GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Georgia.— For years, carrying out a consular procedure meant that many Dominicans living in Georgia had to travel outside the state or rely on a distant diplomatic…
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Santo Domingo.— Carlos Vinicio Fernández Valerio, former director of the Central Anti-Narcotics Directorate (DICAN), was granted parole after serving 10 years of a 20-year prison sentence related to…
CAROLINAS
RALEIGH, N.C.—The Dominican community living in North Carolina welcomed the news that the Dominican Republic will establish a consular representation in Raleigh, an initiative that for years had…
FLORIDA
MIAMI, Florida.- When Manaury Olivarez George returned to the United States on June 28, 2025, he did so as a conditional permanent resident. He had traveled abroad and…
MASSACHUSETTS
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts.- Mayor Brian DePeña, who is of Dominican origin, missed his second hearing Thursday in federal court in Boston after a judge authorized his absence while the…
PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA.- Two citizens of the Dominican Republic were each sentenced to two years in prison for taking part in a money-laundering conspiracy connected to scams targeting older adults…
CONNECTICUT
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut.- A 59-year-old woman from Trumbull was found dead inside a burned car in Bridgeport. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined that her death…
NEW JERSEY
DOVER, New Jersey.- The Dover fair has divided residents of this New Jersey community after activists promoted a boycott amid concerns about recent ICE operations and their effects…
