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An Alabama estate and Dominican Republic paradise are among these golf properties available now (May 2022, Vol. 1)

Summer is officially here, and it's time to play some golf. And if you want to take it to the next level, it's time to live near golf.

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Official: 8 Turkish Citizens Kidnapped from Bus in Haiti

Eight Turkish citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, an official told The Associated Press on Monday, apparently the latest in a string of high-profile kidnappings by powerful gangs. Hugues Josue, Turkey’s honorary consul in Haiti, said the group had boarded a bus in the neighboring Dominican Republic and were…

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Group including Turkish missionaries has been kidnapped in Haiti: reports

A group of people including at least eight Turkish missionaries has been kidnapped in Haiti after traveling by bus from the Dominican Republic, according to Haitian and Dominican media, amid a wave of gang violence in Haiti.

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For marine biologist, Haitian gangs make work dangerous

Powerful gangs in Haiti are making it difficult for marine biologist Jean Wiener to do on-the-ground conservation work aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change

The Independent UK

Dominican diplomat freed four days after Haiti kidnap

A Dominican diplomat was kidnapped in Haiti and released after four days, the Dominican Republic's foreign minister said on Monday, in an abduction that coincides with a spike in gang violence in the Caribbean country.

Reuters

Dominican Republic investigating disappearance of diplomat in Haiti

The Dominican Republic reinforced surveillance on the border with Haiti on Tuesday and announced an urgent search for one of its diplomats who disappeared there a few days ago.

Reuters

Dominican diplomat is kidnapped in Haiti as violence between rival gangs intensifies

A diplomat assigned to the Dominican Republic’s Port-au-Prince embassy is Haiti’s latest kidnapping victim, a senior Haitian government official has confirmed.

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Football club owner offers reality TV stars chance to swap Dominican Republic for Hull

Acun Ilicali, who completed his takeover of Hull City earlier this year, has come up with another outside-the-box idea of how to get more exposure for the Championship side

Daily Mirror

Entire Canadian flight crew jailed after reporting stash of cocaine on plane they thought was a bomb

About 200kg of cocaine worth $25m was located in aircraft’s control compartments

The Independent UK

Calvin Smyre, longest-serving member, resigns from Georgia state House

Calvin Smyre (D) resigned from the Georgia House of Representatives on April 4, 2022, after being appointed ambassador to the Dominican Republic by President Joe Biden (D). Smyre served from 1975 to 2022, most recently in District 135.

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Woman claims TUI refused to give disabled mum water on nine-hour flight so she could take medication

Ellie Fisher's mother Natalie Williams, 49, was on a nine-hour flight to the Dominican Republic

Wales Online

Woman Claims Disabled Mum Couldn’t Take Her Meds On Nine-Hour Flight As Staff Had No Water

Ellie Fisher, 23, was surprised by her mum Natalie Williams, 49, with a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to the Dominican Republic.

Zenger

Weatherwatch: the varying climate of the Dominican Republic

Caribbean nation’s weather can go from hot and muggy to low single figures at altitude

The Guardian - UK

GMB: Daniel Radcliffe describes challenges of filming The Lost City in hot Dominican Republic

The Harry Potter star appeared on Good Morning Britain today (March 31) to discuss his latest film, The Lost City

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The Hindu

Dominican Ambassador visits Kerala varsity

Steps on to forge research ties with universities in the Latin American country

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Our favorite Martin, Ben, leads Corales Puntacana Championship by two shots heading into Sunday’s final round

Ben Martin leads by two heading into the final round of the PGA Tour's opposite-field event in The Dominican Republic.

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Ben Martin rides hot putter to first-round lead in 2022 Corales Puntacana Championship

Martin needed just 26 putts to shoot a 6-under 66 on the Corales Golf Course in the Dominican Republic.

Chicago Sun-Times

After COVID-19 delay, Cubs LHP prospect Brailyn Márquez reports to camp

Márquez, who is vaccinated, said he’s feeling good now, after testing positive about two and a half weeks ago. He quarantined in the Dominican Republic, his home country.

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David Ortiz was targeted by Dominican drug lord in 2019 shooting, private investigators find

Private investigators hired by retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz say the Hall of Famer was targeted by a drug kingpin when he was shot in the Dominican Republic in 2019, a news report said Saturday.

The Independent UK

Norwegian cruise ship with thousands of passengers onboard runs aground in Dominican Republic

It took seven hours to free the ship after it became stuck

Tribune News Service

Luxury cruise ship runs aground while leaving Caribbean port

A Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. luxury liner has run aground while trying to leave a port in the Dominican Republic. The ship’s operator is now looking to free the vessel, which at the moment doesn’t have any reports of damage.

Benzinga

Caribbean Airline Arajet Orders 20 Boeing 737 MAX Jets

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) received an order for 20 737 MAX airplanes, specifically the high-capacity 737-8-200 model, from Arajet, a new Caribbean airline. Financial terms not disclosed. Arajet has options to purchase 15 additional 737 MAX jets, taking the airline's new fuel-efficient fleet to 40 airplanes. The aircraft order was finalized in January and…

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Tourists flock to Dominican Republic in record-breaking numbers

Despite a short blip due to the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the travel rebound from the pandemic is well underway thanks to pent-up demand.

The Independent UK

Dominicans turn over to Haiti ex-cop sought in Moïse slaying

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have handed over to Haiti a former Haitian police officer linked to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the latest suspect arrested in a crime still not solved after seven months

Asharq Al-Awsat

3,000 Ukrainian Tourists Stranded in Dominican Republic, Short on Cash

Around 3,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in the Dominican Republic and running out of cash after the Russian invasion of their country, a consular official said Tuesday, pleading for help. "The (stranded) Ukrainians currently need help from the Dominican Republic, they need money, they need clothes, they need a lot…

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