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Published on Mar 13, 2025

Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor

In the early 1890s Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo was just another poor girl trying to survive in the provincial town of San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. Her life took an extraordinary turn when two brothers, both poets and essayists, …

Source: Scientific American - Neutral
Published on 01:40 GMT

American Travelers Urged to Use Caution in Dominican Republic After U.S. Student Goes Missing on Spring Break

It’s a popular resort town and beach destination for spring breakers and tourists every year: Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Welcoming approximately 11 million visitors per year, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader proudly boasts how safe his …

Source: The Travel - Neutral
Published on 04:37 GMT

What to Know About US Student Who Vanished in Dominican Republic on Spring Break

The search for Sudiksha Konanki stretched into another day, according to authorities. The University of Pittsburgh college student from Virginia was reported missing from the island’s east coast on March 7. She was last seen on March 6 while vacationing in …

Source: NTD - Right-wing
Published on Mar 13, 2025

Can Startups turn the Dominican Republic into the Japan of the Caribbean?

YES it can! History teaches us lessons about economic development and turning the tides of international relevance. Japan, for example, is a fascinating example of what innovation can do for a developing nation. In the mid-1800s, Japan was a feudal society …

Source: Dominican Today - Neutral
Published on 01:55 GMT

Search for missing college student from Virginia expands in Dominican Republic

The search for a 20-year-old college student from Virginia expanded in the Dominican Republic as authorities moved toward Macao Beach, an area northwest of the Punta Cana resort where the missing woman last was seen one week ago. The U.S. Coast Guard …

Source: NBC 4 - Washington D.C. - Neutral
Published on Mar 13, 2025

Northwest Iowa man reportedly has information on missing college student last seen in the Dominican Republic

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (KTIV/KUOO) - A Northwest Iowa man has been named a person of interest in the case of a missing college student in the Dominican Republic. According to KUOO Radio, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Joshua Riibe of …

Source: KTIV - Iowa - Neutral
Published on Mar 13, 2025

Interpol issues global alert for Pitt student missing in Dominican Republic

International authorities have issued a global alert for University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, who went missing on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic one week ago. Interpol — officially the International Criminal Police Organization …

Source: The Gazette - Colorado - Neutral
Published on Mar 13, 2025

Virginia authorities in Dominican Republic assisting with search for Sudiksha Konanki

Two members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office are on the ground in the Dominican Republic, assisting investigators in the search for a Virginia college student who disappeared earlier this month during a spring break trip. PUNTA CANA, Dominican …

Source: FOX 5 DC - Maryland - Uncategorized
Published on Mar 13, 2025

Retired FBI agent says Dominican Republic authorities had 'initial missteps' in college students disappearance

Source: Fox News - Right-wing
Published on 02:11 GMT

VA authorities assist with search for Sudiksha Konanki in Dominican Republic

Source: FOX 5 DC - Maryland - Uncategorized