhaps the Denver father planned on spending his last days there, but we’re sure he didn’t envision going out like […]

Pool and bar with coconut palm trees in Puerto Plata Dominican Republic. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) *Tourism to the Dominican Republic has reportedly taken a massive hit amid the multiple high-profile cases involving American tourists dying or being seriously injured while staying in the country. According to several published reports, 9 […]

[…] cultural exchange  Company intends for fathom, its new purpose-travel brand, to begin full-week sailings to Cuba, beginning in May 2016, in addition to fathom’s full-week sailings to the Dominican Republic MIAMI — Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, today announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of […]

*So, y’all remember when we posted the Blind Item about tainted alcohol possibly being responsible for the deaths of American tourists in the Dominican Republic? In case you missed it – read here. As it turns out, the FBI is investigating the possibility of “fake” alcohol being served in resorts on the island, and the news […]

*YAOUNDE, Cameroon — When 21-year-old Anne Christelle Ntsama gave birth to quadruplets, she was over the moon. She believed her children, who had been born prematurely at Yaounde Central Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in Cameroon, would grow into adulthood. But soon after their delivery on May 11, her world collapsed. Anne […]

*Azealia Banks has slammed Cardi B for speaking on everything from Trump’s government shutdown, to Tomi Lahren but completely ignoring the ‘ethnic cleansing’ of the Dominican Republic. On her Instagram Story, Banks posted a screenshot of Cardi’s take on conservatives along with a caption that calls out the Bronx rapper’s hypocrisy due to her Dominican heritage, […]

Hurricane Fiona path (cnnweather) *(CNN) — Hurricane Fiona is pounding the Dominican Republic as it keeps thrashing Puerto Rico — nearly wiping out the island’s power and inflicting dangerous flooding. Fiona made landfall Monday morning in the Dominican Republic after crossing onto land a day earlier in southwestern Puerto Rico. But it’s still not done pummeling […]

[…] one person.  In response to Zoe’s posts, InCultured Co. founder France Francois said, “When Dominicans like Zoe Saldana try to deny the history of Black struggle in the Dominican Republic, what they do is try to uphold white supremacy and silence the struggle of Blackness that has been continuous within Latinidad.” “Saldana called on us to […]

*A 45-year-old Birmingham, Alabama mother died in the Dominican Republic after having cosmetic surgery — the country’s second surgical victim this month. Alicia Renette Williams, a 9th-grade teacher at Huffman High School, developed blood clots five days after her June 2 surgery for liposuction on her arm, a tummy tuck, and a Brazilian butt lift, WBRC […]

[…] All ESPN Platforms; He Won’t Apologize to Molly Qerim for ‘Sexist’ Comment – WATCH “There has been a lot of negative media in the recent weeks surrounding the Dominican Republic and its safety for tourists to travel. We want you to know that higher than anything, we regard your safety as most important. This is why […]

Tina, niece of Akbar Muhammad died in the Dominican Republic while having plastic surgery *This article is personal for me. I received a call from my daughter informing me that my 27-year-old niece, Tina, died in the Dominican Republic having plastic surgery to change her physical appearance. Plastic Surgery She lost her life trying to achieve […]

Rikers prison *A captain with the NYC Department of Correction died after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift from an alleged bogus doctor in the Dominican Republic. Tandra Bowser-Williams, 49, suffered a massive stroke days after the surgery in Santo Domingo. Plastic surgeon Dr. Hector Cabral performed the procedure on May 13, New York Post reports.  Per […]

*Steve Harvey’s third-annual Sand and Soul Festival is taking place at a Dominican Republic resort where at least 2 U.S. tourists have died in the last year. The event will be held from October 10 to October 14 at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana. As reported by Business Insider, […]