The recent deaths of American tourists and shooting of Boston baseball legend David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic have many travelers rethinking their travel plans.
There is something deeply unnerving about an unexplained death in a vacation venue—much less a series of deaths. (It’s something that Agatha Christie understood well and parlayed into eternal whodunit fame with Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the …
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Andrea Sachs June 12 at 9:20 PM The reports on six deaths, one high-profile shooting, an assault and a fatal car accident over the course of a year have darkened the Dominican Republic’s typically sunny skies. The Caribbean country had …
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OLD FORGE, Pa. — The mysterious deaths of four American tourists in the Dominican Republic since April has some travelers rethinking their plans. Alyssa Novick and her fiancé Josh Olerud are from Old Forge. The couple from Lackawanna County has …
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What is going on in the Dominican Republic? It feels as if every few days there’s a new upsetting headline coming out of the Dominican Republic. A Delaware woman says she was brutally assaulted while staying at the Majestic Elegance …
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SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic — The grounds and orchid-filled interior of the Grand Bahia Principe Resort appear half-empty. Dozens of unoccupied tables surround the buffet restaurant; vacant chairs lie scattered near the serpentine pool. The hotel boasts more …