The Dominican Republic offers travelers a vibrant cultural tapestry woven from European, African and indigenous Taíno influences. This unique blend manifests in every aspect of daily life, from the ...

The U.S. Embassy issued the guidance to “darker-skinned” citizens of “African descent” after reporting that many travelers had been stopped and questioned by Dominican immigration officials “based on ...

In 2015, Haitian sugarcane workers rally in front of the Haitian embassy in Santo Domingo demanding the Haitian passports needed to regularize their migration status in the Dominican Republic. Erika ...

SAMANA, Dominican Republic — Martha Leticia Wilmore, a retired schoolteacher who lives in this port town with a population of roughly 100,000 people off the northeastern edge of the island of ...