Latin America - Page 97

July 3, 2019

Hard Rock's Dominican Republic resort, where two US tourists died, pulls minibar dispensers from all rooms

The Hard Rock resort in the Dominican Republic, where two U.S. tourists died in the past year, says it is removing minibars from all its guest rooms.

July 2, 2019

Dozens of Central Americans returned from US are sent home by Mexico

Dozens of Central Americans who had been returned to the border city of Juarez to await the outcome of their U.S. asylum claims were being bused back to their countries Tuesday by Mexican authorities, a first for the program commonly known as "remain in Mexico."

July 1, 2019

Salvadoran president says his country is to blame for migrants drowning in Rio Grande

The president of El Salvador has taken the blame for the death of a father and his daughter who drowned while trying to reach the United States across the Rio Grande.

June 27, 2019

Maduro government claims plot to assassinate Venezuelan leader thwarted

An assassination attempt against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, which Maduro claimed was a part of a “fascist” plot to overthrow the government, was thwarted, officials said.

June 26, 2019

4 suspected ISIS members arrested in Nicaragua, were possibly headed for the US

Four suspected members of the Islamic State terror group were captured by authorities in Nicaragua on Tuesday after entering the country illegally from Costa Rica, according to officials.

June 25, 2019

Netflix 'Killer Ratings' true-crime series looks at Brazilian TV host accused of ordering murders to spice up ratings

A true-crime series, “Killer Ratings,” streaming on Netflix, shows how a popular Brazilian TV host who cultivated an anti-crime crusader was accused of ordering murders to raise his ratings.

June 24, 2019

Dominican health minister says drugs, alcohol, medical problems may have killed US couple; lawyer calls it 'ludicrous'

The Dominican public health minister said in a radio interview Monday that the Maryland couple found dead last month in a hotel room at a luxury resort had pre-existing health problems and may have died after mixing prescription drugs and alcohol.

June 21, 2019

Dominican tourism official vows 'disciplinary action' if U.S. tourist death probe finds negligence

The Dominican Republic's tourism minister said on Friday that if the investigation into the rash of deaths of U.S. tourists finds wrongdoing or negligence, those responsible will face "disciplinary measures to fit their actions."

June 21, 2019

Deaths of Kansas man, Pennsylvania woman in Dominican Republic newly scrutinized amid spate of tourist fatalities

The families of two U.S. citizens have come forward to Fox News to report that they died suddenly while visiting the Dominican Republic. They have been identified as Chris Palmer, a 41-year-old Army veteran from Kansas who died April 18, 2018, and Barbara Diane Maser-Mitchell, a 69-year-old retired nurse from Pennsylvania who died in September of 2016.

June 19, 2019

Dominican Republic's health ministry calls mysterious deaths 'fake news' as official lashes out in interview

Dominican Republic public health officials called reports of the rash of deaths of U.S. tourists at luxury resorts “fake news” aimed at undermining their tourism industry.