Born into poverty and abandoned by her parents, Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo rises from a life selling sweets in the street to become the first female Dominican doctor in 1911 ...

Americans have long looked to the Dominican Republic as a perfect escape. Just a few hours on a plane from the continental U.S. and visitors can lounge on white sand beaches and swim in the ...

The “DR,” as it’s called, evokes an easygoing - but sometimes dicey in terms of crime - Caribbean atmosphere. Violent crime ...

The 1995 conference is perhaps best remembered for the famous declaration by then-First Lady Hillary Clinton, “Human rights ...

As March 8, 2025, approaches, Latin American feminist movements are preparing for another wave of International Women's Day ...

Explosions during a rally held by a rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60 others. Videos show chaotic scenes with bodies ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 25 – The government has invited the public to submit memoranda to the Technical Working Group on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), including femicide, which was established to assess ...

Israel and Hamas have begun working to advance their ceasefire agreement in Gaza to the next phase, but it’s unclear if they’ll get there and, if not, what comes next. The first phase of the ...

It diminishes the impact on victims and takes up precious news minutes, leaving little time to provide context on the looming threats we face “while the Republic burns.” “Brave New World ...

A married couple and a hired hitman will each serve a life term behind bars after they plotted and executed the murder of the husband’s rape victim a day before she was to testify in court.