dominican republic

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we put a quick spotlight on the Dominican roots of rising cannabis lifestyle brand Happy Munkey.

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz made his first public appearance in the Dominican Republic on Sunday nearly six months after he was shot in what authorities called a case of mistaken identity. The Dominican-born superstar was greeted by a standing ovation and raucous cheers when he entered the Quisqueya Stadium […]

David Ortiz has broken his silence since being shot in the Dominican Republic…. acknowledging in an interview with Univision that he almost died. “I almost died, man,” a teary-eyed Ortiz explained. “I was in a coma. People were criticizing me as if I deserved to be killed.” “I was feeling something that I had never felt before […]

BOSTON (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had a chance to thank his adoring fans at Fenway Park exactly three months after he was shot in the back while in his native Dominican Republic. In his first public appearance since June 9, when he was seriously injured in a Santo Domingo nightclub, Ortiz […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring, officials said Tuesday. Dominican Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez said police are also actively pursuing the alleged leader of the ring, César […]

BOSTON (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says he is glad to be home with family after a botched assassination attempt in his native Dominican Republic. More than seven weeks after he was shot, Ortiz said on Instagram in his first public comments, “Being at home and look at my family celebrating that […]

Could tainted alcohol possibly be responsible for the deaths of American tourists in the Dominican Republic? The FBI is investigating the possibility of “fake” alcohol being served in resorts on the island, and the news comes after officials in Costa Rica issued a national alert after 19 people died from alcohol that was reportedly laced […]

Another person has gone to the Dominican Republic for sun and fun and came home in a body bag, according to the Daily Mail. Tracy Jerome Jester Jr.’s death came from what’s being described as a “respiratory illness.” He is the 13th American to die there in the past year. Jester Jr. of Forsyth, Georgia, […]

Guy sends a message to all Black people, he says we are beautiful, strong, but we aren’t invincible. We all know that people have been dying in the Dominican Republic and we’re still are going! Guy had been praying for a man from Detroit who went to the DR and ended up in the ICU. Thankfully […]

A Denver man has died after falling ill while vacationing in the Dominican Republic with his daughter, his family said Wednesday. Khalid Adkins and his daughter arrived in the Dominican Republic last week and he suddenly became sick. FOX31 reports, that Adkins tried to fly back to the U.S. on Sunday but was forced to […]

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are fighting back after numerous deaths of Americans on the island. They say that the media scrutiny around the multiple deaths is sabotaging the island’s tourism and that most of the deaths are, if not normal, not out of the ordinary for tourists on vacation either. Today, they said that […]

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities on Monday identified the man they believe paid hit men to try and kill David Ortiz, adding that they were closing in on the mastermind and motive behind the shooting of the famous slugger who is recovering at a hospital in Boston. The man was identified as […]