Port-au-Prince.- Haiti has inaugurated its third international airport in Les Cayes, a quieter region in the country’s southwest, providing an alternative to the violence-stricken capital, Port-au-Prince.

Dozens of firearms and more than 36,000 cartridges that were being shipped from the US to Haiti were seized by authorities in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Handguns, rifles and pistol

Haiti’s then-Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy condemned “brutal scenes of raids and deportations” amid the large-scale expulsion in October.

The Dominican Republic says it has intercepted and seized a shipment of arms and ammunition that had originated from Miami, Florida and was destined for Haiti. The General Directorate of Customs (DGA),

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have seized 36,000 cartridges, 23 firearms and more than two dozen rifle and pistol chargers from a Miami s

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have seized 36,000 cartridges, 23 firearms and more than two dozen rifle and pistol chargers from a Miami shipment destined for Haiti.

AUTHORITIES in the Dominican Republic said on Tuesday that they seized 36,000 cartridges, 23 firearms and more than two-dozen rifle and pistol chargers from a Miami shipment destined for Haiti. Agents also confiscated a submachine gun and a charger for a .50-calibre rifle, according to a statement from the Dominican customs office.

Haiti.- Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste has highlighted the growing issue of arms trafficking in Haiti, pointing to a recent weapons seizure by Dominican customs at the Port of Haina. Authorities intercepted a shipment from Miami containing firearms,

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Tuesday ... in neighboring Haiti surges across the capital, Port-au-Prince, forcing 25,000 people to flee in the past two ...

The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 ... gangs are estimated to control more than 80% of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.